If Mr. Brandon were to win the Democratic primary and be elected, he would be only the second LGBT person of color elected to Congress, after Mark Takano was elected in California's 41st Congressional District in 2012.
A personal blog by a Black, Gay, Caribbean, Liberal, Progressive, Moderate, Fit, Geeky, Married, College-Educated, NPR-Listening, Tennis-Playing, Feminist, Atheist, Math Professor in Los Angeles, California
Monday, January 06, 2014
NC-12: Black Gay Candidate Running For Congress
If Mr. Brandon were to win the Democratic primary and be elected, he would be only the second LGBT person of color elected to Congress, after Mark Takano was elected in California's 41st Congressional District in 2012.
Labels:
2014 elections,
African American,
Black and Gay,
Black male,
Congress,
Democrats,
Marcus Brandon,
Mark Takano,
NC-12,
North Carolina,
openly LGBT,
Republicans,
Southern U.S.,
special election,
U.S. House
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment