PAC News

Big thanks to The Gayly for covering our launch! You can read their article about the PAC here: Kansas LGBTQ Elected Officials Unite to Form New PAC.

Another great article covering the launch of the PAC appeared in the Shawnee Mission Post: Northeast Johnson County Elected Officials Sign On to New LGBTQ+ Leadership PAC.

Our PAC's official statement of organization with the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission is here.

LGBTQ+ Leadership News

Find below a collection of articles about our 2018 endorsed candidates, Susan Ruiz & Brandon Woodard, who became the first openly-LGBTQ+ state representatives in Kansas history when they took the oath of office in January 2019.

• Kansas sees LGBTQ milestones, yet big change may come slowly - NBC News
• In 'Rainbow Wave,' LGBT Candidates Are Elected In Record Numbers - New York Times
• After 232 Years, Are We Equal Yet? - High Plains Reader
• Opinion: The Rainbow Wave Arrived in 2018 and It Will Change Our Politics - Buzzfeed News
• Susan Ruiz hopes the 'rainbow wave' will carry her to a seat in the Kansas Legislature - CJ Janovy
• Kansas House: first openly gay members win, helping Dems cut into Republican control - Kansas City Star
• The Youngest Woman Elected To Congress & 20 Other Midterm Results That Broke the Mold - Mother Jones
• Capitol Insider podcast: First gay legislators provide missing voice in Kansas politics - Garden City Telegram
• Women Broke Midterm Records Right & Left (But Mostly Left) - Vice News
• 'Every Drop of Decency Is Fought For' - LGBTQ Activist Shares Story of Politics At Work - Huffington Post