Primary results: 29 of 33 openly gay candidates advance, Victory Fund says

Dan82 · Sep 15, 2010

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Tuesday’s primaries brought mostly good news to openly gay candidates supported by the Victory Fund, as 29 of 33 pols either advanced in primaries or won their elections outright.

Chuck Wolfe, president and CEO of the Victory Fund, was in Providence, R.I., Tuesday night as Providence Mayor David Cicilline was declared the winner of the Democratic primary to represent Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District. Rhode Island is a very blue state, and so is the district, thus Cicilline immediately becomes the favorite to win in November.

“I’m very grateful that the Victory Fund and their supporters believe in this campaign, and I thank you for your hard work on our behalf. Together we really can change politics in Rhode Island and across the country, and make sure that all Americans have a voice in their government. I hope you’ll continue to stand with us as we work hard for a big victory this November,” Cicilline said in a statement.

If elected, Cicilline would become the fourth openly LGBT member of Congress.

The Maryland House of Delegates is set to welcome three new gay and lesbian members, bringing the total number of out Maryland state lawmakers to seven. This could have an enormous impact on the fight to bring marriage equality to the state. This month, Gov. Martin O’Malley pledged to sign a marriage equality bill if the state legislature is able to pass one.

Among the winners in Maryland is Mary Washington, who is on track to becoming just the second openly lesbian African-American to be elected to a state legislature anywhere in America. Her Baltimore district will likely have two lesbian representatives in the House of Delegates. Incumbent Maggie McIntosh also won her primary...

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Revan · Sep 15, 2010

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