Alaska
Alaska elects first two openly LGBTQ state lawmakers – Dallas Voice
Jennie Armstrong, left, and Andrew Grey
By noon Wednesday, Nov. 9, the votes had been tallied and two brazenly LGBTQ candidates had been declared victorious of their races for the Alaska state legislature.
Andrew Grey and Jennie Armstrong, Victory Fund’s two highlight candidates in Alaska, gained their races, making them the primary two out LGBTQ folks elected there.
“Jennie and Andrew have been arduous at work on the marketing campaign path, speaking to voters and spreading their message. And their arduous work paid off,” Victory Fund famous in an e-mail. “Now, they’re going so as to add much-needed illustration in Alaska and be the primary out LGBTQ voices elected to the legislature!”
That very same e-mail identified that with the wins by Grey and Armstrong in Alaska, solely two U.S. states — Louisiana and Mississippi —have by no means elected brazenly LGBTQ state lawmakers, “and with each states holding elections subsequent yr, we’ve got an opportunity to make much more historical past.”
— Tammye Nash