Washington, DC – Today, Equality PAC announced the addition of five new Members to join the Equality PAC Member Board. They are Congresswoman-Elect Julie Johnson (D-TX), Congresswoman-Elect Sarah McBride (D-DE), Congresswoman-Elect Emily Randall (D-WA), Ranking Member Richie Neal (D-MA), and Congressman Mike Quigley (D-IL). The Equality PAC Member Board is responsible for fundraising, recruiting LGBTQ candidates, and endorsing candidates for federal office that will help build a new Pro-Equality Majority in Congress in 2026.
“Equality PAC’s mission is to make sure that LGBTQ Americans have a seat at our nation’s most important table: Congress,” said Equality PAC Co-Chairs Ranking Member Mark Takano (D-CA) and Congressman Ritchie Torres (D-NY). “And as we approach a second Trump presidency, each of our new Equality PAC Board Members will play an integral role in helping us protect our community and recruit candidates that will give LGBTQ Americans from every corner of our nation a voice in their government. With these new additions, every region of our country will have representation on our Board, a critical milestone as we work together to advance our community’s priorities of inclusion and acceptance. Right now, LGBTQ Americans are uncertain about the future, fearing what will happen to their rights, their livelihoods, and their families. We want them to know that our LGBTQ Members and allies will never stop fighting for what they need to thrive. We are grateful to each one of our new Board Members for taking on this important task and we look forward to working with them to expand the map and build a new Pro-Equality Majority in 2026.”
The five new Board Members will join Equality PAC Co-Chairs Ranking Member Mark Takano (D-CA) and Congressman Ritchie Torres (D-NY), along with Congresswoman Becca Balint (D-VT), Congressman Robert Garcia (D-CA), Ranking Member Maxine Waters (D-CA), Congresswoman Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), and Congressman Scott Peters (D-CA) to round out the Equality PAC Member Board.
Equality PAC’s mission is simple: to elect more LGBTQ+ persons to Congress — individuals who will have a seat at the table, impact the debate, and humanize the LGBTQ community’s concerns. All the funds we raise are used to elect and re-elect LGBTQ persons to Congress and secondarily support strong LGBTQ community allies who will proudly and unapologetically stand with us in the fight to pass the Equality Act and equal protection under our nation’s laws.
In the short time that Equality PAC has existed, Equality PAC has played an unmatched role in making history for the LGBTQ community, electing LGBTQ leaders at the federal level such as current House Members Sharice Davis (Kansas); Ritchie Torres (New York); Becca Balint (Vermont); Robert Garcia (California); Eric Sorensen (Illinois); Angie Craig (Minnesota); and Chris Pappas (New Hampshire). And in 2024, Equality PAC helped elect Julie Johnson (Texas); Emily Randall (Washington); and Sarah McBride (Delaware).
Equality PAC has been instrumental in winning key races that have determined control of Congress because we know that without pro-Equality majorities, the progress our community has made and the civil rights and equal protections we have fought so hard for, and are still fighting for every day, remain in jeopardy.
