Victory Institute announced the 12 young LGBTQ leaders it selected for the 2018 class of the Victory Congressional Internship program.
Three individuals from Illinois are among the interns. They are:
Donna Gary, from Chicago ( New York University ): Gary has been placed with U.S. Congressman Hakeem Jeffries.
Sydney Mudd, from Gurnee ( Georgia Institute of Technology ): Mudd has been placed with U.S. Congresswoman Gwen Moore.
Jose Turrubiartez, from Chicago ( University of San Diego ): Turrubiartez has been placed with U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez.
Other interns have been placed with Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, U.S. Sen. Doug Jones, U.S. Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney and U.S. Congressman Mark Takano, among others.