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LGBTQ+ Stories You Should Know About
Pride Month Primary Wins!
Last Tuesday, we had our last set of June primaries and saw huge wins in New York, Colorado, and Utah!
In New York, Assemblymember Deborah Glick , Sen. Brad Hoylman-Sigal [[link removed]] , Congressman Ritchie Torres , the Honorable Mondaire Jones [[link removed]] , and State Senate candidate Minita Sanghvi [[link removed]] were unopposed in their primaries. In Colorado, Rep. Brianna Titone [[link removed]] , Rep. Jennifer Parenti [[link removed]] , and candidates Lindsay Gilchrist [[link removed]] and Wyatt Schwendeman-Curtis [[link removed]] , running for the Larimer County Clerk & Recorder, were unopposed in their primaries.
Incumbent candidate Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas [[link removed]] and Chloe Pierce [[link removed]] , both running for the New York State Assembly, declared victories in their primaries.
In Utah, Turner Bitton was one of the top vote getters in his primary [[link removed]] , ensuring he’ll advance to the November elections!
Pride Endorsements: 8 New Spotlight Candidates!
We’re so proud to announce we endorsed 36 more pro-choice LGBTQ+ candidates in June – and over 290 for the 2024 campaign cycle [[link removed]] !
Evan Low , who won an extremely close primary race in California [[link removed]] , and Emily Randall , who’s running in a crowded primary race with an election date of August 6th [[link removed]] , both earned Spotlight status. At the state legislative level, Lisa Middleton [[link removed]] , Nate Douglas [[link removed]] , Ryan Hampton [[link removed]] , Colin Lovett [[link removed]] and Aime Wichtendahl [[link removed]] all earned the nod as well, while Ryan Mello [[link removed]] , running for Pierce County Executive, rounds out the group of new Spotlights!
NEW: Out for America
The 2024 Out for America report [[link removed]] , LGBTQ+ Victory Institute’s annual look at the number and demographics of out LGBTQ+ elected officials in the United States is live! If you want to get into the details, you can browse the full report and all the key findings here [[link removed]] . Or, read the exclusive in NBC Out here [[link removed]] !
The number of out elected officials increased by 10% [[link removed]] and a record-breaking 1,303 are currently serving in elected office in the United States [[link removed]] ! And for the first time, all 50 states, as well as the District of Columbia, have LGBTQ+ representation [[link removed]] .
But while these are enormous strides, there is still a huge representation gap to overcome. Help close it – learn more about all of our candidates here [[link removed]] !
Update from the Carolinas: These Incumbents Need Our Help!
Lisa Grafstein is the ONLY out LGBTQ+ Senator in the North Carolina State Senate and redistricting has made her vulnerable in the general election. Lisa recently penned a compelling op-ed for LGBTQ+ representation [[link removed]] – as well as the dire need for her own reelection [[link removed]] – and has been hard at work mobilizing her base on the campaign trail [[link removed]] . Learn more about her campaign here [[link removed]] !
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It’s official: incumbent candidate Charleston County Sheriff Kristin Graziano will face Carl Ritchie, who won the runoff earlier this week [[link removed]] .
Ritchie has already attacked Sherriff Graziano, spreading lies and twisting her record for the community [[link removed]] . In her time as sheriff, Kristin ended a controversial agreement with ICE [[link removed]] . She has also built an education program in the juvenile detention centers that has seen a 100% success rate, with no graduates reoffending [[link removed]] .
The campaign is expected to get nasty, but Sherrif Graziano is up to the challenge [[link removed]] . She is the only pro-choice LGBTQ+ elected official in South Carolina – as well as enacting successful policies that improve community safety [[link removed]] . Learn more about the campaign here [[link removed]] !
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