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Utah Democratic Party chairman Jim Dabakis steps down, cites health issues
SALT LAKE CITY — Utah State Democratic Party Chairman Jim Dabakis says he is stepping down from that post Monday afternoon to address medical issues.
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R.I. speaker Gordon Fox to step down after FBI raids
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island House Speaker Gordon Fox, who became the nation’s first openly gay House speaker in 2010 is resigning from his leadership post and will not run for re-election, he said Saturday, a day after federal and state authorities raided his Statehouse office and home as part of a criminal investigation that they would not detail.
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Santa Fe, N.M., voters elect city’s first openly gay mayor
SANTA FE, N.M. — Javier Gonzales was elected Mayor of Santa Fe in a three-way race on Tuesday, becoming the city’s first ever openly gay mayor.
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Ariz. lawmaker comes out: ‘I am gay, I’m a Latino, I’m a state senator and it’s OK’
PHOENIX — Arizona state Sen. Steve Gallardo of Phoenix has come out as gay, becoming the third openly gay lawmaker in the Arizona state legislature.
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Councilman challenges recall, says petitioners want to remove him because he’s gay
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A Chattanooga city councilman has filed a lawsuit challenging the state’s recall statute after he says citizens petitioned to remove him from office because he is gay.
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Va. state delegate comes out, becomes second openly gay state lawmaker
RICHMOND, Va. — A Virginia delegate from Fairfax has become the second openly gay member of the state legislature. Del. Mark D. Sickles announced that he is gay in a Washington Post opinion column on Friday.
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Clay Aiken announces bid for U.S. Congress
RALEIGH, N.C. — Former “American Idol” and “Celebrity Apprentice” runner-up Clay Aiken joined another high-profile contest Wednesday – this one to get elected to the U.S. Congress in his native North Carolina.
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Transgender candidate to challenge openly gay Md. state senator
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A transgender candidate has announced she will run against an openly gay state senator in Montgomery County, Md., in the Democratic primary.
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Democratic consultant confirms: Clay Aiken considering run for Congress
RALEIGH, N.C. — Pop singer Clay Aiken, who first made a name for himself as a contestant on “American Idol,” is considering a run for Congress in North Carolina’s 2nd District, a state Democratic Party consultant confirmed on Friday.
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Toni Atkins chosen next Speaker of Calif. state assembly
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California state Assembly Majority Leader Toni Atkins of San Diego has been chosen by her Democratic colleagues to succeed Speaker John A. Pérez as the next Speaker of the Assembly.