I’m proud to champion legislation to protect the rights of our LGTBQ+ community, including the Equality Act to end discrimination against the LGTBQ+ community.
Patrick Ryan will champion legislation to protect LGBTQ+ rights, including the Equality Act.
Occurrences
Pat will work to make sure that every American can marry whoever they chose.
Pat will work to make sure that every American can marry whoever they chose.
I’ll keep fighting for equal rights and protections for every Hudson Valley resident in every corner of our community.
Evidence
The campaign priorities page says Pat will fight for foundational freedoms and "make sure that every American can marry whoever they chose." It also frames him as someone who "must take action to enact" policies.
Ryan's office says he is "an original co-sponsor of the Equality Act" and that he "reintroduced the critical legislation in April." The release says he is continuing to push to pass the Equality Act.
Congress.gov's member activity page lists H.R. 15, the Equality Act, among Ryan's member activity, showing him as a cosponsor of the bill in the 119th Congress with the bill introduced on 04/29/2025.
Assessments
The promise was to champion legislation protecting LGBTQ+ rights, including the Equality Act, not necessarily to secure final enactment. During his current federal term, Patrick Ryan was an original cosponsor of H.R. 15, the Equality Act, and his office publicly described him as reintroducing and pushing to pass the legislation. That is a formal legislative action directly matching the promised advocacy.
Ryan fulfilled the promise to champion LGBTQ+ rights legislation by formally backing the Equality Act in Congress. Evidence shows he was an original cosponsor, reintroduced the Equality Act in April 2025, and publicly pushed for its passage during the same term. Because the promise was to champion the legislation rather than secure enactment, these actions satisfy the pledged outcome.