Last night’s midterm elections saw a record number of LGBTQ, female, and minority candidates handily winning races.
Neil Rafferty of Birmingham, Alabama is a part of that list. The openly gay former U.S. Marine won a House seat in the state’s 54th district last night by a whopping 90%–yes, 90%!
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AL.com reports:
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Former state Rep. Patricia Todd’s District 54 seat will continue to be represented by a member of the LGBTQ community, with former Marine Neil Rafferty, a Democrat, handily beating independent Joseph Casper Baker III, 90 percent to 10 percent. Rafferty is openly gay.
Rafferty announced his bid for a seat in the State House back in February, after Rep. Patricia Todd, the state’s first gay legislator, said she would not be seeking reelection.
Nine days ago, I was approached by a dear friend who asked if I would consider running to fill the vacant seat for…
Posted by Neil Rafferty on Sunday, February 11, 2018
In June, Rafferty, who works as the director of research and development at Birmingham AIDS Outreach, won the Democratic runoff election with 67% of the vote. He celebrated that win by inviting all his supporters out to his favorite dive bar.
Come to Crestwood Tavern!
Posted by Neil Rafferty on Tuesday, July 17, 2018
We’re not sure how he marked last night’s big win, but we hope he had a great celebration.
We’re looking forward to watching all the great things Rafferty will no doubt accomplish… almost as much as we’re looking forward to the day he finally decides to unlock his personal Instagram profile.
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PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS
Alabama??
In which country is this place located in?
fur_hunter
I’m laughing. Read my post and you will understand. Seriously. I can’t stop laughing. Your post really is very funny.
Condor221
Congrats Neil! Do well, and work yourself up the chain of command!
hansniemeijer
Blue is a good colour in American politix!
Tombear
Sender fi brother, make your gay brother Marines proud! I know you will!
tameron1
Finally, some good news in “Red” Alabama.
solsiddiq
Hmmm… a conventionally attractive white man won over a black woman, in the south? Groundbreaking.
keith meinhold
Who would have guessed Joseph Casper Baker III is a black woman!
SactoMan
Don’t you just hate it when you shoot your racism shot and end up eating it? Try reading the article instead of jumping in ass first into your pool of confirmation bias.