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Paula Aboud —
of Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Democrat. School
teacher; athletic
coach; real estate
agent; property
manager; member of Arizona
state senate 28th District, 2006-; appointed 2006.
Female.
Lesbian.
Still living as of 2006.
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Roberta Achtenberg (b. 1950) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born July 20,
1950.
Democrat. Lawyer;
candidate for California
state assembly, 1988; Assistant Secretary of the U.S. Department
of Housing and Urban Development, 1993-95; first
openly gay person to be confirmed for appointment by the U.S. Senate;
candidate for mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1995; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 1996,
2000.
Female.
Jewish.
Member, National
Lawyers Guild; Lesbian.
Still living as of 2000.
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Tom R. Ammiano (b. 1941) —
also known as Tom Ammiano —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in Montclair, Essex
County, N.J., December
15, 1941.
Democrat. School
teacher; movie
stuntman; candidate for mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 1999, 2003; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 2000;
member of California
state assembly 13th District, 2009.
Gay.
Still living as of 2009.
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Cal Anderson (1948-1995) —
of Washington.
Born May 2,
1948.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Washington,
1984;
member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1987-95; member of Washington
state senate, 1995; died in office 1995.
Gay.
First
openly gay member of the Washington state legislature.
Died from complications of AIDS, August 4,
1995 (age 47 years, 94
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Toni G. Atkins (b. 1962) —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Wythe
County, Va., August 1,
1962.
Democrat. Mayor
of San Diego, Calif., 2005; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 2008.
Female.
Lesbian.
Still living as of 2008.
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Tammy Baldwin (b. 1962) —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., February
11, 1962.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1993-99; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from Wisconsin, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 2nd District, 1999-.
Female.
Lesbian. Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; National
Organization for Women.
Still living as of 2009.
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Jarrett Barrios —
of Cambridge, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Democrat. Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1999-2002; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Massachusetts, 2000;
elected Massachusetts
state senate Middlesex, Suffolk & Essex District 2002.
Gay.
Still living as of 2002.
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Terry Baum (b. 1946) —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born November
27, 1946.
Green. Playwright;
candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 8th District, 2004.
Female.
Lesbian.
Still living as of 2004.
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Robert Edmund Bauman (b. 1937) —
also known as Robert E. Bauman —
of Easton, Talbot
County, Md.
Born in Bryn Mawr, Montgomery
County, Pa., April 4,
1937.
Son of John Carl Bauman and Florence (House) Bauman.
Republican. Lawyer;
delegate to Republican National Convention from Maryland, 1964,
1972
(alternate); member of Maryland
state senate, 1971-73; U.S.
Representative from Maryland 1st District, 1973-81; defeated,
1980.
Catholic.
Member, Young
Americans for Freedom; American Bar
Association; Elks; Humane
Society; Jaycees;
Izaak
Walton League; Gay.
Pleaded
guilty in 1980 to a sex-solicitation
charge.
Still living as of 1998.
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Jackie Biskupski —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born in Hastings, Dakota
County, Minn.
Democrat. Member of Utah state
house of representatives 30th District, 1999-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Utah, 2000.
Member, Sierra
Club; American Civil
Liberties Union; Lesbian.
Still living as of 2006.
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Renee Vera Cafiero (b. 1943) —
also known as Renee Vera Pachter —
of Brooklyn, Kings
County, N.Y.
Born in New York City (unknown
county), N.Y., October
3, 1943.
Daughter of Henry M. Pachter and Hedwig (Rösler) Pachter.
Democrat. Alternate delegate to Democratic National Convention from
New York, 1972.
Female.
Deist.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; Common
Cause; Lesbian.
Still living as of 1993.
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Marilyn Chambers (1952-2009) —
also known as Marilyn Ann Briggs; Evelyn Lang;
Marilyn Chambers Taylor —
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., April 22,
1952.
Model;
Actress
in pornographic
movies;
gun
dealer; Personal Choice candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 2004.
Female.
Bisexual.
Died, from a cerebral
hemorrhage and an aneurysm,
in Santa Clarita, Los Angeles
County, Calif., April 12,
2009 (age 56 years, 355
days).
Cremated;
ashes scattered in North Pacific Ocean.
