Keturah Herron Is the First Openly LGBTQ Member Elected To Kentucky's State House | Northern Kentucky News | Cincinnati
Herron, a Democrat, is an activist and former policy strategist at the ACLU of Kentucky.
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Herron, a Democrat, is an activist and former policy strategist at the ACLU of Kentucky.
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Democrat Keturah Herron won a special election to fill an open Kentucky House seat, making history as she becomes the first openly LGBTQ state representative in the state. Herron overwhelmingly defeated Republican Judy Martin Stallard on Tuesday in the Louisville district.
Herron, a social justice activist who is Black, queer, and genderqueer, won a special election Tuesday.
Keturah Herron, who uses gender-neutral pronouns, defeated Republican Judy Martin Stallard 1,950 votes to 119 votes.
A criminal justice reform advocate made history Tuesday, becoming the first openly LGBTQ Kentuckian elected to the state House of Representatives.