Jewish Democrat Jeremy Moss becomes Michigan's first openly gay Congress member
Moss will fill an open seat in the 11th Congressional District being vacated by Democratic US Rep. Haley Stevens of Birmingham, who unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination for the US Senate.
Democratic state Sen. Jeremy Moss has become Michigan's first openly gay member of Congress, defeating Republican Troy Mayor Ethan Baker in the 11th Congressional District race. Moss, who is Jewish, secured 59.5% of the vote to Baker's 38%, marking a shift from the district's previous Republican-leaning status to a Democratic stronghold. Moss will fill the seat vacated by Democratic US Rep. Haley Stevens, who ran for the Democratic nomination for the US Senate.
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