Since high school, Richard Tisei knew he wanted to become a politician. At age 22, he became the youngest Republican ever elected to Massachusetts, winning a seat as a state senator. As a state legislator, he went on to win 13 elections in a row. Now the former minority leader is running to represent Massachusetts’ 6th congressional district, against Democratic incumbent, John Tierney.
If he’s successful, Tisai will have accomplished another first – he’ll be the first gay Republican to be elected to the House of Representatives and to have come before an election. Richard Tisei talks about his identity as an openly gay Republican politician and how he plans to win his upcoming congressional race.