Celebrating these wins for increasing the diversity of representation in government! 🎉
Sarah McBride became the US’s first openly trans state senator and the country’s highest ranking openly trans legislator, as well as Delaware’s first out LGBTQ+ person elected to the state’s legislature.
Mondaire Jones and Ritchie Torres, both in New York, became the firstly openly gay Black men elected to Congress.
Cori Bush became the first Black woman elected to Congress in Missouri’s history. She is a community organizer and activist who became involved with politics after Ferguson.
Iman Jodeh, the daughter of Palestinian immigrants, became Colorado’s first Muslim lawmaker.
Shevrin Jones became the first out LGBTQ+ person to be elected to Florida’s state senate.
Michele Rayner-Goolsby became the first openly queer Black woman elected to the Florida House of Representatives.
Jabari Brisport became New York’s first openly queer state senator of color.
Kim Jackson became Georgia’s first openly LGBTQ+ state senator, and Torrey Harris became the first out LGBTQ+ member of Tennessee’s state legislature.
Taylor Small became the first openly trans member of the Vermont State Legislature.
Stephanie Byers became the first openly trans lawmaker ever elected in Kansas and the first trans person of Native American heritage ever elected to any state legislature. She’s a member of the Chikasaw Nation.
Here’s to progress being made at any level, and here’s to hoping that those elected tonight are only the first of many. ❤️
