Record number of LGBTQ candidates seeking office in Texas.

At least 35 openly LGBTQ people intend to run for public office in Texas in 2018, roughly doubling the previous record for an election cycle in the state, Houston-based OutSmart Magazine reported Tuesday.

Of the nearly three dozen candidates, two are running for governor, 13 are running for state and local judicial seats, 10 are campaigning for the state legislature and seven are running for Congress.

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