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THE BIGGEST STORY IN LGBTQ POLITICS: ELECTION DAY 2021
Victory Fund is celebrating another historic election night for LGBTQ candidates! Of our 131 endorsed candidates on the ballot, 82 of them WON their races, with 4 races still to call and Spotlight candidate Liliana Bakhtiari headed to a runoff in their race for the Atlanta City Council.
America Will Have 1000+ Out LGBTQ Elected Officials Next Year.
With Tuesday’s LGBTQ candidate victories, the number of out LGBTQ elected officials serving nationwide will surpass 1000 for the first time. Currently, there are 997 out LGBTQ elected officials serving. Yet 53 incumbents were not running for reelection, making it unclear until the victories last night whether the 1000 threshold would be reached. History, however, has been made.
Trans & Non-Binary Elected Officials Will Increase Nationwide
Three non-incumbent non-binary candidates and one incumbent won elections Tuesday night – increasing the number of non-binary candidates serving nationwide from 11 to 14 when they take office.
In Ohio, Dion Manley made history as the first out trans person elected in the state when he won his race for the Gahanna-Jefferson School Board. Xander Orenstein won a seat on the Allegheny County Magisterial District Court in Pennsylvania, becoming the first non-binary person elected to a judicial position in the United States. Thu Nguyen won their race for Worcester City Council to become the first non-binary person ever elected in the state of Massachusetts. Stanley Martin won their race for the Rochester City Council in New York to become the first non-binary person to serve in that body and Sarah Salem won reelection to the Poughkeepsie City Council, also in New York.
Non-Incumbent LGBTQ Candidates of Color Make History in City Council Races
Non-incumbent LGBTQ candidates of color won key races for city councils across the country. New York City Council candidates Tiffany Cabán, Crystal Hudson, Kristin Richardson Jordan and Chi Ossé won their races, joining the record-breaking number of out people ever elected to the NYC City Council.
Other city council candidates of color making history include:
- Crystal Hudson and Kristin Richardson Jordan are the first two out LGBTQ Black women elected to the NYC City Council;
- Christopher Coburn became the first Black out LGBTQ person elected in the state of Montana with his win for Bozeman City Council;
- Reggie Harris became the first Black out gay man elected to the Cincinnati City Council;
- Darin Mano became the first Asian American out LGBTQ person elected to the Salt Lake City Council;
- Stanley Martin became the first non-binary person elected to the Rochester City Council and one of the first Black out LGBTQ people elected to the body;
- Gabriela Santiago-Romero became the first out LGBTQ woman elected to the Detroit City Council and the first out LGBTQ Latinx person elected in Michigan;
- Dontae Payne became the first Black man elected to the Olympia (WA) City Council;
- Alejandro Puy became the first Latinx out LGBTQ person elected to the Salt Lake City Council; and
- Alex Wan restored LGBTQ Asian American representation to the Atlanta City Council.
Additionally, Keisha Sean Waites’ race for Atlanta City Council will head to a runoff. She would be the first Black out LGBTQ woman elected to the council. Mariah Moore, who will be the first out trans person elected to public office in Louisiana, is preparing for her primary on November 13.
Danica Roem Defeats Her Third Anti-Trans Opponent in Virginia
Danica Roem won reelection to the Virginia House of Delegates, ensuring she remains the longest serving out trans state legislator in U.S. history. Despite running against an anti-LGBTQ opponent in a key swing district, Roem sent a series of persuasion mailers to likely voters that emphasized her work to pass LGBTQ legislation while in the state legislature. Delegate Dawn Adams also won reelection in a closely watched race in another swing district, defeating an anti-LGBTQ opponent, and Delegate Mark Sickles won reelection as well.
Salt Lake City Council Now has 4 Out Leaders Serving
LGBTQ elected officials are making strides in unexpected places – including Utah! The Salt Lake City Council will now have four out LGBTQ members out of seven council members. Darin Mano and Alejandro Puy became the first out Asian American and Latinx persons, respectively, on the council after winning their elections. Councilmembers Amy Fowler and Chris Wharton both won re-election.
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