A record 574 LGBTQ candidates were on the 2020 general election ballot, a 33% increase from 2018, according to a report by the LGBTQ Victory Fund. This election, voters paved new paths for LGBTQ candidates to make historic firsts.

Design Manager Maggie Stout shows LGBTQ politicians who made history in the 2020 election.

All photos on the infographic are courtesy of the politicians’ public websites.

Maggie Stout can be reached at maggie.stout@stthomas.edu.