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You heard it here – the 2018 midterm elections were all about the Rainbow Wave! LGBTQ+ political candidates were on the ballots in forty-seven states, and over 150 of them have now been elected into office. That brings the total number of elected LGBTQ+ officials in the United States to almost 600, an all-new historic high. Now that’s something to be proud of!
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.
If any of the information we’ve provided below is incorrect, or if there are elected officials that we have failed to include, please notify our staff at info@itgetsbetter.org.
Last Updated: November 15, 2018
ARIZONA
- Kyrsten Sinema, US Representative – District 9
- 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
- Scott Wiener, State Senator – District 11
- Toni Atkins, State Senator – District 39
- Susan Eggman, State Assemblymember – District 13
- Evan Low, State Assemblymember – District 28
- Sabrina Cervantes, State Assemblymember – District 60
- Todd Gloria, State Assemblymember – District 78
COLORADO
- Jared Polis, Governor Elect
- Daneya Esgar, State Representative
- Dominick Moreno, State Senator – District 21
- Joann Ginal, State Representative – District 52
- Leslie Herod, State Representative – District 8
- Paul Rosenthal, State Representative – District 9
- Lucia Guzman, State Senator – District 34
CONNECTICUT
- Kevin Lembo, State Comptroller
- Jeff Currey, State Assemblymember – District 11
- Beth Bye, State Senator – District 5
FLORIDA
- Shevrin Jones, State Representative – District 101
- Carlos Guillermo Smith, State Representative – District 49
- David Richardson, State Representative – District 27
- Jennifer Webb, State Representative Elect – District 69
GEORGIA
- Curt Thompson, State Senator – District 5
- Renitta Shannon, State Representative – District 84
- Sam Park, State Representative – District 101
- Park Cannon, State Representative – District 58
- Karla Drenner, State Representative – District 85
IDAHO
- John McCrostie, State Representative – District 16A
ILLINOIS
- Greg Harris, State Representative – District 13
- Sam Yingling, State Representative – District 62
- Kelly Cassidy, State Representative – District 14
IOWA
- Liz Bennett, State Representative – District 65
KANSAS
- Sharice Davids, US Representative Elect – District 3
MAINE
- Charlotte Warren, State Representative – District 84
- Lois Reckitt, State Representative – District 31
- Ryan Fecteau, State Representative – District 11
- Justin Chenette, State Senator – District 31
- Matthew Moonen, State Representative – District 38
- Andrew McLean, State Representative – District 27
- Craig Hickman, State Representative – District 81
MARYLAND
- Meagan Simonaire, State Delegate – District 31B
- Richard Madaleno, State Senator
- Anne Kaiser, State Delegate – District 14
- Luke Clippinger, State Delegate – District 46
- Bonnie Cullison, State Delegate – District 19
- Maggie McIntosh, State Delegate – District 43
- Mary Washington, State Senator
MASSACHUSETTS
- Eileen Duff, Governor’s Council
- Maura Healey, State Attorney General
- Jack Lewis, State Representative – District 7
- Kate Hogan, State Representative – District 3
- Julian Cyr, State Senator – Cape & Islands District
- Elizabeth Malia, State Representative – District 11
- Sarah Peake, State Representative – District 4
MICHIGAN
- Dana Nessel, State Attorney General Elect
- Tim Sneller, State Representative – District 50
- Jon Hoadley, State Representative – District 60
- Jeremy Moss, State Senator – District 11
MISSOURI
- Tom Hannegan, State Representative – District 65
- Greg Razer, State Representative – District 25
MINNESOTA
- Angie Craig, US Representative – District 2 Elect
- Erin Maye Quade, State Representative – District 57A
- Susan Allen, State Representative – District 62B
- Karen Clark, State Representative – District 62A
- D. Scott Dibble, State Senator – District 61
MONTANA
- Kim Abbott, State Representative – District 83
- Andrea Olsen, State Representative – District 100
- Diane Sands, State Senator – District 49
- Bryce Bennett, State Senator – District 50
NEVADA
- Pat Spearman, State Senator – District 1
- David Parks, State Senator – District 7
- Nelson Araujo, State Assembly member – District 3
- Kelvin Atkinson, State Senator – District 4
NEW HAMPSHIRE
- Chris Pappas, State Executive Council Member Elect – District 1
- Dan Innis, State Senator – District 24
- Michael Abbott, State Representative – District 3
- Elizabeth Edwards, State Representative – District 11
- Edward Butler, State Representative – District 7
NEW MEXICO
- Jacob Candelaria, State Senator – District 26
- Liz Stefanics, State Senator – District 39
NEW YORK
- Sean Maloney, US Representative – District 18
- Daniel O’Donnell, State Assemblymember – District 69
- Harry Bronson, State Assemblymember – District 138
- Brad Hoylman, State Senator – District 27
- Deborah Glick, State Assemblymember – District 66
NORTH CAROLINA
- Marcia Morey, State Representative – District 30
- Cecil Brockman, State Representative – District 60
- Deb Butler, State Representative – District 18
NORTH DAKOTA
- Randy Boehning, State Representative – District 27
- Joshua Boschee, State Representative – District 44
OHIO
- Nickie Antonio, State Representative – District 13
OKLAHOMA
- Allison Ikley-Freeman, State Senator – District 37
- Kay Floyd, State Senator – District 46
OREGON
- Kate Brown, Governor
- Rob Nosse, State Representative – District 42
- Karin Power, State Representative – District 41
PENNSYLVANIA
- Brian Sims, State Representative – District 182
RHODE ISLAND
- David Cicilline, US Representative – District 1
- Deborah Ruggiero, State Representative – District 74
- Donna Nesselbush, State Senator – District 15
SOUTH CAROLINA
- Jason Elliott, State Representative – District 22
TEXAS
- Mary Gonzalez, State Representative – District 75
- Celia Israel, State Representative – District 50
UTAH
- Jim Dabakis, State Senator – District 2
VERMONT
- Becca Balint, State Senator
- Bill Lippert, State Representative – District Chittenden 4-2
- Matthew Trieber, State Representative – District Windham-3
- Debbie Ingram, State Senator
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
- Beth Doglio, State Representative – District 22
- Joan McBride, State Representative – District 48
- Nicole Macri, State Representative – District 43
- Laurie Jinkins, State Representative – District 27
- Marko Liias, State Senator – District 21
- Jamie Pedersen, State Senator – District 43
WISCONSIN
- Mark Pocan, US Representative – District 2
- Tammy Baldwin, US Senator
- Todd Novak, Assemblymember – District 51
- Mark Spreitzer, State Representative – District 45
- JoCasta Zamarripa, Assemblymember – District 8
WYOMING
- Dan Zwonitzer, State Representative – District 43
- Cathy Connolly, State Representatives – District 13
- Timothy Carpenter, State Senator – District 3
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.