Washington, DC – Today LGBTQ Victory Fund, the only national organization dedicated to electing LGBTQ leaders to public office, endorsed 11 more out LGBTQ candidates running in 2023. Victory Fund has now endorsed 31 candidates running in the 2023 cycle.
The complete list of candidate endorsements announced today is below:
2023 General Candidates
Mario Castillo (he/him)
Houston City Council, District H, TX
General: 11/7/2023
Runoff: 12/16/2023
Alan Clendenin (he/him)
Tampa City Council, District 1 At-Large, FL
General: 3/7/2023
Runoff: 4/25/2023
Sam Schoenburg (he/him)
Chicago Police District Council, District 19, IL
General: 2/28/2023
Runoff: 4/4/2023
2023 Incumbents
Juliana Bennett (she/they)
Madison Common Council, District 2, WI
Primary: 2/21/2023
General: 4/4/2023
Ali Brown (she/her)
Indianapolis City Council, District 10, IN
Primary: 5/2/2023
General: 11/7/2023
Jane Castor (she/her)
Mayor of Tampa, FL
General: 3/7/2023
Runoff: 4/25/2023
Adam Ebbin (he/him)
Virginia State Senate, District 39
Primary: 6/20/2023
General: 11/7/2023
Jonathan Estrada (he/him)
Pasadena City Council, District E, TX
General: 5/6/2023
Maria Hadden (she/her)
Chicago City Council, Ward 49, IL
General: 2/28/2023
Runoff: 4/4/2023
Jalen McKee-Rodriguez (he/him)
San Antonio City Council, District 2, TX
General: 5/6/2023
Rossana Rodriguez (she/her)
Chicago City Council, Ward 33, IL
General: 2/28/2023
Runoff: 4/4/2023
More information about all of Victory Fund’s endorsed candidates is available at victoryfund.org/ourcandidates.
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LGBTQ Victory Fund
LGBTQ Victory Fund works to achieve and sustain equality by increasing the number of openly 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 openly LGBTQ candidates win local, state and federal elections.
