Trans Activist Laura Calvo Chosen as Treasurer for Democratic Party of Oregon
January 13th, 2009 at 2:54 pm by Stephen Marc Beaudoin
http://blogout.justout.com/?p=5657Democratic party booster and outspoken trans activist Laura Calvo has ascended another rung on the Oregon political ladder.
At a Jan. 10 executive committee meeting of the Democratic Party of Oregon, Calvo was chosen as the statewide party's new Treasurer, a position which puts Calvo in elite company: she is now among only a handful of openly LGBT statewide political party officers across the country.
"It's a pretty huge role," Calvo says of her new post, which includes managing campaign finance compliance rules, supporting County party organizations, and fundraising for the state party. "It really gives me a chance to roll up my sleeves and move democratic issues forward. We still have the war in Iraq, healthcare, marriage equality, ENDA, all those things that need to be pushed forward on the national agenda."
