More than 20 openly LGBTQ+ candidates won primary races in Texas - a record high
More than 20 of the record-setting 54 openly LGBTQ+ candidates in Texas won their elections Tuesday evening in the first primary of the 2022 election cycle, setting the stage for LGBTQ+ representation in the state legislature to more than double.
Twenty-four openly LGBTQ+ people running for public office in Texas won their primary races on Tuesday, a record high and a 33 percent increase over 2020, when 18 candidates won, the LGBTQ Victory Fund said Wednesday.
Of those who won their elections, 10 are running for state House or Senate seats in a legislature with only six openly LGBTQ+ members currently serving. Some races have still yet to be called and others will advance to runoff elections, the Victory Fund said.
It's not inconsequential that more voters in Texas selected a more diverse slate of representatives as more than 200 anti-LGBTQ+ bills have been introduced in state legislatures this year. Although Texas legislators have not introduced such legislation, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) in an opinion late last month called gender-affirming care for transgender youth "abuse" under his interpretation of state law.
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