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Brian Sims

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Brian Sims
Sims speaking in 2021
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
from the 182nd district
Assumed office
December 1, 2012 (2012-12-01)
Preceded byBabette Josephs
Personal details
Born
Brian Kendall Sims

(1978-09-16) September 16, 1978 (age 46)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
Political partyDemocratic Party
EducationBloomsburg University of Pennsylvania (BS)
Michigan State University (JD)

Brian Kendall Sims (born September 16, 1978) is an American Democratic politician and football captain. He was the first college American football captain to come out as gay.[1] He is also the first openly gay person elected to the Pennsylvania General Assembly.[2] He was a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Pennsylvania in the 2022 election.

Life

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Sims's parents were both colonels in the U.S. Army. He has a twin brother, an older brother, and a younger sister. He went to high school in Chester County, Pennsylvania.[3]

Sims has a bachelor of science degree from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania. He also has a juris doctor degree from the Michigan State University College of Law.[4]

At Bloomsburg, Sims was the captain of the 2000 National Championship Division II football team. He was a first-string defensive tackle. He became the only openly gay college football captain in NCAA history.[3]

Sims was elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, 182nd District. Sims was the first openly gay person elected to the Pennsylvania General Assembly.[2]

In June 2013, the Defense of Marriage Act was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. Sims was not allowed to make a speech supporting the decision in the Pennsylvania House.[5] House Speaker Daryl Metcalfe, a Republican, said that allowing him to speak would be a violation of God's law.[6] In May 2019, Sims posted an eight minute video of himself confronting a woman who was protesting outside a Planned Parenthood facility in Philadelphia by praying with a rosary. On May 15, 2019 he was served a summons for federal case 5:19-cv-00834 at his office on Chestnut Street. On July 15, 2019 at 3:00 PM the Default judgement entered on June 18, 2019 was used as collateral for trying to help Hahnemann Hospital stay open case # 19-11466 Delaware Bankruptcy Court.

On February 15, 2021 Sims announced on Twitter that he was running for lieutenant governor in the 2022 election.[7] He lost the Democratic nomination in May 2022 to Austin Davis.

References

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  1. ↑ "CPL Pennsylvania: Brian Sims". Center for Progressive Leadership. Archived from the original on April 26, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Gay Politics — Pennsylvania to get first openly gay state legislator". Gaypolitics.com. April 24, 2012. Archived from the original on December 17, 2013. Retrieved February 2, 2013.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Family Portrait: Brian Sims". Philadelphia Gay News. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
  4. ↑ "Sims sworn in to legislature". Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Retrieved September 10, 2013.[permanent dead link]
  5. ↑ Reilly, Mollie. "Brian Sims, Pennsylvania Lawmaker, Silenced On DOMA By Colleagues Citing 'God's Law'". Huffington Post. Retrieved August 23, 2013.
  6. ↑ Arana, Gabriel (August 27, 2013). "Brian Sims Wants to Fix Pennsylvania". The American Prospect. Retrieved September 10, 2013.
  7. ↑ Towle, Andy (February 15, 2021). "Out Lawmaker Brian Sims Announces Run for Lt. Governor of Pennsylvania: WATCH". Towleroad Gay News. Archived from the original on February 15, 2021. Retrieved February 15, 2021.
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