Human Rights Campaign Endorses 29 Democrats for 2026 Midterms as Youth Trans Stance Draws Scrutiny
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Updated · Fox News · Jul 15
Human Rights Campaign Endorses 29 Democrats for 2026 Midterms as Youth Trans Stance Draws Scrutiny
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jul 15
Summary
Human Rights Campaign backed 29 Democrats for the 2026 midterms—11 newcomers and 18 incumbents—including battleground members such as Josh Riley, Derek Tran and Greg Landsman.
The endorsements are drawing scrutiny because HRC supports gender-affirming care for minors, opposes state restrictions on it and has promoted elementary school lessons on gender identity.
Several endorsed incumbents won by less than 5 points, and Riley, Tran and Landsman did not respond to Fox News Digital questions on whether they share HRC’s positions.
HRC cast the endorsements as part of a fight against what it called a Trump-backed assault on LGBTQ+ rights, while some Democrats have framed the group more narrowly as an anti-discrimination ally.