Adria R Walker: Fabian Nelson, Mississippi’s first openly gay legislator: ‘I’m staying true to my constituents’: Nelson, who surveyed people door-to-door, is prioritizing Medicaid, education and high-speed internet for all households
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https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/dec/01/mississippi-first-gay-lawmaker-fabian-nelson-interview
#FabianNelson Is #Mississippi’s First #LGBTQ #ElectedOfficial
Nelson, a 38-year-old realtor, won a #Democratic #primary #runoff for a #StateHouse #race with no #Republican opponent.
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https://www.metroweekly.com/2023/09/fabian-nelson-is-mississippis-first-lgbtq-elected-official/
#Mississippi elects openly gay lawmaker for first time in state’s history
> Victory for #FabianNelson, a Democrat, leaves Louisiana as only state never to have elected LGBTQ+ person to its legislature
#Mississippi #Democrat wins #primary, set to become the state’s first #openlygay #lawmaker.
#FabianNelson, a 38-year-old #realtor from #Byram, prevailed over #RoshundaHarrisAllen, an #education #professor at #TougalooCollege and #alderwoman in #Byram. #Republicans did not field a #candidate for the #generalelection, so Nelson will go on to #represent the #district.
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https://apnews.com/article/mississippi-primary-runoff-elections-734b6f530136e8c5aa2ebd917eaf9321
Mississippi will have its first-ever openly gay state legislator after a House candidate won his Democratic primary election runoff Tuesday. Fabian Nelson, a 38-year-old realtor from Byram, prevailed over Roshunda Harris-Allen, an education professor at Tougaloo College and alderwoman in Byram. The race to represent the south Jackson House District was decided in a runoff after neither Nelson nor Allen received a majority vote in the Aug. 8 primary. A local pastor finished a distant third and did not advance to the runoff. Nelson’s victory comes on the heels of a historic wave of restrictions passed by Republican-controlled legislatures targeting the rights of transgender people.
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