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==Out and Elected in the USA: 1974-2004==


This chronological listing of elected officials is arranged by the year they were elected to their first office held, which is noted, then alphabetically within state.  Many have subsequently been elected to other offices and these are detailed on their individual pages.

All dates of elections occurred in November unless otherwise indicated.


'''1961'''

California

:* [[José Sarria|Sarria, José]], First openly gay person to run for elected office in the US, San Francisco – bid was unsuccessful


'''1974'''

Massachusetts

:* [[Elaine Noble|Noble, Elaine]] (D), State Representative, 6th District, Boston 


'''1976'''

Minnisota

:* [[Allan Spear|Spear, Allan]] (D), came out in 1974, re-elected State Senator, 60th District 


'''1977'''

California

:* [[Harvey Milk|Milk, Harvey]], Board of Supervisors, San Francisco


'''1978'''

New Hampshire

:* [[Rick Trombly|Trombly, Rick]] (D), State House of Representatives, Boscawen 


'''1979'''

New Hampshire
:* [[New Hampshire Elected Officials|Splaine, Jim]] (D), came out in 1979 after service on City Council, elected to School Board, Portsmouth 


'''1980'''

California

:* [[Stephen Lachs|Lachs, Stephen]], Los Angeles Superior Court Judge, Los Angeles, June


'''1982'''

New York

:* [[Thomas Duane|Duane, Thomas]] (D), Democratic District Leader


'''1984'''

Massachusetts

:* [[Gerry E. Studds|Studds, Gerry E.]] (D), outed in 1983, re-elected to the U.S. House of Representatives 10th District, Boston 


'''1985'''

California

:* [[John Laird|Laird, John]] (D), City Council, Santa Cruz

New York

:* [[Tim Mains|Mains, Tim]], Council Member at-Large, Rochester 


'''1986'''

Louisiana

:* [[Roberts Batson|Batson, Roberts]], Orleans Perish Democratic Executive Committee, February 

New Hampshire

:* [[New Hampshire Elected Officials|Buckley, Raymond]] (D), State Representative Ward 8, Manchester 

Wisconsin

:* [[Tammy Baldwin|Baldwin, Tammy]] (D), Dane County Board of Supervisors, Madison, April 


'''1987'''

California

:* [[Tom Brougham|Brougham, Tom]], Director, Peralto Community College District Board, April

North Carolina

:* [[Joe Herzenberg|Herzenberg, Joe]], came out gradually 1981-85, elected Town City Council, Chapel Hill


'''1988'''

California

:* [[Leslie Katz|Katz, Leslie]], San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee

Massachusetts

:* [[Barney Frank|Frank, Barney]] (D), came out in 1987, re-elected to the U.S. Representative, 4th Congressional District, Boston

Washington
:* [[Cal Anderson|Anderson, Cal]] (D), House of Representatives, District 42, Seattle 


'''1989'''

New York

:* [[Keith St. John|St. John, Keith]], Common Council Alderman 2nd Ward, Albany 


'''1990'''

California

:* [[Roberta Achtenberg|Achtenberg, Roberta]], Board of Supervisors, San Francisco
    
:* [[Tom Ammiano|Ammiano, Tom]], School Board, San Francisco

:* [[Neil Giuliano|Giuliano, Neil]] (R), City Council, Tempe

:* [[Kenneth Hahn|Hahn, Kenneth]], Los Angeles County Assessor, Los Angeles County

:* [[Carole Midgen|Migden, Carole]] (D), Board of Supervisors, San Francisco

Maine

:* [[Dale McCormick|McCormick, Dale]], State Senate

New York

:* [[Deborah Glick|Glick, Deborah]] (D), Assemblymember District 66, New York City 


'''1991'''

California
   
:* [[Jeff Horton|Horton, Jeff]], Los Angeles Board of Education President, Los Angeles

Texas

:* [[Glen Maxey|Maxey, Glen]] (D), State Representative, District 51, March Special Election 

Washington

:* [[Sherry Harris|Harris, Sherry]], Council Member At-Large, Seattle 


'''1992'''

California

:* [[Ken Yeager|Yeager, Ken]], San Jose/Evergreen Community College Trustee

New Mexico

:* [[Liz Stephanics and Linda Siegle|Liz Stephanics]] (D), State Senate District 39 

