Question: Who did the LGBT member of the United States Congress who served in New York lose to in the 2018 election ?

text: List of LGBT members of the United States Congress
House of Representatives

This is a list of gay, lesbian, and bisexual Americans in the U.S. Congress. As of January 2019[update], there were ten openly LGBTQ members of the 116th Congress - all Democrats. This list only includes people who are openly LGBTQ or were outed in obituaries. Current members of Congress are shaded in gray. There has never been an openly transgender member of Congress.
Representative ( lifespan ) Party State Term start Term end Notes
Stewart McKinney ( 1931-1987 ) Republican Connecticut January 3 , 1971 May 7 , 1987 Died of AIDS in 1987 . Outed as bisexual in obituary
Robert Bauman ( born 1937 ) Republican Maryland August 21 , 1973 January 3 , 1981 Outed while in office ( 1980 )
Barbara Jordan ( 1937-1996 ) Democratic Texas January 3 , 1973 January 3 , 1979 Outed in obituary
Gerry Studds ( 1937-2006 ) Democratic Massachusetts January 3 , 1973 January 3 , 1997 First member of Congress to come out in office , during the 1983 congressional page sex scandal First openly gay member of Congress to be reelected after outing
Jon Hinson ( 1942-1995 ) Republican Mississippi January 3 , 1979 April 13 , 1981 Outed while in office ( 1980 )
Barney Frank ( born 1940 ) Democratic Massachusetts January 3 , 1981 January 3 , 2013 Came out in office ( 1987 ) First member of Congress in a same-sex marriage ( 2012 )
Steve Gunderson ( born 1951 ) Republican Wisconsin January 3 , 1981 January 3 , 1997 Outed on the floor of the House ( 1994 ) First openly gay Republican to be reelected after outing
Jim Kolbe ( born 1942 ) Republican Arizona January 3 , 1985 January 3 , 2007 Came out in office , after voting for the Defense of Marriage Act ( 1996 ) First openly gay person to address the Republican National Convention
Michael Huffington ( born 1947 ) Republican California January 3 , 1993 January 3 , 1995 Came out after serving in Congress ( 1998 ) First self-identified bisexual member of Congress Retired to run unsuccessfully for U.S . Senator from California
Mark Foley ( born 1954 ) Republican Florida January 3 , 1995 September 29 , 2006 Came out in office , during the 2006 congressional page scandal
Tammy Baldwin ( born 1962 ) Democratic Wisconsin January 3 , 1999 January 3 , 2013 First openly gay non-incumbent elected to Congress First openly gay woman in Congress Retired to run successfully for U.S . Senator from Wisconsin
Mike Michaud ( born 1955 ) Democratic Maine January 3 , 2003 January 3 , 2015 Came out in office ( 2013 ) Retired to run unsuccessfully for Governor of Maine
Jared Polis ( born 1975 ) Democratic Colorado January 3 , 2009 January 3 , 2019 Openly gay First same-sex parent in Congress ( 2011 ) Retired to run successfully for Governor of Colorado
Aaron Schock ( born 1981 ) Republican Illinois January 3 , 2009 March 31 , 2015 Outed in 2019
David Cicilline ( born 1961 ) Democratic Rhode Island January 3 , 2011 present Openly gay
Sean Maloney ( born 1966 ) Democratic New York January 3 , 2013 present Openly gay
Mark Pocan ( born 1964 ) Democratic Wisconsin January 3 , 2013 present Openly gay
Kyrsten Sinema ( born 1976 ) Democratic Arizona January 3 , 2013 January 3 , 2019 First openly bisexual member of Congress Retired to run successfully for U.S . Senator from Arizona
Mark Takano ( born 1960 ) Democratic California January 3 , 2013 present Openly gay First openly gay person of color elected to Congress
Angie Craig ( born 1972 ) Democratic Minnesota January 3 , 2019 present Openly gay First same-sex mother in Congress First non-incumbent elected to Congress in a same-sex marriage