Rep. Angie Craig made history in 2018 as the first openly LGBTQ Member ever elected to Congress from Minnesota and the first openly LGBTQ Mom ever elected to Congress. Last year, Angie also became the first openly LGBTQ Grandma in Congress too! She won a tight re-election race in 2020 and is certain to face an equally down to the wire fight in 2022.

Rep. Becca Balint represents Vermont’s At-Large Congressional District in Congress and was first elected in November 2022. She previously as Vermont’s state Senate President and as the Senate Majority Leader. Balint is the first woman elected to federal office from Vermont and the first openly LGBTQ Member of Congress elected from Vermont.

Rep. Chris Pappas made history in 2018 as the first openly LGBTQ person ever elected to federal office from New Hampshire. He made history again in 2020 as the first incumbent to win reelection from this district in more than a decade. Chris is running for reelection in New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District — which is based around his home in Manchester and is one of the most perennially competitive seats nationwide.

Rep. Eric Sorensen represents Illinois’ 17th Congressional District. Sorensen succeeded Congresswoman Cheri Bustos, who is retired at the end of the 117th Congress. Sorensen is the first openly LGBTQ Member of Congress from Illinois.

Rep. Mark Pocan made history in 2012 as the first openly LGBTQ person to ever succeed an LGBTQ person in federal elected office when he replaced Tammy Baldwin in the House, as she herself was making LGBTQ history by being elected to the Senate. Mark is the only openly LGBTQ person — and the first-ever — to serve on the very powerful House Appropriations Committee.

Rep. Mark Takano made history in 2012 as the first openly LGBTQ person of color elected to Congress. Today, Mark is also the only LGBTQ person in the House or Senate to Chair a committee, leading the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.

Rep. Ritchie Torres made history in 2020 as the first openly LGBTQ Black-Latino Member ever elected to Congress — and he is also the first openly LGBTQ Member of Congress elected from New York City. This fighter from the South Bronx is running for reelection in New York’s 15th Congressional District.

Rep. Robert Garcia is running to serve California’s 42nd Congressional District. Robert is the first openly LGBTQ immigrant elected to Congress and the first openly LGBTQ Peruvian American elected to Congress. He also joined Rep. David Cicilline as only the second openly LGBTQ mayor to ever serve in Congress. Prior to serving in Congress, Robert was the Mayor of Long Beach, California.

Rep. Sharice Davids made history in 2018 as the first openly LGBTQ Member of Congress from Kansas (of all places) and also as one of two first-ever Native American women elected to federal office. Sharice is running for reelection in Kansas’ 3rd Congressional District — based in Kansas City. Republicans recently gerrymandered this district to be even more competitive than it was previously.