First Trans Woman Elected to DNC
Laura Calvo had been a leader in Oregon's LGBT political scene.
BY Diane Anderson-Minshall
January 12 2013 1:22 PM ET
http://www.advocate.com/politics/politicians/2013/01/12/first-trans-woman-elected-dncLaura Calvo, a transgender activist from Portland, Ore.has become the first transgender woman elected to the Democratic National Committee, according to the Statesman Journal.
Laura Calvo, the twice-elected treasurer of the Democratic Party of Oregon, has worked closely with Basic Rights Oregon in helping to pass Oregon's Equality Act and Family Fairness Act. She's held a number of positions on local, state, and national levels. She was a regional director on the board of National Stonewall Democrats, served as treasurer of the party's LGBT caucus, served on the Hillary Clinton National LGBT Steering Committee and then went directly to work as a member of the Obama National Policy and Finance Committee once Obama won the nomination.
Just Out named her as one of the top 25 LGBT community leaders of the past quarter century.
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Oregon democrat is first transgender woman elected to the Democratic National Committee
3:30 PM, Jan 9, 2013
Written by
Queenie Wong
Statesman Journal
http://www.statesmanjournal.com/article/20130109/UPDATE/301090115/Oregon-democrat-first-transgender-woman-elected-Democratic-National-Committee?gcheck=1&nclick_check=1Laura Calvo, the Treasurer of the Democratic Party of Oregon, recently became the first transgender woman elected to the Democratic National Committee.
"Everyone who's worked with Laura Calvo knows what I know – she's a superstar," Chair of the Democratic Party of Oregon Meredith Wood Smith said in a statement. "We couldn't be prouder to have her represent the Democratic Party of Oregon as a member of the Democratic National Committee."
She was one of three members from Oregon elected to the committee at the Party's State Central Committee meeting on Dec. 9, according to a press release from the party on Wednesday.
