A new wave of LGBTQ candidates
1 big thing21 Kesä 2022

A new wave of LGBTQ candidates

A record number of LGBTQ candidates are running for all levels of office this year, with a 20% increase in LGBTQ candidates for Congress compared to 2020. Plus: a big weekend of international elections. And: DACA, 10 years after it began. Guests: Axios' Sophia Cai; and journalist and founder of Define American, Jose Antonio Vargas. Credits: Axios Today is produced by Niala Boodhoo, Sara Kehaulani Goo, Alexandra Botti, Nuria Marquez Martinez, Lydia McMullen-Laird and Alex Sugiura. Music is composed by Evan Viola. You can reach us at podcasts@axios.com. You can text questions, comments and story ideas to Niala as a text or voice memo to 202-918-4893. Go Deeper: A record number of LGBTQ candidates are running for Congress Texas GOP goes full MAGA at 2022 convention Israel coalition agrees to dissolve parliament and hold early elections Colombia elects Gustavo Petro as country's first leftist president Macron loses absolute parliamentary majority, early results show

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