Linsey Pecikonis

Linsey Pecikonis
Linsey Pecikonis is a political contributor to LGBTQ Nation, and co-founder of Beyond the Hill Strategies, a consulting firm that works with non-profit organizations, political candidates, and campaigns. Prior to founding BHS, Linsey served as the Communications Director for Equality Maryland, the largest LGBT advocacy organization in Maryland. Linsey is a graduate of Ohio University, where she received a degree in Public Policy and Administration and minor in Communications and Marketing. While serving on the Student Government as the Women’s Affairs Commissioner, she organized the Take Back the Night March on campus and was integral in establishing the Women’s Center at OU.

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    Openly lesbian U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) — who on Tuesday announced her candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Herb Kohl (D-Wis.) — told a group of LGBTQ journalists on Wednesday that “this campaign next year will not be about me, it will be about the middle class and the threats they are facing.”

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