Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! Now it's time to get back to work.
Even though the majority of elections were decided on November 3, there are still five races important to the LGBT community headed to run-off elections. The Victory Fund has endorsed five openly LGBT candidates still running for public office in Houston, Texas and Atlanta, Georgia:
Annise Parker: Houston will become the largest U.S. city ever to elect an openly LGBT mayor if she wins this incredibly close runoff election.
Alex Wan: Alex is well-positioned to become the first openly gay man and first Asian-American ever elected to office in Atlanta.
Simone Bell: Simone will become the first openly lesbian Africa-American elected to a state legislature in the U.S. if she wins this race for the Georgia State House.
Sue Lovell: Sue is an at-large member of the Houston City Council who's been open and honest about her sexual orientation for years, and because of that she's been a strong voice for equality in Houston city government. She's running for her third and final two-year term.
Lane Lewis: Lane hopes to join Sue on the Houston City Council and add his expertise as former teacher, appointed official and civic activist.
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