LGBTQ+ candidates had a lot of success on Nov. 3 in races across the country, according to news outlet Them. As Blavity previously reported , New York Democrats Ritchie Torres and Mondaire Jones will be the first Black, openly gay members of Congress after winning their elections last Tuesday. Mondaire Jones is set to become the 1st openly gay Black man elected to Congress, and Ritchie Torres the 1st openly gay Afro-Latino. At least 35 of the record 574 LGBTQ+ candidates have won their respective races so far. pic.twitter.com/wYgKqjGZwE — AJ+ (@ajplus) November 4, 2020 But Jones and Torres are part of a much larger wave of LGBTQ+ candidates who secured victory on Election Day. Shevrin Jones became the first out LGBTQ+ person to be elected to the upper chamber of the Florida State Senate and according to Out, Michele Reyner will become the first Black queer woman to hold a seat in the Florida House of Representatives. Congratulations @ShevrinJones ! #NOH8 pic.twitter.com/ildj8JGefR...
