Meet The First Openly Lesbian U S Governors Maura Healey And Tina Kotek Massachusetts attorney general maura healey, a popular democrat in a deeply blue state, coasted to victory as predicted, becoming the first lesbian to be elected governor of any state. This year lgbtq political power listmakers include massachusetts governor maura healey, oregon governor tina kotek, colorado governor jared polis, and guam lieutenant governor joshua tenorio, all historymakers in their respective roles.
Meet The First Openly Lesbian U S Governors Maura Healey And Tina Kotek The advocate spoke with democratic governors jared polis of colorado, maura healey of massachusetts, and tina kotek of oregon about their resilient advocacy for lgbtq rights within. Democrat jared polis wins colorado to become nation's first openly gay male elected governor. Maura healey is the first woman to be elected governor of massachusetts. tina kotek, the projected winner of the oregon governor's race, will be only the second woman elected to lead her. Gay governors: maura healey, tina kotek, jared polis win bit.ly 3arhq2r jared polis tina kotek maura healey #lgbtq #midterms #democrats.
Meet The First Openly Lesbian U S Governors Maura Healey And Tina Kotek Maura healey is the first woman to be elected governor of massachusetts. tina kotek, the projected winner of the oregon governor's race, will be only the second woman elected to lead her. Gay governors: maura healey, tina kotek, jared polis win bit.ly 3arhq2r jared polis tina kotek maura healey #lgbtq #midterms #democrats. If representation is power, the victories of healey and kotek have expanded lgbtq political power in their respective states and nationally. in colorado, the nation’s first openly gay governor, jared polis, was re elected, defeating republican heidi ganahl 57.6% to 40.3%. A total of ten states and one territory have elected a total of fourteen openly lgbtq people to statewide or territorywide elected offices: jared polis, maura healey, tina kotek, kate brown, tammy baldwin, kyrsten sinema, dana nessel, kris mayes, ricardo lara, kevin lembo, josh tenorio, benjamin cruz, sarah mcbride, and john s. arrowood. To celebrate lgbtq history month, the advocate, the oldest and largest lgbtq publication in the country, sat down with the three history making lgbtq democratic governors – colorado governor jared polis, massachusetts governor maura healey, and oregon governor tina kotek – to discuss their roles as executives and how they are fighting. Healey will follow two other out lgbtq democrats who have been elected to lead their states: oregon gov. kate brown, who is bisexual, became the first openly lgbtq person to be elected governor in 2015, and colorado gov. jared polis became the first openly gay man to be elected governor in 2018.