The LGBTQ Victory Fund, the national nonprofit dedicated to electing LGBTQ leaders to public office, announced endorsements for 18 openly LGBTQ 2020 candidates across the US this week. Among them are US Congressman from Rhode Island David Cicilline for his currently held seat, and Goffstown Selectwoman Kelly Boyer for a seat, representing District 4, on the New Hampshire Executive Council.
If elected, Boyer would be her state’s first openly LGBTQ woman to service on her state’s council, representing the city of Dover as well as the towns of Barrington, Rollinsford and Somersworth. Cicilline, one of only seven openly LGBTQ US Representatives, would return to Congress.
Kelly Boyer, notes Victory Fund, “is a passionate public servant who has volunteered and worked in the nonprofit sector for most of her life. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois; she moved to New Hampshire in 2008 while serving with AmeriCorps. Kelly currently works as a Human Resources Information Specialist. In 2018 Kelly was elected to the Goffstown Select Board. As a Selectwoman, Kelly has been noted as the first woman elected to the board in over 10 years, the youngest elected Selectwoman in the history of the town, and the first openly LGBTQ+ elected official for Goffstown.”
Congressman David N. Cicilline “represents Rhode Island’s First Congressional District and is currently serving his fifth term in the U.S. House of Representatives. Cicilline is a member of the House Democratic Leadership as Chair of the Democratic Policy and Communications Committee, and serves as a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House Judiciary Committee, and is serving as Chairman of the House Antitrust Subcommittee.
“In Congress, Cicilline is working every day to cut through gridlock in Washington and deliver real results for Rhode Island. David has worked to protect Social Security and Medicare, and champion legislation that will bring American manufacturing jobs back home. He’s a tireless advocate for federal investments in our infrastructure, which will create good paying jobs that support working families, and has stood up to the gun lobby to pass common-sense reforms that keep guns out of the wrong hands.”
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