Washington, DC – Today LGBTQ Victory Fund – the only national organization dedicated to electing LGBTQ leaders to public office – endorsed 52 more LGBTQ candidates for the 2022 election cycle. Among them is U.S. House candidate Will Rollins (CA-41), who would run against anti-LGBTQ incumbent Ken Calvert in one of the best pickup opportunities in California for Democrats. Also endorsed are Venton Jones and Jolanda Jones, who would be the first out LGBTQ Black members of the Texas state legislature.
Other candidates endorsed today are Lieutenant Governor of Guam Joshua Tenorio and Washington State Supreme Court Justices G. Helen Whitener and Mary Yu. All three are incumbents. Victory Fund has now endorsed 123 candidates for 2022.
Mayor Annise Parker, President & CEO of LGBTQ Victory Fund, released the following statement about the new endorsements:
“This election cycle presents enormous opportunities for our community, including the potential to dramatically increase the number of LGBTQ state legislators and win in Congressional swing districts against anti-LGBTQ challengers. These LGBTQ candidates are essential to defeating the wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation we see across the country and to pushing forward policies that are inclusive of our community. We are investing early in these races because that is when we can make the greatest difference – and winning in 2022 is more important than ever.”
The complete list of candidate endorsements announced today is below:
Game Changer Endorsements
Will Rollins (he/him)
US House of Representatives
Primary Election: 6/7/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
Joshua Tenorio (he/him)
Lieutenant Governor of Guam
Primary Election: 8/27/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
Helen Whitener (she/her)
Washington State Supreme Court
Primary Election: 8/2/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
Mary Yu (she/her)
Washington State Supreme Court
Primary Election: 8/2/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
Spotlight Candidate Endorsement
Venton Jones (he/him)
Texas House of Representatives, District 100
Primary Election: 3/1/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
General Candidate Endorsements
Ben Chou (he/him)
Harris County Commission, Precinct 4
Primary Election: 3/1/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
David Campos (he/him)
California State Assembly, District 17
Special Primary Election: 2/15/2022
Special General Election: 4/19/2022
Georgette Gomez (she/her)
California State Assembly, District 80
Special Primary Election: 4/5/2022
Special General Election: 6/7/2022
Matt Hughes (he/him)
North Carolina House of Representatives, District 50
Primary Election: 6/7/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
Jolanda Jones (she/her)
Texas House of Representatives, District 147
Primary Election: 3/1/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
Erin Maye Quade (she/her)
Minnesota State Senate, District 57
Primary Election: 8/9/2022
Pat Spearman (she/her)
Mayor of North Las Vegas, NV
Primary Election: 6/14/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
General Incumbent Candidate Endorsements
Gabriel Acevero (he/him)
Maryland House of Delegates, District 39
Primary Election: 6/28/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
Jennifer Adams (she/her)
Tempe City Council, AZ
Primary Election: 3/8/2022
General Election: 5/17/2022
Victor Aguilar (he/him)
San Leandro City Council, District 3, CA
General Election: 11/8/2022
Vernetta Alston (she/her)
North Carolina House of Representatives, District 29
Primary Election: 5/17/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
Eli Beckman (he/him)
Corte Madera Town Council, CA
Primary Election: 6/7/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
Sam Bell (he/him)
Rhode Island State Senate, District 5
Primary Election: 9/13/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
Jessica Benham (she/her)
Pennsylvania House of Representatives, District 36
Primary Election: 5/17/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
Jabari Brisport (he/him)
New York State Senate, District 25
Primary Election: 6/28/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
Park Cannon (she/her)
Georgia House of Representatives, District 58
Primary Election: 5/24/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
Kenneth Cheuvront (he/him)
Maricopa County Justice of the Peace, Encanto Precinct, AZ
Primary Election: 8/2/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
Karla Drenner (she/her)
Georgia House of Representatives, District 85
Primary Election: 5/24/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
Cecelia González (she/her)
Nevada State Assembly, District 16
Primary Election: 6/14/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
Cheryl Grieb (she/her)
Osceola County Commissioner, District 4, FL
Primary Election: 8/23/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
Dustin Heuerman (he/him)
Champaign County Sheriff, IL
Primary Election: 6/28/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
Kim Jackson (she/her)
Georgia State Senate, District 41
Primary Election: 5/24/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
Ann Johnson (she/her)
Texas House of Representatives, District 134
Primary Election: 3/1/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
Mark Kleinschmidt (he/him)
Orange County Clerk of Superior Court, NC
Primary Election: 5/17/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
Ben Ku (he/him)
Gwinnett County Commissioner, GA
Primary Election: 5/24/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
Christine Lewis (she/her)
Metro City Council, District 2, OR
General Election: 5/17/2022
Byron Macfarlane (he/him)
Howard County Register of Wills, MD
Primary Election: 6/28/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
Tiara Mack (she/her)
Rhode Island State Senate, District 6
Primary Election: 9/13/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
Sara Martinez (she/her)
Dallas County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 5, Place 1, TX
Primary Election: 3/1/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
Vered Meltzer (he/him)
Appleton Common Council, District 2, WI
Primary Election: 2/15/2022
General Election: 4/5/2022
Eric Morrison (he/him)
Delaware House of Representatives, District 27
Primary Election: 9/13/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
Daniel O’Donnell (he/him)
New York State Assembly, District 69
Primary Election: 6/28/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
Mitch O’Farrell (he/him)
Los Angeles City Council, District 13, CA
Primary Election: 6/7/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
Larry Palm (he/him)
Dane County Board of Supervisors, District 12, WI
Primary Election: 2/15/2022
General Election: 4/5/2022
Tonya Parker (she/her)
116th District Court, TX
Primary Election: 3/1/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
Sarah Peters (she/her)
Nevada State Assembly, District 24
Primary Election: 6/14/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
Marie Pinkney (she/her)
Delaware State Senate, District 13
Primary Election: 9/13/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
Ed Reece (he/him)
Claremont City Council, CA
General Election: 11/8/2022
Rolan Resendiz (he/him)
Hollister City Council, District 2, CA
Primary Election: 6/7/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
Lamont Robinson (he/him)
Illinois House of Representatives, District 5
Primary Election: 6/28/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
Deborah Ruggiero (she/her)
Rhode Island House of Representatives, District 74
Primary Election: 9/13/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
Melanie Scheible (she/her)
Nevada State Senate, District 9
Primary Election: 6/14/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
William Smith (he/him)
Van Buren Township Board, IN
Primary Election: 5/3/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
Claire Wilson (she/her)
Washington State Senate, District 30
Primary Election: 8/2/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
Nate Wolff (he/him)
Appleton Common Council, District 12, WI
Primary Election: 2/15/2022
General Election: 4/5/2022
Brandon Woodard (he/him)
Kansas House of Representatives, District 30
Primary Election: 8/2/2022
General Election: 11/8/2022
Brett Zografos (he/him)
Dighton Board of Selectmen, MA
General Election: 4/9/2022
More information about all of Victory Fund’s endorsed candidates is available atvictoryfund.org/ourcandidates. Since 1991, Victory Fund has helped thousands of openly LGBTQ candidates win local, state and federal elections.
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