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Frank came out as gay in 1987 and in 2012 became the first member of Congress in a same-sex marriage. [4] [22] [23] Steve Gunderson: Republican: Wisconsin: January 3, 1981: January 3, 1997: 16 years, 0 days Gunderson was outed as gay on the floor of the House in 1994, Gunderson was the first openly gay Republican to be reelected after being ...
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
First gay mayor of Portland and first mayor of the 30 most populous U.S. cities [150] Pete Buttigieg (born 1982) Democratic: Indiana: Mayor of South Bend (2012–2020) Came out as gay in 2015, [151] and married Chasten Glezman in 2018 [152] Christopher Cabaldon (born 1965) Democratic [c] California: Mayor of West Sacramento (1998-2020) Openly ...
This is a list of political offices which have been held by a lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender person, with details of the first such holder of each office. It should only list people who came out as LGBT before or during their terms in office; it should not list people who came out only after retiring from politics, or people who were outed by reference sources only after their death.
Mondaire Jones, one of the first Black and gay members of Congress, is only 36 years old, but he still looks back at his youth as a different era. “It was tough. It was a different world then ...
Steve Gunderson was outed as gay on the House floor by representative Bob Dornan (R-CA) during a debate over federal funding for gay-friendly curricula, [184] making him one of the first openly gay members of the U.S. Congress and the first openly gay U.S. Republican representative. [185]
Meanwhile, California state Rep. Mark Takano, the first gay person from California (and first-ever gay person of color) to serve in Congress, explains his connection to Feinstein.
In a pair of historic firsts, Robert Garcia, the former Long Beach mayor, is set to become the first openly gay immigrant in Congress. The candidate who could take over Garcia's former job would ...