Rep Malcolm Kenyatta Marries Fiance Dr. Matthew Jordan-Miller

Rep Malcolm Kenyatta, who is currently running for U.S. Senate, made the announcement in a tweet, Saturday, February 5, with some pictures of himself and his new husband.

"Forever sounds pretty good." He wrote with a few photos. The photos were hash tagged with "The Kenyattas" and "Finally Married." The pair encouraged those who wanted to buy wedding gifts for them to donate to the Trevor Project in North Board Renaissance.

Kenyatta currently represents Pennsylvania’s 181st District, centered on Philadelphia announced he is running for U.S. Senate in February 2021. If elected how will be the first out gay U.S. Senator. He is running for the seat being vacated by Republican Sen. Pat Toomey who is not running for reelection.

He will face off in the primary against John Fetterman, Connor Lamb, Dr. Val Arkoosh, Dr. Kevin Baumlin, John McGuigan, Alexandria Khalil, Dr. Larry Johnson, Alan Shank, and Llewllyn Tapera.

Kenyatta previously made history as the first Black, out gay elected official in the state legislature and the third out gay politician in the Assembly. Rep Brian Sims (D-Philadelphia) and Mike Fleck (R-Huntington) were the first two in the State Assembly, and Jim Ferlo (D) came out in 2014 as the first gay PA State Senator.