Victory Campaign Board

The Victory Campaign Board is a national group of community leaders who are actively engaged in helping to elect more openly LGBTQ+ voices to public office. Chosen by their peers for a renewable two-year terms, VCB members promote the work of Victory Fund, help recruit qualified openly LGBTQ+ candidates to run for office, endorse Victory Fund’s candidates, and provide the financial resources to help them win.

Members of the VCB:

  • Endorse Candidates: VCB members vote to approve all candidates endorsed by Victory Fund.
  • Identify Political Talent: As Victory Fund’s eyes and ears in their communities, VCB members help identify qualified openly LGBTQ+ individuals to run for public office.
  • Promote Victory Fund’s Mission: VCB members act as Victory Fund’s ambassadors in their communities and engage others in the organization’s political and fundraising work.
  • Raise Critical Funds: The VCB is the engine behind Victory Fund’s political success. VCB members raise crucial campaign funds that help Victory Fund’s candidates win races across the country. VCB members raise or give $5,000 to Victory Fund endorsed candidates each year and contribute $1,200 annually to the organization so that we can help our candidates win.

I love being on the Victory Campaign Board as it gives me an opportunity to support LGBTQ candidates who represent me and my values. Our voices are underrepresented and we need proper representation on the issues that affect our lives.

–Poonam Kapoor

Victory Campaign Board Members

VCB Co-Chairs

Kate Maeder, San Francisco, CA
Samuel Garrett-Pate, Los Angeles, CA

Endorsement Committee Co-Chairs

Jim Schmidt, Nashville, TN
John Klenert, Washington, DC, Chair Emeritus

 

Membership Committee Chair

Patti Flynn, Chicago, IL
Luke O’Connell, Philadelphia, PA

Fundraising Committee Co-Chairs

Jer Adrianne Lelliott, North Hollywood, CA

David ReidEastern Caucus Chair
Oren Adam, Washington, DC
Matt Albert, Brooklyn, NY
Ben Allatt, Harrisburg, PA
Marti Allen-Cummings, New York, NY
Nick Autiello, Providence, RI
Lauren Baer, Palm Beach Gardens, NY
Kyron Banks, Brooklyn, NY
Khelan Bhatia, Washington, DC
Tom Blake, Brooklyn, NY
Andrew Bly, Brooklyn, NY
Tom Bonsaint, Washington, DC
Ted Bordelon, Philadelphia, PA
Bret Burman, Newton Square, PA
Jason Burns,  MI
David Catania, Washington, DC
Benson Cohen, New York City, N
Matt Corridoni, Washington, DC
Mark Dann, Washington, DC
Hosseh Enad, Washington, DC
Ryan Enright, Washington, DC
Kyle Ferari, Greenwich, CT
Thomas Fitzgerald, Brooklyn, NY
Ashton Giese, New York, NY
Shua Goodwin, Washington, DC
Ed Harnaga, New York City, NY
Steve Howard, Montpelier, VT
Eric Jia-Sabota, Washington, DC
John Klenert, Washington, DC
Lisa Kohn, Washington, DC
Joel Kopperud, Washington, DC
Byron LaMasters, Washington, DC
Kevin Mack
, North Potomac, MD

Jeffrey Marburg-Goodman, Arlington, VA
Phillip McCarthy, New York, NY
Matthew McClellan, Washington, DC

Patrick McCluskey, Hasbrouck Heights, NJ
Mark McLaurin, Baltimore, MD
Matt McDermott, New York City, NY
Marvin McMoore, Washington, DC
Bill Murat, Washinton, DC
Carmen Neely, New York, NY
Sam Nitz, Washington, DC
Jill Normington, Washington, DC
Luke O’Connell, Philadelphia, PA
Charlie Panfil, Washington, DC
Daniel Penchina, Washington, DC
Jeff Person, Falls Church, VA
Catherine Pino, Bethesda, MD
Howard Pulchin, New York, NY
Dan Robbins, New York, NY
Tyler Sadonis
, Liverpool, NY
Kristin Savage, Mount Holly, NJ
Christopher Semenas, Washington, DC
Alex (Boyer) Schaefer, Washington, DC
Allyn Shaw, New York City, NY
Josh Siegel, Washington, DC
Stephen Skinner, Shenandoah Junction, WV
Ethan Smith, Washington, DC
Mark Spengler, Washington, DC
Tom Strong-Grinsell, New York, NY
Joseph Vardner, New York, NY
Dan Ward, Barnegat, NJ
Kevin Wei, New York City, NY
Scott Zumwalt
, Washington, DC

