• at least 32 states have elected openly-gay male or female politicians to one or both houses of state legislatures.
• only one state governor has ever come out as gay; no openly-LGBT governor or President has ever been elected to office.

Congress

• U.S. Representative: Gerry Studds
  Gerry Studds
  Gerry Eastman Studds was an American Democratic Congressman from Massachusetts who served from 1973 until 1997. He was the first openly gay member of Congress in the U.S. In 1983 he was censured by the House of Representatives after he admitted to having had an affair with a 17-year-old page in...
  
   (MA-12, MA-10
  Massachusetts's 10th congressional district
  Massachusetts's 10th congressional district is a political constituency that includes parts of the South Shore of Massachusetts, and all of Cape Cod and the islands. With a population of 635,901 and a land area of , it is the most populous of Massachusetts's ten congressional districts and the...
  
  ) - came out 1983
• U.S. Representative (out when first elected): Tammy Baldwin
  Tammy Baldwin
  Tammy Suzanne Green Baldwin is the U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district, serving since 1999. She is a member of the Democratic Party. In September 2011, Baldwin announced she would be a candidate in the 2012 U.S...
  
   (WI-2) - elected 1998
• U.S. Representative (out when first elected, male): Jared Polis
  Jared Polis
  Jared Schutz Polis is an American entrepreneur, philanthropist, and U.S. Representative for , serving since 2009. He is a member of the Democratic Party...
  
   (CO-2) - elected 2008
• Congressional committee
  United States Congressional committee
  A congressional committee is a legislative sub-organization in the United States Congress that handles a specific duty . Committee membership enables members to develop specialized knowledge of the matters under their jurisdiction...
  
   chair: Barney Frank
  Barney Frank
  Barney Frank is the U.S. Representative for . A member of the Democratic Party, he is the former chairman of the House Financial Services Committee and is considered the most prominent gay politician in the United States.Born and raised in New Jersey, Frank graduated from Harvard College and...
  
   (MA-4
  Massachusetts's 4th congressional district
  Massachusetts's 4th congressional district is mostly in southern Massachusetts and includes the South Coast region. It is represented by Barney Frank, who has served the district since January 1981....
  
  ) - came out 1987, chair of House Financial Services Committee 2007

State

• State governor
  Governor
  A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
  
  :
  • New Jersey
    Governor of New Jersey
    The Office of the Governor of New Jersey is the executive branch for the U.S. state of New Jersey. The office of Governor is an elected position, for which elected officials serve four year terms. While individual politicians may serve as many terms as they can be elected to, Governors cannot be...
    
    : Jim McGreevey
    Jim McGreevey
    James Edward "Jim" McGreevey is an American Democratic politician. He served as the 52nd Governor of New Jersey from January 15, 2002, until he resigned from office at 11:59 pm on November 15, 2004. His term was set to expire on January 17, 2006...
    
     - came out 2004 (during the same speech in which he resigned as Governor)
• Secretary of State:
  • Oregon
    Oregon Secretary of State
    The Secretary of State of Oregon, an elected constitutional officer within the executive branch of government of the U.S. state of Oregon, is first in line of succession to the Governor. The duties of office are: auditor of public accounts, chief elections officer, and administrator of public...
    
    : Kate Brown
    Kate Brown (politician)
    Kate Brown is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party, She is the current Oregon Secretary of State and was elected to that office in the 2008 elections. Prior to becoming Secretary of State, Brown served in the Oregon State Senate representing Oregon's 21st senate district,...
    
     - elected 2008
• State comptroller:
  • Vermont
    Vermont
    Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd in land area, , and 45th in total area. Its population according to the 2010 census, 630,337, is the second smallest in the country, larger only than Wyoming. It is the only New England...
    
    : Ed Flanagan - elected 1992
  • Connecticut
    Connecticut
    Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...
    
    : Kevin Lembo - elected 2010
• State treasurer:
  • Maine
    Maine
    Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
    
    : Dale McCormick
    Dale McCormick
    Dale McCormick is an American politician from the state of Maine, who was elected in 1990 as the first openly gay member of the Maine State Legislature...
    
     - elected (by the legislature) 1996
• State legislative leaders:
  • Presiding officer: Minnesota Sen. Allan H. Spear - elected senate president 1993
  • Speaker: Rhode Island Rep. Gordon D. Fox
    Gordon D. Fox
    Gordon D. Fox is an American politician from Providence, Rhode Island and the Speaker of the Rhode Island House of Representatives. A Democrat, he was first elected to the legislature in 1992 and was elected speaker on February 11, 2010....
    
     - elected speaker 2010

State legislators

• Massachusetts
  Massachusetts General Court
  The Massachusetts General Court is the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The name "General Court" is a hold-over from the Colonial Era, when this body also sat in judgment of judicial appeals cases...
  
  :
  • Rep. Elaine Noble
    Elaine Noble
    Elaine Noble is an American politician and LGBT activist who served in the Massachusetts House of Representatives for two terms starting in January 1975. She was the first openly lesbian or gay candidate elected to a state legislature...
    
     (female) - elected 1974, came out 1974 after election
  • Rep. (later Sen.) Jarrett Barrios
    Jarrett Barrios
    Jarrett Tomás Barrios is a politician, activist, and executive, currently serving as the chief executive of the American Red Cross of Eastern Massachusetts. He was a member of both the Massachusetts House of Representatives and the Massachusetts Senate and became the first Latino and first openly...
    
     (male) - elected to House 1999, elected to Senate 2003
  • Sen. Cheryl Jacques
    Cheryl Jacques
    Cheryl Ann Jacques is a United States politician who, beginning in January 2004, served for 11 months as president of the Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender, or LGBT, advocacy organization...
    
     - elected 1993
• Minnesota
  Minnesota Legislature
  The Minnesota Legislature is the legislative branch of government in the U.S. state of Minnesota. It is a bicameral legislature located at the Minnesota Capitol in Saint Paul and it consists of two houses: the lower Minnesota House of Representatives and the Minnesota Senate...
  
