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LGBTQ+ Stories You Should Know About
Rest in Power, David Mixner
This week, we lost David Mixner, a founding father of LGBTQ+ Victory Fund [[link removed]] and our movement for equality [[link removed]] . David was a courageous, resilient and unyielding force for social change at a time when our community faced widespread discrimination [[link removed]] and an HIV/AIDS crisis ignored by the political class in Washington, DC [[link removed]] .
In 1991, he joined other activists to launch a new organization, LGBTQ+ Victory Fund, that exclusively supported LGBTQ+ candidates. David served with Lynn Greer as a founding board co-chair. With support for candidates underway, his vision of a government and democracy representative of its people expanded beyond elections – and moved to ensure we were represented in political parties and presidential administrations as well [[link removed]] . You can read out full statement about this remarkable man here. [[link removed]]
You can also take a moment to watch David talk about the importance of LGBTQ+ leaders this video [[link removed]] . You can also watch our Tribute to David Mixner and hear some of the many stories behind his work and legacy. [[link removed]]
Super Tuesday, Super Wins
While we’re still waiting for many results from our Super Tuesday races – especially for our California candidates – we do have a lot of wins to report! 32 LGBTQ+ won their primaries or advanced on Super Tuesday.
In Texas, Julie Johnson won her primary in the 32nd Congressional District [[link removed]] ! She is on-track to be the first out LGBTQ+ person elected to the U.S. Congress from the South [[link removed]] . LGBTQ+ Victory Fund was proud to be one of Julie's first endorsements - and hosted one of her first fundraisers. And since that moment, we've gone all-in to ensure Julie had the resources and support to win tonight.
Molly Cook (Texas State Senate District 15) and Lauren Ashley Simmons (Texas House of Representatives, District 146) are both headed to runoffs! When she wins in November, Molly will be the first out LGBTQ+ member of the Texas Senate [[link removed]] . Meanwhile, Lauren took first place – and is on-track to defeat an anti-trans bigot who pushed anti-LGBTQ conspiracy theories [[link removed]] ( read about Lauren's opponent here! [[link removed]] ).
Incumbent candidate Venton Jones defeated a huge slate of challengers and avoided a runoff in his primary for Texas House District 100 [[link removed]] !
In California, Will Rollins is now one step closer to sending anti-LGBTQ Congressman Ken Calvert packing [[link removed]] . Calvert has repeatedly voted against LGBTQ+ rights, OUTED an LGBTQ+ member of Congress, peddled conspiracy theories about the 2020 Presidential elections and supports the insurrectionists who stormed the Capitol [[link removed]] .
In Tennessee, Spotlight candidate Matthew Park advanced in his primary – his general election will take place in May [[link removed]] !
Emma Mulvaney-Stanak won her campaign and is now the first woman and the first out LGBTQ+ person to serve as Mayor of Burlington! She’s already laid out her priorities for her first 90 days in office. Read about them here [[link removed]] !
Up Next: Florida, Illinois, and Ohio
Our next set of elections is next Tuesday – and select candidates are on the ballot in Florida [[link removed]] , Illinois [[link removed]] and Ohio [[link removed]] !
Incumbent U.S. Congressman Eric Sorensen is ready for the general election [[link removed]] – learn about his reelection campaign and potential opponents here [[link removed]] !
Eli Bohnert is working overtime to be the only out gay man serving in the Ohio state legislature! He’ll face off against six other candidates for this key seat [[link removed]] . Ohio has already passed several anti-LGBTQ bills this year [[link removed]] – and more LGBTQ+ voices are sorely needed in the legislature.
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LGBTQ+ Victory Fund is the political arm of the LGBTQ+ community. Since our founding in 1991, we’ve supported and elected LGBTQ+ candidates like U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin, Governors Maura Healey, Tina Kotek and Jared Polis and thousands of LGBTQ+ candidates around the country. We’re proud to be the only national organization endorsing pro-equality and pro-choice LGBTQ+ candidates in the United States. We’ve shattered rainbow ceilings in all 50 states and broken election records. Meet our latest endorsements here! [[link removed]] We’ve shattered rainbow ceilings in all 50 states and broken election records. You can power our work and the next Rainbow Wave with a donation today! [[link removed]]
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