Becca Balint state Vermont lesbian politics Women Becca Balint state Vermont

Becca Balint to Be Vermont's First Woman, First LGBTQ+ Rep in Congress

Reading now: 522
www.advocate.com

Becca Balint has been elected as the first woman and first out LGBTQ+ person to represent Vermont in Congress.Balint, a lesbian Democrat, was declared the winner of Vermont’s sole U.S.

House seat with more than 60 percent of the vote. She defeated Republican Liam Madden, Libertarian Ericka Rudick, and three independents, Matt Druzba, Adam Ortiz, and Luke Talbot.

The seat was left open when incumbent Peter Welch, also a Democrat, decided to run instead for U.S. Senate to succeed Patrick Leahy, who’s retiring.

Welch won the Senate race easily.Balint has been a longtime Vermont legislator, serving as Senate majority leader and president pro tempore.

Read more on advocate.com
The website meaws.com is an aggregator of news from open sources. The source is indicated at the beginning and at the end of the announcement. You can send a complaint on the news if you find it unreliable.

Related News

08.12 / 02:51
Crime Transgender Black Trans Woman Shahere ‘Diamond’ Jackson-McDonald Fatally Shot
Transgender woman Shahere “Diamond” Jackson-McDonald was found shot to death in Philadelphia the morning of November 24, Thanksgiving Day.Jackson-McDonald, 27, was discovered at her mother’s apartment in the Germantown neighborhood, Philadelphia’s NBC affiliate reports. She had been shot several times and was pronounced dead at the scene.
DMCA