A three-week leadership battle in the United States House of Representatives ended October 25 with Congressmember Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) selected as the body’s 56th speaker.
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While many LGBTQ leaders had hoped to see an out politician succeed Vice President-elect Kamala Harris in the U.S. Senate, most praised Governor Gavin Newsom s decision to name Secretary of State Alex Padilla Tuesday as California s first Latino senator in Congress.
Equality California, the statewide LGBTQ advocacy organization, for instance had sent Newsom a letter encouraging him to pick gay Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia for the Senate seat, or several other out leaders. The only members of the state s congressional delegation have been gay Congressman Mark Takano (D-Riverside) and bisexual former congresswoman Katie Hill (D-Agua Dulce). The national LGBTQ Victory Fund had also sent Newsom a letter asking him to name an out person to the seat.