Tina Kotek hopes to be America’s first out lesbian governor

Oregon Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tina Kotek, left, is embraced by her wife, Aimee Kotek Wilson, at a primary election party at Revolution Hall in Portland on May 17. (Photo: Beth Nakamura / The Oregonian via AP)

Tina Kotek is hoping to make political history again. She became the country’s first out lesbian speaker of a state House of Representatives in 2013. She broke barriers once again by becoming Oregon’s longest-serving speaker, before stepping down in January…