Kentucky Elects First Out House Member, Keturah Herron
Herron, a social justice activist who is Black, queer, and genderqueer, won a special election Tuesday.
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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.
The House District 42 election was held to fill a vacancy left by longtime Democratic state Rep. Reginald Meeks, who retired in December.
Keturah Herron, an activist and former ACLU strategist, helped pass Kentucky’s “Breonna’s law,” which limited the use of no-knock warrants.