Today LGBTQ Victory Fund, the only national organization dedicated to electing LGBTQ leaders to public office, endorsed 26 more out LGBTQ candidates running in 2023. Victory Fund has now endorsed 56 candidates running in the 2023 cycle.
Mayor Annise Parker, President & CEO of LGBTQ Victory Fund, released the following statement:
“For the LGBTQ community, there is no such thing as an ‘off’ year. With more than 100 anti-LGBTQ bills already introduced in 2023, there is more urgency than ever to elect pro-equality leaders to office. From school boards to city councils to state legislatures, we need LGBTQ voices in rooms of power to change hearts and minds and stand up for our rights and freedoms. There is too much at stake to sit on the sidelines or be complacent.”
The complete list of candidate endorsements announced today is below:
Spotlight Candidates
Mario Castillo (he/him)
Houston City Council, District H, TX
General: 11/7/2023
Nick Hellyar (he/him)
Houston City Council, At-Large 2, TX
General: 11/7/2023
Leslie Herod (she/her)
Mayor of Denver, CO
Primary: 4/4/2023
Rue Landau (she/her)
Philadelphia City Council At-Large, PA
Primary: 05/16/2023
General: 11/07/2023
Danica Roem (she/her)
Virginia State Senate, District 30, VA
Primary: 6/20/2023
General: 11/7/2023
General Candidates
Erik Clarke (he/him)
Denver City Auditor, CO
Primary: 4/4/2023
Jonathan Dromgoole (he/him)
Arlington County Board, At-Large, VA
Primary: 06/20/2023
General: 11/07/2023
Jessica Fuentes (she/they)
Chicago City Council, Ward 26, IL
General: 02/28/2023
Runoff: 4/4/2023
Gregg Kravitz (he/him)
Philadelphia City Controller, PA
Primary: 05/16/2023
General: 11/07/2023
Megan Mathias (she/her)
Chicago City Council, Ward 45, IL
General: 02/28/2023
Runoff: 4/4/2023
Aja Owens (she/her)
Mayor of Jennings, MO
General: 04/04/2023
Abigail Salisbury (she/her)
Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 34, PA
General: 02/07/2023
Incumbents
Zach Adamson (he/him)
Indianapolis City Council, District 13, IN
Primary: 5/02/2023
General: 11/07/2023
Emily Benedict (she/her)
Nashville Metro Council, District 7, TN
General: 08/03/2023
Eli Bohnert (he/him)
West Scioto Area Commissioner, OH
General: 4/01/2023
Erik Bottcher (he/him)
New York City Council, District 3, NY
Primary: 06/27/2023
General: 11/07/2023
Tiffany Cabán (she/her)
New York City Council, District 22, NY
Primary: 06/27/2023
General: 11/07/2023
Peter Criswell (he/him)
Ulster County Legislator, District 7, NY
Primary: 06/27/2023
General: 11/07/2023
Karl Frisch (he/him)
Fairfax County School Board, Providence District, VA
Primary: 06/20/2023
General: 11/07/2023
Crystal Hudson (she/her)
New York City Council, District 35, NY
Primary: 06/27/2023
General: 11/07/2023
Kristin Richardson Jordan (she/her)
New York City Council, District 9, NY
Primary: 06/27/2023
General: 11/07/2023
David Ledonne (he/him)
Wakefield Board of Assessors, MA
General: 04/25/2023
Jimmy Monto (he/him)
Syracuse Common Council, District 5, NY
Primary: 06/27/2023
General: 11/07/2023
Omar Narvaez (he/him)
Dallas City Council, District 6, TX
General: 05/06/2023
Chi Osse (he/him)
New York City Council, District 36, NY
Primary: 06/27/2023
General: 11/07/2023
Carlos Ramirez-Rosa (he/him)
Chicago City Council Alderperson, Ward 35, IL
General: 02/28/2023
Runoff: 4/4/2023
Lynn Schulman (she/her)
New York City Council, District 29, NY
Primary: 06/27/2023
General: 11/07/2023
Marsha Silverman (she/her)
Glen Cove City Council, NY
General: 11/7/2023
Michael Verveer (he/him)
Madison Common Council, District 4, WI
Primary: 02/21/23
General: 04/04/23
Zach Young (he/him)
Nashville Metro Council, District 10, TN
General: 08/03/2023
More information about all of Victory Fund’s endorsed candidates is available at victoryfund.org/ourcandidates. Since 1991, Victory Fund has helped thousands of out LGBTQ+ candidates win local, state and federal elections.
