Tag: Governor

Less than one percent of elected officials in the United States are openly LGBTQ. According to The Victory Institute, in terms of LGBTQ representation, we have: • 1 governor • 7 members of Congress • 4 statewide elected officials • 37 mayors • 123 state lawmakers • 306 local officials • 95 judicial elected officials That’s a total of 573 LGBTQ elected officials in the entire country which breaks down to 0.11% of all public offices. With a record number of LGBTQ candidates running for office this year, that...

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy praised Andrew McDonald's “temperament, compassion and intellect.” The first openly gay member of the Connecticut Supreme Court looks to be making history again: Andrew J. McDonald was nominated to become with a nomination to become chief justice on Monday by Democratic Governor Dannel P. Malloy. If confirmed, the 51-year-old former state Senator will be the first out state Supreme Court justice in the U.S. He would replace Chief Justice Chase T. Rogers, who is retiring in early...

North Carolina’s unpopular governor received a special birthday wish this year. Today marks the 60th birthday of Pat McCrory, who infamously signed the state’s HB2, an anti-LGBT law which bans non-discrimination ordinances and stops trans people using bathrooms that match their gender identity. To celebrate the occasion, a progressive group of writers took out a full-page advert in the Raleigh News & Observer which features a rainbow layer cake and the headline “HB2 U, PAT”. The ad reads: “Governor McCrory, we send you our best...

Here’s the problem with Donald Trump’s campaign: even if he loses — and let’s all hope to God he does — he’s made it easier than ever for truly terrible politicians to behave like absolute lunatics. Trump’s candidacy gives cover to basket cases like Maine Governor Paul LePage, whose racist tirades have been making everyone gasp for far too long. If you pay attention to Maine politics, you know that he’s been claiming for a long time that people of color...