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144 Out LGBTQ Candidates Won Elected Office So Far in 2019; Most Ever in Odd-Numbered Election Year
Victory Fund releases demographic and other data on the 382 openly LGBTQ people who ran for office in 2019Washington,…
80 LGBTQ Victory Fund Endorsed Candidates Win; LGBTQ Representation Will Increase Nationwide
More LGBTQ candidates won than in any other odd-numbered election yearWashington, DC – While returns continue coming in, election…
Six Trans Candidates Win Elected Office Tuesday Night; Comes as Operatives Plan New Anti-Trans Election Tactics for 2020
Washington, DC – Six openly trans candidates won their races Tuesday night – including four incumbents – increasing to…
First Openly LGBTQ Woman Elected to Boston City Council; First Openly LGBTQ Person Elected in 25+ Years
Washington, DC – For the first time in more than 25 years, Boston voters have elected an openly LGBTQ…
Indianapolis City-County Council Quadrupled LGBTQ Representation; Ali Brown Is First LGBTQ Woman Elected
Washington, DC – Indianapolis voters quadrupled openly LGBTQ representation on its city-county council Tuesday night, reelecting Zach Adamson and…
Dr. N.J. Akbar Among First Openly LGBTQ Muslims Elected in U.S.; Wins Board of Education Race in Ohio
Washington, DC – Today Dr. N.J. Akbar won his race for the Akron Board of Education, becoming one of…
Karl Frisch Defeats Anti-LGBTQ Opponent in Virginia; Becomes Only Openly LGBTQ Member of Fairfax County School Board
Washington, DC – Karl Frisch defeated his anti-LGBTQ opponent Andrea Bayer tonight, becoming the only openly LGBTQ member of the…
LGBTQ Virginia State Legislators Critical to Likely Democratic Takeover; Danica Roem & Dawn Adams Win Key Races
Washington, DC – All five openly LGBTQ Virginia state legislators won reelection Tuesday night, including Virginia Delegates Danica Roem and Dawn Adams, who…
Danica Roem Defeats Anti-LGBTQ Opponent in VA; Is First Out Transgender State Legislator to Win Reelection
Roem’s opponent launched anti-trans ad in final weeks of the campaignWashington, DC – Virginia Delegate Danica Roem – the…
Holly Ryan Becomes First Out Trans Person Elected in Newton, MA; Comes as Anti-Trans Activists Deploy New Election Tactics
Washington, DC – Tonight, longtime community advocate Holly Ryan has made history as the first openly trans person elected…
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