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David N. Cicilline (b. 1961) —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Born in Providence, Providence
County, R.I., July 15,
1961.
Son of John F. 'Jack' Cicilline and Sabra Cicilline.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives 4th District, 1995-2002;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 2000,
2004,
2008;
mayor
of Providence, R.I., 2003-; member of Democratic
National Committee from Rhode Island, 2008.
Italian
and Jewish
ancestry. Gay.
Still living as of 2010.
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Corey Corbin (born c.1970) —
of Sandown, Rockingham
County, N.H.
Born about 1970.
Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 2001-.
Gay.
Still living as of 2003.
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Brian J. Coyle (1944-1991) —
of Moorhead, Clay
County, Minn.; Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Born in Great Falls, Cascade
County, Mont., June 25,
1944.
College
instructor; in 1968, he was indicted
and tried for
his refusal to comply with the military
draft, but was acquitted as a conscientious objector; Independent
candidate for U.S.
Senator from Minnesota, 1978; candidate for mayor
of Minneapolis, Minn., 1979; president, Minneapolis city council.
Gay.
One of Minnesota's first openly-gay politicians.
Died, from AIDS-related
complications, August
23, 1991 (age 47 years, 59
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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D. Scott Dibble —
of Minneapolis, Hennepin
County, Minn.
Democrat. Member of Minnesota
state house of representatives District 60-B, 2001-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Minnesota, 2004.
Gay.
Still living as of 2004.
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Marc S. Dickerman —
of Broward
County, Fla.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Florida, 2000.
Gay.
Still living as of 2005.
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Ellis Loring Dresel (1865-1925) —
also known as Ellis L. Dresel —
Born in 1865.
Lawyer;
U.S. Charge d'Affaires to Germany, 1921-22.
Gay.
Died of cancer, September
19, 1925 (age about 60
years).
Interment at Beverly
Central Cemetery, Beverly, Mass.
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Thomas K. Duane (b. 1955) —
also known as Tom Duane —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., 1955.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York,
1996,
2000,
2008;
member, Rules Committee, 1988;
Presidential Elector for New York, 1992;
member of New York
state senate 29th District, 1999-.
Gay.
Still living as of 2008.
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Richard C. Failla (c.1940-1993) —
of New York.
Born about 1940.
Justice
of New York Supreme Court, 1988-93; died in office 1993.
Gay.
Died of AIDS, in
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., April 12,
1993 (age about 53
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Patrick Flaherty —
of Coventry, Tolland
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1993-.
Gay.
Still living as of 2002.
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Mark Adam Foley (b. 1954) —
also known as Mark A. Foley —
of West Palm Beach, Palm Beach
County, Fla.
Born in Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass., September
8, 1954.
Republican. Real estate
agent; member of Florida
state house of representatives, 1990-92; defeated, 1986; member
of Florida
state senate, 1993-94; U.S.
Representative from Florida 16th District, 1995-2006; resigned
2006.
Catholic.
Gay.
Forced to
resign in September, 2006, over sexually
explicit messages he had sent to teenage Congressional pages; no
criminal charges were filed.
Still living as of 2010.
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Malcolm Stevenson Forbes (1919-1990) —
also known as Malcolm S. Forbes —
of Far Hills, Somerset
County, N.J.
Born in Englewood, Bergen
County, N.J., August
19, 1919.
Republican. Member of New Jersey
state senate from Somerset County, 1952-58; resigned 1958;
candidate for Governor of
New Jersey, 1957; delegate to Republican National Convention from
New Jersey, 1960.
Scottish
ancestry. Member, Phi
Kappa Tau; Gay.
Founder and publisher of Forbes magazine.
Died in Far Hills, Somerset
County, N.J., February
24, 1990 (age 70 years, 189
days).
Cremated;
ashes interred at Forbes
Monument, Laucala, Fiji.
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Gordon D. Fox —
of Providence, Providence
County, R.I.
Democrat. Lawyer; nightclub
owner; member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives 4th District, 1993-; Speaker of
the Rhode Island State House of Representatives, 2010-; alternate
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Rhode Island, 2004;
member, Platform Committee, 2008.
Irish
and Cape
Verdean ancestry. Gay.
Still living as of 2010.
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Barney Frank (b. 1940) —
of Newton, Middlesex
County, Mass.
