Record number of LGBTQ people running for US office in 2020, says report

While openly LGBTQ people remain severely underrepresented in US government, year 2020 has witnessed a record number of LGBTQ candidates running for US office. According to a report by LGBTQ Victory Institute’s Out For America, 843 openly LGBTQ elected officials currently serve across all levels of government, up from 417 in June 2016.

re has been a 21 per cent increase in LGBTQ elected officials and a 35 per cent increase in LGBTQ mayors since June 2019. increase in bisexual elected officials and queer elected officials has been 53 per cent and 71 per cent respectively. institute said that 850 LGBTQ people are alrey running for office this year and several candidates have strong chances of entering Congress.

report says LGBTQ people are at least 4.5 per cent of US ult population but hold just 0.17 per cent of elected positions nationwide. Victory Institute’s President, Mayor Annise Parker, said in a statement that when LGBTQ people are in elected office and in halls of power, y change hearts and minds of ir colleagues and it les to more inclusive legislation.

“Enjoy exploring current state of LGBTQ representation in United States and I hope you join us in our efforts to build a pipeline of LGBTQ leers who will change our nation for better,” said Parker.

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Equitable representation

percent of elected positions held by openly LGBTQ elected officials would need to be equal to percent of LGBTQ people in US ult population for equitable representation. In order to achieve it, over 22,000 LGBTQ must be elected for government positions. As of June 2020, only two US Senators and seven House Representatives are from LGBTQ community.

“Over past year, LGBTQ elected officials have been on frontlines...Allies are important, but LGBTQ representation in halls of power is critical to success of our movement,” said Ruben Gonzales, Vice President of LGBTQ Victory Institute, in a statement.

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