The “Rainbow Wave” of LGBT candidates running for office across the United States, which drew national attention in 2018, has yet to crest, according to the LGBTQ Victory Fund, the national organization dedicated to electing LGBTQ leaders to public office.
In a recent press release announcing its early endorsements for 2020, the Victory Fund stated that “more openly LGBTQ candidates will run for office in 2020 than in any previous election year, surpassing the more than 700 candidates who ran in the “Rainbow Wave” of 2018.”
And among these early candidates are:
- Rebecca Kislak (incumbent), Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 4, Primary: 9/15/20 General: 11/3/20
- Ryan Fecteau (incumbent), Maine House of Representatives, District 11, Primary: 6/9/20 General: 11/3/20
- Lisa Bunker (incumbent), New Hampshire House of Representatives, Rockingham District 18 Primary: 9/8/20 General: 11/3/20
“An unprecedented number of LGBTQ people will run for office in 2020—potentially making the Rainbow Wave of 2018 look more like a ripple,” said Mayor Annise Parker, the Victory Fund’s President & CEO.
“In 2020, we will endorse more candidates than at any time in our 28-year history, with opportunities to dramatically increase LGBTQ representation in state legislatures and elect a historic number of LGBTQ people to Congress,” said Parker.
“We have out LGBTQ candidates running in parts of the country where none have run before, transforming perceptions of LGBTQ people in these communities. This coming year we will build LGBTQ political power like never before – and these 39 newly endorsed candidates are the backbone are the ones who will make it happen.”
Click here for the complete list of early 2020 endorsements along with 2019 endorsements in runoff elections.
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