Tag: Polis
Jared Polis Could Become First-Ever Openly Gay Man Elected To 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...
