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

ARIZONA

CALIFORNIA

COLORADO

CONNECTICUT

DELAWARE

FLORIDA

GEORGIA

HAWAII

IDAHO

ILLINOIS

INDIANA

IOWA

KANSAS

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

MASSACHUSETTS

MICHIGAN

MINNESOTA

MISSOURI

MONTANA

NEVADA

NEW HAMPSHIRE

NEW MEXICO

NEW YORK

NORTH CAROLINA

NORTH DAKOTA

OHIO

OKLAHOMA

OREGON

PENNSYLVANIA

RHODE ISLAND

TENNESSEE

TEXAS

UTAH

VERMONT

VIRGINIA

WASHINGTON

WISCONSIN

WYOMING


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.