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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Meredith Clark

Julie Johnson makes history as first openly LGBT+ Congress member elected from the South

Julie Johnson has made history as not only the first openly LGBTQ+ person to represent Texas in Congress, but the first to be elected from anywhere in the South of the United States.

The 57-year-old Democratic representative claimed victory in the Lone Star State’s 32nd Congressional District on Tuesday, November 5 – defeating her Republican opponent Darrell Day and Libertarian candidate Kevin Hale. She will succeed outgoing representative, Democrat Colin Allred, who unsuccessfully challenged Ted Cruz for his seat in the Senate.

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