WASHINGTON–Today LGBTQ+ Victory Fund – the national organization dedicated to electing pro-equality, pro-choice LGBTQ+ candidates – endorsed 15 candidates for federal, state and local elections across the country, their first endorsements for the 2025 campaign cycle.
LGBTQ+ Victory Fund endorses the following candidates:
COLORADO
Peter Padilla (he/him)
Brighton City Council, Ward 4
MARYLAND
James Kole (he/him)
Laurel City Council, Ward 1
MASSACHUSETTS
Michael Fenton (he/him)
Springfield City Council, Ward 2
Ashley Shade (she/her)
North Adams City Council
MICHIGAN
Joseph Rozell (he/him)
Huntington Woods City Commission, MI
MINNESOTA
Special Election: Monica Meyer (she/they)
State Senate, District 60
Primary Election: 1/14/2025
General Election: 1/28/2025
MISSOURI
Shane Cohn (he/him)
St. Louis Board of Aldermen, Ward 3
NEBRASKA
Tom Beckius (he/him)
Lincoln City Council, At-Large
OHIO
Connor Moreton (he/him)
St. Bernard Council
TEXAS
Gina Ortiz Jones (she/her)
Mayor of San Antonio
Chad West (he/him)
Dallas City Council, District 1
OKLAHOMA
Paula Lewis (she/her)
Oklahoma City Public Schools Board of Education
VIRGINIA
Rozia Henson (he/him)
State House of Delegates, District 19
WISONSIN
Derek Field (he/him)
Madison City Council, District 3
Dina Nina Martinez-Rutherford (she/her)
Madison Common Council, District 15
