WASHINGTON–Today, LGBTQ+ Victory Fund announced its endorsement of 21 candidates for state and local office running in 2025 & 2026 elections were also endorsed. To date, 238 candidates have received Victory Fund’s endorsement for the 2025 and 2026 campaign cycle. To earn LGBTQ+ Victory Fund’s endorsement a candidate must be an out member of the LGBTQ+ community who supports LGBTQ+ equality and the right to bodily autonomy and demonstrates a path to victory.
LGBTQ+ Victory Fund endorses the following candidates:
2025 Essential Voices for Equality
Andrew Fitch (he/him)
North Adams City Council (MA)
Isabella Petroni (she/hers)
Framingham Board of Library Trustees (MA)
Lori Silverman (she/hers)
Fall Church School Board (VA)
Sean Beck (they/them)
Ada Village Council (OH)
Dion Manley (he/him)
Gahanna-Jefferson City School Board (OH)
Erica Brown (she/hers)
Spartanburg City Council (SC)
Jeffery Litke (he/him)
Naugatuck Board of Education (CT)
Benjamin Coolidge Gagnon (he/him)
Hallowell City Council (ME)
Gary Miller (he/him)
Newton City Council (MA)
Brent Lewis (he/him)
School Committee (MA)
Jim Petras (he/him)
Mayor of Cleveland Heights (OH)
John Newhall (any/all)
Salem City Council (MA)
Mary DeLai (any/all)
Newburyport City Council (MA)
Coren Eve Makell (she/hers)
Annapolis City Council (MD)
Zachary Calderon (he/him)
Salem City Council (MA)
Jared Hoffman (he/him)
Selinsgrove Area School District School Board (PA)
Matt Rinker (he/him)
Atlanta City Council (GA)
Thad Flowers (he/him)
Atlanta City Council (GA)
Keanuu Smith-Brown (he/him)
Annapolis City Council (MD)
2026 Essential Voices for Equality
Jamie Pedersen (he/him)
WA State Senator
Jason Cox (he/him)
TX Judge, Harris County Probate Court #3