Candidates

August 26, 2020

Richie Torres (NY-15)

The U.S. Congress has never had an out LGBTQ+ Afro-Latinx member. Ritchie Torres might just be the first. Torres, currently a New York City councilmember, is running to be the......
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August 26, 2020

Mondaire Jones (NY-17)

The U.S. Congress has never had a member who is an out LGBTQ+ person of color. Mondaire Jones wants to change that. Jones is running to represent New York’s 17th......
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August 26, 2020

Marque Snow (NE-09)

Marque Snow hopes to be the first out LGBTQ+ person of color elected to the Nebraska legislature. “I am a Nebraskan, an advocate for working families, and current president of......
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August 26, 2020

Kim Jackson (GA-41)

Georgia may well elect its first LGBTQ+ state senator. Kim Jackson is the Democrat running in District 41, which encompasses part of Dakalb and Gwinnett counties, suburban communities just outside......
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August 26, 2020

Jabari Brisport (NY-25)

“With working-class New Yorkers struggling and our planet under threat, we can’t just talk about progressive change. It’s time for us to act.” That is the rallying cry from Jabari......
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August 26, 2020

Pat Hackett (IN-02)

Mayor Pete Buttigieg may not be the only LGBTQ political success story to come out of South Bend, Indiana. Attorney and civic leader Pat Hackett, who lives in South Bend......
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August 26, 2020

Gina Ortiz Jones (TX-23)

This is the second time Gina Ortiz Jones is running as the Democratic candidate in Texas’ 23rd congressional district. Two years ago, she narrowly lost to incumbent Will Hurd. He......
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