Eric WilkersonMidwestern Caucus Chair
David Black, Omaha, NE
Jeremy Blake, Westerville, OH
Brooks Boron, Strongsville, OH
Justin DeJong, Chicago, IL
Nicholas Famularo Middleton, WI
Patricia Flynn, Chicago, IL
Mindy Graham, Moline, IL
Justin Hill, Chicago, IL
Jon Hoadley, Kalamazoo, MI
Manilan Houle, Minneapolis, MN
Kim Hunt, Chicago, IL
Jessica Katzenmeyer Wauwatosa, WI
Ashley Kendrick, Leawood, KS

Clark Pellett, Chicago, IL
Chris Pfauser, New Buffalo, MI
Chris Seelback, Cincinnati, OH
Justin Sia, Chicago, IL
Dwayne Steward, Columbus, OH
Garrett Webb, St. Louis, MO
Eric Wilkerson, Chicago, IL
Daqavise Winston
, Indianapolis, IN
Travis Worl, Chicago, IL

Aaron Bos-LunSouthern Caucus Chair 
Mark Alvarez
, Houston, TX
Evan Bergeron, New Orleans, LA
Eric Blackwell, Houston, TX
Christopher Cerda Missouri City, TX
Isaac Casados, Espanola, NM
Wendi Clifton, Atlanta, GA
Isaiah Cochran, Daytona Beach, FL
Glen Paul Freedman, Atlanta, GA
Bryan Hlavinka
, Houston, TX
Eric Johnson, Fort Lauderdale, FL
Poonam Kapor, Houston, TX
Chris Massicotte, Key West, FL
Erin Moore, Dallas, TX
Laurie Morrison Sauer, The Woodlands, TX
Christopher Morter, Atlanta, GA
Amanda Nelson, Austin, TX
Matt Okeson, Dallas, TX
Kevin Perry, Atlanta, GA

Phil Perry, Jacksonville, FL
Mark Phariss, Plano, TX
De’Andre Pickett, Atlanta, GA
Greg Pizarro, Dallas, TX
Ray Purser, Houston, TX
Victor Reyes, Albuquerque, NM
Arnel San Pedro, Palm Beach, FL
Jim Schmidt, Nashville, TN
Kaleb Schumann, Fort Worth, TX
Mathew Shaw, Nashville, TN
Rob Sikorski, Nashville, TN
Lionel Sims III, Houston, TX
Carlton Smith, Holly Springs, MS
Chuck Smith, Austin, TX
David Taylor, Nashville, TN
Heather J. Taylor, Houston, TX
Jovon Tyler, Atlanta, GA

Martin CamposWestern Caucus Chair
Michael Appell
, San Francisco, CA
Cliff Alburger
, San Aanselmo, CA
Neal Baer, Los Angeles, CA
John Blair, Santa Fe, NM
Ashley Brown, Seattle, WA
Sue Burnside, Los Angeles, CA
Joey Castaneda, San Francisco, CA
Clifford Davidson, Portland, OR
Linda di Lello Morton, Seattle, WA
Ritchard Engelhardt, Salt Lake City, UT
Shanta (Shay) Franco-Clausen, Hayward, CA
Samuel Garrett-Pate, Los Angeles, CA
Kevin Geiger, Seattle, WA
Janessa Goldbeck, San Diego, CA
Ted Jackson, San Francisco, CA
Leslie Katz, San Francisco, CA
Matt Kaczmarek, Los Angeles, CA
Jer Adrianne Lelliott, North Hollywood, CA

 

Brian Maloney, San Francisco, CA
Stephen Massey
,Portland, OR
Kate Maeder
, San Francisco, CA
Michael Mattmiller, Seattle, WA
Blake Oshiro, Kaneohe, HI
Jonathan Patterson, Portland, OR
Neil Penick, San Francisco, CA
Tom Perrault, San Francisco, CA
Skip Perry, San Francisco, CA
Abe Rakov, Los Angeles, CA
Daniel Ramos, Denver, CO
Thomas Ranese, San Francisco, CA
Keifer Rowlands, Phoenix, AZ
Ben Schuster, Denver, CO
Mona Smith, Seattle, WA
Darrell Tucci, Palm Springs, CA
Mario Vasquez Zuniga, Sacramento, CA
Jordan James Harvill, San Francisco, CA
Lauren Wilson San Francisco, CA
Sean Walker, Tacoma, WA

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