Human Rights Campaign Endorses Brookline, Newton Rep. Jake Auchincloss

NEWTON, MA — The Human Rights Campaign PAC has endorsed 184 members of the U.S. House of Representatives running for re-election in 2022, including Rep. Jake Auchincloss.

According to the Human Rights Campaign, all 184 of the endorsed members have consistently supported the Equality Act, historic federal legislation that would modernize the nation’s civil rights laws by including explicit protections for LGBTQ+ people and improving protections for women, people of color, and people of all faiths.

The House passed the Equality Act in February 2021 and has also passed additional legislation important to the LGBTQ+ community including:

• LGBTQ Business Equal Credit Enforcement and Investment Act
• Global Respect Act
• LGBTQI Data Inclusion Act
• Violence Against Women Act reauthorization
• American Dream and Promise Act
• Bipartisan Background Check Act
• John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act
• COVID-19 Hate Crimes Act
• Women's Health Protection Act
• Family Violence Prevention Services Act reauthorization

“At a time when lawmakers around the country are attacking LGBTQ+ kids and denying equality under the law for LGBTQ+ people in crucial areas of life like housing, education, and government and health services, the U.S. House of Representatives has served as a beacon of hope for our community,” Human Rights Campaign Interim President Joni Madison said in a statement. The members of the U.S. House endorsed by HRC today are champions of equality. They have advanced legislation during the 117th Congress to put our democracy back on track and deliver real positive change for LGBTQ+ people’s daily lives - including passage of the Equality Act, crucial federal legislation that would finally guarantee explicit protections for LGBTQ+ people under our nation's existing civil rights laws.”

"In the 2018 and 2020 elections, millions of young people, people of color, and LGBTQ+ people turned out in record numbers to defeat anti-equality politicians and send a message that the politics of discrimination and division won’t triumph,” she continued. "We can and must do it again, and HRC is committed to mobilizing 62 million Equality Voters nationwide to turn out this November and ensure these endorsed candidates win. Lives and our democracy are on the line.”

For more information about the Human Rights Campaign, click here. To learn more about Jake Auchincloss’ campaign, visit https://www.jakeforma.com.