Polis becomes 3rd openly gay member of Congress (Washington Blade)

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Musgrave falls to challenger; Dole also ousted
By AMY CAVANAUGH, Washington Blade | Nov 5, 3:58 PM

... Among the victors was Jared Polis, whose win gives the U.S. House of Representatives another openly gay member. Polis, a Democrat and businessman who earned his fortune from greeting card company Blue Mountain Arts, won the open seat for Colorado’s 2nd District.

“Jared Polis is the first openly gay man to be elected to Congress as a non-incumbent, and he joins Tammy Baldwin and Barney Frank as the three out members,” said Denis Dison, a Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund spokesperson ...

Frank (D-Mass.) easily retained his seat against challengers Earl Sholley, a Republican, and Susan Allen, an independent. Baldwin (D-Wis.) won re-election in a landslide against Republican challenger Peter Theron ...

In South Carolina, Linda Ketner, a Democrat and lesbian, lost to incumbent Rep. Henry Brown, a Republican, for the U.S. House seat from the state’s 1st congressional district ...

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1. One bright spot we can take away from the wave of anti-gay sentiment that was Nov. 4th

If only I lived a few miles west, I could call Jared Polis my congressman!