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Caught Our Eye

Congress takes Pride in growing LGBTQ numbers

Posted by Keturah Hetrick on June 5, 2023

Congress is coming out of the closet: Among members of the 118th Congress, 2.5% of representatives and 2% of senators openly identify as LGBTQ - the highest in congressional history.

In the 1970s, openly LGBTQ members made up under 0.5% of the House. By 2013, that number had grown to 1.7% and has gradually increased since. These counts include openly LGBTQ members who served partial terms, such as ex-Rep. David Cicilline (D-R.I.), who stepped down from the House last week.

Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) is the current session's only openly LGBTQ Republican member.

Sens. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) make up the Senate's openly LGBTQ members. Former Sen. Harris Wofford (D-Pa.), who served from 1991-1995, is the only other openly LGBTQ member in Senate history.

Of 7,453 legislators currently serving in state houses, 164 are openly LGBTQ (2.2%).

According to Gallup, 7.2% of the U.S. adult population identify as LGBT.

Subjects: Former Sen. Harris Wofford (D-PA); Former Rep. George Santos (R-NY); Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI); Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ); Former Rep. David Cicilline (D-RI)

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