Take a look at the LGBTQ+ politicians elected at the federal and state level in the United States.
Let’s hear it for another Rainbow Wave. On election night 2020, LGBTQ+ political candidates were on the ballots in nearly every state, and as of Thursday, November 5, more 180 of them have now been elected into office. LGBTQ+ candidates endorsed by the Victory Fund won MORE THAN HALF of the races they ran in throughout the country.
That brings the total number of elected LGBTQ+ officials in the United States to more than 800, an all-new historic high. From Sarah McBride becoming the nation’s first transgender ever state senator in Delaware to Mondaire Jones and Ritchie Torres becoming the first two openly gay members of congress in New York, we saw some historic wins on election night.
To help you navigate this ever-growing roster of LGBTQ+ folks in office, we’ve compiled the following list of federal and state-level officials. To learn more about those serving you at the local level, head over to outforamerica.org powered by the Victory Institute. To see a full list of wins and to track developing races, visit VictoryFund.org.
We will continue updating this list as races are called. If there are elected officials that we have failed to include or if you have an update, please notify our staff at info@itgetsbetter.org.
Last Updated: November 4, 2020
ARKANSAS
- Tippi McCullough, State Representative – District 33
ARIZONA
- Kyrsten Sinema, US Representative – District 9
- Arlando Teller, State Representative – District 7
- Andres Cano, State Representative – District 3
- Cesar Chavez, State Representative – District 29
- Tony Navarrete, State Representative – District 30
- Daniel Hernandez, State Representative – District 2
- Robert Meza, State Senator – District 30
CALIFORNIA
- Mark Takano, US Representative – District 41
- Cathleen Galgiani, State Senator – District 5
- Toni Atkins, State Senator – District 39
- Evan Low, State Assemblymember – District 28
- John Laird, State Senate – District 17
- Alex Lee, State Assemblymember – District 25
- Scott Weiner, State Senator – District 11
- Todd Gloria, Mayor of San Diego – District 78
- Abigail Medina, State Senate – District 23
- Christopher Ward, State Assemblymember
COLORADO
- Jared Polis, Governor
- Dominick Moreno, State Senator – District 21
- Lucia Guzman, State Senator – District 34
- Joann Ginal, State Representative – District 52
- Leslie Herod, State Representative – District 8
- Paul Rosenthal, State Representative – District 9
- Sonya Jaquez Lewis, State Representative – District 12
- Brianna Titone, State Representative – District 27
- Alex Valdez, State Representative – District 5
- David Ortiz, State Representative – District 38
- Daneya Esgar, State Representative – District 46
CONNECTICUT
- Raghib Allie-Brennan, State Representative, District 2
- Beth Bye, State Senator – District 5
- Kevin Lembo, State Comptroller
DELAWARE
- Sarah McBride, State Senator – District 1
- Eric Morrison, State Representative – District 27
- Marie Pinkney, State Senator – District 13
FLORIDA
- Carlos Guillermo Smith, State Representative – District 49
- Shevrin Jones, State Representative – District 101
- David Richardson, State Representative – District 27
- Michele Rayner, State Representative – District 70
GEORGIA
- Renitta Shannon, State Representative – District 84
- Sam Park, State Representative – District 101
- Park Cannon, State Representative – District 58
- Karla Drenner, State Representative – District 85
- Matthew Wilson, State Representative – District 80
- Kim Jackson, State Senator – District 41
- Marvin Lim, State Representative – District 99
HAWAII
- Adrian Tam, State Representative – District 22
IDAHO
- John McCrostie, State Representative – District 16
ILLINOIS
- Greg Harris, State Representative – District 13
- Kelly Cassidy, State Representative – District 14
- Lamont Robinson, State Representative – District 5
- Sam Yingling, State Representative – District 62
INDIANA
- Ashley Klein, State Representative – District 39
IOWA
- Liz Bennett, State Representative – District 65
KANSAS
- Sharice Davids, US Representative – District 3
- Stephanie Byers, State Representative – District 86
- Brandon Woodard, State Representative – District 30
MAINE
- Lois Reckitt, State Representative – District 31
- Ryan Fecteau, State Representative – District 11
- Kyle Bailey, State Representative – District 27
- Laurie Osher, State Representative – District 123
- Barbara Wood, State Representative – District 38
