In The Politics of Autism, I write: "Support from the general public will be an important political asset for autistic people. Another will be their sheer numbers, since a larger population of identified autistic adults will mean more autistic voters and activists." Previous posts have discussed autistic officeholders and political candidates in New York, Georgia, Texas, and Wisconsin.
But on a positive note, Benham wasn’t the only neurodiverse person to win their state legislative race on Tuesday. Yuh-Line Niou, who is also autistic, won reelection to the New York State Assembly. There have only been three autistic lawmakers to ever serve in a state’s legislature in the United States, a tally which also includes Texas House Representative Briscoe Cain.
In Louisiana, Rob Anderson finished third in his race for Congress.
In Upstate New York, Dylan Dailor lost his June primary.
