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In 2024, Sarah McBride was elected as the nation's first openly transgender member of Congress. There are 14 openly LGBTQ members of the current (119th) Congress, all of whom are Democrats. One is a senator and the rest are House representatives. This equals the record highest number of LGBTQ congresspeople serving at the same time in U.S ...
Three LGBTQ women made history Friday when they were sworn in to the 119th Congress. Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Del., became the first openly transgender person elected to Congress; Rep. Emily Randall ...
First Black LGBT member of Columbus City Council and first openly LGBT Council President [189] Sherry Harris: Washington: Seattle City Council (1992-1995) First openly gay Black woman elected to public office in the U.S. Mary Jo Hudson: Democratic: Ohio: Columbus City Council (2004-2007)
U.S. representative (out when first elected, female): Tammy Baldwin – served 1999–2013; U.S. representative (out when first elected, male): Jared Polis – served 2009–2019; U.S. representative (out when first elected), first openly bisexual member of Congress: Kyrsten Sinema – elected 2012 [3]
The 118th Congress set the record for having the most LGBTQ representation in U.S. history, with 13 legislators openly identifying as gay, lesbian or bisexual.
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Democrat Emily Randall was projected to win her bid for Washington’s 6th Congressional District Tuesday, making history as the first woman and openly LGBTQ person elected to represent the ...
First female member Political party of first female member Years with female members Alabama: 1 2 3 Elizabeth B. Andrews: Democratic 1972–1973, 2011–present Alaska: 0 1 1 Mary Peltola: Democratic 2022–2025 Arizona: 1 7 8 Isabella Greenway: Democratic 1933–1937, 1993–1995, 2007–present Arkansas: 0 4 4 Pearl Oldfield: Democratic