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Gay Republican Carl DeMaio defeated in San Diego race for U.S. House
SAN DIEGO — Democrat U.S. Rep. Scott Peters on Friday won a second term to represent a large swath of San Diego in Congress following a bitter campaign that saw his Republican challenger on the defensive against accusations of sexual harassment by a former campaign staffer.
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U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney wins re-election to U.S. House
Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York secured a second term representing the state’s 18th district in the House of Representatives Tuesday night, fending off a strong challenger in a close contest.
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Nation’s only openly bisexual U.S. House representative wins 2nd term
PHOENIX — Rep. Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona secured another term in the House of Representatives Tuesday, defeating her challenger in the race to represent the state’s 9th Congressional district.
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David Cicilline wins third U.S. House term in Rhode Island
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rep. David Cicilline of Rhode Island was reelected to the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday night, defeating Republican Cormick Lynch to secure a third term in the state’s First Congressional district.
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Gay Republican Richard Tisei loses U.S. House bid in Massachusetts
BOSTON — Democrat Seth Moulton has won the race for Massachusetts’ 6th Congressional District, defeating openly gay Republican Richard Tisei.
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U.S. House candidate apologizes for plagiarizing anti-gay marriage speech
CONCORD, N.H. — Republican U.S. House candidate Marilinda Garcia has acknowledged she should have attributed parts of a speech she made on same-sex marriage. The statement came after the liberal advocacy group Granite State Progress pointed out several passages in the 2012 speech Garcia gave on the floor of the state House…
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U.S. House panel rejects spousal benefits bill for LGBT veterans
WASHINGTON — A U.S. House panel on Wednesday rejected a measure that would have enabled veterans with same-sex spouses to receive partner benefits regardless of where they reside. The Washington Blade reports that the U.S. House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs rejected the Veteran Spouses Equal Treatment Act by a vote of 12-13.
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Someone on Capitol Hill making transphobic edits to Wikipedia articles
WASHINGTON — An anonymous user with an IP address originating from the U.S. House of Representatives has repeatedly made edits to Wikipedia articles on topics related to the transgender community. Business Insider reports that the edits generally are critical of transgender individuals, and other users have called the changes “hate speech.”
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Takano introduces bill to close Social Security, Medicare LGBT loopholes
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Mark Takano (D-Calif.) on Tuesday introduced the Social Security and Medicare Parity Act in the U.S. House, a bill to close loopholes in the Social Security Act and guarantee that all married couples, including same-sex couples, receive the Social Security and Medicare spouse and survivor benefits that they have earned.
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Eighth GOP member of Congress announces support for marriage equality
U.S. Rep. David Jolly (R-Fla.), a Tampa Bay-area Republican, said Monday he supported last week’s ruling by a Monroe County, Fla., judge who said Florida’s ban on same-sex marriage is discriminatory and violates gay people’s right to equal treatment under the law. “As a matter of my Christian faith, I believe in traditional marriage,” Jolly said in a statement. “But…