List of LGBT Americans in the United States Congress
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This is a list of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Americans in the U.S. Congress. This list only includes individuals who came out.
Senate
| Senator | State | Party | Term | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tammy Baldwin | Wisconsin | Democratic | 2013-present | First openly gay person to be elected to the Senate |
House of Representatives
| Representative | State | Party | Term | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerry Studds | Massachusetts | Democratic | 1973-1997 | First member of Congress to come out as gay (in 1983) |
| Robert Bauman | Maryland | Republican | 1973-1981 | |
| Jon Hinson | Mississippi | Republican | 1979-1981 | |
| Barney Frank | Massachusetts | Democratic | 1981-2013 | First openly gay committee chairman (Financial Services) |
| Steve Gunderson | Wisconsin | Republican | 1981-1997 | |
| Jim Kolbe | Arizona | Republican | 1985-2007 | |
| Michael Huffington | California | Republican | 1993-1995 | |
| Mark Foley | Florida | Republican | 1995-2006 | |
| Tammy Baldwin | Wisconsin | Democratic | 1999-2013 | First lesbian to be elected to Congress |
| Mike Michaud | Maine | Democratic | 2003-present | |
| Jared Polis | Colorado | Democratic | 2009-present | |
| David Cicilline | Rhode Island | Democratic | 2011-present | |
| Sean Patrick Maloney | New York | Democratic | 2013-present | |
| Mark Takano | California | Democratic | 2013-present | First non-white gay person to be elected to Congress |
| Mark Pocan | Wisconsin | Democratic | 2013-present | |
| Kyrsten Sinema | Arizona | Democratic | 2013-present | First bisexual to be elected to Congress |
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