Election Results **The Victory Fund** Historic LGBT Elections across the Nation.

Source: The Victory Fund

Openly gay and lesbian candidates endorsed by the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund won election to municipal, judicial and state legislative offices from coast to coast Tuesday night. At least 53 of the group’s 75 endorsees were victorious, with two races still undecided this morning.

Key 2011 victories included:

Zach Adamson, who becomes the first openly LGBT city councilmember in Indianapolis, Indiana;

Caitlin Copple, an out lesbian who won a seat on the Missoula, Montana City Council;

Adam Ebbin, a Virginia Delegate who becomes the first openly gay State Senator;

Daniel Hernandez, Jr., the intern who helped save the life of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was elected to his local school board in Pima County, Ariz.;

Robin Kniech, an out lesbian who became the first openly LGBT member of the Denver, Colorado City Council;

Mike Laster, who becomes the first openly gay man elected to the Houston, Texas City Council;

LaWana Mayfield, who will be the first openly LGBT city councilmember in Charlotte, North Carolina;

Alex Morse, a 22-year-old gay man who won his race for mayor of Holyoke, Massachusetts;

Annise Parker (pictured), who was reelected as mayor of Houston, Texas;

Chris Seelbach, who made history as the first openly LGBT candidate to win a seat on the Cincinnati, Ohio City Council


Read more: http://www.gaypolitics.com/2011/11/09/gay-lesbian-candidates-win-big-across-u-s/

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53 endorsee's WON. That is not only amazing, it's historic! The Victory Fund should be very proud of such an amazing accomplishment. President Obama's administration should also get credit here as well, his administration has fundamentally changed the way LGBT people are treated in Washington and the Nation.

After last night victories, there is plenty of "love" to spread around. What a FANTASTIC DAY!

BUT, that being said...I'm assuming that they were elected because they had
a centrist message and weren't as loony as the other candidates.

Bravo and congratulations to all...now it's time to get to work for the 99%.

one openly gay state Senator. I believe the first was in the 1970s (although she may have been the Massachusetts house, not the state senate--not sure).

Perhaps the writer meant Ebbin is the first openly gay state senator in Virginia.

In any case, this is great news.

the idiots who object that you can and will do as good a job as any other human being.

Dems retained the control of the senate so no same-sex marriage repeal!

http://www.desmoinesregister.com/