In Texas, the "rainbow wave" outpaces the blue one
By Hannah Wiley, Texas Tribune
Fourteen of the 35 gay, bisexual and transgender candidates who ran for office in Texas during the midterms claimed victory Tuesday night a 40 percent success rate in deep-red Texas and national and state activists say theyre confident this election cycle carved a path for a future rainbow wave in Texas.
The historic number of Texas candidates who ran for offices from governor down to city council positions joined a record-shattering rank of more than 400 LGBTQ individuals on national midterm ballots this year.
It shows that politics are changing and that more LGBTQ people feel comfortable to step out and run openly, said Sean Meloy, political director at Victory Fund, a Washington D.C.-based LGBTQ group that fundraised for several Texas races.
LGBTQ candidates had plenty of fuel to inspire their campaigns and galvanize supporters, from Texas controversial bathroom bill to the Trump administrations plans to eliminate "transgender" from legal terms.
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