Born in Bayonne, Hudson
County, N.J., March 31,
1940.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 1973-80; U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts 4th District, 1981-; delegate
to Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008.
Jewish.
Gay.
Admitted
in 1990 to having paid Stephen L. Gobie, a male
prostitute, for sex, subsequently hiring Gobie as his personal
assistant, and getting 33 parking tickets dismissed for him; Gobie
also used the congressman's apartment for prostitution. A move to expel
Frank from the House of Representatives failed on a 38 to 390 vote; a
motion to censure
him failed 141-287; finally, the House voted to reprimand
him by a vote of 408 to 18.
Still living as of 2009.
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Jennifer Lauren Gale (1960-2008) —
also known as Jennifer L. Gale —
of Austin, Travis
County, Tex.; Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex.
Born in Madison, Dane
County, Wis., 1960.
Candidate for mayor of
Austin, Tex., 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006; candidate for mayor of
Dallas, Tex., 2007.
Female.
Transgender.
Found dead outside First English Lutheran Church,
Austin, Travis
County, Tex., December
17, 2008 (age about 48
years).
Cremated.
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Neil Giuliano —
of Tempe, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Mayor
of Tempe, Ariz., 1998-2002.
Gay.
Still living as of 2002.
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Deborah J. Glick —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Member of New York
state assembly, 1991-2001 (61st District 1991-92, 66th District
1993-2001); Presidential Elector for New York, 1996;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 1996,
2000,
2008.
Female.
Jewish.
Member, National
Organization for Women; Lesbian.
Still living as of 2008.
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Jackie Goldberg —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Democrat. School
teacher; member of California
state assembly 45th District, 2001-.
Female.
Lesbian. Member, American
Federation of Teachers.
Still living as of 2002.
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Jim Graham —
of Washington,
D.C.
Democrat. Lawyer;
executive director, Whitman-Walker Clinic, 1984-98; member,
Washington, D.C. City Council, 1999-; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from District of Columbia, 2000.
Gay.
Still living as of 2006.
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Steven Craig Gunderson (b. 1951) —
also known as Steve Gunderson —
of Osseo, Trempealeau
County, Wis.
Born in Eau Claire, Eau Claire
County, Wis., May 10,
1951.
Republican. Member of Wisconsin
state assembly, 1975-79; U.S.
Representative from Wisconsin 3rd District, 1981-97.
Lutheran.
Member, Lions;
Gay.
Still living as of 2009.
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Teresa Gutierrez (b. 1951) —
of New York City (unknown
county), N.Y.
Born January
6, 1951.
Workers World candidate for Vice
President of the United States, 2004.
Female.
Hispanic
ancestry. Lesbian.
Still living as of 2004.
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Richard A. Heyman (c.1935-1994) —
of Key West, Monroe
County, Fla.
Born about 1935.
Mayor
of Key West, Fla., 1983-85, 1987-89.
Gay.
One of the first
openly gay public officials.
Died of AIDS-related
pneumonia,
September
16, 1994 (age about 59
years).
Burial
location unknown.
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Jon Clifton Hinson (1942-1995) —
also known as Jon Hinson —
of Mississippi.
Born in Tylertown, Walthall
County, Miss., March 16,
1942.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from Mississippi 4th District, 1979-81; resigned
1981.
Gay.
Resigned
from Congress in 1981 after being arrested
in a men's restroom and charged
with oral
sodomy. After leaving politics, became a gay rights activist.
Died, from acquired immune
deficiency syndrome, Silver Spring, Montgomery
County, Md., July 21,
1995 (age 53 years, 127
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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James Catherwood Hormel (b. 1933) —
also known as James C. Hormel —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Born in 1933.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California,
1996;
U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg, 1999-2001.
Gay.
Still living as of 2001.
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Michael Huffington (b. 1947) —
of Santa Barbara, Santa
Barbara County, Calif.
Born in Dallas, Dallas
County, Tex., September
3, 1947.
Republican. U.S.
Representative from California 22nd District, 1993-95; candidate
for U.S.
Senator from California, 1994.
Episcopalian.
Bisexual.
Still living as of 2009.
