Is Mary Washington the Next Black Lesbian State Legislator?

Well, I hope so.

Mary won in her Baltimore district Tuesday night.

Here's more info about Mary:

In 2006, she came close to winning in this district, finishing fourth in a race where the top three finishers are elected. That performance impressed local politicos, and Mary’s determined to raise the money necessary to run even more strongly this time.

Since earning her Ph.D. in 1997, Mary has used her skills to lead programs that hold public officials accountable and help city residents get the resources they need. She works as an associate director of one of the nation’s largest urban environmental groups and serves on the Baltimore Sustainability Commission, the Baltimore Green Jobs Coalition and the Democratic State Central Committee. She has also served as the first director of Baltimore’s HousingStat program and as president of her community association and she continues to play a leading role in a number of important civic projects.

Her record of achievement and her progressive ideas for the state’s future have won Mary’s campaign the support of leading civil rights, labor and environmental groups across the state including Equality Maryland, the Metropolitan Baltimore Council of the AFL-CIO, the SEIU, the Maryland State Education Association, Progressive Maryland, NARAL Pro-choice Maryland, the Democratic Women’s PAC of Maryland, The Sierra Club and the Maryland League of Conservation Voters.

If she wins, Mary will be the 2nd Black lesbian in the House of Delegates.

a wink to Rod 2.0