The Bella Pori Comprehensive Timeline of Openly Gay Elected Officials
It's no secret that I only love two things; politics and gay people. So when you show me an openly gay politician, I don't know if there's anything I love more. But I've been frustrated for some time with the lack of comprehensive timeline of gay elected officials. I want to know who the first openly gay elected official was! I want to know who the most recent was! I want to know who the 25th was!
So that's why I've made my own list, the Bella Pori Comprehensive Timeline of Openly Gay Elected Officials. The methodology for the list is simple. People are ONLY eligible if they run while they are openly gay. That means if you come out and resign, or you come out and never serve another term, you are not eligible for the list. If you come out while serving and are re-elected, you are on the list, but because you were re-elected with the benefit of incumbency, you have an asterisk. When multiple people were elected in one year, the timeline is organized alphabetically by last name. Finally, this list does not include judges and only includes the biggest boundary breakers on things like school boards, college boards and water boards. I have a lot of free time, but I don't have that much free time.
When I started this project, I thought I would get to around 60 and call it a day. I had NO idea how many LGBTQ people were elected across the country, quietly serving their communities and being gay at the same time. It's honestly inspiring to see so many states that have elected gay people. According to statistics from the Victory Fund, which works hard to elect LGBT people across the country, every state has elected an LGBTQ person in some capacity. The list got to be over 200 names, at which point I had to throw in the towel, since I have other things I have to do. I'm sure I forgot or couldn't find some pioneering gay mayors and city council members so if you know someone who should be included, you can tweet me @BellaPori and I'll add them to the list.
Without further ado, let's dive right in.
1. 1974, Kathy Kozachenko, Ann Arbor City Council. The first openly LGBTQ person ever elected to public office. She served one term and was a member of the Human Rights Party.
2. 1974, Elaine Noble, Massachusetts House of Representatives. First lesbian to be elected to statewide office. Served two terms before running for the United States Senate (she did not win).
3. 1976, Allan Spear, Minnesota State Senate. Elected in 1974, came out after election and served over 30 years in the Senate.*
4. 1977, Jim Yeadon, Madison City Council. Appointed to fill a seat in 1976 and was re-elected in 1977.*
5. 1978, Harvey Milk, San Francisco Board of Supervisors. First gay man to be elected to public office. Assassinated less than a year after he was elected.
Woodmere has never had a gay mayor, which is probably part of the reason why Harvey moved. But are you surprised he's not the first openly gay elected official? See, that's why I made this list.
6. 1978, Rick Trombly, New Hampshire House of Representatives. Later elected to State Senate.
7. 1979, Harry Britt, San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Took over Milk's seat, served on the board until 1992. Served as president of the board.
8. 1980, Karen Clark, Michigan House of Representatives. Still serving, was out when she was running for office.
9. 1980, Jim Splaine, New Hampshire House of Representatives. Later served in State Senate and as Deputy Mayor.*
10. 1981, John Laird, San Cruz City Council. Later served as Mayor of Santa Cruz and in the California State Assembly.
11. 1982, Robert F. Gentry, Mayor of Laguna Beach. First openly gay Mayor in California.
12. 1983, Richard A. Heyman, Mayor of Key West. Died in 1994 of AIDS related illness.
13. 1984, John Heilman, West Hollywood City Council. Served as Mayor multiple times.
14. 1984, Gerry Studds, United States Congress. Outed after having improper relations with a male page, served until 1997.*
15. 1985, Tim Mains, Rochester City Council. Won his first election by 11 votes.
16. 1986, Tammy Baldwin, Dane County Board of Supervisors. Senator Baldwin was out when first elected to the Board, was elected to the State Assembly in 1992, and later served in the United States Congress. Today, Baldwin is the only openly gay Senator.
The one, the only, the love of my life, Senator Tammy Baldwin.
17. 1986, Raymond Buckley, New Hampshire House of Representatives. Served until 2004.
18. 1987, Joe Herzenberg, Chapel Hill Town Council. Later elected Mayor Pro Tempore.*
19. 1988, Cal Anderson, Washington House of Representatives. Later served in the Senate but died of AIDS in 1995.
20. 1988, Barney Frank, United States Congress. Came out in 1987, served until 2013.*
21. 1989, Keith St. John, Albany Alderman. First openly gay black person elected in the United States. Served until 1993.
22. 1990, Roberta Achtenberg, San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Stepped down in 1993 to become Assistant Secretary to HUD.
23. 1990, Tom Ammiano, San Francisco School Board. Elected to Board of Supervisors in 1994. Served until 2008 as President of the Board. HIV positive.
