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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 the Puerto Rico House of Representatives [46] Kyle Bailey: Democratic Maine: Maine House of Representatives (2020–2021) Tammy Baldwin (born 1962) Democratic Wisconsin: Wisconsin State Assembly (1993-1999) First openly lesbian woman elected to Wisconsin Legislature. Becca Balint (born 1968) Democratic Vermont ...
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
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.
Democrat Julie Johnson was elected to represent Texas’s 32nd District in US Congress
Three LGBTQ women made history Friday when they were sworn in to the 119th Congress. Rep. Sarah McBride, D-Del., became the first openly transgender person elected to Congress; Rep. Emily Randall ...
[1] [2] The caucus is chaired by the most senior member and is co-chaired by nine of the United States House of Representatives' ten current openly LGBT members; during the 118th Congress, the caucus is chaired by Representative Mark Pocan and is co-chaired by representatives Becca Balint, Angie Craig, Sharice Davids, Robert Garcia, Chris ...
Member of Congress – Carlos Bruce – 2006; 2016–2021 [77] [First openly gay male congressman; Came out: 2014] Member of Congress – Alberto de Belaunde (Ungrouped) – 2016 [ 78 ] Minister of Transport and Communications – Carlos Bruce – September 2017 [ 79 ]