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There are 12 openly LGBTQ members of the current (118th) Congress, all of whom are Democrats or aligned with Democrats. Three are senators and the rest are House representatives. This constitutes the second highest number of LGBTQ congresspeople serving at the same time in U.S. history. [a] [1] [2]
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]
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 number of LGBTQ elected officials grew by nearly 6% last year, according to the LGBTQ Victory Institute, which trains and advocates for queer political Number of LGBTQ elected officials in U.S ...
Story at a glance A record-breaking 1,043 elected officials in the U.S. openly identify as LGBTQ+, according to a new report from the LGBTQ Victory Fund. 22 states have more LGBTQ+ elected ...
The LGBTQ Victory Institute's Out For America report, released Thursday, tallies 843 openly LGBTQ elected officials across all levels of government at present, up from 417 in June 2016.
First LGBT Latino elected to Chicago City Council along with Carlos Ramirez-Rosa [196] John Loza (1963-2018) Democratic: Texas: Dallas City Council (1998-2016) First openly LGBT city council member for a major city in Texas, alongside Annise Parker (Houston) [197] Rebecca Maurer (born 1989) Democratic [c] Ohio: Cleveland City Council (2022 ...
With just hours to go before polls close, the fate of multiple openly LGBTQ House incumbents is up in the air, potentially spelling trouble for the group’s representation in the next Congress.