in alphabetical order | |  Paula Aboud — of Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.Democrat.Schoolteacher;athleticcoach;real estateagent;propertymanager; member ofArizonastate senate 28th District, 2006-; appointed 2006.Female.Lesbian. Still living as of 2006. | | Roberta Achtenberg (b. 1950) — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.BornJuly 20,1950.Democrat.Lawyer; candidate forCaliforniastate assembly, 1988; Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Departmentof Housing and Urban Development, 1993-95;firstopenly gay person to be confirmed for appointment by the U.S. Senate;candidate formayorof San Francisco, Calif., 1995; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,1996,2000.Female.Jewish. Member,NationalLawyers Guild;Lesbian.Still living as of 2011.  | Jane Addams (1860-1935) — of Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.Born in Cedarville,StephensonCounty, Ill.,September6, 1860.Progressive.Socialworker;sociologist;lecturer;woman suffrage activist; pacifist; delegate to Progressive NationalConvention from Illinois, 1912; Progressive candidate forPresidential Elector for Illinois,1924;received theNobelPeace Prize in 1931.Female.PresbyterianorUnitarian.Englishancestry.Lesbian. Member,PhiBeta Kappa;American CivilLiberties Union;Women'sInternational League for Peace and Freedom;NAACP.Died, fromcancer,in Chicago,CookCounty, Ill.,May 21,1935 (age74 years, 257days).Interment atCedarvilleCemetery, Cedarville, Ill. | | | Susan Allen (b. 1963) — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.BornMarch27, 1963.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives, 2012-16 (District 61-B 2012,District 62-B 2013-16).Female.Episcopalian.AmericanIndian ancestry.Lesbian.Still living as of 2016. | | Tom R. Ammiano (b. 1941) — also known asTom Ammiano — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Montclair,EssexCounty, N.J.,December15, 1941.Democrat.Schoolteacher;moviestuntman; candidate formayorof San Francisco, Calif., 1999, 2003; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from California,2000;member ofCaliforniastate assembly, 2009-14 (13th District 2009-12, 17th District2013-14).Italianancestry.Gay.Still living as of 2014. | | Sheldon Andelson (1931-1987) — of Bel Air, Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,March 5,1931.Democrat.Lawyer;banker;real estateinvestor; member, University of California Board of Regents,1980-86; member,Arrangements Committee, Democratic NationalConvention, 1984.Jewish. Member,American CivilLiberties Union;Gay.Died, fromAIDScomplications, in Bel Air, Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,December29, 1987 (age56 years, 299days).Burial location unknown. | | Cal Anderson (1948-1995) — of Washington. BornMay 2,1948.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington,1984;member ofWashingtonstate house of representatives, 1987-95; member ofWashingtonstate senate, 1995; died in office 1995.Gay.Firstopenly gay member of the Washington state legislature.Died from complications ofAIDS,August4, 1995 (age47 years, 94days).Burial location unknown. | | Toni G. Atkins (b. 1962) — of San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born inWytheCounty, Va.,August1, 1962.Democrat.Mayorof San Diego, Calif., 2005; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,2008.Female.Lesbian. Still living as of 2008. | | Tammy Baldwin (b. 1962) — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,February11, 1962.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1993-99; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from Wisconsin,1996,2000,2004,2008;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1999-.Female.Lesbian. Member,American CivilLiberties Union;NationalOrganization for Women.Still living as of 2014. | | Jarrett Barrios — of Cambridge,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Democrat. Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1999-2002; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Massachusetts,2000;electedMassachusettsstate senate Middlesex, Suffolk & Essex District 2002.Gay. Still living as of 2002. | | Terry Joan Baum (b. 1946) — also known asTerry Baum — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.BornNovember27, 1946.Green.Playwright;candidate forU.S.Representative from California 8th District, 2004; Greencandidate for Presidential Elector for California,2004(on behalf ofDavidCobb andPatLaMarche); candidate formayorof San Francisco, Calif., 2011.Female.Lesbian. Still living as of 2011. | | Robert Edmund Bauman (b. 1937) — also known asRobert E. Bauman — of Easton,TalbotCounty, Md.Born in Bryn Mawr,MontgomeryCounty, Pa.,April 4,1937.Republican.Lawyer;delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland,1964,1972(alternate); member ofMarylandstate senate, 1971-73;U.S.Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1973-81; defeated,1971, 1980.Catholic.Member,YoungAmericans for Freedom;American BarAssociation;Elks;HumaneSociety;Jaycees;IzaakWalton League;Gay.Pleadedguilty in 1980 to asex-solicitationcharge.Still living as of 1998. | | Jackie Biskupski — of Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah.Born in Hastings,DakotaCounty, Minn.Democrat. Member ofUtahstate house of representatives 30th District, 1999-2011; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Utah,2000.Polishancestry. Member,SierraClub;American CivilLiberties Union;Lesbian.Still living as of 2011. | | Peter Paul Montgomery Buttigieg (b. 1982) — also known asPete Buttigieg;"MayorPete" —of South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.Born in South Bend,St. JosephCounty, Ind.,January19, 1982.Democrat.Rhodesscholar; candidate forIndianastate treasurer, 2010;mayorof South Bend, Ind., 2012-19; candidate for Democratic nominationfor President,2020;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Indiana,2020(delegation chair);U.S.Secretary of Transportation, 2021-.Episcopalian.Gay.Firstopenly gay U.S. cabinet member.Still living as of 2024. | | Renee Vera Cafiero (b. 1943) — also known asRenee Vera Pachter — of Brooklyn,KingsCounty, N.Y.Born in New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.,October3, 1943.Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention fromNew York,1972.Female.Deist. Member,American CivilLiberties Union;CommonCause;Lesbian.Still living as of 1993.| |  Relatives:Daughter of Henry M. Pachter and Hedwig (Rösler) Pachter;married1961 to ArthurD. Cafiero. |
| | Gerri Cannon — of Somersworth,StraffordCounty, N.H.Democrat. Member ofNewHampshire state house of representatives, 2018-; DemocraticPresidential Elector for New Hampshire,2024(voted forKamalaD. Harris andTimWalz).Female.Transgender. Still living as of 2024. | | Marilyn Chambers (1952-2009) — also known asMarilyn Ann Briggs;Evelyn Lang;Marilyn Chambers Taylor —Born in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,April22, 1952.Model;Actressinpornographicmovies;gundealer; Personal Choice candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 2004.Female.Bisexual. Died, from acerebralhemorrhage and ananeurysm,in Santa Clarita,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,April12, 2009 (age56 years, 355days).Cremated;ashes scattered in North Pacific Ocean. | | David N. Cicilline (b. 1961) — of Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Born in Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.,July 15,1961.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives 4th District, 1995-2002;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island,2000,2004,2008,2012;mayorof Providence, R.I., 2003-11; member ofDemocraticNational Committee from Rhode Island, 2008.ItalianandJewishancestry.Gay.Still living as of 2014. | | Corey Corbin (born c.1970) — of Sandown,RockinghamCounty, N.H.Born about 1970. Member ofNewHampshire state house of representatives, 2001-.Gay. Still living as of 2003. | | Brian J. Coyle (1944-1991) — of Moorhead,ClayCounty, Minn.; Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Born in Great Falls,CascadeCounty, Mont.,June 25,1944.Collegeinstructor; in 1968, he wasindictedandtriedfor his refusal to comply with themilitarydraft, but was acquitted as a conscientious objector; Independentcandidate forU.S.Senator from Minnesota, 1978; candidate formayorof Minneapolis, Minn., 1979; president, Minneapolis city council.Gay. One of Minnesota's first openly-gay politicians. Died, fromAIDS-relatedcomplications,August23, 1991 (age47 years, 59days).Burial location unknown. | | D. Scott Dibble — of Minneapolis,HennepinCounty, Minn.Democrat. Member ofMinnesotastate house of representatives District 60-B, 2001-02; member ofMinnesotastate senate, 2003-16 (60th District 2003-12, 61st District2013-16); delegate to Democratic National Convention from Minnesota,2004.Gay. Still living as of 2016. | | Marc S. Dickerman — ofBrowardCounty, Fla.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida,2000.Gay. Still living as of 2005. | | Ellis Loring Dresel (1865-1925) — also known asEllis L. Dresel — Born in1865.Lawyer;U.S. Charge d'Affaires toGermany, 1921-22.Gay. Died ofcancer,September19, 1925 (ageabout 60years).Interment atBeverlyCentral Cemetery, Beverly, Mass. | | Thomas K. Duane (b. 1955) — also known asTom Duane — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,1955.