Oregon

:* [[Kate Brown|Brown, Kate]] (D), House of Representatives, District 13, Portland 

South Carolina

:* [[David Schwacke|Schwacke, David]] (R), Solicitor 9th Circuit, Charleston 

Vermont

:* [[Edward Flanagan|Flanagan, Edward]] (D), State Auditor, Burlington 


'''1993'''

California

:* [[Christine Kehoe|Kehoe, Christine]] (D), City Council, San Diego

Maryland

:* [[Bruce Williams|Williams, Bruce]], City Council, Tacoma Park 

Massachusetts

:* [[Mary Clare Higgins|Higgins, Mary Clare]], City Council, Northampton 

:* [[Kenneth Reeves|Reeves, Kenneth]], came out December 1992, re-elected to the City Council, Cambridge 

:* [[Katherine Triatanfillou|Triatanfillou, Katherine]], City Council, Cambridge 

Michigan

* [[Chris Kolb|Kolb, Chris]] (D), City Council, Ann Arbor
 
* [[Pam Cuthbert|Cuthbert, Pam]], City Council, Ward 3, Ypsilanti, April 

New York

* [[Marilyn Shafer|Shafer, Marilyn]], Manhattan Civil Court Judge 

* [[Daniel Stewart|Stewart, Daniel]] (R), City Council, Plattsburgh 

North Carolina

* [[Michael Nelson|Nelson]], Michael, Board of Alderman, Carrboro 


'''1994'''

California

:* [[Bonnie Dumanis|Dumanis, Bonnie]] (R), Municipal Court Judge, Dan Diego

:* [[Sheila Kuehl|Kuehl, Sheila]] (D), State Assembly, District 41, Santa Monica 

:* [[Susan Leal|Leal, Susan]], Board of Supervisors, San Francisco

:* [[Gregory Pettis|Pettis, Gregory]], City of Cathedral County

Illinois

:* [[Sebastian Patti and Tom Chiola|Chiola, Tom]], Cook County Circuit Court Judge, Chicago 

New Hampshire

:* [[New Hampshire Elected Officials|DeChane, Marlene]] (D), State Representative District 6, Barrington 

New Mexico

:* [[Patti Bushee|Bushee, Patti]], City Council, Santa Fe 

Oregon

:* [[Chuck Carpenter|Carpenter, Chuck]] (R), State Representative District 7, Portland 

:* [[George Eighmey|Eighmey, George]] (D), State Representative 
  
:* [[David Gernant|Gernant, David]], Multnomah County District Court Judge 

Washington D.C.

:* [[Sabrina Sojourner|Sojourner, Sabrina]] (D), At-Large Seat, Central Democratic Committee, May 

Wisconsin

:* [[Steve Gunderson|Gunderson, Steve]] (R), outed in 1994,
re-elected to the U.S. House of Representatives 


'''1995'''

California

:* [[Zeke Zeidler|Zeidler, Zeke]], Redondo Beach School Board, March

Connecticut

:* [[Stephen Zemo|Zemo, Stephen]], Town of Ridgefield Selectman

Florida

:* [[Mark Leban and Victoria Sigler|Leban, Mark]], Dade County Court Judge, January 

Iowa

:* [[Bill Crews|Crews, Bill]], came out in 1993, re-elected Mayor, City of Melbourne 

New York

:* [[Barbara Kavanaugh|Kavanaugh, Barbra]], City Council, Buffalo 
    
:* [[Margarita Lopez|Lopez, Margarita]], Female Democratic District Leader, 63rd Assembly District (B), New York, September 

Rhode Island

:* [[David Cicillini|Cicillini, David]], House of Representatives, Providence 

Washington

:* [[Jim Moeller|Moeller, Jim]] (D), City Council, Vancouver 

:* [[Tina Podlodowski|Podlodowski, Tina]], City Council Member, Seattle 

Wisconsin

:* [[Mike Verveer|Verveer, Mike]], Common Council, Madison, April


'''1996'''

Arizona

:* [[Jim Kolbe|Kolbe, Jim]] (R), came out July 1996, re-elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, 5th Congressional District, Tucson

California

:* [[Kevin McCarthy|McCarthy, Kevin]], Superior Court Judge, San Francisco

:* [[Juanita Owens|Owens, Juanita]], President Board of Education, San Francisco 

:* [[Tom Radulovich|Radulovich, Tom]], Bay Area Rapid Transit District Board, San Francisco 

