Washington, DC – Today LGBTQ+ Victory Fund, the only national organization dedicated to electing LGBTQ+ leaders to public office, endorsed 54 more out LGBTQ+ candidates. Victory Fund has now endorsed 250 candidates running in the 2023 cycle and 28 candidates running in the 2024 cycle.
Elevated to Spotlight Status
Taylor Knuth (he/him)
Mayor of Ogden, UT
General: 11/21/2023
2023 General Candidates
Robert Bradley “Bob” Stafford (he/him)
Fayetteville City Council, Ward 1, Position 1, AR
General: 11/14/2023
Runoff: 12/12/2023
Sasha Ritzie-Hernandez (she/they)
Oakland Unified Board of Education, District 5, CA
General: 11/7/2023
Shawna Ambrose (she/her)
Arvada City Council, District 2, CO
General: 11/7/2023
Nia Wassink (she/her)
Longmont City Council, Ward 1, CO
General: 11/7/2023
Chad Cardillo (he/him)
Meriden City Council, At-Large, CT
General: 11/7/2023
James Demetriades (he/him)
Mayor of Cromwell, CT
General: 11/7/2023
Barry Walters (he/him)
West Hartford Town Council, CT
General: 11/7/2023
Melanie Brown (she/her)
Carmel City Council, District 4, IN
General: 11/7/2023
Michael Bowman (he/him)
Kentucky State Treasurer, KY
General: 11/7/2023
Pearl Ricks (they/them)
Louisiana House of Representatives, District 23, LA
Primary: 10/14/2023
General: 11/18/2023
Andrew Fitch (he/him)
North Adams City Council, MA
General: 11/7/2023
Benjamin Harman (he/him)
Newburyport City Council, Ward 4, MA
General: 11/7/2023
Maydee Morales (she/her)
Worcester City Council, At-Large, MA
General: 11/7/2023
Andrew Zarro (he/him)
Mayor of Portland, ME
General: 11/7/2023
Michael (Mike) Klinefelt (he/him)
Mayor of Eastpointe, MI
General: 11/7/2023
Maxwell Collins (he/him)
Bloomington City Council, At-Large, MN
General: 11/7/2023
Kris Rixon (he/him)
Wendell Board of Commissioners, At-Large, NC
General: 11/7/2023
Richard Rosen (he/him)
oorhees School Board, NJ
General: 11/7/2023
Diane Salvatore (she/her)
New Jersey State Assembly, District 25, NJ
General: 11/7/2023
Nina Nichols (she/her)
Mayor of Troy, NY
General: 11/7/2023
Charlotte Bruewer (she/her)
Golf Manor Village Council, At-Large, OH
General: 11/7/2023
Sandra Kurt (she/her)
City Clerk of the Akron Municipal Court, OH
General: 11/7/2023
Dia Hildenbrand (she/her)
Circleville School Board, OH
General: 11/7/2023
Melody Mayle (she/her)
Golf Manor Village Council, At-Large, OH
General: 11/7/2023
Damon Sherry (they/them)
Bowling Green City Council, Ward 1, OH
General: 11/7/2023
Thomas (TJ) Deluca (he/him)
Springfield Township Commission, Ward 3, PA
General: 11/7/2023
Matthew Laskowski (he/him)
Council Rock School Board Director, Region 4, PA
General: 11/7/2023
Jordan Davis (he/him)
Draper City Council, At-Large, UT
General: 11/21/2023
Marni LeFevre (she/her)
West Valley City Council, District 1, UT
General: 11/21/2023
Emily Clouse (she/her)
Thurston County Commission, District 5, WA
General: 11/7/2023
Zach Ellis (he/him)
Poulsbo City Council, Position 1, WA
General: 11/7/2023
ChrisTiana ObeySumner (they/them)
Seattle City Council, District 5, WA
General: 11/7/2023
Jasmine Vasavada (she/her)
Olympia Port Commission, District 1, WA
General: 11/7/2023
Spencer Zeman (he/him)
Lacey City Council, Position 2, WA
General: 11/7/2023
2023 Qualified Candidates
Rolanda Kelley (she/her), Dennis Whittie (he/him), Donnie Johnson (he/him)
Ferndale City Council, MI
General: 11/7/2023
Khalilah Karim (she/her) and Sherri Zann Rosenthal (she/her)
Durham City Council, At-Large,
NC Primary: 10/10/2023
General: 11/7/2023
2023 Approved Candidates
Miguel Trindade Deramo (he/him)
Advisory Neighborhood Commission, District 1B06, DC
General: 10/5/2023
2023 Unopposed Candidates
Christopher Miculinich (he/him)
Decorah City Council, Ward 2, IA
General: 11/7/2023
Chad Crabtree (he/him)
Elkhart City Council, District 2, IN
General: 11/7/2023
Bryan Tate (he/him)
York County Register of Wills & Clerk of Orphans’ Court, PA
General: 11/7/2023
2023 Incumbents for Consideration
Jeffrey Litke (he/him)
Naugatuck School Board, CT
General: 11/7/2023
Karen Martin (she/her)
East Haven Town Council, District 2, CT
General: 11/7/2023
Nicole Bolden (she/her)
Bloomington City Clerk, IN
General: 11/7/2023
Michael Poppa (he/him)
Mayor of Roeland Park, KS
General: 11/7/2023
Susan Lamb (she/her)
Fayette County Clerk, KY
General: 11/7/2023
Pat DeAngelis (she/her)
Amherst Town Council, District 2, MA
General: 11/7/2023
Dina Lampiasi (she/her)
Pittsfield City Council, Ward 6, MA
General: 11/7/2023
Dante Anderson (she/her)
Charlotte City Council, District 1, NC
General: 10/10/2023
Robbie Warach
Dover City Council, NH
General: 11/7/2023
Jo Miller
Woodbury City Council, NJ
General: 11/7/2023
Eric Resnick (he/him)
Canton School Board, At-Large, OH
General: 11/7/2023
Kari Suhadolnik (she/her)
Stow-Munroe Falls School Board, OH
General: 11/7/2023
Lori Trent (she/her)
Upper Arlington School Board, OH
General: 11/7/2023
Craig Brendli (he/him)
Dutchess County Legislator, District 8, NY
General: 11/7/2023
Karen Bolton (she/her)
Bremerton School Board, Position 1, WA
General: 11/7/2023
2024 Incumbents
Rick Chavez Zbur (he/him)
California State Assembly, District 51, CA
Primary: 3/5/2024
General: 11/5/2024
John Laird (he/him)
California State Assembly, District 17, CA
Primary: 3/5/2024
General: 11/5/2024
