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You've seen the headlines, John: state legislatures across the country have spent the last several years introducing - and passing! - anti-LGBTQ legislation. But here's the good news: on Election Day, we sent our LGBTQ+ leaders in states with hateful legislation much-needed reinforcements.
We're always focused on building a lasting pipeline of LGBTQ+ leadership, and this year was no different. Take a look to see how many candidates won in some of the toughest states for LGBTQ+ rights:
🌈 FLORIDA 🌈
Carlos Guillermo Smith -- Florida State Senate Michele Rayner -- Florida House of Representatives Mitch Rosenwald -- Florida House of Representatives Dean Trantalis -- Mayor of Fort Lauderdale Mary Alford -- Alachua County Commission Mike Bracchi -- Wilton Manors City Commission Chris Caputo -- Wilton Manors City Commission Richard Chervony -- North Bay Island Commission Steven Glassman -- Ft Lauderdale City Commission MacDonald Kennedy -- Biscayne Park Village Commissioner Claudia Thomas -- Sanford City Commissioner [[link removed]]
🌈 GEORGIA 🌈
Kim Jackson -- Georgia State Senate Rashaun Kemp -- Georgia State Senate Imani Barnes -- Georgia House of Representatives Park Cannon -- Georgia House of Representatives Karla Drenner -- Georgia House of Representatives Marvin Lim -- Georgia House of Representatives Sam Park -- Georgia House of Representatives [[link removed]]
🌈 IOWA 🌈
Elinor Levin -- Iowa House of Representatives Aime Wichtendahl -- Iowa House of Representatives Chris Schwartz -- Black Hawk County Board of Supervisors Mandi Remington -- Johnson County Board of Supervisors [[link removed]]
🌈 KENTUCKY 🌈
Keturah Herron -- Kentucky State Senate Emma Curtis -- Lexington-Fayette Urban County Council Liz Sheehan -- Lexington-Fayette County Council Ian VanSteenbergh -- Midway City Council Tom Haggard -- Covington Board of Education [[link removed]]
🌈 MISSOURI 🌈
Jeremy Dean -- Missouri House of Representatives Elizabeth Fuchs -- Missouri House of Representatives Ian Mackey -- Missouri House of Representatives Wick Thomas -- Missouri House Representatives [[link removed]]
🌈 NORTH CAROLINA 🌈
Lisa Grafstein -- North Carolina State Senate Vernetta Alston -- North Carolina House of Representatives Allison Dahle -- North Carolina House of Representatives Marcia Morey -- North Carolina House of Representatives Whit Davis -- 31st District Court Judge Stormie Forte -- Raleigh City Council Brandon Gray-Hill -- Guilford County Commission Jonathan Melton -- Raleigh City Council [[link removed]]
🌈 NORTH DAKOTA 🌈
Josh Boschee -- North Dakota State Senate Ryan Braunberger -- North Dakota State Senate Austin Foss -- North Dakota House Representative John Strand -- Fargo City Commission [[link removed]]
🌈 NEBRASKA 🌈
Ashlei Spivey -- Nebraska State Senate [[link removed]]
🌈 OHIO 🌈
Shawn Dingus -- Ohio Tenth District Court of Appeals Taylor Sappington -- Athens County Treasurer Robert Schleper -- Cuyaghoga County Council [[link removed]]
🌈 OKLAHOMA 🌈
Jared Deck -- Oklahoma House of Representatives Michelle McCane -- Oklahoma House of Representatives Annie Menz -- Oklahoma House of Representatives [[link removed]]
🌈 PENNSYLVANIA 🌈
Jessica Benham -- Pennsylvania House of Representatives Andre Carroll -- Pennsylvania House of Representatives La'Tasha D. Mayes -- Pennsylvania House of Representatives Abigail Salisbury -- Pennsylvania House of Representatives Greg Scott -- Pennsylvania House of Representatives Izzy Smith-Wade-El -- Pennsylvania House of Representatives [[link removed]]
🌈 SOUTH DAKOTA 🌈
Nicole Uhre-Balk -- South Dakota House of Representatives [[link removed]]
🌈 TENNESSEE 🌈
Torrey Harris -- Tennessee House of Representatives Gabby Salinas -- Tennessee House of Representatives [[link removed]]
🌈 TEXAS 🌈
Julie Johnson -- U.S. House of Representatives Molly Cook -- Texas State Senate Josey Garcia -- Texas House of Representatives Ann Johnson -- Texas House of Representatives Jolanda Jones -- Texas House of Representatives Venton Jones -- Texas House of Representatives Lauren Ashley Simmons -- Texas House of Representatives Erin Zwiener -- Texas House of Representatives Selena Alvarenga -- 460th District Court Patricia Baca -- 346th District Court Judge Maggie Ellis -- Court of Appeals Kelli Johnson -- 178th Criminal District Court Fransheneka "Fran" Watson -- Harris County Probate Court Celia Israel -- Travis County Tax Assessor & Collector Amanda Rodriguez -- San Marcos City Council Darius Provost-Evans -- Sheldon ISD Board of Trustees [[link removed]]
🌈 UTAH 🌈
Sahara Hayes -- Utah House of Representatives Jackson Lewis -- Canyons School District School Board [[link removed]]
And these wins are just the start. We're going to keep fighting - and take back the states from bigoted leaders who would rollback our rights. If you can make a donation to celebrate these wins and keep building, we appreciate it! [[link removed]]
Thanks for having their back, John.
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