LGBTQ candidates are running for office in general election races across New York City, though several are running unopposed — and some of the most competitive races involving LGBTQ candidates are taking place in the city’s suburbs.
In the State Senate, the only two out members of the upper chamber, Jabari Brisport of Brooklyn and Erik Bottcher of Manhattan, are looking to return to their seats in Albany — and Brisport will walk to the finish line unopposed in District 25 for the second time in as many general election contests. Brisport, who fended off a primary challenge from Marlon Rice earlier this year, was first elected to the State Senate in 2020.
