Local Politics

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Democratic Party (MDP) announced this week U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) will be featured as the keynote speaker for MDP’s Annual Truman Dinner on Aug. 29, 2015. “We’re very excited to be joined by Senator...

Missouri State Senator and gubernatorial hopeful Bob Dixon said this week that childhood abuse and "teenage confusion" led him to live as a gay man for five years until he had a profound religious experience. Dixon issued a statement Monday proclaiming...

Hillary Rodham Clinton made her first stops in Missouri as a 2016 presidential candidate yesterday, including attending a forum at the Christ the King Church of Christ near Ferguson, Mo. The municipality was rocked by last year's tragic unrest following...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Missouri House Speaker John Diehl announced today he will resign his office and seat in the legislature following a story published by The Kansas City Star yesterday about sexually charged texts between him and a female...

JEFFERSON CITY - Over 100 lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and allied advocates participated in PROMO's annual Equality Day at the Missouri State Capitol on Wednesday. During the event, equality supporters met with and urged elected officials to support...

SPRINGFIELD, IL – Equality Illinois' LGBT Advocacy Day was held today in the State Capitol as partner organizations and citizens from across the state called on the General Assembly and Gov. Bruce Rauner to approve legislation protecting LGBT youth...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – Advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) equality will descend on the Illinois state capitol, April 15, to lobby legislators on a host of critical issues before the state legislature and Gov. Bruce Rauner this spring...

JEFFERSON CITY - Missouri's annual lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Equality Day - hosted by PROMO, the state's LGBT advocacy organization, will be held on Wed., April 22 at the Missouri State Capitol Building in Jefferson City. According to...

On Wednesday, April 22, PROMO's annual Equality Day in Jefferson City takes place where lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) and ally Missourians descend on the state capital to lobby their elected representatives on issues of concern to the LGBTQ...

Former Missouri House Speaker and Republican candidate for governor Catherine Hanaway says that a liberal culture of “sexual permissiveness” is responsible for child pornography, Salon reported on Tuesday. The remarks were made at Saturday's Educational Policy Conference in St. Louis,...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo - A new bill proposed by a Missouri lawmaker would allow Christian groups to discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation on college campuses while still retaining all the perks and privileges of being a student group....

In a mid-term electoral rout, Republicans easily wrested control of the U.S. Senate from Democrats, Tuesday night. G.O.P. candidates also increased their majority in the House adding at least 10 seats and won a plurality of gubernatorial races including the...

CHICAGO, IL – The Equality Illinois Political Action Committee ( Equality Illinois PAC ) has endorsed the re-election of Atty. Gen. Lisa Madigan, Secretary of State Jesse White and Comptroller Judy Baar Topinka in the Nov. 4 General Election. With...

ST. LOUIS – PROMO PAC is excited to present the list of pro-equality candidates for the Missouri General Election on Tuesday, November 4. Be sure to vote the equality slate! PROMO PAC is endorsing the following candidates for the 2014...

Missouri State Rep. Jill Scupp (D-82) While the 2014 election might be lacking in any high profile statewide races, one of the marquee match ups across Missouri remains the 24th State Senate District in suburban St. Louis pitting State Rep....

Missouri State Rep. Mike Colona (D-80) Eying his last campaign for the Missouri House before being term-limited out, Mike Colona is poised to be the sole member of the LGBT Caucus that just two years ago had four out members...

Tracy McCreery Tracy McCreery is no stranger to the LGBT equality movement here in Missouri. The community activist has worked closely with both PROMO and PROMO PAC since 1998 and was a progressive voice in the Missouri legislature after winning...

Missouri State Rep. Stacey Newman (D-87) State Representative Stacey Newman has proven a passionate and progressive voice throughout the marbled halls of Jefferson City. Representing District 87 since November 2009, she was first elected in a special election to the...

SPRINGFIELD, IL - Today was Governor's Day at the Illinois State Fair as Pat Quinn joined a host of Democratic Candidates in greeting over 1,700 invitees at a luncheon held on the Director's Lawn at the Illinois State Fairgrounds in...

LGBT voters from across Missouri exercised their constitutional voice in pulling the lever for a slate of candidates and ballot initiatives during the Missouri Primary, Aug. 5, 2014. While voter turn out was low, PROMO PAC, Missouri's statewide organization...