I'm proud of this endorsement and look forward to partnering with HRC in Congress to work towards full equality for all Americans.
Work in Congress with the Human Rights Campaign toward full equality for all Americans.
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Evidence
Congressman Stanton is a member of the LGBT Equality Caucus.
259 Bills Introduced or Cosponsored
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This promise was framed as an effort pledge rather than a promise to single-handedly achieve nationwide legal equality. Stanton did serve in Congress beginning January 3, 2019 and has concrete equality-related congressional activity consistent with the pledge, including support for major LGBTQ-rights legislation such as the Equality Act, voting with House Democrats on marriage-equality protections that became the Respect for Marriage Act in 2022, and membership in the Congressional Equality Caucus. The available record does not show that 'full equality for all Americans' was completely achieved, but that was the direction of the work promised, not the precise end state he personally guaranteed. On that standard, the promise is best scored as delivered, and the relevant work occurred during his original House service period rather than only after it.