Patricia Todd | |
|---|---|
 Todd in 2015. | |
| Vice Chair of the Alabama Democratic Party | |
| Assumed office November 2, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Randy Kelley |
| Member of the Alabama House of Representatives from the 54th district | |
| In office November 8, 2006 – November 7, 2018 | |
| Preceded by | George Perdue |
| Succeeded by | Neil Rafferty |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 25, 1955 Richmond, Kentucky |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Residence | Birmingham, Alabama |
| Alma mater | University of Kentucky University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| Website | patriciatodd.info |
Patricia Todd (born July 25, 1955) is an American politician from Alabama. A Democrat, she was elected in November 2006 as a member of the Alabama House of Representatives representing District 54 in downtown Birmingham. She is the current First Vice Chair of the Alabama Democratic Party, and the first LGBTQ+ Vice Chair in state party history.[1]
She is currently the Human Rights Campaign Alabama State Director[2] and is the first ever openly gay elected official in the state of Alabama.[3] Formerly she was the associate director of AIDS Alabama.
In May 2018, the One Orlando Alliance, an Orlando, Florida-based LGBTQ organization, revoked an offer to Todd to become their executive director after she suggested in a Twitter post that Alabama Governor Kay Ivey is a lesbian and should be outed. "Will someone out her for God’s sake. I have heard for years that she is gay and moved her girlfriend out of her house when she became Gov. I am sick of closeted elected officials." The chairwoman of One Orlando responded that Todd's comments were not aligned with their organization, that coming out was a personal choice and doesn't support involuntary outing. Todd, however, stood by her statement.[4]
- ^ "New chair, vice chair elected to Alabama Democratic Party". WSFA. 3 November 2019. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- ^ "Patricia Todd | Human Rights Campaign". Archived from the original on 2016-02-13. Retrieved 2016-04-12.
- ^ Wilcox, Barbara (2006-07-19). "Vote points to first out gay Alabama lawmaker". PlanetOut. Archived from the original on 2007-10-14. Retrieved 2007-07-19.
- ^ Anapol, Avery (May 17, 2018). "Ala. lawmaker loses job offer at LGBTQ organization after suggesting governor is gay". The Hill. Retrieved May 17, 2018.