Becca Balint Shatters Lavender and Glass Ceilings; First LGBTQ Person and First Woman Elected to Congress from Vermont
November 10, 2022
November 10, 2022
WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (TNStalk) -- The Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund issued the following statement on Nov. 8, 2022:
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Tonight LGBTQ Victory Fund candidate Becca Balint won the election for Vermont's At-Large Congressional District. She is now the first out LGBTQ person and first woman ever elected to Congress from Vermont. Before her historic win tonight, Vermont was the only state to have never elected a woman to Congress. A record number of LGBTQ people ran for Cong . . .
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Tonight LGBTQ Victory Fund candidate Becca Balint won the election for Vermont's At-Large Congressional District. She is now the first out LGBTQ person and first woman ever elected to Congress from Vermont. Before her historic win tonight, Vermont was the only state to have never elected a woman to Congress. A record number of LGBTQ people ran for Cong . . .