Washington, DC – Today LGBTQ Victory Fund, the only national organization dedicated to electing LGBTQ leaders to public office, endorsed 23 more out LGBTQ candidates. Victory Fund has now endorsed 314 candidates running in the 2022 midterms.
Candidates given Game Changer status include Patrick Branco who is running for the U.S. House of Representatives in Hawaii and Erick Russell who is running for Connecticut State Treasurer. Branco would be the first out LGBTQ member of Congress from Hawaii and Russell would be the first Black out LGBTQ person ever elected statewide in U.S. history.
Mayor Annise Parker, President & CEO of LGBTQ Victory Fund, released the following statement about the endorsements:
“Pride month is a time to take stock of our community’s history so that we can get organized and fired up about the work we still have ahead of us. From Congress to school boards, LGBTQ people remain woefully underrepresented in government – we must still elect over 35,000 out LGBTQ people to office to achieve equitable representation. With the current rise in anti-LGBTQ vitriol, we are witnessing firsthand the impact this lack of representation has on our community and LGBTQ kids in particular. We are proud to continue supporting highly-qualified leaders ready to tackle these issues head on and be our voice in the halls of power. LGBTQ candidates represent the best of us – they are determined, tough and ready to devote themselves to a life of service. We are confident they will be strong legislators and inspire other LGBTQ people to run for office.”
The complete list of candidate endorsements announced today is below:
Game Changer Endorsements
Patrick Branco (he/him)
U.S. House of Representatives, HI-02
Primary: 8/13/2022
General: 11/8/2022
Erick Russell (he/him)
Connecticut State Treasurer
Primary: 8/9/2022
General: 11/8/2022
Spotlight Endorsements
Cesar Chavez (he/him)
Arizona State Senate, District 24
Primary: 8/2/2022
General: 11/8/2022
Jason Hoskins (he/him)
Michigan House of Representatives, District 18
Primary: 8/2/2022
General: 11/8/2022
Erin Maye Quade (she/her)
Minnesota State Senate, District 57
Primary: 8/9/2022
General: 11/8/2022
General Candidates
Oscar De Los Santos (he/him)
Arizona House of Representatives, District 27
Primary: 8/2/2022
General: 11/8/2022
Beth Doglio (she/her)
Washington House of Representatives, District 22, Position 1
Primary: 8/2/2022
General: 11/8/2022
Angel Encinas (he/him)
Chandler City Council, At-Large, AZ
General: 8/2/2022
Sergio Flores (he/him)
Tacoma Municipal Court, Position 3, WA
Primary: 8/2/2022
General: 11/8/2022
Corey Jackson (he/him)
California State Assembly, District 60
Primary: 6/7/2022
General: 11/8/2022
Shawn Kumagai (he/him)
California State Assembly, District 20
Primary: 6/7/2022
General: 11/8/2022
Elinor Levin (she/her)
Iowa House of Representatives, District 89
Primary: 6/7/2022
General: 11/8/2022
La’Tasha Mayes (she/her)
Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 24
Primary: 5/17/2022
General: 11/8/2022
Mike McFall (he/him)
Michigan House of Representatives, District 8
Primary: 8/2/2022
General: 11/8/2022
Mark Moeremans (he/him)
Phoenix City Council, District 6, AZ
General: 11/8/2022
Mary Moriarty (she/her)
Hennepin County Attorney, MN
Primary: 8/9/2022
General: 11/8/2022
Waylon Robert (he/him)
Washington House of Representatives, District 36, Position 1
Primary: 8/2/2022General: 11/8/2022
Illapa Sairitupac (he/they)
New York State Assembly, District 65
Primary: 6/28/2022
General: 11/8/2022
Judson Scanlon (she/they)
Arkansas House of Representatives, District 70
General: 11/8/2022
Mark Spreitzer (he/him)
Wisconsin State Senate, District 15
Primary: 8/9/2022
General: 11/8/2022
Maggie Trevor (she/her)
Cook County Board of Commissioners, District 9
Primary: 6/28/2022
General: 11/8/2022
Angel Vasquez (he/him)
New York State Senate, District 31
Primary: 8/23/2022
General: 11/8/2022
Trevor Youngquist (he/him)
Eaton County Commission, District 6, MI
Primary: 8/2/2022
General: 11/8/2022
General Incumbent Candidates
Remy Drabkin (she/her)
Mayor of McMinnville, OR
General: 11/8/2022
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.