  :
  • Sen. Allan H. Spear
    Allan Spear
    Allan Henry Spear was an American politician and educator from Minnesota who served almost thirty years in the Minnesota Senate, including nearly a decade as President of the Senate.-Biography:...
    
     (male) - elected 1972, came out December 1974
• New Hampshire:
  • Rep. Raymond Buckley
    Raymond Buckley
    Raymond Buckley is a member of the Democratic Party and a politician from the state of New Hampshire. A former state legislator, he currently serves as chair of the New Hampshire Democratic Party, President of the Association of State Democratic Chairs, and as a Vice Chair of the Democratic...
    
     - elected 1986
• Washington State
  Washington State Legislature
  The Washington State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Washington. It is a bipartisan, bicameral body, composed of the lower Washington House of Representatives, composed of 98 Representatives, and the upper Washington State Senate, with 49 Senators.The State Legislature...
  
  :
  • Rep. (later Sen.) Cal Anderson
    Cal Anderson
    Calvin B. "Cal" Anderson was an American politician. A Democrat, he served in both chambers of the Washington State Legislature, representing Seattle's 43rd house district.-Biography:...
    
     - appointed 1987
  • Rep. Laurie Jinkins
    Laurie Jinkins
    Laurie Jinkins is a public health official from Tacoma, Washington who serves as a member of the Washington House of Representatives from the 27th district...
    
     (female) - elected 2010
• Connecticut
  Connecticut General Assembly
  The Connecticut General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is a bicameral body composed of the 151-member House of Representatives and the 36-member Senate. It meets in the state capital, Hartford. There are no term limits for either chamber.During...
  
  :
  • Rep. Joseph S. Grabarz Jr - came out 1990
• Maine
  Maine Legislature
  The Maine Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Maine. It is a bicameral body composed of the lower house Maine House of Representatives and the upper house Maine Senate...
  
  :
  • Sen. Dale McCormick
    Dale McCormick
    Dale McCormick is an American politician from the state of Maine, who was elected in 1990 as the first openly gay member of the Maine State Legislature...
    
     - elected 1990
• New York
  New York Legislature
  The New York State Legislature is the term often used to refer to the two houses that act as the state legislature of the U.S. state of New York. The New York Constitution does not designate an official term for the two houses together...
  
  :
  • Rep. Assemblywoman Deborah Glick
    Deborah Glick
    Deborah J. Glick is an American politician from New York and a Democratic member of the New York State Assembly representing the 66th Assembly District in lower Manhattan....
    
     (female) - elected 1990
  • Sen. Thomas Duane
    Thomas Duane
    Thomas K. Duane is an American politician from New York, currently serving in the New York State Senate. He was the nation's first openly HIV-positive person elected to office....
    
     (male) - elected 1998
  • Rep. Micah Kellner
    Micah Kellner
    Micah Z. Kellner is an American politician from the state of New York. A Democrat, he serves as a member of the New York State Assembly from the 65th district, which includes Manhattan's Upper East Side and Roosevelt Island ....
    
     (male; bisexual) - elected 2007
• Vermont:
  • Rep. Ron Squires
    Ron Squires
    Ron Squires was an American politician from Vermont. A Democrat, he served two years in the Vermont House of Representatives, representing Guilford, Vernon and part of Brattleboro from 1991 until his death.- Biography :...
    
     - elected 1990
  • Sen. Ed Flanagan (male) - elected 2005
• Oregon
  Oregon Legislative Assembly
  The Oregon Legislative Assembly is the state legislature for the U.S. state of Oregon. The Legislative Assembly is bicameral, consisting of an upper and lower house: the Senate, whose 30 members are elected to serve four-year terms; and the House of Representatives, with 60 members elected to...
  
  :
  • Rep. Gail Shibley - appointed 1991
• Texas
  Texas Legislature
  The Legislature of the state of Texas is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Texas. The legislature is a bicameral body composed of a 31-member Senate and a 150-member House of Representatives. The Legislature meets at the Capitol in Austin...
  
  :
  • Rep. Glen Maxey
    Glen Maxey
    Glen Maxey is an American politician from Austin, Texas, who was the first openly gay member of the Texas Legislature. Active in the fight for gay rights, Maxey was a central figure in the establishment of facilities for the education and care of HIV-infected individuals, especially the AIDS...
    
     - elected 1991
• New Mexico
  New Mexico Legislature
  The New Mexico Legislature is the legislative branch of the state government of New Mexico. It is a bicameral body made up of the New Mexico House of Representatives and the New Mexico Senate....
  
  :
  • Sen. Liz Stefanics
    Liz Stefanics
    Elizabeth T. Stefanics , known as Liz Stefanics, is an American politician from New Mexico, currently serving on the Santa Fe County Commission...
    
     - elected 1992
• Wisconsin
  Wisconsin Legislature
  The Wisconsin Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The Legislature is a bicameral body composed of the upper house Wisconsin Senate and the lower Wisconsin Assembly...
  
  :
  • Rep. (now U.S. Rep.) Tammy Baldwin
    Tammy Baldwin
    Tammy Suzanne Green Baldwin is the U.S. Representative for Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district, serving since 1999. She is a member of the Democratic Party. In September 2011, Baldwin announced she would be a candidate in the 2012 U.S...
    
     (female) - elected 1992
  • Rep. (later Sen.) Tim Carpenter
    Tim Carpenter
    Timothy W. "Tim" Carpenter is a Democratic member of the Wisconsin Senate, representing the 3rd District since 2003. He earlier served in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing the 20th District from 1985 through 2003.-Early life, education and career:...
    
     (male) - elected to Assembly in 1984, came out in 2001, elected to Senate in 2002
• Rhode Island
  Rhode Island General Assembly
  The State of Rhode Island General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Rhode Island. A bicameral body, it is composed of the lower Rhode Island House of Representatives with 75 representatives, and the upper Rhode Island Senate with 38 senators...
  
