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Lesbian And Gay Politicians Make Advances In Washington and Wyoming Primaries

08/18/10-by Bridgette P. LaVictoire
Yesterday, several lesbian and gay Washington State representatives and senators advanced in their primaries and towards the general election in November. Should Laurie Jinkins win for the Tacoma-area in Washington’s District 27, she would be the only open lesbian lawmaker in the state’s Assembly. She was joined in victories by State Senator Joe McDermott, who got almost 60% of the vote in his primary for a seat on the King County Council. State Senator Ed Murray and State Representatives Marko Llias, Jim Moeller, Dave Upthegrove and Jamie Pederson also advanced in their reelection bids this year. In total, six lesbian and gay politicians advanced in their bids for election or reelection to the state’s Assembly.

In Wyoming, State Representative Cathy Connolly won an unopposed primary.

In total, some fifty openly LGBT candidates endorsed by the Victory Fund face primaries between now and November. Wisconsin Representative Tammy Baldwin faces a general election race in which supporters of her opponent tried to discredit her status as a citizen of her district. They were unsuccessful in that attempt. It is also likely that Representative Barney Frank will return to the House in November. It is unlikely that Colorado Representative Jared Polis will loose his bid for reelection.

Mark Kirk, who has tried to deny that he is gay, has an unclear future regarding his possible election to the Senate from Illinois.

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