24. 1990, Ricardo Gonzalez, Madison Wisconsin Alderman. First openly gay Hispanic elected official.
25. 1990, Deborah Glick, New York State Assembly. Still serving, first openly lesbian person elected in New York.
Assemblywoman Deborah Glick is STILL IN OFFICE because she is a badass.
26. 1990, Kenneth Hahn, Los Angeles County Assessor. Served until 2002.
27. 1990, Dale McCormick, Maine State Senate. Later served as State Treasurer until 2004, openly lesbian.
28. 1990, Ron Squires, Vermont State Legislature. Died of AIDS related illness days into his second term.
29. 1991, Sherry Harris, Seattle City Council. First African American lesbian elected to public office. Served until 1995.
30. 1991, Glen Maxey, Texas Legislature. Served until 2003, instrumental in providing AIDS services.
31. 1992, Kate Brown, Oregon House of Representatives. Today serves as Governor of Oregon, and is the nation's first openly bisexual governor.
32. 1992, Thomas Duane, New York City Council. Later served in New York State Senate.
33. 1992, Althea Garrison, Massachusetts State House. First transgender person elected to state office in America.
Althea Garrison was crushing it in the 1990s. Go Althea.
34. 1991, Antonio Pagán, New York City Council. Served two terms and ran for Borough President.
35. 1992, Kenneth Reeves, Cambridge City Council. Later served as Mayor of Cambridge.*
36. 1992, Gail Shibley, Oregon State Legislature. Appointed in 1991 and was re-elected in 1992, served until 1997.*
37. 1992, Liz Stefanics, New Mexico State Senate. Served until 1996, later served on Santa Fe County Commission.
38. 1993, Pam Cuthbert, Ypsilanti City Council. Served until 1999.
39. 1993, Ed Flanagan, State Auditor. First gay man elected to statewide office. Served until 2001.
40. 1993, Mary Clare Higgins, Northampton City Council. Later elected Mayor of Northampton.
41. 1993, Christine Kehoe, San Diego City Council. Later a member of the California Assembly and Senate.
42. 1993, Jim McGill, Borough Council Member. Also started first gay group in West Virginia.
43. 1993, Michael Nelson, City Board of Carrboro North Carolina. Later elected Mayor of Carrboro.
44. 1993, Daniel Stewart, Plattsburg City Council. Later elected Mayor of Plattsburg.
45. 1993, Katherine Triantafillou, Cambridge City Council. Served until 1999.
46. 1993, Bruce Williams, Takoma Park City Council. Later elected Mayor of Takoma Park.
47. 1994, Patti Bushee, Santa Fe City Council. Served through 2012.
48. 1994, Chuck Carpenter, Oregon House of Representatives. Served until 1998.
49. 1994, Ken Cheuvront, Arizona House of Representatives. Later served in Arizona State Senate until 2011.
50. 1994, Marlene DeChane, New Hampshire House of Representatives. Served until 2006.
51. 1994, Gregory Eighmey, Oregon House of Representatives.
52. 1994, William Fitzpatrick, Rhode Island Senate. Came out weeks after he was elected in 1992. Served until 1997.*
53. 1994, Steve Gunderson, United States Congress. Outed in 1994 prior to election during a debate on the floor. Also only Republican to vote against the Defense of Marriage Act. Served until 1997.*
54. 1994, Sheila James Kuehl, California Legislature.
55. 1994, Susan Leal, San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Later elected Treasurer of San Francisco County.
56. 1994, Bill Lippert, Vermont House of Representatives.
57. 1994, Gregory Pettis, Cathedral City Council. Later elected Mayor Pro Tempore.
58. 1994, Sabrina Sojourner, United States Congress. "At-Large" non-voting member for the District of Columbia.
Sabrina Sojourner
59. 1994, Tim Van Zandt, Missouri House of Representatives. Served until 2003.
60. 1995, Bill Crews, Mayor. Came out at the end of his second term, served until 1999.*
61. 1995, Mike Gin, Redondo Beach City Council. Later Mayor of Redondo Beach.
62. 1995, Barbra Kavanaugh, Buffalo Common Council. Served one term.
63. 1995, Jim Moeller, Vancouver City Council. Later served in Washington State House of Representatives.
64. 1995, Ed Murray, Washington House of Representatives. Later served in Washington Senate and as the Mayor of Seattle. Recently accused of sexually assaulting several young people.
65. 1995, Ron Oden, Palm Springs City Council. Later elected Mayor of Palm Springs.
