Washington, DC – Today LGBTQ Victory Fund, the only national organization dedicated to electing LGBTQ leaders to public office, endorsed 2 more out LGBTQ candidates running in 2022 and 14 more out LGBTQ candidates running in 2023. Victory Fund has now endorsed 20 candidates running in the 2023 cycle.
Mayor Annise Parker, President & CEO of LGBTQ Victory Fund, released the following statement:
“2023 is when we go all-in to support LGBTQ candidates at the local and state level because they are our firewall against the next wave of anti-LGBTQ, anti-choice legislation. This year’s historic Rainbow Wave made clear that we have never been stronger, we have never been more unified and we have never been more fired up. Momentum is on our side and we intend to use every ounce of it to support these highly qualified LGBTQ candidates who are ready to serve the communities they love.”
The complete list of candidate endorsements announced today is below:
2022 General Candidates
Davante Lewis (he/him)
Louisiana Public Service Commission, District 3
Runoff: 12/10/2022
Daniela Silva (she/they)
Austin City Council, District 3
Runoff: 12/13/2022
2023 General Candidates
Rozia Henson (he/him)
Virginia House of Delegates, District 19
Primary: 6/20/2023
General: 11/7/2023
Leslie Herod (she/her)
Mayor of Denver, CO
General: 4/4/2023
Runoff: 6/6/2023
Joshua Hicks (he/him)
Jacksonville City Council, At-Large, Group 2, FL
General: 3/21/2023
Runoff: 5/16/2023
Bennett Lawson (he/him)
Chicago City Council, Ward 44, IL
General: 2/28/2023
Runoff: 4/4/2023
Travis Leiker (he/him)
Denver City Council, At-Large, CO
General: 4/4/2023
Lamont Robinson (he/him)
Chicago City Council, Ward 4, IL
General: 2/28/2023
Runoff: 4/4/2023
2023 Incumbents
Miguel Arredondo (he/him)
San Marcos CISD School Board, District 1, TX
General: 5/6/2023
James Cooper (he/him)
Oklahoma City Council, Ward 2, OK
Primary: 2/14/2023
General: 4/4/2023
Tommy Farrell (he/him)
Pueblo City School Board, CO
General: 11/7/2023
James Kole (he/him)
Laurel City Council, Ward 1, MD
Primary: 8/31/2023
General: 11/7/2023
Veronica Pejril (she/her)
Greencastle Common Council, Ward 3, IN
Primary: 5/2/2023
General: 11/7/2023
Satya Rhodes-Conway (she/her)
Mayor of Madison, WI
Primary: 2/21/2023
General: 4/4/2023
Ashley Shade (she/her)
North Adams City Council, MA
Primary: 9/5/2023
General: 11/7/2023
Chad West (he/him)
Dallas City Council, District 1, TX
General: 5/6/2023
Runoff: 6/10/2023
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.
