Texas is gerrymandering the only LGBTQ+ member of Congress from the South out of her seat
New congressional districts in Texas will split Democrat Julie Johnson's district into eight parts.
August 21, 2025
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Gay Democrat Seeks Congressional Seat in a Deep Red Kentucky District
Jimmy Ausbrooks, a mental health counselor, is seeking to unseat an anti-LGBTQ+ Republican in Kentucky's First Congressional District.
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Mark Takano Becomes First LGBT Person of Color in Congress
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The money will go to reelecting members who are running in challenging congressional districts.
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Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Black Voters, Against Alabama Voting Maps
Alabama currently has seven congressional districts, with six represented by Republicans.
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Gay Weatherman Could Be First Out Congressman From Illinois
Eric Sorensen has won the nomination in the state's 17th Congressional District.
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Republicans Attempted to Gerrymander North Carolina
A judge in North Carolina ruled the congressional district maps were illegally crafted.
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Ocasio-Cortez Endorses Gay Congressional Candidate Alex Morse
Morse is challenging powerful incumbent Richard Neal in the Democratic primary in a Massachusetts congressional district.
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Julie Johnson Running to Be Texas's First Out Member of Congress
Johnson, currently a Texas state legislator, is so far the front-runner in the 32nd Congressional District.
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Anti-LGBT Democratic Congressman Bests Progressive Challenger in Illinois
Dan Lipinski was declared winner of the Democratic primary in the Third Congressional District shortly after midnight.
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March 21, 2018
Emily Randall makes history as first LGBTQ+ Latina in Congress
Randall, who identifies as queer, captured a U.S. House seat in Washington State's Sixth Congressional District.
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Out Lawmaker Brian Sims Reveals His Next Move
Pennsylvania's first out state lawmaker announced today that he is running in the 2nd Congressional District primary race.
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Why This Gay Candidate's Texas Race Is of National Importance
Eliz Markowitz hopes to move the Texas House toward a Democratic majority and influence how the state draws congressional districts.
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Rep. Mark Takano: Trump Is an 'Enemy' of LGBTQ Americans
The Advocate interviewed the representative of California's 41st congressional district on what's at stake for queer people in the midterm election.
October 24, 2018
Five Reasons Jared Polis Won Reelection by a Landslide
Democrat and out gay father Jared Polis easily won his bid for a third term representing Colorado's second congressional district.
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North Carolina Election Won by Antigay Minister Will Have a Do-Over
The state's Ninth Congressional District will have a new election due to evidence of voter fraud that may have helped Republican Mark Harris.
February 22, 2019
Trump Supporter Broadcasts as She Chases Trans Woman Out of Bathroom
Jazmina Saavedra -- running to represent California's 44th Congressional district -- filmed herself stalking, misgendering, and accosting a trans woman at an L.A. Denny's.
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May 17, 2018
David Cicilline Reelected in Rhode Island
The Democrat won reelection in Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District after a vicious race with challenger Brendan Doherty.
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Congressional Hopeful Jirair Ratevosian on Armenia, LGBTQ+ Rights, and the American Dream
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Robert Garcia Will Be First Out Gay Immigrant in Congress
Garcia, an immigrant from Peru and the mayor of Long Beach, Calif., has been elected to the U.S. House from California's 42nd Congressional District.
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Meet the Gen Z trans woman running for Congress in Louisiana
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