66. 1995, Tina Podlodowski, Seattle City Council. Served one term.
67. 1995, Mike Verveer, Wisconsin Common Council. Served until 2008, became council president.
68. 1996, Neil Giuliano, Mayor of Tempe Arizona. Came out in 1996, served as Mayor until 2004.*
69. 1996, Leslie Katz, San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Targeted in a free speech lawsuit by conservative Christian groups.
70. 1996, Carole Migden, California State Assembly. Also a member of the California State Senate.
71. 1996, Lawrence McKeon, Illinois House of Representatives. Served until 2004.
72. 1996, David Parks, Nevada Assembly. Later elected to Nevada State Senate.
73. 1996, Michael Pisaturo, Rhode Island State Assembly. Later served on city council.
74. 1996, Judy Powers, Maine House of Representatives. Served until 2000.
75. 1996, Diane Sands, Montana House of Representatives.
76. 1997, David Catania, Washington D.C. City Council. Used to be a Republican, switched to Independent.
77. 1997, Richard Conti, Albany City Council. Served until mid-2000s.
78. 1997, Louis Escobar, Toledo City Council. Later elected City Council President.
79. 1997, Margarita Lopez, New York City Council. Served two terms.
80. 1997, John Loza, Dallas City Council. Later Deputy Mayor Pro Tempore.
81. 1997, Evelyn Mantilla, Connecticut House of Representatives. Openly bisexual elected official.
82. 1997, Steve May, Arizona House of Representatives. Served multiple terms.
83. 1997, Annise Parker, Houston City Council. Later elected Mayor of Houston.
Annise looks a little like Leslie Knope and I am HERE FOR IT
84. 1997, Christine Quinn, New York City Council. Later speaker of the New York City Council, and candidate for NYC Mayor.
85. 1997, Phil Reed, New York City Council. Served two terms.
86. 1997, Mary Wiseman, Dayton City Council. Later appointed a judge.
87. 1997, Cathy Woolard, Atlanta City Council. Served until 2004.
88. 1998, Mark Leno, San Francisco Board of Supervisors. Later served in California Assembly.
89. 1998, Jarrett Barrios, Massachusetts House. Later served in Massachusetts Senate.
90. 1998, Jackie Biskupski, Utah House of Representatives. Served many terms, subject to very negative campaign, and later Mayor of Salt Lake City.
91. 1998, Jim Graham, Washington D.C. City Council. Became involved in politics during the HIV epidemic.
92. 1998, Jim Kolbe, United States Congress. Came out in 1996, following his vote for the Defense of Marriage Act. Served until 2007.*
93. 1998, Liz Malia, Massachusetts House of Representatives.
94. 1998, Maggie McIntosh, Maryland House of Delegates. Appointed in 1992, re-elected in 1998*
95. 1998, McKim Mitchell, New Hampshire House of Representatives. Served multiple terms.
96. 1998, Mark Pocan, Wisconsin State Assembly. Took over for Tammy Baldwin, now serves in Congress in Baldwin's former seat.
97. 1999, David Cicilline, Rhode Island House of Representatives. First openly gay mayor of a state capital, later elected to Congress.*
One of only a few openly gay Congresspeople, David Cicilline.
98. 1999, Craig Covey, Ferndale City Council. Later served as first openly gay mayor in Michigan.
99. 1999, Matt Sloan, Madison Wisconsin Common Council. Re-elected multiple times.
100. 2000, Toni Atkins, San Diego City Council. Later served in California State Assembly and California State Senate.
101. 2000, Karla Drenner, Georgia House of Representatives.
102. 2000, Jackie Goldberg, California State Assembly. Served for six years.
103. 2000, Cheryl Jacques, Massachusetts Senate. Came out during her fourth term.*
104. 2000, Christine Kaufmann, Montana House of Representatives. Later elected to Montana State Senate.
105. 2000, Chris Kolb, Michigan House of Representatives. Served until 2006.
106. 2000, Ken Yeager, San Jose City Council. Later served on Board of Supervisors. Was first elected in 1992, but it was a community college board of trustees, and I don't think that should count.
107. 2001, Willy Marshall, Mayor of Big Water. Tried to decriminalize marijuana.
108. 2002, Tim Carpenter, Wisconsin Senate. Came out in 2001 before he ran for Senate, previously served in House of Representatives.*
109. 2002, Anne Kaiser, Maryland House of Delegates.
110. 2002, Richard Madaleno, Maryland House of Delegates. Later served in Maryland State Senate.
