She is the first openly gay politician elected to the U.S. Senate. She is also Wisconsin’s first congresswoman. Baldwin is known for her strong support of LGBT rights and universal health care. Her mantra is to ignore "the naysayers, the cynics, and the keepers of the status quo; [those who say] you can't, you shouldn’t, or you won’t.” Tammy Baldwin was a recipient of the 2021 ABA Stonewall Award by the SOGI Commission.