WASHINGTON–Today LGBTQ+ Victory Fund – the national organization dedicated to electing pro-equality, pro-choice LGBTQ+ candidates – endorsed 104 more candidates for federal, state and local elections across the country. With today’s new endorsements, LGBTQ+ Victory Fund has endorsed 483 candidates for the 2024 cycle and an additional 52 LGBTQ+ candidates were designated as “qualified” or “approved.” In total, 444 LGBTQ+ Victory Fund candidates (endorsed, approved and qualified) will appear on the November ballot this year.
LGBTQ+ Victory Fund endorses the following candidates:
Arizona
Hunter Holt (he/him)
Marana Unified School District Governing Board, At-Large
Arkansas
Evelyn Rios Stafford (she/her)
Washington County Justice of the Peace
Blake Tierney (he/him)
Little Rock Board of Directors, At-Large Position 10
California
Avery Arbaugh (they/she)
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board, At-Large
Ariana Arestegui (she/her)
Garden Grove City Council, District 6
Jose Luis Barajas (he/him)
Salinas City Council, District 1
Pablo Benavente (he/him)
Concord City Council, District 4
Robert Bulatao (he/him)
San Leandro City Council, District 6
Marcus Bush (he/him)
National City Council, District 4
Chris Clark (he/him)
Mountainview City Council, At-Large
Jonathan Cook (he/him)
Natomas School Board Trustee, Area 3
Robert Garcia (he/him)
U.S. House of Representatives, CA-42
Beija Gonzalez (she/her)
Oak Grove School District Board of Trustees, Area 1
Connie “Tie” Gutierrez (she/they)
Thousand Oaks City Council, District 5
Dan Hall (he/him) and Natalya Zernitskaya (she/her)
Santa Monica City Council
Danny Hang (he/him)
West Hollywood City Council, At-Large
Bryce Jepsen (he/him)
Santa Clarita Valley City Council, District 1
Xavier Johnson (they/them)
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board, At-Large
Warren Logan (he/him)
Oakland City Council, District 3
James Martinez (he/him)
Fresno Unified School District, Area 5
Michael O’Keefe (he/him)
Rancho Mirage City Council, At-Large
Jorge Pacheco Jr. (He/Him)
Santa Clara County Board of Education, Area 4
Laura Patch (she/her)
Walnut Creek City Council
John Pickhaver (he/him)
El Segundo City Council, At-Large
Ross Pike (he/him)
North County Fire Protection District Director, District 1
Fallbrook Planning Group, At-Large
David Ready (he/him)
Palm Springs City Council, District 5
Sasha Ritzie-Hernandez (she/her)
Oakland Unified School Board Director, District 5
Greg Rodriguez (he/him)
Desert Healthcare District, Zone 1
Rebecca Saltzman (she/her)
El Cerrito City Council, At-Large
Ryyn Schumacher (he/him)
Ventura City Council, District 3
Andrew Taban (he/him)
Santa Clarita Community College District Board of Trustees, Area 3
Mark Takano (he/him)
U.S. House of Representatives, CA-39
Alfred Twu (they/them)
Berkeley Rent Stabilization Board, At-Large
Tyller Williamson (he/him)
Mayor of Monterey, CA
Colorado
Liz Smith (she/her)
Gunnison County Commission, District 1
Steph Vigil (she/they)
State House of Representatives, District 16
Connecticut
Jeffrey Litke (he/him)
State House of Representatives, District 70
Brandi Mandato (she/her)
State Senate, District 34
Delaware
Claire Synder-Hall (she/her)
State House of Representatives, District 14
Florida
Mary Alford (she/her)
Alachua County Commission, District 1
Norby Belz (he/him)
Fort Lauderdale City Commission, District 1
Jim Brenner (he/they)
State House of Representatives, District 100
Nathan Bruemmer (he/him)
State House of Representatives, District 61
Chris Caputo (he/him)
Wilton Manners City Commission
Georgia
Devin Barrington-Ward (he/they)
Atlanta City Council, Post 3 At-large
