New York Hoe Race Featur Two Openly Gay Candidat, A First | The Daily Caller

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• FIRST NGRSNAL RACE BETWEEN TWO GAY NOME MARKS PROGRS FOR LGBTQ NDIDAT
• TWO OPENLY GAY NDIDAT PETE HISTORIC NGRSNAL RACE ON LONG ISLAND
• IN HISTORIC HOE RACE BETWEEN GAY NDIDAT, REPUBLIN FEATS DEMOCRAT, NBC NEWS PROJECTS
• IN A POLIL FIRST, TWO GAY NDIDAT FACE OFF NGRSNAL ELECTN
• NEW YORK HOE RACE FEATUR TWO OPENLY GAY CANDIDAT, A FIRST
• OPENLY GAY NDIDAT ROBERT ZIMMERMAN AND GEE SANTOS FACE OFF HISTORIC CONGRSNAL RACE
• SUPPORT DERRIK GAY

FIRST NGRSNAL RACE BETWEEN TWO GAY NOME MARKS PROGRS FOR LGBTQ NDIDAT

Those listed below are Democrats except for Gee Santos, a gay Republin nng agast a gay on for more rmatn about this diverse group. Chris Pappas, a gay man reprentg New Hampshire's First District the U. Eric Sorensen, a gay man, is seekg to make history as the first out ngrsman om Illois.

TWO OPENLY GAY NDIDAT PETE HISTORIC NGRSNAL RACE ON LONG ISLAND

Sean Patrick Maloney, a gay man, was New York State's first out reprentative Congrs. Rchie Torr ma history 2020 as the first gay Ao-Latx person elected to Congrs and one of two Black gay men elected to the body (the other was fellow New Yorker Mondaire Jon, who lost the Democratic primary his own district this year). Mark Takano, a gay man of Japane scent, was the first out LGBTQ+ Asian Amerin Congrs.

A gay man, he's endorsed by Victory Fund and is beg challenged by Republin Erik Olsen and pennt Douglas urty of Victory Fund. In 2018, Sharice Davids beme the first gay Native Amerin elected to the U. A native of Pe, he would be the first out gay immigrant elected to Congrs.

Gay Democrat Will Rolls, a former feral prosecutor, is nng for U. Redistrictg placed cumbent Republin Ken Calvert the district, and Calvert has been tryg to downplay his homophobic rerd. Robert Zimmerman, a gay man, is nng for U.

IN HISTORIC HOE RACE BETWEEN GAY NDIDAT, REPUBLIN FEATS DEMOCRAT, NBC NEWS PROJECTS

A Victory Fund endorsee, he's up agast another gay man, Republin Gee urty of Victory Fund. Gee Santos, a gay man, is a Republin nng agast gay Democrat Robert Zimmerman New York's Third Congrsnal District, loted on Long Island. Jimmy Abrooks, a gay man who works as a mental health unselor, is seekg to bee the first out member of Kentucky's ngrsnal legatn.

In 2018, Colorado's Jared Polis beme the first out gay man elected ernor of any U. The gay Democrat is nng for reelectn this year agast Republin Robert Howell.

IN A POLIL FIRST, TWO GAY NDIDAT FACE OFF NGRSNAL ELECTN

Josh Tenor, a gay man, is nng for a send term as litenant ernor of Guam, a U. Erick Rsell, a gay Democrat nng for Connecticut treasurer, stands to bee the first Black out LGBTQ+ statewi elected official the natn.

Michael Pieciak, a gay man who has held appoted posns overseeg surance and fance Vermont, is seekg to bee state treasurer; he and Connecticut's Erick Rsell would be the first out members of the LGBTQ+ muny to bee state treasurers.

Kris May, a gay woman, is seekg to bee Arizona's first out attorney general. John Ehrlich, a gay Democrat, is nng to be the first out judge on the Illois Appellate Court. 8 ballot were 678 lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer ndidat — an 18% crease om 2020, when 574 ndidat ran for office, acrdg to the group.

NEW YORK HOE RACE FEATUR TWO OPENLY GAY CANDIDAT, A FIRST

“Tonight’s Rabow Wave is a clear rebe to the creased homophobia and transphobia sweepg our muni – and prov voters want to elect qualified LGBTQ lears, " Fujii said. He is the first openly transgenr man to w any state legislature out LGBTQ immigrant elected to CongrsDemocrat Robert Garcia, who is gay, was elected  the race for California's 42nd ngrsnal district. First openly gay person elected VermontDemocrat Bec Balt was elected Vermont to the U.

She is the first woman and openly gay person to reprent the state out lbian Lata elected to state legislatureDemocrat Patricia Contreras is one of the first out lbian Latas elected to the Arizona Hoe of out LGBTQ woman to serve the Iowa SenateDemocrat Liz Bent, who intifi as a queer woman, was elected to the Iowa State Senate, District 39. "I didn't want to adm to my folks I didn't have a date for a dance, ” he 68, Zimmerman is an openly gay man who has experienced firsthand a changg social climate both his neighborhood and natnally. And he's helpg lead further progrs, as the Democratic nomee  the first ngrsnal race between two openly gay Nov.

“Growg up as a closeted gay kid the '70s, I never dreamed we'd have a member of the LGBTQ+ muny reprentg Long Island and Queens, ” Zimmerman said. ”If Santos tak the seat, he will be a mory of gay Republin Hoe members. Of the 11 openly LGBTQ reprentativ servg the Hoe and Senate, all are said Santos reprents growg variety wh the Republin Party, as well as the LGBTQ muny, 14% of which voted for Tmp the 2020 electn, acrdg to a poll by the Gay & Lbian Alliance Agast Defamatn.

OPENLY GAY NDIDAT ROBERT ZIMMERMAN AND GEE SANTOS FACE OFF HISTORIC CONGRSNAL RACE

The bill is often referred to as the “Don’t Say Gay” law by opponents like Zimmerman. "I'm a gay married man, ” Santos said. “I am openly gay, have never had an issue wh my sexual inty the past , and I n tell you and assure you, I will always be an advote for LGBTQ folks.

SUPPORT DERRIK GAY

History, two openly gay ndidat are petg a general electn for Congrs.

I uld have e out gay a dozen tim over that, ” he said. Zimmerman labels his opponent “extreme, ” notg that Santos supported Florida’s so-lled ‘Don’t Say Gay’ legislatn, and that Santos has said he was at the Whe Hoe rally on Jan. The ntt marked the first time two openly gay ngrsnal ndidat had gone head to head a general electn.

Mark Foley of Florida and Aaron Schock of Illois me out as gay after they rigned om the 11 current LGBTQ members of Congrs — two senators and ne reprentativ — are Democrats. “I am an openly gay ndidate. At least 1, 095 lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr and queer people have n or are still nng for office at all levels this year, up om 1, 006 2020, acrdg to data om the LGBTQ Victory Fund.