This story originally appeared on The Advocate.New Hampshire voters have elected Chris Pappas to the U.S. Senate, making the Democratic congressman the first out gay man elected to the chamber and preserving a Senate seat for his party.Pappas handily defeated Republican former Sen. John E. Sununu, a
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Gay Senator-elect Chris Pappas thanked his husband during a speech Tuesday night. "I want to thank the guy next to me, my amazing husband, Vann. He's always been by my side. Win, lose or draw, I'm the luckiest guy because I'm married to a man that I love," Pappas said. Pappas wil...
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Bentley Hudgins has made history as the first transgender and nonbinary person elected to Georgia's General Assembly. She defeated her opponent, Republican Samantha Boston, Decision Desk HQ announced at 8:19 p.m. local time. Bentley Hudgins is a 33-year-old Democratic Socialist w...
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This story originally appeared on The Advocate. Rep. Mark Pocan, one of the longest-serving out LGBTQ+ members of the U.S. House of Representatives, will extend his service.The Democratic U.S. Representative for Wisconsin’s 2nd congressional district had run unopposed for an eigh...
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This story originally appeared on The Advocate.Rep. Ritchie Torres has won a fourth term representing New York’s 15th Congressional District, returning the Bronx Democrat to Washington as he presses the Trump administration over its handling of LGBTQ+ housing discrimination compl...
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This story originally appeared on The Advocate.Democratic U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids has won reelection in Kansas’ 3rd Congressional District, securing a fifth term in Congress and preserving the historic representation she helped establish as one of the first two Native American w...
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Former NC Gov. Roy Cooper is projected to win his race for the Senate in North Carolina, replacing retiring Republican Thom Tillis. Early in the election cycle, North Carolina was considered a battleground state, but Cooper pulled ahead of his Republican rival, Michael Whatley, t...
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Out lesbian Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has won re-election, the Associated Press has reported. She defeated her competitor, Republican nominee Mike Minogue, a former medical tech executive who spent over $18 million of his own money on his campaign, WBUR reported. In 2022, H...
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This story originally appeared on The Advocate.JD Ford has made LGBTQ+ history in Indiana with a remarkable upset in the conservative state.The Democrat bested incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz to triumph in the state’s 5th Congressional District, according to Decisi...
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Looks like Darline Graham, who replaced her late brother Lindsey Graham as the Senator from South Carolina, is in for a very tight race. Early results show that Annie Andrews, the Democratic nominee, is doing well in deep red districts. Andrews is doing better than Kamala Harris ...
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This story originally appeared on The Advocate.Georgia voters have elected Bentley Hudgins to the state House, making the longtime organizer the first out transgender and nonbinary person elected to the Georgia General Assembly.The Democrat defeated Republican Samantha Boston in ...
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New Hampshire Congressman Chris Pappas on Tuesday became the first openly gay man elected to the U.S. Senate. The Granite State Democrat defeated Republican John E. Sununu, who represented New Hampshire in the Senate from 2003-2009. Sununu conceded shortly after the polls closed ...
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This story originally appeared on The Advocate.Nonbinary Delaware state representative DeShanna Neal secured their seat for District 13 after running unopposed.Neal was first elected to the Delaware Statehouse in 2022, making them the state’s first-ever nonbinary elected official...