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1996,2000,2008;member, Rules Committee,1988;Democratic Presidential Elector for New York,1992;member ofNew Yorkstate senate 29th District, 1999-.Gay. Still living as of 2008. | | Bevan Dufty (b. 1955) — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.BornFebruary27, 1955.Democrat. Legislative assistant to Rep.ShirleyChisholm and later toJulianDixon; aide to MayorWillieBrown; member, San Francisco Board of Supervisors, 2002-11;delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,2004;candidate formayorof San Francisco, Calif., 2011.Jewish.Gay.Still living as of 2011. | | Theodore Frelinghuysen Dwight (1846-1917) — also known asTheodore F. Dwight — ofWashington,D.C.; Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Born in Auburn,CayugaCounty, N.Y.,June 11,1846.Librarian;director, Boston Public Library, 1892-94; U.S. Consular Agent inVevey, 1904-14.Bisexual. Died in Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,February3, 1917 (age70 years, 237days).Interment atHarmonyGrove Cemetery, Salem, Mass. | | Richard C. Failla (1940-1993) — of New York. Born in Queens,QueensCounty, N.Y.,1940.Lawyer;Justiceof New York Supreme Court 1st District, 1988-93; died in office1993.Gay. Died, from complications ofAIDS, inSt. Luke's-RooseveltHospitalCenter, Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April11, 1993 (ageabout 52years).Burial location unknown. | | Robert A. Farmer (c.1939-2017) — also known asBob Farmer — of Brookline,NorfolkCounty, Mass.; Miami,Miami-DadeCounty, Fla.Born about 1939. Democrat.Lawyer;campaign treasurer,MichaelDukakis for President, 1988;speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1988 ;U.S. Consul General inBermuda, 1994-99.Gay. Died, frompancreaticcancer, in Miami,Miami-DadeCounty, Fla.,July 22,2017 (ageabout 78years).Burial location unknown. | | Arthur J. Feltman (b. 1958) — also known asArt Feltman — of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Paterson,PassaicCounty, N.J.,March10, 1958.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives 6th District, 1997-2008; candidateformayorof Hartford, Conn., 2007.Jewish.Gay.Still living as of 2008. | | Patrick Flaherty — of Coventry,TollandCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1993-.Gay. Still living as of 2002. | | Mark Adam Foley (b. 1954) — also known asMark A. Foley — of West Palm Beach,Palm BeachCounty, Fla.Born in Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.,September8, 1954.Republican.Real estateagent; member ofFloridastate house of representatives, 1990-92; defeated, 1986; memberofFloridastate senate, 1993-94;U.S.Representative from Florida 16th District, 1995-2006; resigned2006.Catholic.Gay.Forced toresign in September, 2006, oversexuallyexplicit messages he had sent to teenage Congressional pages; nocriminal charges were filed.Still living as of 2014. | | Malcolm Stevenson Forbes (1919-1990) — also known asMalcolm S. Forbes — of Far Hills,SomersetCounty, N.J.Born in Englewood,BergenCounty, N.J.,August19, 1919.Republican. Publisher ofForbesmagazine;member ofNewJersey state senate from Somerset County, 1952-58; resigned 1958;Republican candidate forGovernor ofNew Jersey, 1953 (primary), 1957; delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New Jersey,1960.Scottishancestry. Member,PhiKappa Tau;Gay.Died in Far Hills,SomersetCounty, N.J.,February24, 1990 (age70 years, 189days).Cremated;ashes interred atForbesMonument, Laucala, Fiji. | | Gordon D. Fox — of Providence,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Democrat.Lawyer;nightclubowner; member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives 4th District, 1993-;Speaker ofthe Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 2010-; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island,2004;member, Platform Committee,2008.IrishandCapeVerdean ancestry.Gay.Still living as of 2012. | | Barney Frank (b. 1940) — of Newton,MiddlesexCounty, Mass.Born in Bayonne,HudsonCounty, N.J.,March31, 1940.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 1973-80;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1981-; delegateto Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1996,2000,2004,2008.Jewish.Gay.Admittedin 1990 to having paid Stephen L. Gobie, amaleprostitute, for sex, subsequently hiring Gobie as his personalassistant, and getting 33 parking tickets dismissed for him; Gobiealso used the congressman's apartment for prostitution. A move toexpelFrank from the House of Representatives failed on a 38 to 390 vote; amotion tocensurehim failed 141-287; finally, the House voted toreprimandhim by a vote of 408 to 18.Still living as of 2014.  | Douglas E. Fuller (1947-2022) — also known asDoug Fuller — of Scio Township,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Born in1947.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; candidateforsupervisorof Scio Township, Michigan, 2008;WashtenawCounty Road Commissioner, 2009-22.Gay. Member,Rotary.DiedNovember26, 2022 (ageabout 75years).Burial location unknown.| | Image source:Washtenaw County Road Commission |
| | Jennifer Lauren Gale (1960-2008) — also known asJennifer L. Gale — of Austin,TravisCounty, Tex.; Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.Born in Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.,1960.Democrat. Candidate formayor ofAustin, Tex., 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006; candidate forU.S.Representative from Texas 10th District, 2002; candidate formayor ofDallas, Tex., 2007.Female.Transgender. Found dead outside First English LutheranChurch,Austin,TravisCounty, Tex.,December17, 2008 (ageabout 48years).Cremated.  | Neil Giuliano — of Tempe,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Mayorof Tempe, Ariz., 1994-2004.Gay. Still living as of 2004.| | Image source:City of Tempe |
| | Deborah J. Glick — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Member ofNew Yorkstate assembly, 1991-2001 (61st District 1991-92, 66th District1993-2001); Democratic Presidential Elector for New York,1996;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1996,2000,2008.Female.Jewish. Member,NationalOrganization for Women;Lesbian.Still living as of 2008. | | Todd Gloria (b. 1978) — of San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.BornMay 10,1978.Democrat.Mayorof San Diego, Calif., 2013-14, 2020-.Filipino,Dutch,PuertoRican, andAmericanIndian ancestry.Gay.Still living as of 2024. | | Jackie Goldberg — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.Democrat.Schoolteacher; member ofCaliforniastate assembly 45th District, 2001-.Female.Lesbian. Member,AmericanFederation of Teachers.Still living as of 2002. | | Jim Graham — ofWashington,D.C.Democrat.Lawyer;executive director, Whitman-Walker Clinic, 1984-98; member,Washington, D.C. City Council, 1999-; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from District of Columbia,2000.Gay. Still living as of 2006. | | Steven Craig Gunderson (b. 1951) — also known asSteve Gunderson — of Osseo,TrempealeauCounty, Wis.Born in Eau Claire,Eau ClaireCounty, Wis.,May 10,1951.Republican. Member ofWisconsinstate assembly, 1975-79;U.S.Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1981-97.Lutheran.Member,Lions;Gay.Still living as of 2014. | | Reed Gusciora (b. 1960) — of Princeton,MercerCounty, N.J.; Trenton,MercerCounty, N.J.Born in Passaic,PassaicCounty, N.J.,March27, 1960.Democrat. Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly 15th District, 1996-; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New Jersey,2000;candidate forU.S.Representative from New Jersey 4th District, 2000.Gay. Still living as of 2016. | | Teresa Gutierrez (b. 1951) — of New York City (unknowncounty), N.Y.BornJanuary6, 1951.Socialist. Workers World candidate forVicePresident of the United States, 2004.Female.Hispanicancestry.Lesbian.Still living as of 2004. | | Richard A. Heyman (c.1935-1994) — of Key West,MonroeCounty, Fla.Born about 1935.Mayorof Key West, Fla., 1983-85, 1987-89.Gay. One of thefirstopenly gay public officials.Died ofAIDS-relatedpneumonia,September16, 1994 (ageabout 59years).Burial location unknown. | | Jon Clifton Hinson (1942-1995) — also known asJon Hinson — of Mississippi. Born in Tylertown,WalthallCounty, Miss.,March16, 1942.Republican.U.S.Representative from Mississippi 4th District, 1979-81; resigned1981.Gay.Resignedfrom Congress in 1981 after beingarrestedin a men's restroom andchargedwithoralsodomy. After leaving politics, became a gay rights activist.Died, fromacquired immunedeficiency syndrome, Silver Spring,MontgomeryCounty, Md.,July 21,1995 (age53 years, 127days).Burial location unknown. | | James Catherwood Hormel (b. 1933) — also known asJames C. Hormel — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in1933.