111. 2002, Joan McBride, Deputy Mayor of Kirkland Washington, later member of the Washington House of Representatives.
112. 2002, Robert Meza, Arizona State Legislature. Later elected to Arizona Senate.
113. 2002, Daniel O'Donnell, New York State Assembly. Represents the Upper West Side and brother of Rosie O'Donnell.
114. 2002, Chris Pappas, New Hampshire House of Representatives. Later appointed to New Hampshire Executive Council.
115. 2002, Jennifer Viega, Colorado House of Representatives. Served in Colorado Senate until 2009.*
116. 2002, Danny Wan, Oakland City Council. Served until 2005.
117. 2003, Adam Ebbin, Virginia House of Delegates. Today is serving as a State Senator.
1118. 2004, Sam Adams, Portland City Council. Later mayor of Portland.
119. 2004, Julia Boseman, North Carolina Senate. Served until 2011.
120. 2004, Bruce Harris, Chatham Borough City Council. Later mayor of Chatham Borough New Jersey.
121. 2004, Nicole LeFavour, Idaho House of Representatives. Later served as a Senator in Idaho.
122. 2004, Jeanette Mott Oxford, Missouri House of Representatives.
123. 2005, Nickie Antonio, Lakewood City Council. Later served in Ohio House of Representatives.
124. 2005, Scott McCoy, Utah State Senate. Stepped down in 2009, has a license plate that reads THEGAY after a colleague made a disparaging comment after his appointment to the Senate.
Close approximation of Senator McCoy's license plate.
125. 2005, Rosie Méndez, New York City Council. Took over for openly lesbian city council member.
126. 2005, Daniel Miller, Harrisburg City Council. First openly gay person on City Council. Later served as Harrisburg City Controller.
127. 2005, Karin Uhlich, Tuscon City Council. Served until this year.
128. 2006, Paula Aboud, Arizona State Senate. Ran for the seat after Gabby Giffords was elected to Congress.
129. 2006, Carol Becker, Minneapolis Board of Estimate and Taxation. Second out lesbian elected in Minnesota.
130. 2006, Joe Bertram, Hawaii House of Representatives. Took his partner's last name when he got married.
131. 2006, Christoper Cabaldon, Mayor of West Sacramento. Longest serving Mayor of West Sacramento.*
132. 2006, Gordon Fox, Rhode Island House of Representatives. First openly gay speaker of the state house, came out at a rally supporting marriage equality in 2004. He served until 2015 which was when he went to prison for bribery.*
133. 2006, Michael Góngora, Miami City Commission. First openly gay Hispanic person elected in the state of Florida.
134. 2006, Jolie Justus, Missouri State Senate. First openly gay person in Missouri State Senate.
135. 2006, Paul Koering, Minnesota Senate, came out in 2005 when he broke with the Republican Party on an Amendment that would have banned same-sex marriage.
136. 2006, Tina Kotek, Oregon House of Representatives. Later the Speaker of the Oregon House of Representatives.
137. 2006, Al McAffrey, Oklahoma House of Representatives. Later served in Oklahoma Senate.
138. 2006, Heather Mizeur, Maryland House of Delegates. Served until 2015, when she ran for Governor of Maryland.
139. 2006, Peter Murphy, Maryland House of Delegates.
140. 2006, Sarah Peake, Massachusetts House of Representatives.
141. 2006, James Pedersen, Washington State Senate.
142. 2006, David Pierce, New Hampshire House of Representatives. Later elected to the state Senate.
143. 2006, Kyrsten Sinema, Arizona State Legislature. First openly bisexual Congresswoman. Came out after she made a speech about LGBT rights and said "we're simple people like everyone else who want and deserve respect." When reporters asked her about her use of the first person, Sinema responded "duh, I'm bisexual."
She also teaches spin classes and does Ironmans because Kyrsten is literally the coolest.
144. 2006, Patricia Todd, Alabama House of Representatives. First openly gay person elected in Alabama.
145. 2006, Kathy Webb, Arkansas House of Representatives. Also owns a dim sum restaurant.
146. 2007, Mark Ferradino, Colorado House of Representatives. First openly gay male legislator in Colorado.
147. 2007, Micah Kellner, New York State Assembly. First openly bisexual person elected in New York State.
148. 2007, Lydia Lavelle, Carrboro Board of Aldermen. Later the mayor of Carrboro, North Carolina.
149. 2007, Matthew Titone, New York State Assembly. Still serving, representing Staten Island.
150. 2007, Patrick Wojahn, College Park City Council. Later elected Mayor.
