LGBTQ+ Victory Fund longtime spotlight candidate and history-maker Tammy Baldwin was reelected to represent Wisconsin in the U.S. Senate, where she’ll be the lone out LGBTQ+ member.
LGBTQ+ Victory Fund President & CEO Annise Parker released the following statement:
“LGBTQ+ Victory Fund is thrilled that Tammy Baldwin has prevailed and will retain her important seat and voice in the U.S. Senate representing Wisconsin. Despite unprecedented attacks on Tammy’s character and relationship, Wisconsin voters made the right choice to keep their time-tested champion in Washington. We are so proud to count Tammy as one of our most distinguished leaders and look forward to her next term in the Senate. We congratulate Tammy on her hard-fought victory and celebrate along with Wisconsin voters.”
Nearly 800 LGBTQ+ candidates are on the ballot according to updated totals from LGBTQ+ Victory Fund. 508 total candidates have been endorsed by LGBTQ+ Victory Fund, of which 421 are on the ballot. For election night results, visit our Election 2024 tracker.
Contact: Orie Givens, press@victoryfund.org
About LGBTQ+ Victory Fund
LGBTQ+ Victory Fund works to achieve and sustain equality by increasing the number of out LGBTQ+ elected officials at all levels of government while ensuring they reflect the diversity of those they serve. Since 1991, Victory Fund has helped thousands of LGBTQ+ candidates win local, state and federal elections. victoryfund.org
