Victory Fund Annouces 100 GLBT Candidates

The Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund announced it has endorsed 100 openly GLBT political candidates in 2008. This is the Fund’s largest group to date. The GLBT candidates supported by the group are running for offices at all levels of government including school board elections to the U.S. Congress.

The Victory Fund’s president and CEO, Chuck Wolfe claims the increase in openly GLBT candidates 2008 is a direct reflection on the GLBT community’s willingness to take on roles of political leadership. He said, “I think reaching this milestone is a testament to a new attitude in our community about how to achieve political change. We don’t have to accept sitting on the sidelines and hoping others will do the heavy lifting. We can roll up our sleeves and do it ourselves.”

According to Laura Eqquivel, The Victory Fund’s senior vice president of political affairs; “This is a really exciting political season for the LGBT community. We’re extremely proud of the out candidates who are stepping up to run for office all across America, and of the role that the Victory Fund plays in preparing and supporting these candidates. We’ll endorse in even more races in the next couple of weeks, putting us well past 100 candidates for the year.”

For more information, visit www.victoryfund.org.