Political Notebook: Slew of LGBTQ candidates seek CA legislative seats
With at least 18 out candidates seeking California legislative seats in 2022, LGBTQ leaders are on the cusp of reaching their goal to have 10% of state lawmakers be from the community.
In order to do so, the Legislative LGBTQ Caucus needs to grow from its current eight members to 12."I think there is a good chance of getting there," said gay state Senator John Laird (D-Santa Cruz), now in his second year of a four-year term.All 80 Assembly seats are up for grabs as are the 20 even-numbered Senate seats.
Ahead of Friday's filing deadline to appear on the June 7 primary ballot, no known transgender person had decided to mount a bid in one of the races.
Thus, it could be another two years before the first transgender legislator is elected in the Golden State. There is a good possibility of seeing the first queer person elected since the caucus added the Q to its name a few years back.Queer former San Diego City Council president Georgette Gómez is seen as the favored winner of the April 5 special election for the vacant Assembly District 80 seat.
