"LGBTQ+ candidates in Texas, New Jersey, Virginia, and Pennsylvania could make history today as elections are held around the country one year into Donald Trump's second term. Many will be looking to some races like the Virginia gubernatorial race or the New York City mayoral race as indicators of voters' attitudes about Trump, but there are many local elections that can also show how communities are reacting to a year of unprecedented attacks on LGBTQ+ people, especially trans people."
"Leading up to the election, the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund endorsed 264 LGBTQ+ candidates in 37 states this year, with 171 appearing on ballots in the 2025 General Election. The organization, which supports LGBTQ+ political candidates, notes that this is the highest number of LGBTQ+ candidates endorsed in a non-federal election year, with 253 as the count in 2023. "There's no off-year for equality. Every race matters. Every ballot counts," Evan Low, president and CEO LGBTQ+ Victory Fund, said ahead of election night."
LGBTQ+ candidates across multiple states could win historic offices during local and state elections held one year into Donald Trump's second term. The LGBTQ+ Victory Fund endorsed 264 candidates in 37 states this year, with 171 appearing on 2025 General Election ballots, the highest endorsement total in a non-federal year (253 in 2023). Organizers emphasize that every race matters as communities respond to intensified attacks on LGBTQ+ people, particularly transgender people. High-profile contests include Jolanda Jones's special election in Houston's 18th Congressional District; a win would produce the first Black openly lesbian member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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