  :
  • Sen. William P. Fitzpatrick (male) - elected 1992, came out 1992 after election
• Arizona
  Arizona Legislature
  The Arizona Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arizona. It is a bicameral legislature that consists of a lower house, the House of Representatives, and an upper house, the Senate. There are 60 Representatives and 30 Senators...
  
  :
  • Rep. (later Sen.) Ken Cheuvront - elected 1994
• California
  California State Legislature
  The California State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of California. It is a bicameral body consisting of the lower house, the California State Assembly, with 80 members, and the upper house, the California State Senate, with 40 members...
  
  :
  • Assemblywoman (later Sen.) Sheila Kuehl
    Sheila Kuehl
    Sheila James Kuehl is an American politician, and a former child actress. She most recently served as a Democratic member of the California State Senate, representing the 23rd district in Los Angeles County and parts of southern Ventura County...
    
     (female) - elected 1994 to House; elected to Senate in 2000
  • Rep. John Pérez
    John Pérez
    John A. Pérez is a union organizer and politician from Los Angeles, California, who has been the Speaker of the California State Assembly since March 1, 2010. A Democrat, he represents the 46th district in the California State Assembly.-Early life and career:Pérez grew up in El Sereno and Highland...
    
     (male) - first Speaker, appointed 2010
• Missouri
  Missouri General Assembly
  The Missouri General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Missouri. The bicameral General Assembly is composed of a 34-member Senate, and a 163-member House of Representatives. Members of both houses of the General Assembly are subject to term limits...
  
  :
  • Rep. Tim Van Zandt
    Tim Van Zandt
    Tim Van Zandt is a nurse, former accountant and former politician from the U.S. state of Missouri. A Democrat, he served eight years in the Missouri House of Representatives representing Kansas City and became the first openly gay member ever elected to the Missouri General Assembly.Born in...
    
     (male) - elected 1994
  • Sen. Jolie Justus
    Jolie Justus
    Jolie L. Justus is an American lawyer and politician from Missouri. A Democrat, she is a member of the Missouri State Senate, representing the state's 10th District in Kansas City.-Early life and career:...
    
     (female) - elected 2007
• Illinois
  Illinois General Assembly
  The Illinois General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Illinois and comprises the Illinois House of Representatives and the Illinois Senate. The General Assembly was created by the first state constitution adopted in 1818. Illinois has 59 legislative districts, with two...
  
  :
  • Rep. Larry McKeon
    Larry McKeon
    Larry McKeon was an American politician who served as a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from Chicago. Serving from January 1997 to January 2007, he was the first-ever openly gay member of the Illinois General Assembly and was also HIV-positive.McKeon died at the age of 63 in...
    
     (male) - elected 1996
  • Rep. Deb Mell
    Deb Mell
    Deborah L. "Deb" Mell is an American politician from Chicago. She is a Democrat and a member of the Illinois House of Representatives representing the 40th district, elected in 2008 and taking office on January 14, 2009.-Early life, education and career:...
    
     (female) - elected 2009
• Montana
  Montana State Legislature
  The Montana State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Montana. It is composed of the 100-member Montana House of Representatives and the 50-member Montana Senate....
  
  :
  • Rep. Diane Sands
    Diane Sands
    Diane Sands is an American politician from Montana. A Democrat, she serves in the Montana House of Representatives, representing the 95th house district, based in Missoula.-Biography:Born in St. Ignatius, Montana, Sands obtained a B.A...
    
     - appointed 1996
• Nevada
  Nevada Legislature
  The Nevada Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Nevada. The Legislature is a bicameral body, consisting of the lower house Nevada Assembly, with 42 members, and the upper house Nevada Senate, with 21 members. All 63 members of the Legislature are elected from an equal amount of...
  
  :
  • Assemblyman (now Sen.) David Parks - elected 1996
• Utah
  Utah State Legislature
  The Utah State Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Utah. It is a bicameral body, comprising the Utah House of Representatives, with 75 Representatives, and the Utah Senate, with 29 State Senators...
  
  :
  • Rep. Jackie Biskupski
    Jackie Biskupski
    Jackie Biskupski is a former member of the Utah House of Representatives, representing the 30th District in Salt Lake County from 1999 to 2011. She resigned in June 2011 when she moved out of the district.-Early life and career:...
    
     (female) - elected 1998
  • Sen. Scott McCoy
    Scott McCoy
    Scott Daniel McCoy is an American politician and attorney from Utah. A Democrat, he is a former member of the Utah State Senate, where he represented the state's 2nd senate district which comprises portions of Salt Lake City...
    
     (male) - elected 2005
• Georgia
  Georgia General Assembly
  The Georgia General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is bicameral, being composed of the Georgia House of Representatives and the Georgia Senate....
  
  :
  • Rep. Karla Drenner
    Karla Drenner
    Dr Karla Lea Drenner is an American academic and politician from Georgia. A Democrat, she is a member of the Georgia House of Representatives representing the state's 86th district in DeKalb County....
    
     - elected 2000
  • Rep. Rashad Taylor
    Rashad Taylor
    Rashad Taylor is a politician from Atlanta, Georgia. A Democrat, he serves in the Georgia House of Representatives, representing the 55th district in Fulton County. He was first elected in November 2008, taking office the following January...
    
     - elected 2008, came out 2011
• Michigan
  Michigan Legislature
  The Michigan Legislature is the legislative assembly of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is organized as a bicameral body consisting of the Senate, the upper house, and the House of Representatives, the lower house. Article IV of the state's Constitution, adopted in 1963, defines the role of the...
  
  :
  • Rep. Chris Kolb
    Chris Kolb
    Chris Kolb is a politician from Ann Arbor, Michigan and a former member of the Michigan State House of Representatives. A Democrat, Kolb represented the 53rd district, based in Ann Arbor, from January 2001 to January 2007. He was first elected in November 2000, and term limits prevented him from...
    
