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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 ...
If confirmed, the hedge fund manager would be the highest-ranking openly gay official in US history. Ric Grenell, 58, presidential envoy for special missions. He was Trump’s director of national ...
U.S. representative (out when first elected), first Native American openly gay member of Congress: Sharice Davids (KS-3) – elected 2018 U.S. representative (out when first elected), first Black openly gay members of Congress: Mondaire Jones (NY-17) and Ritchie Torres (NY-15) – elected 2020
First openly gay member of Colorado legislature after coming out in 2002 [143] Stephanie Vigil: Democratic Colorado: Colorado House of Representatives (2023–present) First openly Queer elected official from El Paso County, CO [144] Joe Vogel (born 1997) Democratic Maryland: Maryland House of Delegates (2023–present) [145] Keisha Waites ...
Mr Grenell, the first openly gay member of a presidential cabinet, posted pictures of the event to his Instagram account, describing Ms Trump as “an American treasure” and “electric”.
Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) will take the reins of the Congressional Equality Caucus, a coalition of House Democrats supportive of LGBTQ rights, in the 119th Congress, the group announced Friday.
In the 115th Congress, 94.1% of House members and 100% of senators had attained a bachelor's degree or a higher degree; this was a historically high level of education for a United States Congress. In addition, 167 members of the House and 55 members of the Senate had law degrees. Only 18 members of Congress had no college education. [33]
Member of Congress – Carlos Bruce – 2006; 2016–2021 [77] [First openly gay male congressman; Came out: 2014] Member of Congress – Alberto de Belaunde (Ungrouped) – 2016 [ 78 ] Minister of Transport and Communications – Carlos Bruce – September 2017 [ 79 ]