A quartet of out candidates in California in recent weeks has racked up significant support for their historic 2022 bids, while the state's first bisexual Assembly member, Alex Lee, has rolled out an impressive list of endorsers as he fights to keep his South Bay seat.
Gay candidates Ken Carlson, vying to be the first out Contra Costa County supervisor, Jennifer Esteen, seeking to be the state's first Black LGBTQ legislator, and Lisa Middleton, aiming to be the first transgender member of the state Legislature, have all secured significant support for their candidacies in recent weeks.
Gay veteran Joseph C. Rocha has also garnered key endorsers for his bid to be the first out Latino member of Congress from the Golden State and only the