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Pocan is openly gay and the first LGBTQ member of Congress to replace another LGBTQ member of Congress (Tammy Baldwin) and the first non-incumbent in a same-sex marriage elected to Congress. [1] [4] [6] [37] Kyrsten Sinema: Democratic: Arizona: January 3, 2013: January 3, 2019: 6 years, 0 days Sinema was the first openly bisexual member of ...
First openly bisexual member of the California Assembly [98] Nicole (Cole) LeFavour (born 1964) Democratic Idaho: Idaho State House (2004-2008) Idaho State Senate (2009-2012) First openly LGBTQ member of the Idaho Legislature. As an activist, led 2014 Add the 4 Words civil disobedience resulting in over 100 arrests in the Idaho Capitol. Mark ...
U.S. representative (out when first elected), first openly bisexual member of Congress: Kyrsten Sinema – elected 2012 [3] U.S. representative (out when first elected), first to succeed another openly gay officeholder in office: Mark Pocan ( WI-2 ) – elected 2012, succeeded Tammy Baldwin
This is a list of political offices which have been held by a lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender person, with details of the first such holder of each office. It should only list people who came out as LGBT before or during their terms in office; it should not list people who came out only after retiring from politics, or people who were outed by reference sources only after their death.
Pages in category "LGBTQ members of the United States Congress" The following 38 pages are in this category, out of 38 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
More lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer candidates will appear on ballots across the country this November than ever before, according to a new report from the LGBTQ Victory Fund, a ...
The below table summarizes the number of caucus members by party over a number of legislative sessions; the drop in membership numbers in the 114th congress was predominantly due to this being the first year that caucus members were charged fees for their membership ($400 per member, $2,100 per vice chair, $7,500 per co-chair): [7]
Kyrsten Sinema, elected to the House of Representatives in 2012 and the Senate in 2018, is the first openly bisexual member of Congress and the first openly bisexual Senator in American history. [91] [101] Ron Jackson Suresha is an author and anthologist of books centering on bisexual and gay men's subcultures, particularly the Bear community.