Washington, DC – Today LGBTQ Victory Fund – the only national organization dedicated to electing LGBTQ leaders to public office – endorsed 40 more LGBTQ candidates for the 2021 election cycle. It is its final endorsement slate with 2021 candidates. With the latest slate, Victory Fund has endorsed 173 candidates for the 2021 cycle and 36 for the 2022 cycle.
Mayor Annise Parker, President & CEO of LGBTQ Victory Fund, released the following statement about the new endorsements:
“While much attention is paid to officials in Washington, DC, it is state and local officials – city councilmembers, mayors and state legislators – that most affect the daily lives of residents. The LGBTQ candidates we endorse today will bring LGBTQ voices to governments where we have none and their visibility and openness will change hearts and minds in their communities. We have groundbreaking candidates running across the country this year and historic opportunities to shatter lavender ceilings in November.”
The complete list of candidate endorsements announced today is below:
2021 General Candidate Endorsements
Katherine Adams (She/her/hers)
Upper Arlington City Council, OH
General Election: 11/2/2021
Paul Baumann (He/him/his)
Greenwood Village City Council, District 3, CO
General Election: 11/2/2021
Danny Bernal, Jr. (He/him/his)
Mayor of Belen, NM
General Election: 11/2/2021
Robin Biro (He/him/his)
Mayor of Tucker, GA
General Election: 11/2/2021
Kali Clark (She/her/hers)
Sammamish City Council, Position 5, WA
General Election: 11/2/2021
Keara Dever (She/her/hers)
Kettering Clerk of Court, OH
General Election: 11/2/2021
Sara Dion (She/her/hers)
Somerville School Committee, Ward 7, MA
General Election: 11/2/2021
Jake Hudnut (He/him/his)
Jersey City Council, Ward E, NJ
General Election: 11/2/2021
Bret Jacob (He/him/his)
Rhode Island State Senate, District 3
Primary Election: 10/5/2021
General Election: 11/9/2021
Kelly-Jeanne Lee (She/her/hers)
Atlanta City Council, District 1, GA
General Election: 11/2/2021
Marion Johnson (She/her/hers)
Durham City Council, Ward 1, NC
Primary Election: 10/5/2021
General Election: 11/2/2021
Marshall Kilgore (He/him/his)
Kalamazoo City Commission, MI
General Election: 11/2/2021
Dion Manley (He/him/his)
Gahanna Jefferson School Board, OH
General Election: 11/2/2021
Stephen McBride (He/him/his)
Boston City Council, District 3, MA
General Election: 11/2/2021
John McCrostie (He/him/his)
Garden City City Council, ID
General Election: 11/2/2021
Randall Moorman (He/him/his)
Arvada City Council, CO
General Election: 11/2/2021
Jae Moyer (They/them/theirs)
Johnson County Community College Board of Trustees, KS
General Election: 11/2/2021
Andrew Nowick (He/him/his)
Mayor of Lambertville, NJ
General Election: 11/2/2021
Thu Nguyen (They/them/theirs)
Worcester City Council At-Large, MA
General Election: 11/2/2021
Frank Perez (He/him/his)
New Orleans City Council, District C, LA
General Election: 11/13/2021
Runoff Election: 12/11/2021
Ed Potosnak (He/him/his)
Franklin Township Council, Ward 1, NJ
General Election: 11/2/2021
Alejandro Puy (He/him/his)
Salt Lake City Council, District 2, UT
General Election: 11/2/2021
Valerie Ridge (She/her/hers)
Mayor of Bensalem, PA
General Election: 11/2/2021
Damon Seils (He/him/his)
Mayor of Carrboro, NC
General Election: 11/2/2021
Eve Seitchik (They/them/theirs)
Somerville City Councilor, At-Large, MA
General Election: 11/2/2021
Stephen Spring (He/him/his)
Atlanta Public Schools Board of Education, At-Large, Seat 7, GA
General Election: 11/2/2021
Runoff Election: 11/30/2021
Kari Suhadolnik (She/her/hers)
Stow City Council, Ward 4, OH
General Election: 11/2/2021
Alex Wan (He/him/his)
Atlanta City Council, District 6, GA
General Election: 11/2/2021
Runoff Election: 11/30/2021
Douglas Ward (He/him/his)
Virginia House of Delegates, District 18
General Election: 11/2/2021
Robert Wofford (He/him/his)
Las Cruces School Board, District 3, NM
General Election: 11/2/2021
2021 Incumbent Endorsements
Craig Brendli (He/him/his)
Dutchess County Legislator, NY
General Election: 11/2/2021
Ryan Egan (He/him/his)
Randolph Town Council, MA
General Election: 11/2/2021
Matthew Gerding (He/him/his)
Somersworth City Council, NH
General Election: 11/2/2021
Caitlin Giles-McCormick (She/her/hers)
Flemington Borough Council, NJ
General Election: 11/2/2021
Shannon Hardin (He/him/his)
Columbus City Council, OH
General Election: 11/2/2021
Nick Komives (He/him/his)
Toledo City Council, OH
Primary Election: 9/14/2021
General Election: 11/2/2021
Stephe Koontz (She/her/hers)
Doraville City Council, GA
General Election: 11/2/2021
Jeffrey Litke (He/him/his)
Naugatuck Board of Education, CT
General Election: 11/2/2021
Evan Ross (He/him/his)
Amherst Town Council, MA
General Election: 11/2/2021
Kate Triggiano (She/her/hers)
Red Bank City Council, NJ
General Election: 11/2/2021
More information about all of Victory Fund’s endorsed candidates is available at victoryfund.org/ourcandidates. Since 1991, Victory Fund has helped thousands of openly LGBTQ candidates win local, state and federal elections.
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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.
