TAMMY BALDWIN BREAKTHROUGH AWARD NOMINEE Shevrin Jones Florida state Senate The first Black out LGBTQ elected to the Florida legislature! Megan Hunt Nebraska Legislature The first out LGBTQ person elected to the state legislature of Nebraska! Evan Low California state Assembly Was the youngest Asian American legislator elected to the CA state Assembly! Brianna Titone Colorado House of Representatives The first out trans state legislator elected in Colorado history! Robert Garcia Long Beach (CA) Mayor The youngest, first out LGBTQ and first Latino American elected as Long Beach mayor! Global Trailblazer Award Nominees Tamara Adrián Deputy of the National Assembly of Venezuela The first out trans person elected to office in Venezuela! Salma Luévano Chamber of Deputies, Mexican Congress One of the first two out trans women to be elected to the Mexican Parliament! Susel Paredes Peruvian Congresswoman The first out lesbian elected to the Peruvian Congress! Erika Hilton São Paulo, Brazil City Council The first out trans councilor elected in the city of São Paulo!

John, it's true! It's time to vote for the 2022 winners of the Tammy Baldwin Breakthrough Award and the Global Trailblazer Award! Voting for both awards closes on Tuesday, Sept 13 at midnight PT, so make sure you cast your vote right away.

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The Tammy Baldwin Breakthrough Award is given to an up-and-coming state or local LGBTQ elected official who is based in the United States. The Global Trailblazer Award honors an international LGBTQ leader for their commitment and dedication to promoting LGBTQ equality. The awards will be given during the 2022 International LGBTQ Leaders Conference on November 30 – December 3, 2022. The nominees with the most votes win, so make sure to cast your vote for both awards today!

Thanks for voting! We can't wait to see which amazing LGBTQ elected officials win,

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