How we close the representation gap:
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John,

Did you see the latest polling from Gallup? Over 7.1 percent of the U.S. population now identifies as LGBTQ – up from 5.6 percent in 2020! That’s great news. But it means that the representation gap for LGBTQ people just got even bigger. Just .2% of elected positions are held by LGBTQ people, and to achieve equal representation, we must elect 35,876 more LGBTQ people to public office.

You can see the impact this lack of representation has in the anti-trans bills and other regressive legislation sweeping the nation. We have a big gap to fill – but with your help, we can do it. Donate today to close the representation gap and elect LGBTQ leaders!

Equitable representation cannot simply be an aspiration, it must be a reality. If we don’t win elections, close the representation gap and hold strong majorities, our rights are on the menu.

That’s the bad news - here's the good news! Victory Fund helped elect over 330 LGBTQ leaders in just the last two years - and we’re predicting over 800 LGBTQ people are going to run for office this year alone.

These are just some of the historic candidates we've supported:

 
HISTORIC VICTORIES INCLUDE 2021 WINS Liliana Bakhtiari Atlanta City Council The first out LGBTQ Muslim elected in Georgia! Christopher Coburn Bozeman City Council The first Black out LGBTQ person elected in the state of Montana! Xander Orenstein Allegheny (PA) County Magisterial District Court The first non-binary person elected to a judicial position in the United States! Gabriela Santiago-Romero Detroit City Council The first out LGBTQ Latinx person elected in Michigan! Thu Nguyen Worcester (MA) City Council The first non-binary person ever elected in Massachusetts!2020 WINS RITCHIE TORRES U.S. CONGRESS, NEW YORK THE FIRST OUT LGBTQ AFRO-LATINX PERSON ELECTED TO THE U.S. CONGRESS! MONDAIRE JONES U.S. CONGRESS, NEW YORK ONE OF THE FIRST TWO OUT LGBTQ BLACK MEMBERS OF CONGRESS! KIM JACKSON GEORGIA STATE SENATE THE FIRST OUT LGBTQ MEMBER OF THE GEORGIA STATE SENATE! SHEVRIN JONES FLORIDA STATE SENATE THE FIRST OUT LGBTQ MEMBER OF THE FLORIDA STATE SENATE!SARAH MCBRIDE DELAWARE STATE SENATE THE FIRST OUT TRANS PERSON EVER ELECTED TO A STATE SENATE IN THE U.S.! JESSICA BENHAM PENNSYLVANIA STATE HOUSE ONE OF THE FIRST OUT AUTISTIC PEOPLE EVER ELECTED TO A STATE LEGISLATURE IN THE U.S.! STEPHANIE BYERS KANSAS STATE HOUSE THE FIRST OUT TRANS PERSON OF COLOR ELECTED TO A STATE LEGISLATURE IN THE U.S.! DAVID ORTIZ COLARADO STATE HOUSE THE FIRST OUT BISEXUAL PERSON ELECTED TO THE COLORADO LEGISLATURE! MAUREE TURNER OKLAHOMA STATE HOUSE THE FIRST OUT NON-BINARY PERSON EVER ELECTED TO A U.S. STATE LEGISLATURE! AND MANY MORE!

We’re gearing up for another rainbow wave in 2022 – and being one election closer to equal representation. Chip in today to ensure we WIN!

Thanks for standing with us,

Elliot Imse
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Vice President of Communications, LGBTQ Victory Fund
 
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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 Jared Polis and Kate Brown and all nine LGBTQ members of U.S. Congress. We've boosted out candidates running for state and local government, including California Senate Pro Tem Toni Atkins, Florida Senator Shevrin Jones, Virginia Delegate Danica Roem, Colorado state Representative Leslie Herod, Pennsylvania state Representative Brian Sims, Hawaii state Representative Adrian Tam, and so many more (meet all of our current candidates here)! 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!

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