Washington, DC – Today, Equality PAC released the following statement celebrating Equality PAC Co-Chair Chairman Mark Takano advancing to the November general election to represent California’s 39th Congressional District. Chairman Takano currently leads the House Committee on Veterans Affairs and has served in Congress since 2013.
“Since he began in Congress, Chairman Takano has been an effective advocate for all of Southern California,” said Equality PAC. “Chairman Takano’s leadership in improving the diversity of the Equality Caucus and identifying successful candidates has been instrumental in gaining the strength that we have today. We are incredibly excited that voters have continued to support Chairman Takano and we look forward to welcoming him again into the Equality Caucus next year as we grow our numbers and fight for LGBTQ rights across the nation.”
Equality PAC is the political arm of the Congressional LGBTQ Equality Caucus and is dedicated to the full legal and societal equality for LGBTQ Americans. All funds raised into Equality PAC are spent supporting and electing openly LGBTQ individuals and strong LGBTQ allies to the United States Congress who are committed to passing the Equality ACT and to ensuring full civil rights and protections for all LGBTQ Americans.
To learn more about Chairman Mark Takano and his campaign, please visit his website here.
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