151. 2008, Mike Colona, Missouri House of Representatives.
152. 2008, Cathy Connolly, Wyoming House of Representatives. Later the Minority Leader of the Wyoming House.
153. 2008, Reed Gusciora, New Jersey General Assembly.*
154. 2008, Matt Heinz, Arizona State Legislature. Doctor who also helped work on Affordable Care Act roll out.
155. 2008, Kate Hogan, Massachusetts House of Representatives.
156. 2008, Marco Liias, Washington House of Representatives.
157. 2008, John Pérez, California State Assembly. First openly gay Speaker of the State Assembly.
158. 2008, Jared Polis, United States Congress. First openly gay Congressman to be out when first elected. First openly gay male governor to be elected.
159. 2008, Sue Schafer, Colorado House of Representatives. Served until 2015.
160. 2008, Suzi Wizowaty, Vermont House of Representatives. Served until 2015.
161. 2008, Ed Zipprich, Red Bank City Council.
162. 2009, Daniel Dromm, New York City Council. Represents Queens.
163. 2009, Michael Fenton, Springfield City Council. Youngest person elected to Springfield City Council in Massachusetts.
164. 2009, Mark Kleinschmidt, Mayor of Chapel Hill. Served until 2015.
165. 2009, Evan Low, Mayor of Campbell. Later electeedCalifornia State Assembly.
166. 2009, Margaret Paul, Berwyn Board of Aldermen.
167. 2009, Pat Steadman, Colorado Senate. First election in Colorado where both candidates were LGBT.
168. 2009, Jimmy Van Bramer, New York City Council.
169. 2009, Alex Wan, Atlanta City Council. First Asian-American member of the Atlanta City Council.
170. 2009, Sam Yingling, Avon Township Supervisor. Later elected to Illinois House of Representatives.
171. 2010, Denise Andrews, Massachusetts House of Representatives. Served until 2015.
172. 2010, Bryce Bennett, Montana House of Representatives. Later elected to the State Senate.
173. 2010, Marcus Brandon, North Carolina House of Representatives. Served until 2014.
174. 2010, Harry Bronson, New York State Assembly. First openly gay assembly member from upstate New York.
175. 2010, Angie Buhl, South Dakota Senate. Openly bisexual State Senator.
176. 2010, Luke Clippinger, Maryland House of Delegates.
177. 2010, Bonnie Cullison, Maryland House of Delegates.
178. 2010, Jim Gray, Mayor of Lexington.
179. 2010, Lucía Guzmán, Colorado Senate.
180. 2010, Laurie Jinkins, Washington House of Representatives.
181. 2010, Jo Jordan, Hawaii House of Representatives.
182. 2010, Craig Lowe, Mayor of Gainsville. Served until 2013.
183. 2010, Joe Mosca, Mayor of Sierra Madre, California.
184. 2010, Donna Nesselbush, Rhode Island Senate.
185. 2010, Blake Oshiro, Hawaii House of Representatives. Came out during a debate on gay marriage.*
186. 2010, Stan Rosenberg, Massachusetts House of Representatives. Later president of the Massachusetts State Senate. Raised in foster care.*
187. 2010, Pedro Segarra, Mayor of Hartford, Connecticut.
188. 2010, Mary L. Washington, Maryland House of Delegates. Later elected to Maryland State Senate.
189. 2011, Daryl Justin Finizio, Mayor of New London Connecticut. Served until 2015.
190. 2011, Kevin Lembo, Connecticut Comptroller.
191. 2011, LaWana Mayfield, Charlotte City Council. First LGBTQ person elected to Charlotte City Council.
192. 2011, Stu Rasmussen, Mayor of Silverton Oregon. Came out as transgender after his second term as mayor. Uses he/him pronouns, but presents as a woman.
Long-serving Mayor Stu Rassmusen.
193. 2011, Chris Seelbach, Cincinnati City Council.
194. 2012, Joshua Boschee, North Dakota House of Representatives. First gay person elected in North Dakota.
195. 2012, Tim Brown, Ohio State Legislature. In office until 2016.
196. 2012, Pete Buttigieg, Mayor of South Bend. Came out in first term in office.*
197. 2012, Jacob Candelaria, New Mexico State Legislature.
198. 2012, Tim Eustace, New Jersey General Assembly. Among the first gay couples to adopt in the state of New Jersey.
199. 2012, Kay Floyd, Oklahoma House of Representatives. Later served in Oklahoma Senate.
200. 2012, Joann Ginal, Colorado House of Representatives.
