LGBTQ candidates run in Madison County races
The gist
Madison alder Dina Nina Martinez-Rutherford won Wisconsin Assembly District 76, becoming the Legislature's first openly transgender member.
Her win extends a Madison history of LGBTQ officeholders dating to 1976.
How it unfolded
- 1976Jim Yeadon, a Madison City Council member, became one of the first openly gay elected officials in the country.
- recentlyDemocrat Dina Nina Martinez-Rutherford, a Madison alder, won the race for Wisconsin Assembly District 76, the seat formerly held by state Rep. Francesca Hong.
- recentlyMartinez-Rutherford's win was reported as making her the first openly transgender member of the Wisconsin Legislature.