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Oklahoma elects a non-binary Black Muslim millennial to the state House
27 year old Mauree Turner unseated an incumbent and cruised to victory to become the first Muslim individual elected in Oklahoma.
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Donald Trump falsely declares victory in presidential election, threatens to go to Supreme Court
“Frankly, we did win this election.”
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Stephanie Byers becomes the first transgender person of color in a state legislature
The retired teacher and member of the Chickasaw Nation eeked out a lead of under 500 votes.
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3 LGBTQ incumbents win U.S. House races while 3 challengers lose
There will be at least seven LGBTQ people in the next U.S. House.
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Out Congressman Chris Pappas reelected to House of Representatives
Pappas wins reelection in a Congressional seat that has had a revolving door for a decade.
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The sheriff fired her because she’s a lesbian so she ran against him. She’ll be the new sheriff now.
Charmaine McGuffey is the new sheriff in town, defeating both her former boss and a Republican challenger.
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Georgia elects out Black priest Kim Jackson to state senate
The Black Episcopal priest will become the third LGBTQ woman to serve as state senator when she’s sworn in.
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Out Congresswoman Sharice Davids wins reelection
Davids made history in 2018 as the first out LGBTQ person elected to Congress from Kansas, and as one of the first Native American women elected to Congress.
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Ritchie Torres will be the first out Afro-Latinx person elected to Congress
The New York City Councilmember may have engineered a landslide victory despite facing anti-LGBTQ opposition.
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Mondaire Jones makes history as one of first gay Black men elected to Congress
And he won explicitly running on a platform to help the poor, people of color and LGBTQ people.