Victory Fund-endorsed candidate Randi Shade won a seat on the Austin
City Council on Saturday, soundly defeating incumbent Jennifer Kim. She will be the city's first openly gay councilmember.
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Illinois trailblazer Larry McKeon dies at 63 Never Former Illinois State Rep. Larry McKeon, who made history as the first openly gay member of the state's General Assembly, died yesterday, according to an announcement made by House Majority Leader Barbara Flynn Currie on the House floor. » read article
Chuck Wolfe, president and CEO of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund, issued a statement mourning the passing of former Illinois State Rep. Larry McKeon.
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A new partnership
between the David Bohnett Foundation and the Gay & Lesbian Leadership
Institute will help openly gay public leaders take advantage of one of
the nation’s most prestigious mid-career executive training programs.
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In his first bid for elected office, Lawrence Webb won a seat on the
Falls Church City Council by a margin of 39 votes. The Victory Fund's political staff launched an intense get-out-the-vote effort to secure the win.
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Laura M. Esquivel, a longtime political strategist and advocate for social
justice issues, including in the gay, Latino and labor movements, has been
named Senior Vice President for Political Affairs at the Gay & Lesbian
Victory Fund.
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New publication reveals that nearly 90 percent of the Victory Fund's budget goes directly to training and support of LGBT candidates. Read the entire report online here.
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Portland City Commissioner and mayoral candidate Sam Adams has nearly reached the 50 percent mark according to a recent poll. If Adams pulls in more than half of the vote in his primary, he will not face a general election.
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Kate Brown could become one of just a handful of openly LGBT statewide elected officials in the U.S. She would be the second-highest ranking elected official in Oregon.
Alice has been a dedicated member of the Little Rock community, and that loyalty has garnered her several endorsements from prominent members of the Arkansas Bar Association.