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Helen Huntington Hull (1893-1976) —
also known as Helen Dinsmore Huntington; Helen Huntington
Astor; Mrs. Lytle Hull —
of Rhinebeck, Dutchess
County, N.Y.
Born in New York, New York
County, N.Y., April 9,
1893.
Daughter of Helen Gray (Dinsmore) Huntington (1868-1942) and Robert
Palmer Huntington (1869-1949).
Republican. Philanthropist; benefactor of musical institutions in New
York and the Hudson Valley; alternate delegate to Republican National
Convention from New York, 1924.
Female.
Episcopalian.
Bisexual.
Died in Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., December
11, 1976 (age 83 years, 246
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Cheryl Ann Jacques —
also known as Cheryl Jacques —
of Needham, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Democrat. Lawyer;
member of Massachusetts
state senate, 1993-.
Female.
Lesbian.
Still living as of 2002.
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Barbara Charline Jordan (1936-1996) —
also known as Barbara Jordan —
of Houston, Harris
County, Tex.
Born in Houston, Harris
County, Tex., February
21, 1936.
Democrat. Member of Texas
state senate, 1967; U.S.
Representative from Texas 18th District, 1973-79; speaker, Democratic National Convention, 1988.
Female.
African
ancestry. Lesbian.
Received the Spingarn
Medal in 1992, and the Presidential
Medal of Freedom in 1994.
Died of leukemia
and multiple
sclerosis, January
17, 1996 (age 59 years, 330
days).
Interment at Texas
State Cemetery, Austin, Tex.
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Christine T. Kehoe —
of San Diego, San Diego
County, Calif.
Born in Troy, Rensselaer
County, N.Y.
Democrat. Candidate for U.S.
Representative from California 49th District, 1998; member of California
state assembly 76th District, 2001-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 2008.
Female.
Lesbian. Member, Sierra
Club; National
Organization for Women.
Still living as of 2008.
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Christopher C. Kolb —
also known as Chris Kolb —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Candidate for mayor
of Ann Arbor, Mich., 1996, 1998; member of Michigan
state house of representatives 53rd District, 2001-06.
Gay.
Still living as of 2007.
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James Thomas Kolbe (b. 1942) —
also known as Jim Kolbe —
of Bisbee, Cochise
County, Ariz.; Tucson, Pima
County, Ariz.
Born in Evanston, Cook
County, Ill., June 28,
1942.
Republican. Served in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War; member of
Arizona
state senate, 1977-82; U.S.
Representative from Arizona, 1985-2007 (5th District 1985-2003,
8th District 2003-07); defeated, 1982.
Methodist.
Gay.
Still living as of 2009.
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Sheila James Kuehl (b. 1941) —
also known as Sheila J. Kuehl —
of California.
Born in Tulsa, Tulsa
County, Okla., February
9, 1941.
Democrat. Professional actress
in 1950-67, best known for her role as "Zelda Gilroy" in
the 1959-63 television
comedy series "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis".; lawyer;
member of California
state assembly 41st District, 1992-2000; member of California
state senate 23rd District, 2000-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 2000.
Female.
Lesbian.
Still living as of 2009.
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Nancy Jane Kulp (1921-1991) —
also known as Nancy Kulp; "Slim" —
of Pennsylvania.
Born in Harrisburg, Dauphin
County, Pa., August
28, 1921.
Democrat. Served in the U.S. Navy WAVES during World War II;
professional actress,
best known for her role as "Jane Hathaway"in the 1962-71 television
comedy series "The Beverly Hillbillies".; candidate for
U.S.
Representative from Pennsylvania 9th District, 1984.
Female.
Bisexual.
Died, of cancer, in
Palm Desert, Riverside
County, Calif., February
3, 1991 (age 69 years, 159
days).
Interment at Presbyterian
Cemetery, Mifflintown, Pa.
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Susan Leal —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Democrat. Candidate for mayor
of San Francisco, Calif., 2003; delegate to Democratic National
Convention from California, 2004.
Female.
Lesbian.
Still living as of 2004.
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Richard Stuart Madaleno, Jr. (b. 1965) —
also known as Richard S. Madaleno, Jr. —
of Montgomery
County, Md.
Born in Fort Lauderdale, Broward
County, Fla., June 16,
1965.
Democrat. Member of Maryland
state house of delegates District 18, 2003-.
