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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 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 ...
In 2000, he became the first openly gay person to address the Republican National Convention, although his speech did not address gay rights. [46] He was the second openly gay Republican to serve in Congress, the first being Steve Gunderson of Wisconsin. [47] In 2013, Kolbe married his partner, Hector Alfonso. [48]
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U.S. representative (out when first elected), first to succeed another openly gay officeholder in office: Mark Pocan – elected 2012, succeeded Tammy Baldwin; U.S. representative (out when first elected), first non-white and first Asian openly gay member of Congress: Mark Takano (CA-41) – elected 2012
Throughout his time in Congress, Ryan opposed same-sex marriage, the repeal of “don’t ask, don’t tell” and voted against the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act.
Upon his swearing-in, he became the first openly gay Afro-Latin American member of Congress. [61] On August 6, 2021, Torres introduced H.R. 4980, which would "ensure that any individual traveling on a flight that departs from or arrives to an airport inside the United States or a territory of the United States is fully vaccinated against COVID-19."
With primary wins, two Democratic candidates—Ritchie Torres and Mondaire Jones—are poised to be the first openly gay Black congressmen 'This Has Been a Long Time Coming.'