Len Fatica (he/him)
Bulloch County Commission, District 2C
Hawaii
Kim Coco Iwamoto (she/her)
State House of Representatives, District 25
Illinois
Val Laymon (she/her)
McLean County Board, District 7
Amy “Murri” Briel (she/her)
State House of Representatives, District 76
Iowa
Jim Beres (he/him)
State House of Representatives, District 99
Brad Magg (he/him)
State House of Representatives, District 38
Christopher Schwartz (he/him)
Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors, At-Large
Kentucky
Antoine Smith-Rouse (he/him)
Boone County School Board, District 2
Michigan
Angela Demas (she/they)
Meridian Township Clerk
Emily Dievendorf (they/them)
State House of Representatives, District 77
Jordoun Eatman (he/him)
Grand Rapids Public Schools Board of Education
Eleanor Moreno (they/them)
Grand Rapids Public Schools Board of Education
Landon Myers (he/him)
Eaton County Commission, District 2
Mason Pressler (he/him)
Bay City Public Schools Board of Education
Jose Teixeira (he/him)
Grand Rapids Township Board of Trustees
Scott Urbanowski (he/him)
Kent County Clerk/Register of Deeds
Johnathon Wertheimer (he/him)
Waterford Township Clerk
Minnesota
Athena Hollins (she/her)
State House of Representatives, District 66B
Lorrie Janatopoulos (she/her)
State House of Representatives, District 7B
Adam Sparrow (he/him)
Mayor of Pillager
Missouri
Ian Mackey (he/him)
State House of Representatives, District 87
New Hampshire
Carlos Cardona (he/him)
State Senate, District 2
Lily Foss (she/her)
State House of Representatives, Hillsborough 41
Rebecca Perkins Kwoka (she/her)
State Senate, District 21
Greg Sargent (he/him)
State House of Representatives, Merrimack 7
New Jersey
Eric Holliday (he/him)
Bordentown Township Committee
Jo Miller (she/they)
Woodbury City Council, District 1
Leslie Rippon (she/her)
Rahway Board of Education
Chris Santarpio (he/him)
Princeton Public Schools Board of Education
New York
Harry Bronson (he/him)
State Assembly, District 138
North Carolina
Marcia Morey (she/her)
State House of Representatives, District 30
Oregon
Jake Schlack (he/him)
Tigard City Council, At-Large
Elizabeth Steiner (she/her)
Oregon State Treasurer
Puerto Rico
Marielle De Leon Toledo (she/her)
San Juan Municipal Assembly, At-Large
Rhode Island
Cameron Deutsch (he/him)
State Senate, District 17
Timothy Sweeney (he/him)
Bristol Town Council
South Carolina
Frances Kleckley (she/her)
State Senate, District 10
South Dakota
Alicia Mousseau (she/her)
Vice President of the Oglala Sioux Tribe
Tennessee
Keymonta Epps (they/them)
Clarksville City Council, Ward 9
Texas
Selena Alvarenga (she/her)
460th District Court Judge
Miguel Arredondo (he/him)
Mayor of San Marcos
Patricia Baca (she/her)
346th District Court Judge
Darius Provost-Evans (he/him)
Sheldon Unified School District Board of Trustees, Position 3
Amanda Rodriguez (she/her)
San Marcos City Council, District 6
Virginia
Lakeesha Atkinson (she/her)
Portsmouth School Board
Joe Cobb (he/him)
Mayor of Roanoke
Keven LeBlanc (he/him)
Mayor of Herndon
Terry McGuire (he/him)
Roanoke City Council, At-Large
TracyLynn Pater (she/her)
Mayor of Haymarket
Washington
Melissa Demyan (she/they)
State House of Representatives, District 45, Position 2
Wil Fuentes (he/him)
Clark County Council, District 3
West Virginia
Linda Bodie (she/her)
State House of Delegates, District 55
Cody Thompson (he/him)
State House of Delegates, District 67
Kayla Young (she/her)
State House of Delegates, District 56
Wisconsin
Sarah Harrison (she/her)
State Assembly, District 15
Mark Pocan (he/him)
U.S. House of Representatives, WI-02
Randy Udell (he/him)
State Assembly, District 47
