Washington, DC – Today LGBTQ Victory Fund – the only national organization dedicated to electing LGBTQ leaders to public office – endorsed 10 more LGBTQ candidates for the 2022 election cycle, raising its total number of 2022 endorsed candidates to 14. Among the candidates is Lincoln City Council Chair James Michael Bowers, who would be the first out gay man to serve in the Nebraska state legislature if elected. Victory Fund has endorsed more than 100 candidates for the 2021 cycle.
“While we remain focused on the historic candidates running in 2021, the early investments we make in our 2022 races will pay dividends in the months to come,” said Mayor Annise Parker, President & CEO of LGBTQ Victory Fund. “We expect more LGBTQ candidates to run than ever before next year, so we must start now to build visibility and fundraising support for our candidates and ensure our community is ready to rally around them. We are proud to endorse these champions for equality – including our newest and most vulnerable members of Congress.”
The complete list of candidate endorsements announced today is below:
2022 General Candidate Endorsements
James Michael Bowers (He/Him/His)
Nebraska State Senate, District 46
Primary Election: 5/10/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
Brett Smiley (He/Him/His)
Mayor of Providence, RI
Primary Election: 9/6/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
Rick Zbur (He/Him/His)
California State Assembly, District 50
Primary Election: 3/11/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
2022 Game Changer Incumbent Candidate Endorsements
Angie Craig (She/Her/Hers)
U.S. House of Representatives, MN-02
Primary Election: 8/9/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
Sharice Davids (She/Her/Hers)
U.S. House of Representatives, KS-03
Primary Election: 8/2/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
Mondaire Jones (He/Him/His)
U.S. House of Representatives, NY-17
Primary Election: 6/21/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
Chris Pappas (He/Him/His)
U.S. House of Representatives, NH-01
Primary Election: TBD
General Election: 11/8/2022
Ritchie Torres (He/Him/His)
U.S. House of Representatives, NY-15
Primary Election: 6/21/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
2022 General Incumbent Candidate Endorsements
Megan Hunt (She/Her/Hers)
Nebraska State Senate, District 8
Primary Election: 5/10/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
Brianna Titone (She/Her/Hers)
Colorado State Representative, House District 27
Primary Election: 6/28/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
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.
