WASHINGTON–Today, LGBTQ+ Victory Fund announced its endorsement of 13 candidates for state and local office running in 2025 & 2026.
To date, 293 candidates have received Victory Fund’s endorsement for the 2025 and 2026 campaign cycle. To earn LGBTQ+ Victory Fund’s endorsement a candidate must be an out member of the LGBTQ+ community who supports LGBTQ+ equality and the right to bodily autonomy and demonstrates a path to victory.
LGBTQ+ Victory Fund endorses the following candidates:
2025 Essential Voices for Equality
Daniel Atonna (He/Him/His)
City of Poughkeepsie Common Council, At Large (NY)
Peter Brehm (He/Him/His)
Frederick City Council, District 3 (MD)
Dan Crisafulli (He/Him/His)
Summit Common Council, At Large (NJ)
Cyrus Dahmubed (He/Him/His)
Newton City Council (MA)
PJ Errera (He/Him/His)
Kent City School District, At-Large Member of Board of Education (OH)
Rafael Feliciano-Roman (He/Him/His)
Waterbury Board of Aldermen, 5th District (CT)
Rev. Darrell Goodwin (He/Him/His)
Bloomfield City Council (CT)
Ben Harman (He/Him/His)
Newburyport City Council (MA)
Matt Plourd (He/Him/His)
Newington Town Council (CT)
Randy Prazen (He/Him/His)
Cottonwood Heights City Council (UT)
Jacqueline (Jae) Slaby (They/Them/Theirs)
Kalamazoo City Commissioner (MI)
Dr. DJ Torres (He/Him/His)
Denver Public Schools Board of Education, District 3 (CO)
2026 Essential Voices for Equality
Annise Parker (She/Her/Hers)
Harris County Judge (TX)