201. 2012, Mary González, Texas House of Representatives. First pansexual elected official.
202. 2012, James Healey, Nevada House of Representatives.
203. 2012, Craig Hickman, Maine House of Representatives.
204. 2012, Brad Hoylman, New York State Senate.
205. 2012, Sean Patrick Maloney, United States Congress.
206. 2012, Andrew Martin, Nevada House of Representatives. Possibly not eligible to serve while he was in office, lost re-election in 2014.
207. 2012, Andrew McLean, Maine House of Representatives.
208. 2012, Matt Moonen, Maine House of Representatives.
209. 2012, Alex Morse, Mayor of Holyoke. First openly gay, and youngest ever, mayor of Holyoke.
210. 2012, David Richardson, Florida House of Representatives.
211. 2012, Paul Rosenthal, Colorado House of Representatives.
212. 2012, Joe Saunders, Florida House of Representatives. Served until 2014.
213. 2012, Brian Sims, Pennsylvania House of Representatives.
214. 2012, Stephen Skinner, West Virginia House of Delegates. Served until 2016, was subject to a plot to burn down his home.
215. 2012, Pat Spearman, Nevada State Senate.
216. 2012, Mark Takano, United States Congress. First openly gay person of color in Congress, or as he prefers, "Gaysian."
How cool is Mark Takano???
217. 2012, Jessie Ulibarri, Colorado State Senate. Served until 2017.
218. 2012, Keisha Waites, Georgia House of Representatives.
219. 2012, JoCasta Zamarripa, Wisconsin State Assembly. Came out as bisexual at the end of her first term, re-elected.*
220. 2013, Ben Allatt, Harrisburg City Council.
221. 2013, Mark Bonin, Los Angeles City Council.
222. 2013, Corey Johnson, New York City Council. HIV positive, took over for Christine Quinn.
223. 2013, Carlos Menchaca, New York City Council. First openly gay member from Brooklyn.
224. 2013, Ritchie Torres, New York City Council. First openly gay representative from the Bronx.
225. 2013, Lawrence Webb, Falls Church School Board. First black openly gay elected official in Virginia.
226. 2014, Kevin Atkinson, Nevada House of Representatives. Came out during a debate on gay marriage, was the first couple to marry in Nevada.*
227. 2014, Becca Balint, Vermont House of Representatives.
228. 2014, Liz Bennett, Iowa House of Representatives.
229. 2014, Cecil Brockman, North Carolina House of Representatives.
230. 2014, Lori Droste, Berkley City Council.
231. 2014, Daneya Esgar, Colorado House of Representatives.
232. 2014, Ryan Fecteau, Maine House of Representatives.
233. 2014, Javier Gonzalez, Mayor of Santa Fe.
234. 2014, Don Guardian, Mayor of Atlantic City.
235. 2014, Maura Healey, Attorney General of Massachusetts. First openly gay Attorney General.
236. 2014, Jon Hoadley, Michigan House of Representatives.
237. 2014, Celia Israel, Texas House of Representatives.
238. 2014, Christine Kilduff, Washington House of Representatives.
239. 2014, Susan Lamb, Lexington City Council.
240. 2014, John McCrostie, Idaho House of Representatives. First openly gay man elected in Idaho.
241. 2014, Mike Michaud, United States Congress. Served Maine since 2003, came out in 2013.*
242. 2014, Jeremy Moss, Michigan House of Representatives. Later elected to the State Senate.
243. 2014, Boa Nguyen, Mayor of Garden Grove. First Vietnamese-American Mayor in the country.
244. 2014, Todd Novak, Wisconsin State Assembly.
245. 2014, Andrea Olsen, Montana House of Representatives.
246. 2014, Karen Peterson, Deleware Senate. Came out during a debate on gay marriage in 2013. Served until 2017.*
247. 2014, Jeffrey Prang, Assessor of Los Angeles County.
248. 2014, Gabriel Quinto, El Cerrito City Council. Later mayor of El Cerrito.
249. 2014, Mark Spreitzer, Wisconsin State Assembly.
250. 2015, Pat Davis, Albuquerque City Council.
251. 2015, Nelson Roman, Holyoke City Council. Openly gay and HIV-positive.
252. 2016, Deb Butler, North Carolina House of Representatives.
253. 2016, Park Cannon, Georgia House of Representatives. Identifies as queer.
254. 2016, Cesar Chavez, Arizona House of Representatives. Used to be a singer for a Mariachi band.
255. 2016, Justin Chenette, Maine House of Representatives.