Unitarian.
Gay.
Still living as of 2006.
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Liz Malia —
of Jamaica Plain, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass.
Member of Massachusetts
state house of representatives, 2001-.
Female.
Lesbian.
Still living as of 2002.
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Evelyn Mantilla —
of Hartford, Hartford
County, Conn.
Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives 4th District, 2002.
Female.
Hispanic
ancestry. Lesbian.
Still living as of 2002.
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Glen Maxey —
of Wellborn, Brazos
County, Tex.; Austin, Travis
County, Tex.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Texas, 1980,
1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Texas
state house of representatives, 2002.
Gay.
Still living as of 2008.
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Steve May —
of Phoenix, Maricopa
County, Ariz.
Republican. Member of Arizona
state house of representatives, 2002.
Gay.
Still living as of 2002.
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James Edward McGreevey (b. 1957) —
also known as Jim McGreevey —
of Woodbridge Township, Middlesex
County, N.J.; Plainfield, Union
County, N.J.
Born in Jersey City, Hudson
County, N.J., August 6,
1957.
Son of John
P. McGreevey.
Democrat. Member of New
Jersey state house of assembly, 1990-92; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from New Jersey, 2000,
2004;
Governor
of New Jersey, 2002-04; resigned 2004.
Catholic;
later Episcopalian.
Irish
ancestry. Gay.
Announced his resignation
as governor in 2004 after acknowledging a homosexual
affair with his homeland security advisor.
Still living as of 2009.
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Larry McKeon —
of Illinois.
Democrat. Member of Illinois
state house of representatives, 2002.
Gay.
Still living as of 2002.
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Stewart Brett McKinney (1931-1987) —
also known as Stewart B. McKinney —
of Fairfield, Fairfield
County, Conn.; Westport, Fairfield
County, Conn.
Born in Pittsburgh, Allegheny
County, Pa., January
30, 1931.
Republican. Member of Connecticut
state house of representatives, 1967-71; U.S.
Representative from Connecticut 4th District, 1971-87; died in
office 1987; delegate to Republican National Convention from
Connecticut, 1972.
Bisexual. Member, Rotary; American
Legion.
The Stewart B. McKinney National Wildlife Refuge was named for
him in 1987.
Died of acquired immune
deficiency syndrome, Washington,
D.C., May 7,
1987 (age 56 years, 97
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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David McReynolds (b. 1929) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif., October
25, 1929.
Son of Charles McReynolds and Elizabeth McReynolds.
Candidate for U.S.
Representative from New York, 1958, 1968; Socialist candidate for
President
of the United States, 1980, 2000; Green candidate for U.S.
Senator from New York, 2004.
Gay.
Still living as of 2004.
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Carole Migden —
of San
Francisco, Calif.
Democrat. Member of California
state assembly 13th District, 1996-2002; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from California, 1996,
2000,
2004,
2008;
member of Democratic
National Committee from California, 2004-08.
Female.
Lesbian.
Still living as of 2008.
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David Nelson (b. 1962) —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born, in a hospital
at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah, April 7,
1962.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 1996,
2000.
Gay. Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; National Rifle
Association.
Convicted
on a misdemeanor act of civil
disobedience, 1995 Recipient of Democratic National Committee's
Lawrence O'Brien Achievement Award, 1998.
Still living as of 2004.
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Keith Orr —
of Ann Arbor, Washtenaw
County, Mich.
Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Michigan,
2004.
Gay.
Still living as of 2004.
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Nick Panagopolous —
of Manchester, Hillsborough
County, N.H.
Member of New
Hampshire state house of representatives, 2002.
Gay.
Still living as of 2002.
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Antonia Pantoja (1922-2002) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born in San Juan, San Juan
Municipio, Puerto Rico, September
13, 1922.
Democrat. School
teacher; welder; social
worker; founder, in 1961, of ASPIRA, a non-profit organization
which promotes education and community for Puerto Rican and other
Latino youth; delegate
to New York state constitutional convention at-large, 1967;
received the Medal
of Freedom, 1996; inducted into the Hunter College Hall of
Fame.
Female.
Puerto
Rican ancestry. Lesbian.
Died, of cancer, in
Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y., May 24,
2002 (age 79 years, 253
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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Mike Pisaturo —
of Cranston, Providence
County, R.I.
