Welcome to The Agenda (yeah - THAT agenda), your weekly update on what's happening in the LGBTQ political world. Whatever you do, don’t forward it to Mike Pence. He doesn't need to know what we're planning! Forward it to a friend instead.
Overview: Super Tuesday is complete and Pete is out. What's next? A lot.
IMPACT: SUPER TUESDAY
Super Tuesday is always an incredibly exciting night, and this year was no exception. There There were 78 LGBTQ candidates on the ballot across the country – and 38 were endorsed by Victory Fund.
All told, it was a great night for those candidate. Of the 38, 28 won their races, an astounding 74 percent! Not bad at all!
Or, if you prefer to quote this Vice headline, “Super Tuesday was Queer as Hell”.
Primary winners in California include Todd Gloria for Mayor of San Diego and Georgette Gómez, who beat 13 other candidates for a second place victory in her race for Congressional District 53. They both head to the general election in November.
In North Carolina, long-known for the hated HB2 that targeted the trans community, Jenna Wadsworth won her primary and is one step closer to becoming the first openly LGBTQ statewide constitutional officer elected in North Carolina.
And two pieces of LGBTQ history occurred in Texas: Gina Ortiz Jones won her primary for Congressional District 23, and a new slate of future LGBTQ lawmakers won their state-level primaries. Harris County DA Kim Ogg also fended off a tough primary challenge.
IMPACT: MAYOR PETE BUTTIGIEG
You’ve probably heard the news already: Pete Buttigieg has suspended his campaign for President of the United States.
Pete’s candidacy meant different things to different people, including “a revolution in American politics”, “a place in LGBTQ history”, “a turning point” and maybe even a new slate of LGBTQ candidates.
As Frank Bruni argues, Pete’s willingness to step out at just the right time indicates a new thoughtfulness, a new willingness to place party over personal ambition.
Since announcing, Pete has endorsed former Vice President Joe Biden, who touchingly said that Pete “reminds me of my son Beau”.
CANDIDATE SPOTLIGHT: ANN JOHNSON
WHAT WE'RE READING
Spotlight candidate for Baltimore Mayor Mary Washington released a new public safety plan that addresses everything from housing to education to government transparency.
Super Tuesday is one of the biggest voting days of the presidential cycle. Check out the demographic data of the voters – including LGBTQ people – here!
Spotlight candidate Charmaine McGuffey is fighting to unseat the Ohio Sheriff that fired her after she blew the whistle on systemic injustice in the department.
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LGBTQ Victory Fund has helped thousands of openly LGBTQ candidates win elections up and down the ballot, from sea to shining sea since our founding in 1991. We believe representation is power – so we elected U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin and Kyrsten Sinema, Governors Jared Polis and Kate Brown, all seven LGBTQ members of U.S. Congress and countless candidates for state and local government, including Virginia Delegate Danica Roem, Colorado state Representative Leslie Herod and Pennsylvania Assemblymember Brian Sims. And with an unprecedented number of LGBTQ people running for office in this year, we’ll need your support to make 2020 the next Rainbow Wave.
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