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Record Number of Openly Gay Candidates Running | Congress.org
Other openly gay challenger candidates with a real shot of coming to Congress include: Sean Patrick Maloney, taking on freshman Rep. Nan Hayworth (R) in New Yorks 18th district; Mark Pocan (D), running in Wisconsins open 2nd district; Mark Takano (D), running for Californias new 41st district; and Richard Tisei (R), taking on Rep. John Tierney (D) in Massachusetts 6th district. There are at least four other openly gay Congressional candidates this year, according to a count from the pro-LGBT-equality Human Rights Campaign, but all are long shots in states such as Idaho.
Other openly gay challenger candidates with a real shot of coming to Congress include: Sean Patrick Maloney, taking on freshman Rep. Nan Hayworth (R) in New Yorks 18th district; Mark Pocan (D), running in Wisconsins open 2nd district; Mark Takano (D), running for Californias new 41st district; and Richard Tisei (R), taking on Rep. John Tierney (D) in Massachusetts 6th district. There are at least four other openly gay Congressional candidates this year, according to a count from the pro-LGBT-equality Human Rights Campaign, but all are long shots in states such as Idaho.