WASHINGTON – Today, LGBTQ+ Victory Fund announced its endorsement of 12 candidates for state and local office running in 2026, including Kimberly Ahern for Rhode Island Attorney General, JoCasta Zamarripa for Wisconsin Secretary of State and Juan Camacho for California State Senate.
To date, 49 candidates have received Victory Fund’s endorsement for the 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:
2026 Essential Voices for Equality
Julie Johnson (She/Her)
US House of Representatives, TX-33
Kimberly Ahern (She/Her)
Rhode Island Attorney General
Juan Camacho (He/Him)
California State Senate
Todd Delmay (He/Him)
Florida House of Representatives
Venton Jones (He/Him)
Texas House of Representatives
Deborah Nardozzi (She/Her)
Arizona State Senate
JoCasta Zamarripa (She/Her)
Wisconsin Secretary of State
Jennifer Adams (She/Her)
Tempe, AZ City Council
Paul Bixler (She/Her)
Liberty Elementary School District 25 Governing Board
Sara Martinez (She/Her)
Dallas County Justice of Peace, Precinct 5, Place 1
Omar Narvaez (He/Him)
Dallas County Justice of Peace, Precinct 5, Place 2
Brett Smiley (He/Him)
Mayor of Providence, RI
