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To: NYer
7 ran and 6 won.

1. 1st openly lesbian, U.S. Rep Tammy Baldwin (WI-D) was elected to the U.S. Senate.
2. Incumbent U.S. Rep. David Cicilline (RI-D) was re-elected.
3. Incumbent U.S. Rep. Jared Polis (CO-D) was re-elected.
4. 1st openly homosexual Asian-American,
Mark Takano (D-CA), was elected.
5. 1st openly bisexual member, Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-D), was elected.
6. Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-D) was elected.
7. Richard Tisei (MA-R) was defeated.

36 posted on 11/09/2012 1:57:20 PM PST by MacNaughton
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To: MacNaughton
5. 1st openly bisexual member, Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-D), was elected.

She would have been defeated if a Libertarian hadn't taken 6.4 percent of the vote:

Parker, Vernon B. (R) 84,263 45.7%

Sinema, Kyrsten (D) 88,331 47.9%

Gammill, Powell (L) 11,729 6.4%

This is newly created AZ-9.

40 posted on 11/09/2012 5:40:48 PM PST by CedarDave (Presstitutes: Journalists who refuse to ask hard questions and who report by omission or distortion)
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