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Midterm election results a sobering reality for gay rights movement
Massachusetts became the first state to elect an openly gay attorney general, while the gay candidate in Maine’s gubernatorial race narrowly lost his chance to make history. Nationally, gay-rights activists worried that conservative gains in Congress would hamper their bid for federal anti-bias legislation.
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U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney wins re-election to U.S. House
Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York secured a second term representing the state’s 18th district in the House of Representatives Tuesday night, fending off a strong challenger in a close contest.
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Election preview: Top 10 races to watch for LGBT candidates
This year’s election night is likely to be an important one for the LGBT history books: Voters in Massachusetts are expected to elect the nation’s first-ever openly gay state attorney general, and voters in Maine could very well elect the nation’s first-ever openly gay governor. Two candidates for Congress could well become the first openly gay Republican elected …
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GOP challenger to gay incumbent uses her gay son to prove she’s ‘no extremist’
WASHINGTON — The openly gay son of Republican congressional challenger Nan Hayworth says his mother — who’s trying to unseat New York’s only openly gay congressman — is “no extremist” in a new ad. CNN reports that the ad is an attempt to insulate Hayworth against Democratic Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney’s criticism of her stance …
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U.S. Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney marries longtime partner
COLD SPRING, N.Y. — Freshman U.S. congressman Sean Patrick Maloney has married his longtime partner. The New York Democrat exchanged vows with Randy Gene Florke at the Church of St. Mary-in-the-Highlands in Cold Spring.
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U.S. Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney to marry long-time partner
WASHINGTON — Freshman U.S. Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney plans to marry his long-time partner, who proposed over Christmas.
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Three LGBT Democrats in U.S. House have voted with GOP in budget fight
WASHINGTON — As Congress continues to wrestle with a bitter partisan divide that has crippled its ability to set a budget, keep the federal government open, and enable the nation to pay its bills, a few openly LGBT members of the U.S. House have surprised many by occasionally voting with Republicans.
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Newly elected out U.S. House members talk LGBT issues
The Nov. 6 election resulted in four new lesbian, gay and bisexual candidates winning seats in the House of Representatives and all eyes are now on them to see what they’ll do on LGBT issues upon taking office.
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New York sends openly gay candidate to U.S. Congress
Sean Patrick Maloney has become the second openly gay non-incumbent to win election to Congress tonight. He beat Rep. Nan Hayworth, a Republican who is serving in her first term in the House.
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Openly gay candidate wins New York congressional primary
Openly gay attorney Sean Patrick Maloney has advanced to the November general election in New York’s 18th Congressional District after winning his Democratic primary tonight.