Equality PAC raises record $20.7 million for LGBTQ House candidates
Equality PAC has raised a record $20.7 million during the 2024 election cycle, channeling support to Democrats in competitive House races nationwide.
The political arm of the Congressional LGBTQ Equality Caucus is backing 15 openly LGBTQ candidates for the House, including six newcomers and nine incumbents, with the aim of securing the largest-ever LGBTQ presence in Congress.
Founded a decade ago with modest funds, the PAC has significantly expanded its influence. U.S. Reps. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) and Rep.
Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.), who co-chair the PAC, noted the caucus’s evolution into an “unmatched force in LGBTQ politics,” and a more diverse coalition. “We have not only expanded our caucus, but we have drastically changed its composition from what used to be an all-white, almost all gay male delegation into a strong and diverse coalition that will soon have members from every region of our nation,” Takano and Torres said in a statement.
