DIVERSITY ACHIEVEMENTS
IN THE 2020 ELECTION
The faces of representation in our society who have made history.
MONDAIRE JONES (D)
U.S. House NY-17
First openly gay Black member of Congress
BEN RAY LUJAN (D)
U.S. Senate NM
Highest-Ranking Latinx Lawmaker in Congress won U.S. Senate Seat
MAUREE TURNER (D)
State House OK -88
First Non-Binary State Lawmaker in the U.S. & First Muslim in OK's State House
KIM JACKSON (D)
State Senate GA-41
First out LGBTQ+ State Senator in Georgia
RITCHIE TORRES (D)
U.S. House NY-15
First out Gay Afro Latino member of Congress
SARAH MCBRIDE (D)
State Senate DE-01
First out Transgender State Senator in America
TODD GLORIA (D)
San Diego Mayor
San Diego is now the largest city to elect san out Gay Man as Mayor
ADEOYE OWOLEWA (D)
U.S. House DC
First Nigerian-American elected into the US Congress
MICHELE RAYNER-GOOLSBY (D)
State Legislator, FL
First black queer female state legislator in Florida.
SHEVRIN JONES (D)
State Senator
First openly LGBTQ+ state senator in Florida.
TAYLOR SMALL (D)
State Legislator
First transgender state legislator in Vermont
JABARI BRISPORT (D)
State Senate, NY
First LGBTQ+ and person of color elected tot he New York State Senate