     - elected 2000
• Colorado:
  • Rep. (later Sen.) Jennifer Veiga
    Jennifer Veiga
    Jennifer L. Veiga is a former Colorado legislator. First elected to the Colorado House of Representatives as a Democrat in 1996, Veiga was appointed to the Colorado Senate in 2003 and subsequently elected to full terms in 2004 and 2008...
    
     (female) - came out 2002
  • Rep. Mark Ferrandino
    Mark Ferrandino
    Mark Steven Ferrandino is a legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado and the Minority Leader of the Colorado House of Representatives. Appointed to the legislature in 2007, Ferrandino represents House District 2, encompassing south central Denver...
    
     (male) - elected 2007; elected House Minority Leader 2011
  • Sen. Pat Steadman
    Pat Steadman
    Patrick "Pat" Steadman is a legislator, attorney and former lobbyist from the U.S. state of Colorado. Steadman, a Democrat, was appointed to the Colorado Senate in May 2009 following the resignation of Jennifer Veiga...
    
     (male) - elected 2009
  • Sen. Lucía Guzmán
    Lucía Guzmán
    Lucía Guzmán is a Colorado state legislator. Appointed to the Colorado Senate in May 2010, Guzmán represents Senate District 34 in Denver. She was elected to a full four-year term in November 2010.-Political career:...
    
     (female) - elected 2010
• Maryland:
  • Del. Maggie McIntosh
    Maggie McIntosh
    Margaret L. McIntosh, commonly known as Maggie McIntosh, is an American politician from the state of Maryland. The Chairman of the Environmental Matters Committee of the Maryland House of Delegates, she has been a member of the House of Delegates since November 1992...
    
     - came out 2002
• Kentucky
  Kentucky General Assembly
  The Kentucky General Assembly, also called the Kentucky Legislature, is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Kentucky.The General Assembly meets annually in the state capitol building in Frankfort, Kentucky, convening on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in January...
  
  :
  • Sen. Ernesto Scorsone
    Ernesto Scorsone
    Ernesto Scorsone is an American lawyer, politician and judge from Kentucky. A Democrat, he was appointed to the Fayette County Circuit Court on August 7, 2008 by Governor Steve Beshear...
    
     - came out 2003
• Virginia
  Virginia General Assembly
  The Virginia General Assembly is the legislative body of the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the oldest legislative body in the Western Hemisphere, established on July 30, 1619. The General Assembly is a bicameral body consisting of a lower house, the Virginia House of Delegates, with 100 members,...
  
  :
  • Del. Adam Ebbin
    Adam Ebbin
    Adam P. Ebbin is an American politician from the Commonwealth of Virginia. A Democrat, he is a member of the Virginia House of Delegates, representing the state's 49th district in Northern Virginia since January 2004...
    
     - elected 2003; elected first gay male mayor 2011
• Iowa
  Iowa General Assembly
  The Iowa General Assembly is the legislative branch of the state government of Iowa. Like the federal United States Congress, the General Assembly is a bicameral body, composed of the upper house Iowa Senate and the lower Iowa House of Representatives respectively...
  
  :
  • Sen. Matt McCoy
    Matt McCoy (Iowa politician)
    Matthew W. "Matt" McCoy is the Iowa State Senator from the 31st District, which is composed of south and southwest Des Moines. A Democrat, McCoy has served in the Iowa Senate since 1997....
    
     - came out 2004
• Idaho
  Idaho Legislature
  The Idaho Legislature is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Idaho. It consists of the upper Idaho Senate and the lower Idaho House of Representatives. The Idaho Senate contains 35 Senators, who are elected from 35 districts...
  
  :
  • Rep. (now Sen.) Nicole LeFavour
    Nicole LeFavour
    Nicole LeFavour is an American politician and educator from Idaho, currently serving in the Idaho Senate. Elected to the Senate in 2008, she had previously served four years in the Idaho House of Representatives....
    
     - elected 2004
• North Carolina
  North Carolina General Assembly
  The North Carolina General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of North Carolina. The General Assembly drafts and legislates the state laws of North Carolina, also known as the General Statutes...
  
  :
  • Sen. Julia Boseman
    Julia Boseman
    Julia Boseman is an American politician and a former Democratic member of the North Carolina Senate. She represented the state's ninth Senate district, covering all of New Hanover County, from January 2005 to January 2011.-Early life and career:...
    
     - elected 2004
  • Rep. Marcus Brandon
    Marcus Brandon
    Marcus Brandon is a politician from Greensboro, North Carolina who serves in the North Carolina House of Representatives. A Democrat, he has represented the 60th district since January 2011.-Early life and career:...
    
     (male) - elected 2010
• Alabama
  Alabama Legislature
  The Alabama Legislature is the legislative branch of the state government of Alabama. It is a bicameral body composed of the Alabama House of Representatives, with 105 members, and the Alabama Senate, with 35 members...
  
  :
  • Rep. Patricia Todd
    Patricia Todd
    Patricia Todd is an American politician from Alabama. A Democrat, she is a member of the Alabama House of Representatives representing District 54 in downtown Birmingham...
    
     - elected 2006
• Arkansas
  Arkansas General Assembly
  The Arkansas General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The legislature is a bicameral body composed of the upper house Arkansas Senate with 35 members, and the lower Arkansas House of Representatives with 100 members. All 135 representatives and state senators...
  
  :
  • Rep. Kathy Webb
    Kathy Webb
    Kathy Webb is an American restaurateur and politician from Little Rock, Arkansas. A Democrat, she currently serves in the Arkansas House of Representatives, representing the state's 37th district.-Early life, education and career:...
    
     - elected 2006
• Oklahoma
  Oklahoma Legislature
  The Legislature of the State of Oklahoma is the biennial meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma. It is bicameral, comprising the Oklahoma House of Representatives and the Oklahoma Senate, with all members elected directly by the people. The House of Representatives has 101...
  
