I started to take note of the growing list of LGBTQIA+ candidates running for offices across the country. It's extensive and impressive. I don't know all their stories and may not want to endorse some of them, but the queer representation inspired me to list them regardless. Queer representation isn't everything in the age of George Santos, but seeing queer people run for office gives me hope for a better future for all of us.

This is an evolving list. If you would like to be added please see the link at the bottom of the page.

• LoreNA Austin | AZ - House of Representatives | d9 | 8/6/24

• STEVE Galardo | AZ - Maricopa County Board of Supervisors | D5 | 8/6/24

• ravi shah | az - Tucson Unified School Board | 11/5/24

• Alex Garcia | CA | Board of Supervisor | D4 | 3/5/24

• Alex Lee | CA | State Assembly | D24 | 3/5/24

• Chris ward | CA | State Assembly | D78 | 2/5/24

• christian shaugnessY | CA | City Council | D3 | 3/5/24

• Christopher cabaldon | CA | State Senate | D3 | 3/5/24

• christie holstege | CA | State Assembly | D47 | 3/5/24

• Clarissa Cervantes | CA | State Assembly | D58 | 3/5/24

• Cory Jackson | CA | State Assembly | D60 | 3/5/24

• derek marshall | CA | U.s. House California | d23 | 3/5/24

• Dulce vasquez | CA | State Assembly | D57 | 3/5/24

• Ethan Weaver | CA | Los Angeles City Council | d4 | 3/5/24

• Evan Low | CA | U.s. House california | d26 | 3/5/24

• Fidencio Joel Gallardo | CA | School Board | d5 | 3/5/24

• Frances Hsieh | CA | SF Democratic County Central Committee | ad19 | 3/5/24

• Graham smith | CA | board of supervisors | d3 | 3/5/24

• JACKIE FIELDER | CA | DISTRICT SUPERVISOR | D9 | 11/5/24

• janelle kellman | CA | lieutenant governor | 3/5/24

• javier hernandez | CA | State assembly | d53 | 3/5/24

• jennifer esteen | ca | board of supervisors | d4 | 3/5/24

• jeremy lee | CA | SF Democratic County Central Committee | ad17 | 3/5/24

• Janessa goldbeck | CA | County supervisor | d4 | 3/5/24

• Jirair Ratevosian | ca | u.s.House California | d30 | 3/5/24

• Joe Thompson | ca | City Council | D5 | 3/5/24

• john bauters | ca | county supervisor | d5 | 3/5/24

• john laird | ca | State senate | d17 | 3/5/24

• José Luis Solach | ca | State assembly | d62 |3/5/24

• joseph c. rocha | CA | state assembly | d76 | 3/5/24

• joshua rudy ochoa | ca | SF Democratic County Central Committee |ad 17 | 3/5/24

• kathryn lybarger | ca | state senate | d7 | 3/5/24

• lisa middleton | CA | state senate | d19 | /3/5/24

• Maebe A. Girl | ca | u.s. house california | d30 | 3/5/24

• mario enriquez | ca | city council | d4 | 3/5/24

• mark gonzalez | ca | state assembly | d54 | 3/5/24

• mark takano | ca | u.s. house california | d39 | 3/5/24

• michael nguyen | ca | Sf Democratic County Central Committee | ad17 | 2/5/24

• michael wilson | ca | county supervisor | d1 | 3/5/24

• monica martinez | ca | county supervisor | d5 | 3/5/24

• peter gallotta | ca | sf Democratic County Central Committee | ad17 | 3/5/24

• Rick chavez zbur | ca | state assembly | d51 | 3/5/24

• robert garcia | ca | u.s. house california | d42 | 3/5/24

• sabrina cervantes | ca state senate | d31 | 3/5/24

• sade elhawary | ca | state assembly | d57 | 3/5/24

• sal rosselli | ca | Sf Democratic County Central Committee | ad17 | 3/5/24

• Sasha Renée Pérez | ca | state senate | d25 | 3/5/24

• scott wiener | CA | state senate | d11 | 3/5/24

• stephen torres | cA | DISTRICT SUPERVISOR | D9 | 11/5/24

• steve hansen | ca | Mayor sacramento | 3/5/24

• sydney simpson | ca | SF Democratic County Central Committee / ad17 | 3/5/24

• terra lawson-remer | ca | board of supervisors | d3 | 3/5/24

• TREVOR CHANDLER |cA | DISTRICT SUPERVISOR | D9 | 11/5/24

• vicki chung | ca | Sf Democratic County Central Committee / ad17 / 3/5/24

• will rollins | ca | u.s. house california | d41 | 3/5/24

• fernando ansaldo | ca | city council soledad | 3/5/24

• James Coleman | CA | CITY COUNCIL | D4 | 11/5/24

• john erickson | CA | City Council west hollywood | 11/5/24

• Devin Murphy | CA | city council pinole | 11/5/24

• ari ruiz | CA | State assembly | d52 | 3/5/24

• stephen whitburn | CA | city council | D3 | 3/5/24

• angela normond | CA | alameda county board of education | area 2

• todd gloria | ca | Mayor san diego | 3/5/24

• matt dorsey | ca | Sf Democratic County Central Committee / ad17 | 3/5/24

• joe sangiradi | ca | Sf Democratic County Central Committee | ad17 | 3/5/24

• kyra degruy kennedy | co | house of representatives | d30 | 6/25/24

• sarah mcbride | DE | u.s. House delaware | 9/10/24

• Nick coppola | fl | city commission delray beach | seat 3 | 3/15/24

• Carlos Guillermo Smith | fl | state senate | d17 | 8/20/24

• sarah malega | fl | city commission | d17 | 3/15/24

• michele rayner | fl | house of representatives | d62 | 8/20/24

• joe saunders | fl | house of representatives | d106 | 8/20/24

• imani barnes | GA | house of representatives | d86 | 5/21/24

• park cannon | ga | house of representatives | d58 | 5/21|24

• karla drenner | ga | house of representatives | d85 | 5/21/24

• kim jackson | ga | state senate | d41 | 5/21/24

• marvin lim | ga | house of representatives | d98 | 5/21/24

• sam park | ga | house of representatives | d107 | 5/21/24

• adrian tam | HI | house of representatives | d22 | 8/10/24

• Aime Wichtendahl | ia | house of representatives | d80 | 6/4/24

• nikson mathews | id | house of representatives | d16b | 5/7/24

• eric sorensen | Il | U.s. House Illinoiss | d17 | 3/19/24

• Precious Brady-Davis | IL | Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Commission | 3/19/24