:* [[Kay Tsenin|Tsenin, Kay]], Municipal Court Judge, San Francisco 

Florida

:* [[Mark Leban and Victoria Sigler|Leban, Mark]], Dade County Court Judge, September 

Illinois

:* [[Sebastian Patti and Tom Chiola|Patti, Sebastian]], Cook County Circuit Court Judge 

:* [[Lawrence McKeon|McKeon, Lawrence]] (D), State House of Representatives, 34th District, Chicago 

Maine

:* [[Judy Powers|Powers, Judy]] (D), State Representative 

New York

:* [[Doug Robinson|Robinson, Doug]], School Board District 2, New York 

:* [[Larry Sauer|Sauer, Larry]], School Board District 3, New York 

Rhode Island

:* [[Michael Pisaturo|Pisaturo, Michael]] (D), State Representative 21st District, Cranston 

Texas

:* [[Margo Frasier|Frasier, Margo]], Sheriff of Travis County, Austin 

Washington

:* [[Ed Murray|Murray, Ed]] (D), House of Representatives 43rd District, Seattle 


'''1997'''

Arizona

:* [[ Steve May|May, Steve]] (R), State Representative, 26th District, Phoenix

California

:* [[Bill Weinberger|Weinberger, Bill]], Charter Commission, Los Angeles, June

Georgia

:* [[Cathy Woolard|Woolard, Cathy]], Atlanta City Council, District 6 

New Mexico

:* [[Liz Stephanics and Linda Siegle|Siegle, Linda]], Santa Fe Community College Board of Trustees 

New York

:* [[Richard Conti|Conti, Richard]], City Council, Albany 

:* [[Christine Quinn|Quinn, Christine]], Speaker, City Council, New York
 
:* [[Phil Reed|Reed, Phil]], City Council Member District 8, New York 

Ohio

:* [[Louis Escobar|Escobar, Louis]], City Council President, Toledo 

:* [[Mary Wiseman|Wiseman]], Mary, City Council Member, Dayton 

Pennsylvania

:* [[Jim McGill|McGill, Jim]], Borough Council Member 2nd Ward, Wilkinsburg 

Texas

:* [[Annise Parker|Parker, Annise]], City Council Member At-Large Position 1, Houston, December 

Texas

:* [[John Loza|Loza, John]] (R), City Councilmember District 12, Dallas, May

Virginia

:* [[Jay Fisette|Fisette, Jay]], Arlington County Board Member, Arlington 

Washington, D.C.

:* [[David Catania|Catania, David]], At-Large Councilmember, December Special Election

   
'''1998'''

California
:* [[Rosalinda del Moral|del Moral, Rosalinda]], Democratic Executive Committee 13th District, San Francisco, June

Connecticut

:* [[Evelyn Mantilla|Mantilla, Evelyn]] (D), came out in June 1997, re-elected to the State House of Representatives, District 4, Hartford

Maryland

:* [[Anne Stradauskas|Stradauskas, Anne]], Baltimore County Sheriff 

Massachusetts

:* [[Jarrett Barrios|Barrios, Jarrett]] (D), State Representative, District 28, Middlesex 

:* [[Liz Malia|Malia, Liz]] (D), State Representative, 11th Suffolk, March

New Hampshire

:* [[New Hampshire Elected Officials|Mitchell, McKim]] (D), State Representative District 3, Chesterfield 

Utah

:* [[Jackie Biskupski|Biskupski, Jackie]} (D), State Representative District 30, Salt Lake City 

Washington, D.C.

:* [[Jim Graham|Graham]], Jim, Councilmember Ward 1 


'''1999'''

Florida

:* [[Diane Arnold|Arnold, Diane]], Broward County Dem. Exec. Committee, May 

New York

:* [[Melissa Sklarz|Sklarz, Melissa]], Democratic Council, New York, September

Wisconsin

:* [[Sloan, Matt]], Common Council, Madison, April 


'''2000'''

Florida

:* [[Robert Lee|Lee, Robert]], Broward County Court Judge, September 

:* [[Randy G. Wiscombe|Wiscombe, Randy G.]], City Council, South Miami 



==Also see: [[Index by state for Out and Elected in the USA]]==


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