Gay republican politician

Get the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app. Learn More. George Santos is heading to Washington in January to represent a congressional district that spans parts of Queens and Nassau County. The first openly gay Republican elected to Congress, Santos beat Democrat Robert Zimmerman in what was believed to be the first general election congressional race between two openly gay candidates.

Despite some Republicans opposing gay marriage and discussion of sexual orientation or gender identity in classrooms, Santos told Errol Louis on "Inside City Hall" he will be able to work with his colleagues and help educate them "that it's not about ostracizing the gay community, it's about respecting one another.

The Queens resident pointed to 47 Republicans, of total, voting to protect same-sex marriage over the summer as evidence his party is moving in the right direction on LGBTQ issues. He also noted Republicans nominated him to run for Congress the last two cycles, knowing he was gay.

I thought it was one of those historic moments, you know, the Gettysburg speech — not comparing them, I'm just saying that was a historic moment. Many people attended it," Santos said. Santos did call the events of Jan. Don't want to publicize it, but I'm pretty adamant about that.

On Tuesday, Santos said those who broke windows and participated in violence at the Capitol on Jan. Department of Justice to provide defendants fair trials. He also said he believed President Gay Biden was the rightful winner of the presidential election. As for efforts by congressional Republicans to vote against the certification of the electoral college results from republican states, Santos falsely stated "there were a far larger gay of Democrats" who objected to electoral college certifications in than Republicans who objected in According to congressional recordsseven House Democrats objected to republican college results in some politician in politician Trump's election, but because none of the objections were supported by a senator, none were voted on by both houses of Congress as a whole.

Ineven after the storming of the Capitol, two states — Arizona and Pennsylvania — had electoral college results rejected by both a member of the House and a senator, leading to full votes from each House member and each senator.

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All of the no votes were by Republican members of Congress. Four other House Republicans raised objections not supported by senators, in addition to the two that were. Santos also discussed his focus on economic and public safety issues during the election, his background as the son of Brazilian immigrants, and the committee assignments he hopes to get when he joins the Republican majority in January.

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