  :
  • Rep. Al McAffrey
    Al McAffrey
    Al McAffrey is an American politician from Oklahoma who currently serves in the Oklahoma House of Representatives, representing district 88. He is a candidate for the Oklahoma Senate, having announced in October 2011 that he would run for the district 46 seat being vacated by Sen...
    
     - elected 2006
• Hawaii:
  • Rep. Joe Bertram III
    Joe Bertram
    Joe Bertram III is an American politician from the Hawaiian island of Maui, currently serving as a member of the Hawaii House of Representatives. A Democrat, he represents the 11th district in south Maui, which includes the communities of Wailea-Makena and Kihei, his hometown. He was a candidate...
    
     - elected 2006
  • Rep. Blake Oshiro
    Blake Oshiro
    Blake Oshiro is an American politician, currently serving as Majority Leader of the Hawaii House of Representatives. He represents District 33, comprising the Honolulu neighborhoods of Aiea and Halawa...
    
     - first House Majority Leader, came out 2010
• New Jersey
  New Jersey Legislature
  The New Jersey Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state of New Jersey. In its current form, as defined by the New Jersey Constitution of 1947, the Legislature consists of two houses: the General Assembly and the Senate...
  
  :
  • Assemblyman Reed Gusciora
    Reed Gusciora
    Reed Gusciora is an American Democratic Party politician, who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 1996, where he represents the 15th Legislative District...
    
     - came out 2006
• Wyoming
  Wyoming Legislature
  The Wyoming State Legislature is the legislative branch of the U.S. State of Wyoming. It is a bicameral state legislature, consisting of a 60 member Wyoming House of Representatives, and a 30 member Wyoming Senate. The legislature meets at the Wyoming State Capitol in Cheyenne...
  
  :
  • Rep. Cathy Connolly
    Cathy Connolly
    Cathy Connolly is an American professor and politician from Wyoming. A Democrat, she is a member of the Wyoming House of Representatives representing the state's 13th district in Albany County...
    
     - elected 2008
• Ohio
  Ohio General Assembly
  The Ohio General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Ohio. It consists of the 99-member Ohio House of Representatives and the 33-member Ohio Senate...
  
  :
  • Rep. Nickie Antonio
    Nickie Antonio
    Nickie J. Antonio is a politician from Lakewood, Ohio. A Democrat, she serves in the Ohio House of Representatives representing the 13th district, which is located entirely within Cuyahoga County and contains all of the city of Lakewood as well as parts of Cleveland...
    
     - elected 2010

Executive

• First mayor of a U.S. state capital: David Cicilline
  David Cicilline
  David Nicola Cicilline is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Democratic Party. He is formerly the Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, and was the first openly gay mayor of a U.S. state capital.-Early life, education, and career:...
  
  , Providence, Rhode Island
  Providence, Rhode Island
  Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...
  
   - 2002
• Largest city (in the country) with a lesbian mayor: Annise Parker
  Annise Parker
  Annise Danette Parker is an American politician and the mayor of Houston since January 2, 2010. She served as an at-large member of the Houston City Council from 1998 to 2003 and city controller from 2004 to 2009...
  
  , Houston, Texas
  Houston, Texas
  Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
  
   - 2009
• Largest city with a gay male mayor: Sam Adams, Portland, Oregon
  Portland, Oregon
  Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
  
   - 2008
• First transgender mayor: Stu Rasmussen
  Stu Rasmussen
  Stu Rasmussen is an American politician. He was reported to be the nation's first openly transgender mayor when he was elected as the mayor of Silverton, Oregon in November 2008. He had previously been elected twice in the 1990s as mayor of this Willamette Valley community, before coming out as...
  
  , Silverton, Oregon
  Silverton, Oregon
  Silverton is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States, along the 45th parallel. The population was 7,414 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
  
   - 2008

By state

• California
  • Cambell Beach
    • Mayor: Evan Low
      Evan Low
      Evan Low is an American politician and a member of the Campbell, California City Council. In 2009 and 2010 his colleagues on the Council selected him to serve as Mayor. He current term on the council expires in 2014....
      
      
  • Palm Springs
    • Mayor: Ron Oden
      Ron Oden
      Ron Oden is an American, openly gay politician. In November 2003, he was elected the mayor of Palm Springs, California after serving eight years on the city council. He was born in Detroit, Michigan and raised in Los Angeles, California...
      
      
  • Redondo Beach
    • Mayor: Mike Gin
      Mike Gin
      Michael A. Gin is mayor of Redondo Beach, California and was a Republican candidate in the special election to fill the seat in California's 36th congressional district left vacant by the resignation of Jane Harman.-Early life and education:...
      
      
  • Sierra Madre
    • Mayor: Joe Mosca
  • Viejo
    • Mayor: Gary Cloutier
      Gary Cloutier
      Gary Cloutier is a politician elected mayor of Vallejo, California on November 21, 2007, sworn in on December 4, 2007, but replaced by Osby Davis on December 8, 2007. His opponent, real estate attorney Osby Davis, requested a recount that showed Davis had won the election by fewer than five votes...
      
      
• Connecticut
  • New London
    • Mayor: Daryl Justin Finizio
  • Hartford
    • Mayor: Pedro Segarra
      Pedro Segarra
      Pedro E. Segarra is an American politician of Puerto Rican origin and Mayor of Hartford, Connecticut. Prior to becoming mayor, Segarra was president of Hartford's City Council. He succeeded former Mayor Eddie Perez who resigned in disgrace after he was convicted by a state Superior Court jury of...
      
      
• Delaware
  • Delaware City
    • Mayor: John Buchheit
• Florida
  • Broward County
    Broward County, Florida
    -2000 Census:As of the census of 2000, there were 1,623,018 people, 654,445 households, and 411,645 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,346 people per square mile . There were 741,043 housing units at an average density of 615 per square mile...
    
