JD Ford 在保守的印第安纳州以一场惊人的冷门胜利创造了 LGBTQ+ 历史。
JD Ford has made LGBTQ+ history in Indiana with a remarkable upset in the conservative state.
据 Decision Desk HQ 数据显示，这位民主党人击败了现任共和党联邦众议员 Victoria Spartz，赢得了该州第 5 国会选区的席位，福特在周二美国东部时间晚上 9 点 36 分领先。
The Democrat bested incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz to triumph in the state’s 5th Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ data, where Ford led the race at 9:36 p.m.
在超过 95% 的选票统计完毕后，福特以 51% 对 48% 领先斯帕茨。
Eastern on Tuesday. With more than 95 percent of votes counted, Ford led Spartz 51 percent to 48 percent.
福特的胜利令人瞩目，因为自 1990 年以来，民主党一直未能守住这个席位。斯帕茨于 2020 年首次当选，正在竞选连任第四届。
Ford’s victory is remarkable, as a Democrat hasn’t held this seat since 1990. Spartz was first elected in 2020 and was running for her fourth consecutive term.
福特是同性恋者，现成为印第安纳州首位公开性取向的国会议员。这位州参议员此前已打破过壁垒。2020 年，他击败了一位任职 13 年、曾反对同性婚姻的现任议员，成为印第安纳州议会首位公开性取向的成员。
Ford, who is gay, is now the first out member of Congress from Indiana. The state senator had broken barriers before. In 2020, he unseated a 13-year incumbent who campaigned against same-sex marriage and became the first out member of the Indiana General Assembly.
特朗普总统的低支持率——源于其在伊朗有争议的战争、民生负担能力以及 ICE 突袭等问题——为民主党在印第安纳州等传统红州创造了机会，该州前副总统迈克·彭斯曾任州长。
President Trump’s low approval ratings, a result of issues like his controversial war in Iran, affordability, and ICE raids, have created opportunities for Democrats in traditionally red states like Indiana, where former Vice President Mike Pence was once governor.
这位知名的跨性别民主党人在蒙大拿州众议院成功连任，此前多年来一直面对共和党限制 LGBTQ+ 权利的努力。
The prominent transgender Democrat secured another term in Montana's House of Representatives after years of confronting Republican efforts to restrict LGBTQ+ rights.
德拉瓦州众议员克莱尔·斯奈德-霍尔赢得第二个任期，代表雷霍布斯海滩周边的沿海社区，将一位公开的女同性恋和长期民主派倡导者送回正在处理民权、可负担性和特朗普政府影响范围问题的立法机构。
Delaware state Rep. Claire Snyder-Hall has won a second term representing the coastal communities around Rehoboth Beach, returning an out lesbian and longtime democracy advocate to a legislature grappling with questions about civil rights, affordability, and the reach of the Trump administration.
美国众议员里奇·托罗斯在纽约州第15选区赢得第四个任期，将布朗克斯的民主党人送回华盛顿，继续对特朗普政府处理 LGBTQ+ 住房歧视投诉的方式进行质询。
Keep Reading → U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres speaking at a press conference, New York, NY lev radin/Shutterstock Rep. Ritchie Torres has won a fourth term representing New York’s 15th Congressional District, returning the Bronx Democrat to Washington as he presses the Trump administration over its handling of LGBTQ+ housing discrimination complaints.
民主党众议员沙里斯·戴维斯在本周最后一次投票后走下国会大厦的台阶。
Keep Reading → Rep. Sharice Davids, D-Kan., walks down the House steps after the final votes of the week in the U.S. Capitol.
民主党众议员沙里斯·戴维斯在堪萨斯州第3选区赢得连任，获得第5个国会任期，保持她帮助建立的历史性代表性，她是美国众议院首批两名土著女性之一。
Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Democratic U.S. Rep. Sharice Davids has won reelection in Kansas’ 3rd Congressional District, securing a fifth term in Congress and preserving the historic representation she helped establish as one of the first two Native American women elected to the U.S. House.
场馆经理将此决定归因于总统的前进办公室。市政官员表示该报道未经授权，已下令撤下。
Keep Reading → The venue’s manager attributed the decision to the President’s Advance Office. City officials said the covering was unauthorized and ordered it removed.
由前肯·帕克斯顿律师代表的一个位于怀俄明州的团体正在争取保持其在选举日前邮件宣传活动中的角色，避免进一步审查。
Represented by a former attorney for Ken Paxton, a Wyoming-based group is fighting to keep its role in the pre-Election Day mailer campaign from further scrutiny.
特朗普在竞选途中多次讨论胡斯特的体格。副总统在选民询问是否要组建家庭时再次提及。
Trump has repeatedly discussed Husted’s physique on the campaign trail. The vice president brought it up again when a voter asked about starting a family.