• sharice davids | ks | u.s. house kansas | d3 /8/6/24

• brandon woodard | ks | house of representatives | d108 | 8/6/24

• will brownsberger | ma | state senate | 9/3/24

• jack patrick lewis | ma | house of representatives | middlesex 7 | 9/3/24

• joe vogel | md | u.s. house maryland | d6 | 5/14/24

• Dana Schallheim | md | county board of education | d5 | 5/14/24

• Domonique Clemons | MI | Genesee County Clerk-Register of Deeds | 8/6/24

• jason morgan | mi | house of representatives | d23 | 88/6/24

• angie craig | mn | u.s. house of minnesota | d2 | 11/5/24

• leigh finke | mn | house of representatives | d66a | 8/13/24

• María Isa Pérez-Vega | mn | house of representatives | d65b | 8/13/24

• liz reyer | MN | house of representatives | d52a | 8/13/24

• jen westmoreland | mn | Hennepin County Commissioner | d6 | 5/28/24

• sk rossi | mt | house of representatives | d82 | 6/4/24

• whit davis | nc | district court judge | d31 = seat 8 | 3/5/34

• santana deberry | nc | attorney general | 3/5/24

• chris pappas | nh | U.s. House New HAMPSHIRE | D1 | 11/5/24

• Kurt Thigpen | NV | NEVADA STATE ASSEMBLY | D23 | 6/11/24

• DALLAS HARRIS | nv | state senate | d11 | 6/11/24

• brian knudsen | nv | las vegas city council | ward 1 | 6/11/24

• devon reese | nv | reno city council | ward 5 | 6/11/24

• mondaire jones | ny | u.s. house new york | d17 | 6/25/24

• ritchie torres | ny | U.s. house New york | dd15 | 6/25/24

• brad hoylman | ny | state senate | d47 | 6/25/24

• eli bohnert | oh | house of representatives | d6 | 3/19/24

• david donofrio | oh | state board of education | d6 | 3/19/24

• charmaine mcguffey | oh | hamilton county sheriff | 3/5/24

• laura bellis | ok | tulsa city council | d4 | 6/18/24

• scotty hernandez | ok | city council board | d4 | 2/13/24

• Michelle McCane | ok | house of representatives | d72 | 6/17/24

• eddy morales | OR | U.s. house oregon | d3 | 5/21/24

• Jamie McLeod-Skinner | OR | u.s.house oregon | d5 | 5/21/24

• ben bowman | OR | house of representatives | d25 | 5/21/24

• remy drabkin | or | Mayor of McMinnville | 11/8/24

• kori rodley | or | Springfield City Council | ward 5 | 5/21/24

• jessica benham | PA | house of representatives | d36 | 4/23/24

• malcom kenyatta | pa | auditor general | 4/23/24

• abigal salisbury | pa | house of representatives | d34 | 4/23/24

• tiara mack | RI | state senate | d6 | 9/11/24

• matthew park | tn | Knox County Commission | d9 | 3/5/24

• zach young | tn | Metro Nashville School Board | d3 | 3/5/24

• julie johnson | tx | u.s. house texas | d32 | 3/5/24

• molly cook | tx | state senate | d15 | 3/5/24

• josey garcia | tx | house of representatives | d124 | 3/5/24

• paul hill | tx | Hays County Justice of the Peace | Precinct 2 | 3/5/24

• ceclia israel | tx | Travis County Tax Assessor-Collector | 3/5/24

• ann johnson | tx | house of representatives | d134 | 3/5/24

• jolanda jones | tx | house of representatives | d147 | 3/5/24

• venton jones | tx | house of representatives | d100 | 3/5/24

• Kim ogg | tx | Harris County District Attorney | 3/5/24

• lauren simmons | tx | house of representatives | d146 | 3/5/24

• charles spain | tx | Justice, Court of Appeals | d14 | Place 4 / 3/5/24

• lupe valdez | tx | Dallas County Sheriff | 3/5/24

• erin zwiener | TX | house of representatives | d45 | 3/5/24

• dustin gettel | ut | salt lake county council | at-large | 3/30/24

• kirk mcpike | va | Alexandria City Council | at-large | 6/18/24

• becca balint | vt | House of vermont | at-large | 11/5/24

• Emma Mulvaney-Stanak | vt | mayor of vermont | 3/5/24

• emily randall | wa | house of washington | d6 | 8/6/24

• laurie jenkins | house of representatives | d27 | 8/6/24

• dave upthegrove | wa | Commissioner of Public Lands | 8/6/24

• tammy baldwin | wi | u.s. senator wisconsin | 8/13/24

• peter burgelis | wi | Milwaukee Board of Alderman | d11 | 2/20/24

• rosemary ketchum | wv | mayor of west virginia | 5/14/24

• michael martin | wv | Berkeley County Board of Education | 5/14/24

Loads of Love to Christopher Vasquez for helping to create this list.