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,1996;U.S. Ambassador toLuxembourg, 1999-2001.Gay. Still living as of 2001. | | Michael Huffington (b. 1947) — of Santa Barbara,SantaBarbara County, Calif.Born in Dallas,DallasCounty, Tex.,September3, 1947.Republican.U.S.Representative from California 22nd District, 1993-95; candidateforU.S.Senator from California, 1994; philanthropist.Episcopalian.Bisexual.Still living as of 2014. | | Helen Huntington Hull (1893-1976) — also known asHelen Dinsmore Huntington;Helen HuntingtonAstor;Mrs. Lytle Hull —of Rhinebeck,DutchessCounty, N.Y.Born in New York,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,April 9,1893.Republican. Philanthropist; benefactor of musical institutions in NewYork and the Hudson Valley; alternate delegate to Republican NationalConvention from New York,1924.Female.Episcopalian.Bisexual.Died in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,December11, 1976 (age83 years, 246days).Interment atSleepyHollow Cemetery, Sleepy Hollow, N.Y. | | Cheryl Ann Jacques — also known asCheryl Jacques — of Needham,NorfolkCounty, Mass.Democrat.Lawyer;member ofMassachusettsstate senate Norfolk, Bristol & Middlesex District, 1993-.Female.Lesbian. Still living as of 2002. | | Kevin James (b. 1963) — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born in1963.Republican.Lawyer;radio showhost; candidate in primary formayorof Los Angeles, Calif., 2013.Gay. Still living as of 2014.  | Barbara Charline Jordan (1936-1996) — also known asBarbara Jordan — of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,February21, 1936.Democrat. Member ofTexasstate senate, 1967;U.S.Representative from Texas 18th District, 1973-79;speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1988.Female.Africanancestry.Lesbian.Inducted,NationalWomen's Hall of Fame, 1990; received theSpingarnMedal in 1992, and thePresidentialMedal of Freedom in 1994.Died ofleukemiaandmultiplesclerosis,January17, 1996 (age59 years, 330days).Interment atTexasState Cemetery, Austin, Tex. | | Christine T. Kehoe — of San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born in Troy,RensselaerCounty, N.Y.Democrat. Candidate forU.S.Representative from California 49th District, 1998; member ofCaliforniastate assembly 76th District, 2001-; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from California,2008;Democratic Presidential Elector for California,2016(voted forHillaryClinton andTimKaine).Female.Lesbian. Member,SierraClub;NationalOrganization for Women.Still living as of 2016. | | Christopher C. Kolb — also known asChris Kolb — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Democrat. Candidate formayorof Ann Arbor, Mich., 1996, 1998; member ofMichiganstate house of representatives 53rd District, 2001-06.Gay. Still living as of 2021. | | James Thomas Kolbe (b. 1942) — also known asJim Kolbe — of Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.; Bisbee,CochiseCounty, Ariz.Born in Evanston,CookCounty, Ill.,June 28,1942.Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; member ofArizonastate senate 14th District, 1977-82;U.S.Representative from Arizona, 1985-2007 (5th District 1985-2003,8th District 2003-07); defeated, 1982.Methodist.Gay.Still living as of 2014. | | Sheila James Kuehl (b. 1941) — also known asSheila J. Kuehl — of California. Born in Tulsa,TulsaCounty, Okla.,February9, 1941.Democrat. Professionalactressin 1950-67, best known for her role as "Zelda Gilroy" inthe 1959-63televisioncomedy series "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis".;lawyer;member ofCaliforniastate assembly 41st District, 1992-2000; member ofCaliforniastate senate 23rd District, 2000-; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from California,2000.Female.Lesbian. Still living as of 2014. | | Nancy Jane Kulp (1921-1991) — also known asNancy Kulp;"Slim" — of Pennsylvania. Born in Harrisburg,DauphinCounty, Pa.,August28, 1921.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy WAVES during World War II;professionalactress,best known for her role as "Jane Hathaway"in the 1962-71televisioncomedy series "The Beverly Hillbillies".; candidate forU.S.Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1984.Female.Bisexual. Died, ofcancer,in Palm Desert,RiversideCounty, Calif.,February3, 1991 (age69 years, 159days).Interment atPresbyterianCemetery, Mifflintown, Pa. | | Susan Marian Leal (b. 1949) — also known asSusan Leal — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born inSanFrancisco, Calif.,October11, 1949.Democrat.Lawyer;Member, San Francisco Board of Supervisors, 1993-97; Treasurer of SanFrancisco, 1997-2003; General Manager, San FranciscoPublicUtilities Commission, 2003-09; candidate formayorof San Francisco, Calif., 2003; delegate to Democratic NationalConvention from California,2004.Female.Mexicanancestry.Lesbian.Still living as of 2009. | | Mark Leno (b. 1951) — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Born in Milwaukee,MilwaukeeCounty, Wis.,September24, 1951.