    
    • Mayor: Ken Keechl
  • Gainesville
    • Mayor: Craig Lowe
      Craig Lowe
      Stuart Craig Lowe, better known as Craig Lowe, is an American politician and Mayor of Gainesville, Florida. After winning a runoff election on April 13, 2010, by a margin of 42 votes Lowe became Mayor-elect of Gainesville...
      
      
• Kentucky
  • Lexington
    • Mayor: Jim Gray
      Jim Gray (Kentucky politician)
      James "Jim" P. Gray II is the current mayor of Lexington, Kentucky . Gray served as the city's vice-mayor from 2006 to 2010 before being elected mayor in November 2010....
      
      
• Massachusetts
  • Cambridge
    • Kenneth Reeves
      Kenneth Reeves
      Kenneth "Ken" Reeves served as the mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts, from 1992–1995 and again from 2006-2007. He is the first openly gay African American man to have served as mayor of any city in the United States. Cambridge's elections are non-partisan, but he identifies himself with the...
      
       (male), elected 1992
    • E. Denise Simmons
      E. Denise Simmons
      E. Denise Simmons was the mayor of Cambridge, Massachusetts during the 2008-2009 term, and she was the first openly lesbian African-American mayor in the United States. The previous mayor of Cambridge, Kenneth Reeves, was the first openly gay African-American mayor in the United States...
      
       (female), elected 2008
  • Holyoke
    • Mayor: Alex Morse, elected 2011
• Michigan
  • Ferndale
    • Mayor: Craig Covey
      Craig Covey
      Craig Covey is an American politician who served as mayor of Ferndale, Michigan. He was the first openly-gay mayor of any municipality in the state of Michigan...
      
      
• New Jersey
  • Chatham Borough
    Chatham Borough, New Jersey
    Chatham is a borough in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 8,962.The village that now is Chatham first was settled by Europeans in 1710 in Morris Township, within the Province of New Jersey...
    
    
    • Mayor: Bruce Harris
      Bruce Harris
      Bruce Harris OBE was the Executive Director of Casa Alianza, a charity whose aims are the rehabilitation and the defence of children....
      
      , elected 2011
  • Long Hill Township
    Long Hill Township, New Jersey
    -Local government:Long Hill Township is governed under the Township form of government with a five-member Township Committee. The Township Committee is elected directly by the voters in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one or two seats coming up for...
    
    
    • Mayor: Gina Genovese
      Gina Genovese
      Gina Genovese is an American businesswoman and local politician. She has served on the Township Committee in Long Hill Township, New Jersey, where she has also served as mayor. In 2007, she was a candidate for the State Senate in district 21 in New Jersey. She currently lives in Long Hill with...
      
      , elected 2005
  • Neptune Township
    Neptune Township, New Jersey
    -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 27,690 people, 10,907 households, and 6,805 families residing in the township. The population density was 3,366.8 people per square mile . There were 12,217 housing units at an average density of 1,485.4 per square mile...
    
    
    • Mayor: Randy Bishop
  • Maywood
    Maywood, New Jersey
    Maywood is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 9,555.Maywood was incorporated as a borough on June 29, 1894, from portions of Midland Township, based on the results of a referendum held that day, at the height of the...
    
    
    • Mayor: Tim Eustace
      Tim Eustace
      Dr. Tim Eustace is an American chiropractor and politician from Maywood, New Jersey who will become, in January 2012, a member of the New Jersey General Assembly, representing the 38th legislative district...
      
      
• North Carolina
  • Carrboro
    • Mayor: Mike Nelson
      Mike Nelson (politician)
      Michael R. "Mike" Nelson is an American politician from North Carolina.A Democrat, Nelson is a former mayor of Carrboro, North Carolina and the first openly gay person to be elected as a mayor of a North Carolina city. Nelson was elected in 1995 after serving two years on the Carrboro Board of...
      
      , elected 1995
  • Chapel Hill
    • Mayor: Mark Kleinschmidt, elected 2009
• Oregon
  • Portland
    • Sam Adams
  • Silverton
    Silverton, Oregon
    Silverton is a city in Marion County, Oregon, United States, along the 45th parallel. The population was 7,414 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Salem Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
    
    
    • Stu Rasmussen
      Stu Rasmussen
      Stu Rasmussen is an American politician. He was reported to be the nation's first openly transgender mayor when he was elected as the mayor of Silverton, Oregon in November 2008. He had previously been elected twice in the 1990s as mayor of this Willamette Valley community, before coming out as...
      
       (transgender)
• Rhode Island
  • Providence
    • Mayor: David Cicilline
      David Cicilline
      David Nicola Cicilline is the U.S. Representative for . He is a member of the Democratic Party. He is formerly the Mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, and was the first openly gay mayor of a U.S. state capital.-Early life, education, and career:...
      
      
• Texas
  • Houston
    • Mayor: Annise Parker
      Annise Parker
      Annise Danette Parker is an American politician and the mayor of Houston since January 2, 2010. She served as an at-large member of the Houston City Council from 1998 to 2003 and city controller from 2004 to 2009...
      
      , elected 2008
• Utah
  • Big Water
    Big Water, Utah
    Big Water is a town in Kane County, Utah, United States. The population was 417 at the 2000 census, a modest increase over the 1990 figure of 326. It is located 17 miles north of Page, Arizona on US-89 near Lake Powell and the Glen Canyon Dam. It was originally called Glen Canyon City and housed...
    
    
    • Mayor: Willy Marshall
      Willy Marshall
      Willy Marshall became, in 2001, the first openly gay man to be elected mayor of a Utah town.Marshall is a Libertarian and his town of Big Water was the first town in the United States to have a Libertarian mayor when a previous mayor switched to the party in 1986. In keeping with his Libertarian...
      
      

Legislative

• City Councilmembers: Nancy Wechsler, Jerry DeGrieck (Ann Arbor
  Ann Arbor, Michigan
  Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010...
  
