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'''Bre "Bee" Kidman''' is a [[nonbinary]] person campaigning to represent Maine in the 2020 Senate election. They became inspired to "change the [political] system from within" after Senator Susan Collins voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.<ref name="Miller">{{Cite web |title=First Openly Non-Binary Senate Candidate Seeks To Make Politics More Inclusive |last=Miller |first=Hayley |work=HuffPost |date=28 June 2019 |access-date=30 April 2020 |url= https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bre-kidman-non-binary-maine-senate_n_5d13c36fe4b09ad014f9f470}}</ref> | '''Bre "Bee Kay" Kidman''' is a [[nonbinary]] person campaigning to represent Maine in the 2020 Senate election. They became inspired to "change the [political] system from within" after Senator Susan Collins voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.<ref name="Miller">{{Cite web |title=First Openly Non-Binary Senate Candidate Seeks To Make Politics More Inclusive |last=Miller |first=Hayley |work=HuffPost |date=28 June 2019 |access-date=30 April 2020 |url= https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bre-kidman-non-binary-maine-senate_n_5d13c36fe4b09ad014f9f470}}</ref> Kidman describes themself as "criminal defense attorney by day and radical fat queer/performance artist/model/musician/activist most other times."<ref name="Scher">{{Cite web |title='Queer Feminist Mermaid' Surfaces to Challenge Susan Collins |last=Scher |first=Brent |work=Washington Free Beacon |date=29 April 2019 |access-date=1 May 2020 |url= https://freebeacon.com/politics/queer-feminist-mermaid-steps-up-to-challenge-susan-collins/}}</ref> | ||
In 2019, Kidman was successful in getting the Senatorial electronic system for financial disclosure forms to add [[Mx]] as an honorific option.<ref name="prweb">{{Cite web |title=Bre Kidman, First Non-Binary U.S. Senate Candidate, Forces Senate Ethics Committee Web System Update |author= |work=PRWeb |date=12 June 2019 |access-date=30 April 2020 |url= https://www.prweb.com/releases/bre_kidman_first_non_binary_u_s_senate_candidate_forces_senate_ethics_committee_web_system_update/prweb16375184.htm}}</ref> | After graduating Magna Cum Laude in 2016 from University Maine School of Law, Kidman worked as a pro bono attorney for some time.<ref name="MDP">{{Cite web |title=Bre Kidman |author= |work=Maine Democratic Party |date= |access-date=1 May 2020 |url= https://www.mainedems.org/candidate/kidman-bre}}</ref> In 2019, Kidman was successful in getting the Senatorial electronic system for financial disclosure forms to add [[Mx]] as an honorific option.<ref name="prweb">{{Cite web |title=Bre Kidman, First Non-Binary U.S. Senate Candidate, Forces Senate Ethics Committee Web System Update |author= |work=PRWeb |date=12 June 2019 |access-date=30 April 2020 |url= https://www.prweb.com/releases/bre_kidman_first_non_binary_u_s_senate_candidate_forces_senate_ethics_committee_web_system_update/prweb16375184.htm}}</ref> | ||
Bre is running as a Democrat, with a | Bre is running as a Democrat, with a progressive platform including campaign finance reform, healthcare accessibility, expansion of reproductive rights, criminal justice reform, climate change action, and solving the opioid crisis. | ||
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Revision as of 15:37, 1 May 2020
| Nationality | American |
|---|---|
| Pronouns | they/them |
| Gender identity | nonbinary |
| Occupation | attorney, politician |
| Known for | First out nonbinary person to run for US Senate |
Bre "Bee Kay" Kidman is a nonbinary person campaigning to represent Maine in the 2020 Senate election. They became inspired to "change the [political] system from within" after Senator Susan Collins voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.[1] Kidman describes themself as "criminal defense attorney by day and radical fat queer/performance artist/model/musician/activist most other times."[2]
After graduating Magna Cum Laude in 2016 from University Maine School of Law, Kidman worked as a pro bono attorney for some time.[3] In 2019, Kidman was successful in getting the Senatorial electronic system for financial disclosure forms to add Mx as an honorific option.[4]
Bre is running as a Democrat, with a progressive platform including campaign finance reform, healthcare accessibility, expansion of reproductive rights, criminal justice reform, climate change action, and solving the opioid crisis.
References
- ↑ Miller, Hayley (28 June 2019). "First Openly Non-Binary Senate Candidate Seeks To Make Politics More Inclusive". HuffPost. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ↑ Scher, Brent (29 April 2019). "'Queer Feminist Mermaid' Surfaces to Challenge Susan Collins". Washington Free Beacon. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ↑ "Bre Kidman". Maine Democratic Party. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ↑ "Bre Kidman, First Non-Binary U.S. Senate Candidate, Forces Senate Ethics Committee Web System Update". PRWeb. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2020.