{"id":2697,"date":"2018-06-06T20:48:00","date_gmt":"2018-06-06T20:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/democrats.org\/blog\/2018\/06\/06\/updated-lgbtq-candidates-make-history-in-democratic-primaries-across-u-s\/"},"modified":"2018-06-06T20:48:00","modified_gmt":"2018-06-06T20:48:00","slug":"updated-lgbtq-candidates-make-history-in-democratic-primaries-across-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/updated-lgbtq-candidates-make-history-in-democratic-primaries-across-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"UPDATED: LGBTQ Candidates Make History in Democratic Primaries Across U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"

Democratic voters across the nation last night spoke out, craving more diverse leadership. From Alabama to Montana to California, LGBTQ candidates are poised to make history. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Here’s a snapshot of some of the new LGBTQ candidate successes so far this primary season:<\/span><\/p>\n

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LAST NIGHT<\/span><\/p>\n

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MONTANA<\/span><\/p>\n

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Amelia Marquez (HD-52): If elected in November, Amelia will not only flip another legislative from red-to-blue, but also become Montana’s first openly transgender legislator, and dependant on other elections, the nation’s second openly transgender state legislator.<\/span><\/p>\n

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ALABAMA<\/span><\/p>\n

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Felicia Stewart (HD-46): If elected, Stewart will become Alabama’s second openly LGBTQ legislator. <\/span><\/p>\n

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CALIFORNIA<\/span><\/p>\n

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Ricardo Lara (CA Insurance Commissioner): If elected, Lara will become California’s first LGBTQ statewide elected official, and the only LGBTQ person of color elected to statewide office in the nation. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Katie Hill (CA-25): If Hill prevails over Republican Steve Knight, she will become California’s first openly LGBTQ congresswoman. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Numerous LGBTQ candidates are poised to make the California state legislature even more diverse including:<\/span><\/p>\n