Human Rights Campaign Endorses a Slate of Pro-Equality Members and Candidates Up for Election in Key Competitive U.S. House Districts

HRC's Commitment to Voter Mobilization Efforts

HRC this spring launched a public education and engagement campaign, "Let's Get Free,'' to reach 74 million Equality Voters, those who prioritize issues of equality when deciding who to vote for, nationwide.

Equality Voters are younger, more racially diverse, and more female than the general electorate, they recognize and trust the HRC brand, and they are more likely to identify with issue-specific organizations than candidates or political parties.

HRC's efforts are bolstered by new polling data conducted by Community Insights, a program of the HRC Foundation, showing that LGBTQ+ voters, in the midst of a torrent of anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric, policy attacks, and electoral scapegoating, will be a crucial base of support for pro-equality candidates-and are already mobilized and engaged. 92% of LGBTQ+ voters, who could make up close to 10% of the midterm electorate, say that they "definitely will vote" in November, compared to 68% of non-LGBTQ+ voters.

Today's Endorsements for the House of Representatives Include:

Pro-Equality Incumbents in Battleground Reelection Races:

• AL-2: Shomari Figures
• CA-45: Derek Tran
• CT-5: Jahana Hayes
• FL-9: Darren Soto
• FL-14: Kathy Castor
• FL-25: Jared Moskowitz
• IN-1: Frank Mrvan
• MI-8: Kristen McDonald Rivet
• NV-1: Dina Titus
• NV-3: Susie Lee
• NV-4: Steven Horsford
• NJ-9: Nellie Pou
• NM-2: Gabe Vasquez
• NY-3: Tom Suozzi
• NY-19: Josh Riley
• OH-1 Greg Landsman
• OH-13: Emilia Sykes
• OR-5: Janelle Bynum

Pro-Equality Candidates Ready to Flip Seats in Battleground Districts:

• AZ-2: Jonathan Nez
• AZ-6: JoAnna Mendoza
• CO-5: Jessica Killin
• IA-1: Christina Bohannan
• IA-3: Sarah Trone Garriott
• MI-4: Sean McCann
• NE-2: Denise Powell
• PA-8: Paige Cognetti
• PA-10: Janelle Stelson
• VA-2: Elaine Luria
• WI-3: Rebecca Cooke

Pro-Equality House Leadership:

• CA-33: Pete Aguilar
• MA-5: Katherine Clark
• NY-8: Hakeem Jeffries

Openly LGBTQ+ Members:

• CA-39: Robert Garcia
• CA-42 Mark Takano
• DE-At-Large: Sarah McBride
• IL-17: Eric Sorensen
• KS-3: Sharice Davids
• NY-15: Ritchie Torres
• VT-At-Large: Becca Balint
• WA-6: Emily Randall
• WI-2 Mark Pocan