Candidates

September 17, 2020

LGBTQ+ Candidate Profiles

Representation matters. That’s true for all those who have historically suffered bias and discrimination. And it’s no less important for the LGBTQ+ community. Many LGBTQ+ Americans continue to suffer, particularly......
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September 17, 2020

Scott Werner (CA-11)

Most politicians running for reelection just have to contend with challengers on the ballot. But this year Scott Wiener, a California state senator from San Francisco, has also had to......
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September 07, 2020

Renitta Shannon (GA-84)

Renitta Shannon made a name for herself in Georgia politics by doing something many thought couldn’t be done — defeating incumbent state Rep. Rahn Mayo in the 2016 Democratic primary.......
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September 07, 2020

Park Cannon (GA-58)

CNN has called Park Cannon “the queer black millennial who plans to shake up Georgia politics.” Following the death of Rep. John Lewis, Cannon was one of the final five......
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September 07, 2020

Ashley Bland Manlove (MO-26)

Politics runs in Ashley Bland Manlove’s family. Her uncle is former state Rep. Craig Bland, and her grandmother is former House member and state Sen. Mary Groves Bland. Bland Manlove,......
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September 05, 2020

Chris Pappas (NH-01)

New Hampshire once had a reputation as being one of the swingiest of swing states, even though its located in largely liberal New England. So it was a big deal......
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September 05, 2020

Mark Pocan (WI-02)

Madison, Wisconsin’s capital city, has a very progressive reputation. It’s the city that Sen. Tammy Baldwin (the first out lesbian to be elected to the U.S. Senate) represented in both......
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September 04, 2020

Sharice Davids (KS-03)

Sharice Davids is a bundle of firsts. When she was first elected to Congress from Kansas in 2018, Davids became the first Democrat elected to represent a Kansas congressional district......
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August 26, 2020

Shevrin Jones (FL-35)

Shevrin Jones is the first black LGBTQ+ person to serve in the Florida Legislature. He was first elected to his state House seat representing Broward County in 2012, and came......
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August 26, 2020

Beth Doglio

Currently a member of Washington State’s House of Representatives, Beth Doglio lives in the state capital of Olympia with her physician husband and their two sons. As an out bisexual,......
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