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,2000,2004;member ofCaliforniastate assembly 13th District; elected 2002, 2004, 2006; member ofCaliforniastate senate; elected 2008, 2012; candidate formayorof San Francisco, Calif., 2018.Jewish.Gay.Firstopenly gay man to serve in the California State Senate, and one ofthefirst toserve in the California Assembly.Still living as of 2018. | | Richard Stuart Madaleno Jr. (b. 1965) — also known asRichard S. Madaleno, Jr. — ofMontgomeryCounty, Md.Born in Fort Lauderdale,BrowardCounty, Fla.,June 16,1965.Democrat. Member ofMarylandstate house of delegates District 18, 2003-; DemocraticPresidential Elector for Maryland,2012(voted forBarackObama andJosephR. Biden, Jr.).Unitarian.Gay.Still living as of 2012. | | Joseph Allen Maldonado (b. 1963) — also known asJoseph Maldonado;Joseph AllenSchreibvogel;"Joe Exotic";"The TigerKing" —of Wynnewood,GarvinCounty, Okla.Born in Garden City,FinneyCounty, Kan.,March 5,1963.Policeofficer; operated an exotic animal park, 1999-2018; Independentcandidate forPresidentof the United States, 2016; candidate in Libertarian primary forGovernorof Oklahoma, 2018;arrestedin June 2018 on suspicion of hiring two men tomurderCarol Baskin, founder of Big Cat Rescue;convictedin 2019 on two counts of attemptedmurder-for-hire,and 17 counts ofanimalabuse.Gay. Still living as of 2023. | | Liz Malia — of Jamaica Plain, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.Member ofMassachusettsstate house of representatives, 2001-.Female.Lesbian. Still living as of 2002. | | Sean Patrick Maloney (b. 1966) — of Cold Spring,PutnamCounty, N.Y.Born in Sherbrooke,Quebec,July30, 1966.Democrat.Lawyer;staff secretary for PresidentBillClinton, 1997-2000; candidate forNew Yorkstate attorney general, 2006; first deputy secretary to Gov.EliotSpitzer, 2007-08;U.S.Representative from New York 18th District, 2013-.Irishancestry.Gay.Still living as of 2018. | | Evelyn Mantilla — of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives 4th District, 2002.Female.Hispanicancestry.Lesbian.Still living as of 2002. | | Glen Maxey — of Wellborn,BrazosCounty, Tex.; Austin,TravisCounty, Tex.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas,1980,1996,2000,2004,2008;member ofTexasstate house of representatives, 2002.Gay. Still living as of 2008. | | Steve May — of Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Republican. Member ofArizonastate house of representatives, 2002.Gay. Still living as of 2002. | | James Edward McGreevey (b. 1957) — also known asJim McGreevey — of Woodbridge Township,MiddlesexCounty, N.J.; Plainfield,UnionCounty, N.J.Born in Jersey City,HudsonCounty, N.J.,August6, 1957.Democrat. Member ofNewJersey state house of assembly 19th District, 1990-91; member ofNewJersey state senate 19th District, 1994-97;Governor ofNew Jersey, 2002-04; defeated, 1997; resigned 2004;mayorof Woodbridge Township, N.J.; elected 1999; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from New Jersey,2000,2004.Catholic;laterEpiscopalian.Irishancestry.Gay.Announced hisresignationas governor in 2004 after acknowledging ahomosexualaffair with his homeland security advisor.Still living as of 2014. | | Larry McKeon — of Illinois. Democrat. Member ofIllinoisstate house of representatives, 2002.Gay. Still living as of 2002. | | Stewart Brett McKinney (1931-1987) — also known asStewart B. McKinney — of Fairfield,FairfieldCounty, Conn.; Westport,FairfieldCounty, Conn.Born in Pittsburgh,AlleghenyCounty, Pa.,January30, 1931.Republican. Member ofConnecticutstate house of representatives, 1967-71;U.S.Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1971-87; died inoffice 1987; delegate to Republican National Convention fromConnecticut,1972.Bisexual. Member,Rotary;AmericanLegion.Died, fromacquired immunedeficiency syndrome,Washington,D.C.,May 7,1987 (age56 years, 97days).Interment atOakLawn Cemetery, Fairfield, Conn.| | Relatives: Sonof James Polk McKinney and Clare Louise (Brett) McKinney; married,October2, 1954, to Lucy Cunningham; father ofJohnP. McKinney. | | | | The Stewart B. McKinneyTransportationCenter (built 1987), inStamford,Connecticut, isnamed forhim. — The Stewart B. McKinneyNationalWildlife Refuge (etablished 1972 as the Salt Meadow WildlifeRefuge; renamed 1987), inFairfield,NewHaven, andMiddlesexcounties, Connecticut, isnamed forhim. | | | | See alsocongressionalbiography —Govtrack.uspage —Wikipedia article —Find-A-Gravememorial |