256. 2016, Julian Cyr, Massachusetts State Senate.
257. 2016, Greg Ford, Wake County Commissioner.
258. 2016, Lois Galgay Reckitt, Maine House of Representatives.
259. 2016, Todd Gloria, California States Assembly.
260. 2016, Carlos Guillermo Smith, Florida House of Representatives.
261. 2016, Daniel Hernández, Arizona House of Representatives. Saved Congresswoman Gabby Giffords’ life when she was shot.
262. 2016, Leslie Herod, Colorado House of Representatives.
263. 2016, Debbie Ingram, Vermont State Senate.
264. 2016, Nick Kachiroubas, Crystal Lake Town Clerk. Openly gay Republican.
265. 2016, Mark Levine, Virginia House of Delegates.
266. 2016, Jack Lewis, Massachusetts House of Representatives.
267. 2016, Nicole Macri, Washington House of Representatives.
268. 2016, Dominick Moreno, Colorado House of Representatives.
269. 2016, Marcia Morey, North Carolina House of Representatives.
270. 2016, Jason Morgan, Washtenaw County Commission.
271. 2016, Karin Power, Oregon House of Representatives.
272. 2016, Greg Razer, Missouri House of Representatives.
273. 2016, Renitta Shannon, Georgia House of Representatives.
274. 2016, E. Denise Simmons, Mayor of Cambridge.
275. 2016, Tim Sneller, Michigan House of Representatives.
276. 2016, Sam Park, Georgia House of Representatives. Previously outed, and the first openly gay man to serve in Georgia.
277. 2017, Vernetta Alston, Durham City Council. Worked in death penalty litigation.
278. 2017, Reginald Bledsoe, Newark City School Board. Only openly LGBTQ elected official in Newark.
279. 2017, Guyleen Castriotta, Bloomfield City Council. First openly lesbian person on Bloomfield City Council, which is in Colorado.
280. 2017, Christopher Constant, Anchorage Assembly. One of two openly LGBTQ people elected to Anchorage City Council.
281. 2017, Phillipe Cunningham, Minneapolis City Council. First trans man elected to a major city council.
282. 2017, Dean Dafis, Maplewood Township Committee. First openly gay elected official in Maplewood, New Jersey.
283. 2017, Tamaya Dennard, Cincinnati City Council.
284. 2017, Betsy Driver, Flemington Borough Council. Later elected mayor, openly gay and openly intersex and the first intersex person elected to public office in the United States.
285. 2017, Paul Durham, Tuscon City Council. Won what's called a "legacy seat" taking the seat over from an openly gay person after Karin Uhlich stepped down.
286. 2017, Jenny Durkan, Mayor of Seattle. First openly lesbian mayor of Seattle, was previously the first openly gay U.S. Attorney.
287. 2017, Jeff Harris, Westwood City Council, Kansas.
288. 2017, Christy Holstege, Palm Springs City Council.
289. 2017, Andrea Jenkins, Minneapolis City Council. First trans woman elected to a major city council.
290. 2017, Mitzi Johanknecht, King County Sheriff. Openly lesbian sheriff in Seattle.
291. 2017, Nick Komives, Toledo City Council.
292. 2017, Luis López, California State Assembly.
293. 2017, Ryan Messer, Cincinnati Board of Education.
294. 2017, Lisa Middleton, Palm Springs City Council. First trans person to be elected in California in a non-judicial position.
295. 2017, Omar Narvaez, Dallas City Council. Only LGBTQ person on Dallas City Council.
296. 2017, Jose Ramirez, Berwyn Board of Alderman.
297. 2017, Jeanine Reardon, Berwyn Board of Alderman.
298. 2017, Felix Rivera, Anchorage Assembly, The other openly LGBTQ person elected to the Anchorage City Council.
299. 2017, Danica Roem, Virginia House of Delegates. First trans woman to be elected in Virginia.
300. 2017, Peter Spadafore, Lansing City Council.
301. 2017, Karen Stegman, Chapel Hill Town Council.
302. 2017, Tyler Titus, Erie School Board. First openly trans person elected in Pennsylvania.
303. 2017, Chris Wharton, Salt Lake City Council..
304. 2017, Amy Zanelli, Lehigh County Commissioner. First openly gay elected official in Lehigh.
305. 2018, Gabriel Acevero, Maryland House of Delegates.
306. 2018, Sam Bell, Rhode Island State Senate.
307. 2018, Wendy Berry, West St. Paul City Council.
308. 2018, Raghib Allie-Brennan. Connecticut House of Representatives.
