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What it means that a historic number of LGBTQ candidates won midterm elections

The 2022 midterm election made history with the most wins for openly LGBTQ candidates. At least 340 candidates have won their races, beating the previous record of 336 in 2020.

WEKU

James Roesener makes history as the first out trans man elected to state legislature in US

The 26-year-old Democrat ran on a platform to reinvest in New Hampshire’s education and healthcare systems with a committment to protect reproductive rights in the state

The Independent UK

James Roesener is the first out trans man elected to a U.S. state legislature

James Roesener, 26, is the first openly trans man elected to a state legislature in U.S. history, per the LGBTQ Victory Fund. It says a record number of trans candidates ran in the 2022 midterms.

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‘Urgency to run’: LGBTQ candidates make history in US midterms

At least 678 LGBTQ candidates running for state and federal posts, highest number ever in US history says report.

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Amid wave of opposition, some LGBTQ candidates eye epic wins

The home stretch of the midterm election campaign is a good news, bad news phenomenon for LGBTQ activists

The Independent UK

A record number of LGBTQ candidates are running for Congress

Candidates say discriminatory state laws have motivated them.

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