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Compiled by GayToday
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Washington, D.C.--A complete list of The Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund's endorsed
openly gay, lesbian and bisexual candidates, vying for election on November 7 was released
yesterday.
The 39 Victory Fund-endorsed office seekers hail from 17 states, and include Republicans,
Democrats and independents running for local, state and federal office. |
Openly-gay U.S. Senate candidate from Vermont Ed Flanagan |
"To secure equal rights for all Americans, it is essential to elect as many of our community's out
and outstanding candidates as we can on November 7," said Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund
Executive Director Brian K. Bond.
"Amidst all the understandable focus on the presidential
and other key races this year, we have to make sure that our community's own candidates
don't get lost in the shuffle. They are pivotal to our struggle for equality. We must contribute,
we must volunteer and, of course, we must vote on November 7."
The following are a few highlights of what is at stake on November 7 for Victory Fund hopefuls,
followed by the complete current list of endorsed candidates:
20 state legislative races from 13 states -- including Michigan and Georgia, which currently have no openly gay representation in their legislatures;
The chance to double the gay and lesbian community's open representation in the California state Legislature; and
* Local races from coast to coast, including in Jesse Helms's home state of North Carolina.
Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund Candidates
for the General Election on November 7, 2000:
Federal Races (4 races, 4 states)
| Office |
Candidate |
State |
| U.S. Senate |
Ed Flanagan |
Vermont |
| U.S. House |
Jim Kolbe |
Arizona |
| U.S. House |
Gerrie Schipske |
California |
| U.S. House |
Tammy Baldwin |
Wisconsin |
State Legislative Races (20 races, 13 states)
| State |
Candidate |
Office |
| Arizona |
Steve May |
State House
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| California |
Sheila Kuehl |
State Senate
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| California |
Jackie Goldberg |
State Assembly |
| California |
Christine Kehoe |
State Assembly |
| Connecticut |
Patrick Flaherty |
State House |
| Connecticut |
Evelyn Mantilla |
State House |
| Georgia |
Karla Drenner |
State House |
| Illinois |
Larry McKeon |
State House |
| Maine |
Judy Powers |
State Senate |
| Maine |
Catherine Woodard |
State Senate |
| Massachusetts |
Cheryl Jacques |
State Senate |
| Massachusetts |
Jarrett Barrios |
State House |
| Michigan |
Chris Kolb |
State House |
| Minnesota |
Terrell Brown |
State Senate |
| Minnesota |
Scott Dibble |
State House |
| Nevada |
David Parks |
State Assembly |
| New Hampshire |
Rick Trombly |
State Senate |
| New Hampshire |
Nick Panagopolous |
State House |
| New York |
Tom Hroncich |
State Assembly |
| Rhode Island |
Mike Pisaturo |
State House
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Local Races (15 races, 5 states)
| State |
Candidate |
Office |
| California |
Toni Atkins |
San Diego City Council
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| California |
Robert Gomer |
Cathedral City, City Council
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| California |
Stephen Herman |
San Francisco Board of Education |
| California |
Rebecca Kaplan |
Oakland City Council |
| California |
Mark Leno |
San Francisco Board of Supervisors |
| California |
Patrick McGuire |
Santa Monica College Board of Trustees |
| California |
Gary Miller |
Robla School Board, Sacramento |
| California |
Juanita Owens |
San Francisco Board of Supervisors |
| California |
Greg Pettis |
Cathedral City, City Council
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| California |
Frank Tierney |
Coronado City Council
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| California |
Ken Yeager |
San Jose City Council
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| Illinois |
Tom Chiola |
Cook County Circuit Judge |
| Nevada |
Elizabeth Wachsman |
Clark County District Court Judge |
| North Carolina |
Julia Boseman |
New Hanover County Commission |
| Texas |
Margo Frasier |
Travis County Sheriff
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