309. 2018, Jordan Brandman, Anaheim City Council.
310. 2018, Chelsey Branham, Oklahoma House of Representatives. Native American and gender non-conforming.
311. 2018, Alex Brown, Chico City Council, California.
312. 2018, Lisa Bunker, New Hampshire state legislature. One of the first transgender women to be elected in New Hampshire.
313. 2012, Marisabel Cabrera, Wisconsin State Assembly.
314. 2018, Gerri Cannon, New Hampshire state legislature. One of the first transgender women to be elected in New Hampshire.
315. 2018, Andres Cano, Arizona House of Representatives.
316. 2018, Hunter Cantrell, Minnesota House of Representatives.
317. 2018, Angie Craig, openly lesbian Congresswoman from Minnesota.
318. 2018, Allison Dahle, North Carolina House of Representatives.
319. 2018, Denise Davids, Redlands City Council.
320. 2018, Sharice Davids, Congresswoman from Kansas. First openly gay person to represent Kansas, second openly lesbian woman in Congress, one of two first Native American women in Congress, first LBGT Native American in Congress.
321. 2018, Julia Fahl, Mayor of Lambertville, New Jersey.
322. 2018, J.D. Ford, Indiana House of Representatives.
323. 2018, Caitlin Giles-McCormick, Flemington Borough Council.
324. 2018, Evan Glass, Montgomery County Council, Maryland.
325. 2018, Steve Glassman, Fort Lauderdale City Council.
326. 2018, Jessica González, Texas House of Representatives.
327. 2018, Raymond Gregory, Cathedral City Council, California.
328. 2018, CM Hall, Newport City Hall, Oregon.
329. 2018, Katie Hill, openly bisexual Congresswoman from California.
330. 2018, Megan Hunt, Nebraska State Legislature, bisexual and an atheist.
331. 2018, Dave Hutchinson, Hennepin County Sheriff. First openly gay sheriff in the Midwest.
332. 2018, Kathleen James, Vermont House of Representatives.
333. 2018, Julie Johnson, Texas House of Representatives.
334. 2018, Shevrin Jones, Florida state legislature, first elected in 2012, came out in 2018 prior to the most recent election.*
335. 2018, Malcolm Kenyatta, Pennsylvania state legislature.
336. 2018, Rebecca Kislak, Rhode Island House of Representatives.
337. 2018, Derek Kitchen, Utah State Senate.
338. 2018, Shawn Kumagai, Dublin City Council, California.
339. 2018, Sonya Jaquez Lewis, Colorado state legislature.
340. 2018, Teri Johnston, Mayor of Key West.
341. 2018, Ben Ku, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners.
342. 2018, Rafael Mandelman, San Francisco Board of Supervisors.
343. 2018, Ian Mackey, Missouri House of Representatives.
344. 2018, Tippi McCullough, Arkansas House of Representatives.
345. 2018, Kevin Morrison, Cook County Commissioner.
346. 2018, Garrett Muscatel, New Hampshire House of Representatives.
347. 2018, Dana Nessel, Attorney General of Michigan, first LGBTQ person elected to statewide office in Michigan.
348. 2018, Neil Rafferty, Alabama House of Representatives.
349. 2018, Rob Reneau, Peoria County Board Commissioner.
350. 2018, Beach Pace, Hillsboro City Council, Oregon.
351. 2018, Chris Papas, openly gay Congressman from New Hampshire.
352. 2018, Laura Pramer-Lohan, San Carlos City Council, California.
353. 2018, Evan Ross, Amherst Town Council.
354. 2018, Susan Ruiz, Kansas House of Representatives.
355. 2018, Lamont Robinson, Illinois House of Representatives.
356. 2018, Melanie Scheible, Nevada State Senate.
357. 2018, Katie Scott, Washtenaw County Commission.
358. 2018, Joshua Tenorio, Lieutenant Governor of Guam.
359. 2018, Cody Thompson, West Virginia House of Delegates.
360. 2018, Dean Trantalis, Mayor of Fort Lauderdale. First openly gay mayor of Fort Lauderdale.
361. 2018, Alex Valdez, Colorado House of Representatives.
362. 2018, Jennifer Webb, Florida House of Representatives.
363. 2018, Tyler Williamson, Monterey City Council, California.
364. 2018, Matthew Wilson, Georgia House of Representatives.
365. 2018, Brandon Woodard, Kansas House of Representatives.
366. 2018, Ahmed Zahra, Fullerton City Council, California.
Hopefully, to be continued!