New Hampshire House of Representatives (2000-2004) Maine House of Representatives (2000-2008) New Hampshire House of Representatives (1998–2004)įirst openly gay and openly HIV-positive member of the New York State Senate New Hampshire House of Representatives (1994-2008)įirst openly gay member of the New Jersey state legislature New Hampshire House of Representatives (1986-2004)Īlaska House of Representatives (1987-1993)įirst transgender person to hold state office outed against her will Ĭame out publicly as gay while running for lieutenant governor in 2002 Lived with his partner, Bernie Starr, since 1994 they married in 2013 You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
įirst openly gay man to be elected governor in the U.S. Initially ascended to the office of governor upon the resignation of John Kitzhaber (D) subsequently elected in her own right in 2016įirst openly LGBT person elected governor in the U.S. Main article: List of LGBT members of the United States Congress State Executive ImageĬame out in the same speech as his resignation
