Tammy Baldwin

On this day when many are celebrating the passage of health care reform, I thought it would be appropriate to acknowledge a lesbian who has been fighting for LGBT issues in congress as an openly-gay elected official.

Tammy Baldwin is the first non-incumbent, openly gay person to serve in Congress. She is also the first woman to serve in the U.S. House of Representatives from the State of Wisconsin. And she voted for health care reform last night.

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