Statement on 2026 Midterm Election Results from Shannon Minter, National Center for LGBTQ Rights Legal Director For the past year, anyone paying attention to conversations about the midterm election heard the same prediction: candidates who refused to distance themselves from transgender people would pay for it in November. President Trump and his allies spent nearly $400 million on ads containing anti-transgender attacks, more than they spent on similar ads in 2024 and more than they spent...