  ) - came out 1973
• City Councilmember (out when first elected): Kathy Kozachenko
  Kathy Kozachenko
  In April 1974, Kathy Kozachenkos successful bid for a seat on the Ann Arbor, Michigan city council made her the first openly gay or lesbian candidate to run successfully for political office in the United States....
  
   (Ann Arbor
  Ann Arbor, Michigan
  Ann Arbor is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Washtenaw County. The 2010 census places the population at 113,934, making it the sixth largest city in Michigan. The Ann Arbor Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 344,791 as of 2010...
  
  ) - elected 1974
• City-County Supervisor: Harvey Milk
  Harvey Milk
  Harvey Bernard Milk was an American politician who became the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California when he won a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors...
  
   (City and County of San Francisco) - out when elected in 1977 (assassinated)
• City Councilmember (transgender): Joanne Conte
  Joanne Conte
  Joanne Conte served as a councilwoman in Arvada, Colorado from 1991 to 1995. She earned her master's degree in political science from the University of Colorado. Conte was born male and underwent sex reassignment surgery in 1973. She is noteworthy for being part of a small group of transsexual...
  
   (Arvada, Colorado
  Arvada, Colorado
  The City of Arvada is a Home Rule Municipality located in Jefferson and Adams counties in the Denver metropolitan area of the U.S. State of Colorado. Olde Town Arvada is located northwest of the Colorado State Capitol in Denver...
  
  ) - trans woman
  Trans woman
  A trans woman is a male-to-female transsexual or transgender person and the term trans woman is preferred by some individuals over various medical terms. Other non-medical terms include t-girl, tg-girl and ts-girl...
  
  , served on Arvada City Council from 1991 to 1995

By state

• Arizona
  • Phoenix
    • Councilmember: Tom Simplot
• California
  • Berkeley
    • Councilmember: Kriss Worthington
  • Los Angeles
    • Councilmember: Joel Wachs
      Joel Wachs
      Joel Wachs , was a Los Angeles, California, City Council member for thirty years and a three-time candidate for mayor of that city, who is now the president of the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts in New York City...
      
       (male), elected 1971, came out 1999
    • Councilmember: Bill Rosendahl
      Bill Rosendahl
      William Joseph "Bill" Rosendahl is an American politician. He is serving on the Los Angeles City Council, representing Council District 11. He is a member of the Democratic Party.-Biography:...
      
       (male), out when elected 2005
    • Councilmember: Jackie Goldberg
      Jackie Goldberg
      Jackie Goldberg is an American politician and teacher, and a member of the Democratic Party. She is a former member of the California State Assembly....
      
       (female), elected 1994
  • Oakland
    • Councilmember: Danny Wan
  • Palm Springs
    • Councilmember: Ron Oden
      Ron Oden
      Ron Oden is an American, openly gay politician. In November 2003, he was elected the mayor of Palm Springs, California after serving eight years on the city council. He was born in Detroit, Michigan and raised in Los Angeles, California...
      
      , elected 1995
  • Petaluma
    Petaluma, California
    Petaluma is a city in Sonoma County, California, in the United States. In the 2010 Census the population was 57,941.Located in Petaluma is the Rancho Petaluma Adobe, a National Historic Landmark. It was built beginning in 1836 by General Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo, then Commandant of the San...
    
    
    • Gabe Kearney
  • San Diego
    • Councilmember: Christine Kehoe
      Christine Kehoe
      Christine T. Kehoe is an American politician from San Diego, California. A Democrat, she has served since 2004 as a member of the California State Senate representing the 39th district...
      
      , elected 1993
  • San Francisco
    • Councilmember: Harvey Milk
      Harvey Milk
      Harvey Bernard Milk was an American politician who became the first openly gay man to be elected to public office in California when he won a seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors...
      
      
• Colorado
  • Arvada
    • Councilmember: Joanne Conte
      Joanne Conte
      Joanne Conte served as a councilwoman in Arvada, Colorado from 1991 to 1995. She earned her master's degree in political science from the University of Colorado. Conte was born male and underwent sex reassignment surgery in 1973. She is noteworthy for being part of a small group of transsexual...
      
       (transgender)
  • Denver
    • Councilmember: Robin Kniech, elected 2011
  • Lakewood
    • Councilmember: Karen Kellen
• District of Columbia
  • Councilmember: David Catania
    David Catania
    David A. Catania is an American politician and lawyer from Washington, D.C. He is currently a member of the Council of the District of Columbia, where he serves as an independent, elected at-large .-Biography:Born in Kansas City, Missouri, Catania is a graduate of Georgetown University's School...
    
    
• Florida
  • St. Petersburg
    • Councilmember: Steve Kornell
  • Wilton Manors
    Wilton Manors, Florida
    Wilton Manors is a city in Broward County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 11,632. Wilton Manors is part of the Miami–Fort Lauderdale–Pompano Beach Metropolitan Statistical Area, which was home to 5,564,635 people at the 2010 census. Although the city is...
    
    
    • Councilmember: John Fiore
• Georgia
  • Atlanta
    • Councilmember: Alex Wan
      Alex Wan
      Alex Si-chi Wan is a Chinese American politician. He is the first openly-gay and first Asian American member of the Atlanta City Council, elected to the position for District 6 in the November 2009 municipal election...
      
       (male), elected 2010
    • Councilmember: Cathy Woolard, elected 1997
    • City Council President: Cathy Woolard, elected 2002
  • Decatur
    • Commissioner: Kecia Cunningham
  • Doraville
    • Councilmember: Brian L. Bates
  • East Point
    • Councilmember: Lance Rhodes
  • Milton
    • Councilmeber: Alan Tart
• Illinois
  • Chicago:
    • Alderman: Tom Tunney, elected 2003
  • Springfield
    • Alderman: Cory Jobe, elected 2011
• Indiana
  • Indianapolis
    • Councilmember: Zach Adamson
• Maine
  • Portland
    • Councilmember: Barb Wood, elected 1987
• Maryland
  • College Park
    • Councilmember: Patrick Wojahn
• Massachusetts
  • Holyoke
    • Councilmember: Timothy Purington
  • New Bedford
    • Councilmember: Joe DeMedeiros
• Michigan
  • Ann Arbor
    • Councilmember: Kathy Kozachenko
      Kathy Kozachenko
      In April 1974, Kathy Kozachenkos successful bid for a seat on the Ann Arbor, Michigan city council made her the first openly gay or lesbian candidate to run successfully for political office in the United States....
      
      
    • Councilmember: Jerry DeGrieck
• Minnesota
  • Duluth
    • Councilmember: Jeff Anderson
  • Moorhead
    • Councilmember: Greg Lemke
• Montana
  • Missoula
    • Councilmember: Caitlin Copple
• New Jersey
  • Jersey City
    • Councilmember: Ray Velazquez
• New York
  • Rochester
    • Councilmember: Tim Mains, elected 1985
  • New York City
    New York City
    New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
    
    
    • Councilmembers: Antonio Pagán
      Antonio Pagán
      Antonio Pagán was an American politician, who held roles in the municipal government of New York City. He served on New York City Council for six years, and was subsequently appointed the city's commissioner of employment by mayor Rudy Giuliani in 1998.Pagán, a native of Manhattan who spent much...
      
       and Thomas Duane
      Thomas Duane
      Thomas K. Duane is an American politician from New York, currently serving in the New York State Senate. He was the nation's first openly HIV-positive person elected to office....
      
      , both elected in 1991
    • Speaker of the City Council: Christine Quinn
  • Suffolk County
    • Councilmember: Jon Cooper
      Jon Cooper
      Jon Cooper is an American football center who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 2009. He played college football at Oklahoma.-Early years:...
      
      
  • Troy
    • Councilmember: Ken Zalewski
• North Carolina
  • Carrboro
    • Alderwoman: Lydia Lavelle
  • Chapel Hill
    • Councilmember: Mark Kleinschmidt, elected 2001
  • Charlotte
    Charlotte, North Carolina
    Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009...
    
    
    • Councilmember: LaWana Mayfield, elected 2011
• Ohio
  • Cincinnati
    • Councilmember: Chris Seelbach
      Chris Seelbach (politician)
      Christopher Seelbach is an American politician. He made history in 2011 when he became the first openly-gay politician elected to the Cincinnati City Council.Seelbach was born in Louisville, Kentucky. He moved to Cincinnati in 1998...
      
      
• Pennsylvania
  • Harrisburg
    • Councilmember: Daniel C. Miller
      Daniel C. Miller
      Daniel C. Miller is the current Harrisburg City Controller and former member of the Harrisburg City Council. Both positions are elected at large. Miller is Harrisburg's first openly gay city councillor.-Biography:...
      
      
  • New Hope Borough
    • Councilmember: Geri Delevich
  • Pittsburgh
    • Councilmember: Bruce Kraus
      Bruce Kraus
      Bruce A. Kraus is an American politician and businessman from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He has served since January 2008 on Pittsburgh City Council, representing the 3rd district neighborhoods of South Side Flats, South Side Slopes, Beltzhoover, Knoxville, Arlington, Arlington Heights, Allentown,...
      
      
• Tennessee
  • Nashville
    • Councilmember: Keith Durbin
• Texas
  • Austin
    • Councilmember: Randi Shade
  • Fort Worth
    • Councilmember: Joel Burns
      Joel Burns (politician)
      Joel Burns is an American politician. A city councilman for District 9 in Fort Worth, Texas, he received national and international press attention in October 2010 after speaking at a council meeting about the issue of suicide among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth, as part of Dan...
      
      
  • Houston
    • Councilmember: Annise Parker
      Annise Parker
      Annise Danette Parker is an American politician and the mayor of Houston since January 2, 2010. She served as an at-large member of the Houston City Council from 1998 to 2003 and city controller from 2004 to 2009...
      
       (female), elected 1997
    • Councilmember: Mike Laster (male), elected 2011
• Virginia
  • Blacksburg
    • Councilmember: Michael Sutphin, elected 2011
• Washington:
  • Seattle
    • Councilmember: Sherry Harris (female), elected 1991
    • Councilmember: Tom Rasmussen
      Tom Rasmussen
      Tom Rasmussen is a member of the Seattle City Council, first elected in 2003. Between September 2004 and December 2007 he was chair of the Housing, Human Services & Health Committee, vice chair of the Urban Development & Planning Committee, and a member of the Transportation Committee. On January...
      
       (male), elected 2003

Judicial

• Federal judge: Deborah Batts
  Deborah Batts
  Deborah A. Batts is a United States federal judge, currently serving on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. In June 1994, Deborah Batts was sworn in as a Federal District Judge for Manhattan, becoming the nation's first openly LGBT, African-American federal judge...
  
  , U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York - appointed 1994
• State supreme court judge: Rives Kistler
  Rives Kistler
  Rives Kistler is an American attorney and judge in the state of Oregon. After college and law school on the East Coast, he moved to Oregon where he worked in private practice before joining the Oregon Department of Justice...
  
  , Oregon Supreme Court
  Oregon Supreme Court
  The Oregon Supreme Court is the highest state court in the U.S. state of Oregon. The only court that may reverse or modify a decision of the Oregon Supreme Court is the Supreme Court of the United States. The OSC holds court at the Oregon Supreme Court Building in Salem, Oregon, near the capitol...
  
   - appointed 2003
• Transgender judge: Victoria Kolakowski
  Victoria Kolakowski
  Victoria Kolakowski is an American lawyer and judge of the Alameda County Superior Court since 2011. Before she was elected with 51% of the vote to her opponent's 48% on November 2, 2010, Kolakowski served as an administrative law judge with the California Public Utilities Commission for four years...
  
  , Superior Court of Alameda County, California
  Alameda County, California
  Alameda County is a county in the U.S. state of California. It occupies most of the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 1,510,271, making it the 7th most populous county in the state...
  
  - elected 2010