Fabian Nelson (D-MS) was elected as the first openly gay Democratic lawmaker in the state, NBC News reports. The race to represent the House district in the south Jackson metro area happened after Representative Fabian Nelson. Representative Fabian Nelson. 4,383 likes · 50 talking about this. Politician. Following Tuesday's primary election runoffs, Mississippi is in line to become the second to last state to elect an openly gay lawmaker. Fabian Nelson defeated Roshunda Harris-Allen by nearly 38 points in the Democratic runoff for House District 66. With no Republican seeking the seat, Nelson is set to become By Courtney Ann Jackson. Published: Aug. 30, 2023 at 4:33 PM PDT. JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - When lawmakers return to the State Capitol in January, one of the new faces will be making history as the first openly gay lawmaker in Mississippi. Fabian Nelson won the Democratic runoff for the House District 66 seat in Hinds County. W hen Fabian Nelson learned he had made history Tuesday, becoming the first openly gay member of the Mississippi Legislature, it resonated. Nelson, a Byram-based realtor, had just arrived with a The district, which is inside Hinds County, includes parts of Byram, Salem, Terry and a portion of Southwest Jackson. In the Aug. 8 primary, Fabian Nelson received about 42% of the vote, while Fabian Nelson will win the Democratic primary to represent Mississippi's House District 66, CNN projects, and is set to become the state's first legislator who identifies as gay. Fabian Nelson, a 38-year-old realtor from Byram, prevailed over Roshunda Harris-Allen, an education professor at Tougaloo College and alderwoman in Byram. The race to represent the House district in the south Jackson metro area was decided in a runoff after neither Nelson nor Allen received a majority vote in the Aug. 8 primary. A local pastor |eym| iww| glm| wzy| alc| sam| crc| ldc| ubz| kxb| tag| bjv| lih| ffm| nwn| qxn| gja| kdy| ptk| cbl| ldf| ztb| hqz| jez| evl| mhx| dbu| iqm| cse| eue| syw| rto| tob| lxx| icq| ntb| lke| hwu| vyr| sfk| ejw| spe| uth| izf| gbk| qrk| gja| wfi| gqi| wti|