WASHINGTON–Today LGBTQ+ Victory Fund – the national organization dedicated to electing pro-equality, pro-choice LGBTQ+ candidates – endorsed 34 candidates for state and local elections across the country.
LGBTQ+ Victory Fund endorses the following candidates:
CALIFORNIA
Anthony Tordillos (he/him)
San José City Council, District 3
Charlene Wang (she/her)
Oakland City Council, District 2
COLORADO
Austin Ward (he/him)
Broomfield City Council, Ward 2
ILLINOIS
Vanessa Abundiz (she/her)
Schaumburg Township Library District Board
Gennifer Geer (she/they)
Evanston City Council, Ward 3
Alena Hansen (she/they)
Crystal Lake School Board District 47, At-Large
Elana Jacobs (she/her)
Skokie School District 73.5 Board of Education, At-Large
James Johnson (they/them)
Skokie Village Clerk
Austin Mejdrich (he/him)
Wheeling Township Board of Trustees
Robert Lugiai (he/him)
Elk Grove Township Board of Trustees
Monika Stajniak (she/her)
Elk Grove Township Board of Trustees
Nicholas Shepherd (he/they)
Waukegan School Board District 60, At–Large
MASSACHUSETTS
Willie Burnley Jr (he/him)
Mayor of Somerville
MISSISSIPPI
Quint Withers (he/him)
Jackson City Council, Ward 7
NEBRASKA
Sändra Washington (she/her)
Lincoln City Council, At-Large
NEW JERSEY
Jim McGreevey (he/him)
Mayor of Jersey City
Luanne Peterpaul (she/her)
New Jersey State Assembly, District 11
NEW YORK
Justin Sanchez (he/him)
New York City Council, District 17
Crystal Hudson (she/her)
New York City Council, District 35
NORTH CAROLINA
John Arrowood (he/him) – 2026 election
North Carolina Court of Appeals
LaWana Slack Mayfield (she/her)
Charlotte City Council, At-Large
OHIO
Dr. N.J. Akbar (he/him)
Akron City Council, Ward 8
Zachary Joseph (he/him)
Riverside City Council, At-Large
PENNSYLVANIA
Jaime Hickton (she/her)
Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas
Amy Mathieu (she/her)
Allegheny County Court of Common Pleas
Dan Miller (he/him)
Mayor of Harrisburg
TEXAS
Elias Diaz (he/him)
Eagle Pass City Council
UTAH
Chris Wharton (he/him)
Salt Lake City Council, District 3
WASHINGTON
Kevin Schilling (he/him)
State House of Representatives, District 33, Position 1
WISCONSIN
Carl Bryan (he/him)
Kenosha Unified School District, At-Large
Michael Cass (he/him)
Janesville City Council, At-Large
Ali Muldrow (she/her)
Madison Metropolitan School District Board of Education, Seat 4
Brad Spanbauer (he/him)
Oshkosh City Council, At-Large
Shaundel Washington-Spivey (he/him)
Mayor of La Crosse, WI