| | David Ernest McReynolds (1929-2018) — also known asDavid McReynolds — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,October25, 1929.Delegate to Socialist National Convention from New York, 1960; Peaceand Freedom candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 19th District, 1968; Socialistcandidate forPresidentof the United States, 1980, 2000; Green candidate forU.S.Senator from New York, 2004.Gay. Member,WarResisters League;American CivilLiberties Union.Suffered afall inhis apartment, and died soon after, in Mount Sinai Beth IsraelHospital,Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,August17, 2018 (age88 years, 296days).Burial location unknown. | | Steve Michael (1956-1998) — ofWashington,D.C.Born in Longview,CowlitzCounty, Wash.,April 7,1956.Independent candidate forPresidentof the United States, 1996.Gay. Died, fromAIDS, inWashington,D.C.,May 25,1998 (age42 years, 48days).Burial location unknown. | | Carole Migden — ofSanFrancisco, Calif.Democrat. Member ofCaliforniastate assembly 13th District, 1996-2002; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from California,1996,2000,2004,2008;member ofDemocraticNational Committee from California, 2004-08.Female.Lesbian. Still living as of 2008. | | David Nelson (b. 1962) — of Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah.Born, in ahospitalat Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah,April 7,1962.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah,1996,2000.Gay. Member,American CivilLiberties Union;National RifleAssociation.Convictedon a misdemeanor act ofcivildisobedience, 1995 Recipient of Democratic National Committee'sLawrence O'Brien Achievement Award, 1998.Still living as of 2004. | | Keith Orr — of Ann Arbor,WashtenawCounty, Mich.Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,2004.Gay. Still living as of 2004. | | Stephen C. Padilla (b. 1967) — also known asSteve Padilla — of Chula Vista,San DiegoCounty, Calif.Born in the U.S. NavalHospital,San Diego,San DiegoCounty, Calif.,1967.Democrat.Policedetective;mayorof Chula Vista, Calif., 2002-06; defeated, 2006.Hispanicancestry.Gay.Still living as of 2006. | | Nick Panagopolous — of Manchester,HillsboroughCounty, N.H.Member ofNewHampshire state house of representatives, 2002.Gay. Still living as of 2002. | | Antonia Pantoja (1922-2002) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.Born in San Juan,San JuanMunicipio, Puerto Rico,September13, 1922.Democrat.Schoolteacher;welder;socialworker; founder, in 1961, of ASPIRA, a non-profit organizationwhich promotes education and community for Puerto Rican and otherLatino youth;delegateto New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1967;received theMedalof Freedom, 1996; inducted into the Hunter CollegeHall ofFame.Female.PuertoRican ancestry.Lesbian.Died, ofcancer,in Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.,May 24,2002 (age79 years, 253days).Burial location unknown. | | Annise Parker (b. 1956) — of Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.Born in Houston,HarrisCounty, Tex.,May 17,1956.Mayorof Houston, Tex., 2010-16.Female.Lesbian. Still living as of 2016. | | Mike Pisaturo — of Cranston,ProvidenceCounty, R.I.Democrat. Member ofRhodeIsland state house of representatives 21st District, 1997-.Gay. Still living as of 2002. | | Mark Pocan (b. 1964) — of Madison,DaneCounty, Wis.Born in Kenosha,KenoshaCounty, Wis.,August14, 1964.Democrat. Member ofWisconsinstate assembly 78th District, 1999-; delegate to DemocraticNational Convention from Wisconsin,2000,2008.Member,American CivilLiberties Union;SierraClub;Gay.Still living as of 2008. | | Carl Schmid (born c.1960) — ofWashington,D.C.Born about 1960. Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from Districtof Columbia,2000(alternate),2004;president, D.C. chapter, Log Cabin Republicans.Gay. Still living as of 2004. | | Pedro E. Segarra (b. 1959) — of Hartford,HartfordCounty, Conn.Born in Maricao,MaricaoMunicipio, Puerto Rico,April28, 1959.Democrat.Lawyer;mayorof Hartford, Conn., 2010-15; defeated in primary, 2015.PuertoRican ancestry.Gay.Still living as of 2015. | | Kyrsten Sinema (b. 1976) — of Phoenix,MaricopaCounty, Ariz.Born in Tucson,PimaCounty, Ariz.,July 12,1976.Democrat.Socialworker;lawyer;member ofArizonastate house of representatives 15th District, 2005-10; defeated(Independent), 2002; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromArizona,2008;member ofArizonastate senate 15th District, 2011-12;U.S.Representative from Arizona 9th District, 2013-.Female.Bisexual. Still living as of 2018. | | Danny Smith — of Virginia. Republican. Candidate forVirginiastate house of delegates 38th District, 2001;firstopenly gay candidate for state office in Virginia.Gay. Still living as of 2001.  | Gerry Eastman Studds (1937-2006) — also known asGerry E. Studds — of Cohasset,NorfolkCounty, Mass.Born in Mineola,NassauCounty, Long Island, N.Y.,May 12,1937.Democrat. Foreign Service officer; member of White House staff duringthe administration of PresidentJohnF. Kennedy, 1962-63; legislative assistant to U.S. Sen.HarrisonA. Williams, 1964; state coordinator for U.S. Sen.EugeneJ. McCarthy's presidential primary campaign, 1968; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Massachusetts,1968,1996;U.S.Representative from Massachusetts, 1973-97 (12th District1973-83, 10th District 1983-97).Episcopalian.Gay.Firstopenly gay member of Congress.Censuredby the House of Representatives on July 20, 1983, for havingsexualrelations with a teenage House page ten years earlier.Died, ofrespiratoryfailure, in BostonMedicalCenter, Boston,SuffolkCounty, Mass.,October14, 2006 (age69 years, 155days).Burial location unknown. | | | Mark A. Takano (b. 1960) — of Riverside,RiversideCounty, Calif.Born in Riverside,RiversideCounty, Calif.,December10, 1960.Democrat.Schoolteacher; delegate to Democratic National Convention fromCalifornia,1996,2004,2008;U.S.Representative from California 41st District, 2013-; defeated,1992, 1994.Japaneseancestry.Gay.Still living as of 2018. | | David Guy Thometz (b. 1966) — also known asDavid Thometz — of Salt Lake City,Salt LakeCounty, Utah; South Salt Lake,Salt LakeCounty, Utah.Born, in ProvidenceHospital,Everett,SnohomishCounty, Wash.,February24, 1966.Democrat.Graphicdesigner;newspapercolumnist;delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah,2000.Gay. Still living as of 2002.| | Relatives:Distant cousin by marriage *** ofMerrillCook. |
| | James M. Vandeventer Jr. (b. 1963) — of Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.BornJune 13,1963.Republican. Candidate forGovernor ofCalifornia, 2003.Gay. Still living as of 2003. | | Eugene Luther Gore Vidal Jr. (1925-2012) — also known asGore Vidal;Edgar Box;CameronKay;Katherine Everard —of Barrytown,DutchessCounty, N.Y.; Ravello,Italy;Los Angeles,LosAngeles County, Calif.Born, in the CadetHospital,U.S. Military Academy, West Point,OrangeCounty, N.Y.,October3, 1925.Democrat. Served in the U.S. Army during World War II; alternatedelegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,1960;candidate forU.S.Representative from New York 29th District, 1960; candidate forU.S.Senator from California, 1982.Atheist.Bisexual.Novelist,playwright,essayist,screenwriter,appeared as anactorin several films. Not actually related toAlGore, who he refers to as "Cousin Al".Died, from complications ofpneumonia,in Los Angeles,Los AngelesCounty, Calif.,July 31,2012 (age86 years, 302days).Interment atRockCreek Cemetery, Washington, D.C. | | Kathy Webb (b. 1950) — of Little Rock,PulaskiCounty, Ark.Born in1950.Democrat.Restauranteur;member ofArkansasstate house of representatives 37th District, 2007-; delegate toDemocratic National Convention from Arkansas,2008.Female.Lesbian. Still living as of 2008. | | Randi Weingarten (b. 1957) — of Manhattan,New YorkCounty, N.Y.BornDecember18, 1957.Democrat.Schoolteacher;president,United Federation of Teachers and American Federation of Teachers;delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,2000,2004,2008(speaker);Democratic Presidential Elector for New York,2000(voted forAlGore andJosephI. Lieberman); member ofDemocraticNational Committee from New York, 2004-08.Female.Lesbian. Still living as of 2009.| | Relatives:Daughter of Gabriel Weingarten and Edith (Appelbaum)Weingarten. | | | | See alsoWikipediaarticle |
| | James Elton West (1951-2006) — also known asJames E. West;Jim West — of Spokane,SpokaneCounty, Wash.Born in Salem,MarionCounty, Ore.,March28, 1951.Republican.Deputysheriff; member ofWashingtonstate house of representatives, 1982-86; member ofWashingtonstate senate 6th District, 1986-2003;mayorof Spokane, Wash., 2004-05.Member,Rotary;Gay.Following ascandalinvolvinguseof his position toobtainsex with young men, and an FBIinvestigation,he wasrecalledfrom office as mayor in 2005.Died, from complications ofcoloncancer, in the University of WashingtonMedicalCenter, Seattle,KingCounty, Wash.,July 22,2006 (age55 years, 116days).Burial location unknown.
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