Democrat. Member of Rhode
Island state house of representatives 21st District, 1997-.
Gay.
Still living as of 2002.
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Mark Pocan (b. 1964) —
of Madison, Dane
County, Wis.
Born in Kenosha, Kenosha
County, Wis., August
14, 1964.
Democrat. Member of Wisconsin
state assembly 78th District, 1999-; delegate to Democratic
National Convention from Wisconsin, 2000,
2008.
Member, American Civil
Liberties Union; Sierra
Club; Gay.
Still living as of 2008.
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Carl Schmid (born c.1960) —
of Washington,
D.C.
Born about 1960.
Republican. Delegate to Republican National Convention from District
of Columbia, 2000
(alternate), 2004;
president, D.C. chapter, Log Cabin Republicans.
Gay.
Still living as of 2004.
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Danny Smith —
of Virginia.
Republican. Candidate for Virginia
state house of delegates 38th District, 2001; first
openly gay candidate for state office in Virginia.
Gay.
Still living as of 2001.
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Gerry Eastman Studds (1937-2006) —
also known as Gerry E. Studds —
of Cohasset, Norfolk
County, Mass.
Born in Mineola, Nassau
County, Long Island, N.Y., May 12,
1937.
Democrat. Foreign Service officer; member of White House staff during
the administration of President John
F. Kennedy, 1962-63; legislative assistant to U.S. Sen. Harrison
A. Williams, 1964; state coordinator for U.S. Sen. Eugene
J. McCarthy's presidential primary campaign, 1968; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Massachusetts, 1968,
1996;
U.S.
Representative from Massachusetts, 1973-97 (12th District
1973-83, 10th District 1983-97).
Episcopalian.
Gay.
First
openly gay member of Congress. Censured
by the House of Representatives on July 20, 1983, for having sexual
relations with a teenage House page ten years earlier.
Died, of respiratory
failure, in Boston Medical
Center, Boston, Suffolk
County, Mass., October
14, 2006 (age 69 years, 155
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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David Guy Thometz (b. 1966) —
also known as David Thometz —
of Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah; South Salt Lake City, Salt Lake
County, Utah.
Born, in Providence Hospital,
Everett, Snohomish
County, Wash., February
24, 1966.
Democrat. Graphic
designer; newspaper
columnist;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from Utah, 2000.
Gay.
Still living as of 2002.
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James M. Vandeventer, Jr. (b. 1963) —
of Los Angeles, Los Angeles
County, Calif.
Born June 13,
1963.
Republican. Candidate for Governor of
California, 2003.
Gay.
Still living as of 2003.
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Kathy Webb (b. 1950) —
of Little Rock, Pulaski
County, Ark.
Born in 1950.
Democrat. Restauranteur;
member of Arkansas
state house of representatives 37th District, 2007-; delegate to
Democratic National Convention from Arkansas, 2008.
Female.
Lesbian.
Still living as of 2008.
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Randi Weingarten (b. 1957) —
of Manhattan, New York
County, N.Y.
Born December
18, 1957.
Daughter of Gabriel Weingarten and Edith (Appelbaum) Weingarten.
Democrat. School
teacher; president,
United Federation of Teachers and American Federation of Teachers;
delegate to Democratic National Convention from New York, 2000,
2004,
2008
(speaker);
Presidential Elector for New York, 2000;
member of Democratic
National Committee from New York, 2004-08.
Female.
Lesbian.
Still living as of 2009.
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James Elton West (1951-2006) —
also known as James E. West; Jim West —
of Spokane, Spokane
County, Wash.
Born in Salem, Marion
County, Ore., March 28,
1951.
Son of Jack West.
Republican. Deputy
sheriff; member of Washington
state house of representatives, 1982-86; member of Washington
state senate 6th District, 1986-2003; mayor of
Spokane, Wash., 2004-05.
Member, Rotary;
Gay.
Following a scandal
involving use
of his position to obtain
sex with young men, and an FBI investigation,
he was recalled
from office as mayor in 2005.
Died, from complications of colon
cancer, in the University of Washington Medical
Center, Seattle, King
County, Wash., July 22,
2006 (age 55 years, 116
days).
Burial
location unknown.
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