Bre Kidman
| Nationality | American |
|---|---|
| Pronouns | they/them |
| Occupation | attorney, politician |
| Known for | First out nonbinary person to run for US Senate |
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.[1]
In 2019, Kidman was successful in getting the Senatorial electronic system for financial disclosure forms to add Mx as an honorific option.[2]
Bre is running as a Democrat, with a progessive 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.
- ↑ "Bre Kidman, First Non-Binary U.S. Senate Candidate, Forces Senate Ethics Committee Web System Update". PRWeb. 12 June 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
