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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. history, [a] [1] [2] and the 13 openly LGBTQ representatives form the highest number of ...
With Thomas Duane, one of the two first openly gay members of the New York City Council [205] Annise Parker (born 1956) Democratic: Texas: Houston City Council, at-large member (1998-2004) First openly LGBT council member for a major city in Texas, alongside John Loza (Dallas) [206] Pedro Peters Maldonado: Popular Democratic: Puerto Rico
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 .
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.
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
City Council, Ward 8 Council member (2018–present) Council President (2022–2024) Became the first openly transgender black woman to be elected to office in 2017. [67] Stephe Koontz: Doraville, Georgia: City Council, 3rd District 2018–present First openly transgender person elected in Georgia [68] [69] Lisa Middleton: Palm Springs, California
The Group 1 at-large council member who served the longest uninterrupted period of time is John L. Ray, who served 17 years, 359 days from January 8, 1979, to January 1, 1997. Ray also holds the record for the Group 1 at-large council member serving the longest period of time counting interrupted service.
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 ...