Related Research Articles
Michael Herman Michaud is an American businessman and politician from Maine. Michaud served as the U.S. representative for Maine's 2nd congressional district from 2003 to 2015. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The primarily rural district comprises nearly 80% of the state by area and includes the cities of Lewiston,Auburn,Bangor,Presque Isle,and Ellsworth. It is the largest Congressional district by area east of the Mississippi River.
The Log Cabin Republicans (LCR) is an organization affiliated with the Republican Party which advocates for equal rights for LGBT+ Americans.
Steven Craig Gunderson is an American former politician who was a Republican U.S. Representative for representing Wisconsin's 3rd congressional district from 1981 to 1997,when he was succeeded by Democrat Ron Kind. After leaving office,he was president and CEO of the Council on Foundations,and then of Career Education Colleges and Universities.
Al McAffrey is an American politician from Oklahoma who served in the Oklahoma Senate,representing District 46. He has served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives,representing District 88. McAffrey unsuccessfully ran for the United States House of Representatives in 2014.
Thomas K. Duane is an American politician from New York,who served in the New York State Senate from 1999 to 2012,and in the New York City Council from 1992 to 1998.
Karla Lea Drenner is an American academic and politician from Georgia. A Democrat,she is a member of the Georgia House of Representatives representing the state's 85th district in Avondale Estates,DeKalb County.
Carl Michael Sciortino Jr. is an American politician serving as executive director of the AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts. A Democrat from Massachusetts,he represented the 34th Middlesex district in the Massachusetts House of Representatives from 2005 to 2014. The district includes parts of Medford and Somerville. Sciortino was a candidate for the Democratic nomination in the 2013 special election to succeed Ed Markey as a U.S. Representative for Massachusetts's 5th district. He lost to Katherine Clark. His campaign’s television commercial with his father,a member of the Tea Party,received national publicity and went viral online.
Jared Schutz Polis is an American politician,entrepreneur,businessman,and philanthropist serving as the 43rd governor of Colorado since 2019.
Patrick "Pat" Steadman is an attorney,former legislator,and former lobbyist from the U.S. state of Colorado. Steadman,a Democrat,was appointed to the Colorado Senate in May 2009 following the resignation of Jennifer Veiga. He represented the 31st Senate district,which covered downtown and north-central Denver and portions of Adams County. He did not seek re-election in 2016,and his term ended in January,2017.
Nickie J. Antonio is an American politician from Ohio. A Democrat,she serves in the Ohio Senate representing the 23rd district,which is located in the western portion of Cuyahoga County and contains the western third of Cleveland and some of the nearby western suburbs. She previously served in the Ohio House of Representatives representing the 13th district from 2011 to 2018. A former member of Lakewood City Council,Antonio was elected to the lower chamber of the legislature in 2010 and took office on January 3,2011,and was re-elected in the 2012 General election,receiving 75% of the vote. She was re-elected consecutively in the General elections of 2014 and 2016. After being term limited in the lower chamber of the legislature,Antonio was elected to the upper chamber of the legislature in 2018 and took office on January 7,2019.
Brian Kendall Sims is an American politician,activist and attorney. A Democrat,he was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives for the 182nd district from 2013 until 2022. Sims is also a lawyer and advocate for LGBT civil rights. Sims is the first openly gay elected state legislator in Pennsylvania history. He won re-election on November 6,2018. He was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor of Pennsylvania in 2022,finishing in second place behind Austin Davis with 25% of the vote.
Timothy James Eustace,commonly known as Tim Eustace is an American chiropractor and Democratic Party politician from Maywood,New Jersey who served in the New Jersey General Assembly,representing the 38th Legislative District from 2012 to 2018.
Mark Allan Takano is an American politician and academic who has served in the United States House of Representatives since 2013,representing California's 41st congressional district from 2013 to 2023,and the state's 39th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,Takano became the first openly gay person of Asian descent in Congress upon taking office.
Dominick Moreno is an American politician,currently serving as a state legislator in Colorado. A Democrat,Moreno was elected to the 21st district of the Colorado Senate in 2016. He previously represented the 32nd district in the Colorado House of Representatives from 2012 to 2016.
Don Coram is an American politician who served as a member of the Colorado Senate and the Colorado House of Representatives. In the state senate,he represented District 6,comprising the counties of:Archuleta,Dolores,La Plata,Montezuma,Montrose,Ouray,San Juan,and San Miguel. In the Colorado House of Representatives he represented District 58 from January 2011 to January 2017. In 2022,Coram ran against Lauren Boebert in the Republican primary for the 3rd Congressional district in Colorado. On June 28,2022,Boebert defeated Coram by 31 points.
Donald A. Guardian is an American Republican Party politician who has represented 2nd Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly since taking office on January 11,2022,when he became the first openly gay Republican legislator in state history. He served as the Mayor of Atlantic City,New Jersey from 2014 to 2017.
Jeremy Allen Moss is an American politician from Michigan currently representing the 7th State Senate District,which includes Farmington,Farmington Hills,Ferndale,Hazel Park,Huntington Woods,Lathrup Village,Madison Heights,Oak Park,Pleasant Ridge,Royal Oak Township,and Southfield. A member of the Democratic Party,he is the first openly LGBT person to serve as president pro tempore of the Michigan Senate as well as the first openly gay man and second openly LGBT person to serve in a statewide office in Michigan. Moss previously served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2014 - 2018,and remains the youngest-ever member of the Southfield City Council.
LGBTQ+ conservatism in the United States is a social and political ideology within the LGBTQ+ community that largely aligns with the American conservative movement. LGBTQ+ conservatism is generally more moderate on social issues than social conservatism,instead emphasizing values associated with fiscal conservatism,libertarian conservatism,and neoconservatism.
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio were held on November 8,2016,to elect the 16 U.S. representatives from the state of Ohio,one from each of the state's 16 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on March 15.
References
- ↑ "Representative Tim W. Brown's Biography". Project Vote Smart. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2012.
- ↑ "First-time candidate keeps race close, falls short in end" Archived 2012-11-10 at the Wayback Machine . The BG News, November 7, 2012.
- ↑ "Nationwide Wins for State and Local LGBT Candidates" Archived 2012-11-23 at the Wayback Machine . Metro Weekly , November 8, 2012.
- ↑ "Election Results". Ohio Secretary of State. Archived from the original on August 15, 2012. Retrieved May 10, 2014.
 | This article about a member of the Ohio House of Representatives is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |