LGBTQ Victory Fund endorses four Illinois LGBTQ candidates
The LGBTQ Victory Fund, an organization dedicated to electing LGBTQ to office, endorsed 53 candidates for office on Wednesday, four of them from Illinois.
All of the Illinois candidates endorsed by the Victory Fund are incumbents running for reelection in 2022.
- Dustin Heuerman, Champaign County Sheriff. He is also the only downstate candidate to get an endorsement.
- Kevin Morrison, Cook County Commission
- Lamont Robinson, Illinois House of Representatives (D-Chicago)
- Mike Simmons, Illinois State Senate (D-Chicago)
The Victory Fund has now endorsed 123 candidates for office as of Wednesday, Jan. 26.
“This election cycle presents enormous opportunities for our community, including the potential to dramatically increase the number of LGBTQ state legislators and win in Congressional swing districts against anti-LGBTQ challengers,” Annise Parker, president and CEO of the Victory Fund. “These LGBTQ candidates are essential to defeating the wave of anti-LGBTQ legislation we see across the country and to pushing forward policies that are inclusive of our community. We are investing early in these races because that is when we can make the greatest difference – and winning in 2022 is more important than ever.”
The full list of all endorsed candidates can be found here.
