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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 ...
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]
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 ...
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 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 ...
The institute says a record 850 LGBTQ people are running for office this year, including several candidates with strong chances of entering Congress. Record number of LGBTQ candidates running for ...
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 out LGBTQ people who have won elected office has increased nearly 200% since 2017, according to research published Wednesday and first reported on by NBC News.