Barney Frank (born March 31, 1940) is the United States House Representatives for Massachusetts 4th congressional district since 1981. In 1982, he won his first full term, and he has been reelected by wide margins. In 1987, he became the second openly gay member of the House of Representatives, and he has become one of the most prominent LGBT politicians in the United States. Congressman Frank founded the National Stonewall Democrats, an LGBT organization, in 1999.
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Tammy Baldwin (born February 11, 1962) is the United States House Representative for Wisconsin's 2nd congressional district since 1999. Baldwin led successful efforts in the House in 2009 to pass extended hate crimes legislation. As co-founder and co-chair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, she is leading efforts to advance the Employment Non Discrimination Act (EDNA) and other civil rights initiatives. Baldwin is the first woman to serve in the U. S. House of Representatives from the state of Wisconsin and the first non-incumbent, openly gay person to serve in Congress.
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Jared Polis (born May 12, 1975) of Boulder, CO was a successful entrepreneur before being elected to Congress in 2008. He has launched several successful business ventures, including bluemountainarts.com and Open Ocean Aquaculture, and was named Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst and Young and a Top Ten Young Entrepreneur by Success Magazine. Rep. Polis is the first openly gay male elected to Congress as a freshman. He serves on the House Education and Labor, Rules, and Judiciary Committees and is active on many congressional caucuses co-chairing the LGBT Equality Caucus.
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