MARYLAND
- Mary Washington, State Senator
MASSACHUSETTS
- Eileen Duff, Governor’s Council
- Jack Lewis, State Representative – District 7
- Julian Cyr, State Senator – Cape & Islands District
- Natalie Higgins, State Representative – District 4
- Jo Comerford, State Senator
MICHIGAN
- Dana Nessel, State Attorney General
MINNESOTA
- D. Scott Dibble, State Senator – District 61
MISSOURI
- Greg Razer, State Representative – District 25
- Ashley Manlove, State Representative – District 26
MONTANA
- Kim Abbott, State Representative – District 83
- Diane Sands, State Senator – District 49
NEVADA
- Patricia Spearman, State Senator – District 1
- David Parks, State Senator – District 7
- Kelvin Atkinson, State Senator – District 4
- Dallas Harris, State Senator – District 11
- Nelson Araujo, State Assembly member – District 3
- Cecelia Gonzales, State Assembly – District 16
NEW HAMPSHIRE
- Chris Pappas, US Representative – District 1
- Lisa Bunker, State Representative – District 18
- Gerri Cannon, State Representative – District 18
- Rebecca Perkins Kwoka, State Senator – District 21
- Joshua Query, State Representative – District 16
NEW MEXICO
- Jacob Candelaria, State Senator – District 26
- Carrie Hamblen, State Senator – District 38
- Leo Jaramillo, State Senator – District 5
- Brittney Barreras, State Representative – District 12
- Roger Montoya, State Representative – District 40
- Elizabeth Stefanics, State Senator – District 39
NEW YORK
- Sean Maloney, US Representative – District 18
- Mondaire Jones, US Representative – District 17
- Ritchie Torres, US Representative – District 15
- Jabari Brisport, State Senate – District 25
- Brad Hoylman, State Senate – District 27
- Daniel O’Donnell, State Assemblymember – District 69
- Harry Bronson, State Assemblymember – District 138
- Deborah Glick, State Assemblymember – District 66
NORTH CAROLINA
- Marcia Morey, State Representative – District 30
- Deb Butler, State Representative – District 18
- Vernetta Alston, State Representative – District 29
- Allison Dahle, State Representative – District 11
NORTH DAKOTA
- Joshua Boschee, State Representative – District 44
OHIO
- Nickie Antonio, State Senator – District 23
OKLAHOMA
- Kay Floyd, State Senator – District 46
- Mauree Turner, State Representative – District 88
OREGON
- Kate Brown, Governor
- Kate Lieber, State Senate – District 14
- Rob Nosse, State Representative – District 42
- Karin Power, State Representative – District 41
- Tina Kotek, State Representative – District 44
PENNSYLVANIA
- Brian Sims, State Representative – District 182
- Jessica Benham, State Representative – District 36
- Malcolm Kenyatta, State Representative – District 181
RHODE ISLAND
- David Cicilline, US Representative – District 1
- Sam Bell, State Senator – District 5
- Tiara Mack, State Senator – District 6
- Deborah Ruggiero, State Representative – District 74
- Rebecca Kislak, State Representative – District 4
TENNESSEE
- Torrey Harris, State Representative – District 90
TEXAS
- Celia Israel, State Representative – District 50
- Mary Gonzalez, State Representative – District 75
- Jessica Gonzalez, State Representative – District 104
- Ann Johnson, State Representative – District 134
- Julie Johnson, State Representative – District 115
- Erin Zwiener, State Representative – District 45
UTAH
- Jim Dabakis, State Senator – District 2
VERMONT
- Becca Balint, State Senator
- Debbie Ingram, State Senator
- Bill Lippert, State Representative – District 4-6
- Taylor Small, State Representative – District 6-7
- Kathleen James, State Representative – District 4
VIRGINIA
- Dawn Adams, State Delegate – District 68
- Danica Roem, State Delegate – District 13
- Mark Sickles, State Delegate – District 43
- Mark Levine, State Delegate – District 45
- Adam Ebbin, State Senator – District 30
WASHINGTON
- Nicole Macri, State Representative – District 43
- Laurie Jinkins, State Representative – District 27
WISCONSIN
- Tammy Baldwin, US Senator
- Mark Pocan, US Representative – District 2
- Timothy Carpenter, State Senator – District 3
- Mark Spreitzer, State Representative – District 45
WYOMING
- Dan Zwonitzer, State Representative – District 43
- Cathy Connolly, State Representatives – District 13
- Chad Banks, State Representative – District 17
The information in this article was gathered thanks in part to data provided by the Victory Fund, the only national organization fully dedicated to electing openly LGBTQ people who can further equality at all levels of government.