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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 ...
In September 2017, Trump nominated Grenell to become the United States ambassador to Germany. [33] After a significant delay, the United States Senate confirmed Grenell 56 – 42 on April 26, 2018. [4] [34] Grenell was sworn in by Vice President Mike Pence on May 3, 2018, [35] making him the highest-ranking openly gay U.S. ambassador. [36]
First openly gay member of the United States Cabinet, albeit in an acting capacity [11] Aditi Hardikar: 2024 2025 Acting Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Management (2024–2025) James Hormel (1933-2021) Democratic: 1999 2001 Ambassador to Luxembourg (1999-2001) First openly LGBT ambassador for the United States [12] Alex Wagner: 2022 2025
On the few occasions LGBTQ issues were mentioned Tuesday night, speakers praised Trump’s appointment of Grenell to a Cabinet position — making Grenell the first openly gay person to hold such ...
If confirmed, Bessent would be the first openly gay Cabinet member of a Republican administration. He's also been known to cross party lines, hosting a fundraiser for then-Vice President Al Gore ...
Mr Grenell, the first openly gay member of a presidential cabinet, posted pictures of the event to his Instagram account, describing Ms Trump as “an American treasure” and “electric”.
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
Democrat Julie Johnson was elected to represent Texas’s 32nd District in US Congress