Wisconsin's Tammy Baldwin.
MADISON, November 8, 2012, (LifeSiteNews.com) On Tuesday night, Wisconsin’s Tammy Baldwin became the first openly homosexual candidate to be elected to the U.S. Senate.
Having a seat at the table matters and I think we will see a Senate that is more reflective of America. We’re certainly not there yet, but this will be a change that moves us forward, Baldwin said after the election.
Homosexual activists celebrated her victory, which coincided with successful initiatives in three states to change the definition of marriage. This is a big day for gay women in America, and really, for all communities who aren’t the typical straight, white, wealthy men elected to Congress,” said homosexual political strategist Sally Kohn.
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Baldwin will be replaced in the U.S. House of Representatives by another openly homosexual Democrat, Mark Pocan.
Yesterday reminds us we have much work to do in Wisconsin and in America, Wisconsin Family Action wrote in response to the unprecedented election results favoring homosexual causes and candidates. We know our work of strengthening and preserving marriage, family, life and liberty is more important now than ever.
The group said they plan to continue fighting for traditional values in Wisconsin. We are not discouraged; they wrote. We are already getting ready for the next round!
Wish I knew ... and that we had a few in the Congress. Jesse Helms (NC-R) may have been 1 of the last truly conservative Congresscritters.
http://www.conservative.org/ratings/ratingsarchive/2010/2010HouseRatings.htm
Sitting members of Congress who are Jewish and their American Conservative Union ratings.
1. U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL) - Democrat Party National Chair, ACU life-time rating, 6 years = 0.67
2. U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman (D-CA), ACU life-time rating, 36 years = 4.43
3. U.S. Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA), ACU life-time rating, 30 years = 4.13
In 1987, he became the 1st sitting member of Congress to openly disclose his homosexuality. He announced in 2012 that he plans to marry his partner in MA when he reretires at the end of the year. He married in the state of MA on 7/07/12.
4. U.S. Rep. Gary Ackerman (D-NY), ACU life-time rating, 24 years = 4.04
5. U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), ACU life-time rating, 18 years = 2.47
6. U.S. Rep Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), ACU life-time rating, 13 years = 1.92
Her maternal grandfather was Jewish. She was the 1st openly gay non-incumbent elected to the House of Representatives.
7. U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen (D-TN), ACU life-time rating, 4 years = 0.00
8. U.S. Rep. Al Franken (D-MN), ACU life-time rating, 2 years = 0.00
9. U.S. Rep. Jared Polis (D-CO), ACU life-time rating, 2 years = 4.40
Openly homosexual when elected as a freshman to Congress. He and his partner have a son.
10. U.S. Rep. Eric Cantor (R-VA), ACU life-time rating, 10 years = 99.7 House Majority Leader
11. U.S. Sen. Carl Levin (D-MI), ACU life-time rating, 32 years = 6.67
12. U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-NY), ACU life-time rating, 30 years = 5.53
13. U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-CA), ACU life-time rating, 28 years = 2.85
14. U.S. Sen. Diane Feinstein (D-CA), ACU life-time rating, 18 years = 8.50
15. U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman (D/I-CT), ACU life-time rating, 22 years = 15.60
He retires after the 2012 election.