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Title: Candidates battle for Ga.’s gayest congressional seat
Post by: Shana A on July 11, 2008, 07:11:38 AM
Post by: Shana A on July 11, 2008, 07:11:38 AM
Candidates battle for Ga.'s gayest congressional seat
'Key ally' Lewis faces opponents who pledge stronger support
By MATT SCHAFER
JUL. 11, 2008
http://www.southernvoice.com/2008/7-11/news/localnews/8844.cfm (http://www.southernvoice.com/2008/7-11/news/localnews/8844.cfm)
The Democratic primary for Georgia's District 5 seat in the U.S. House of Representatives is a rare race where two challengers promise to be stronger gay advocates than a long-standing ally.
State Rep. "Able" Mable Thomas (D-Atlanta) and Rev. Markel Hutchins both say they can be stronger voices on gay issues than U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Atlanta). But the Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest gay political group, calls Lewis a "key ally."
The 5th Congressional District contains the largest concentration of gay voters in Georgia, including every traditional gay neighborhood in the Atlanta metro area.
'Key ally' Lewis faces opponents who pledge stronger support
By MATT SCHAFER
JUL. 11, 2008
http://www.southernvoice.com/2008/7-11/news/localnews/8844.cfm (http://www.southernvoice.com/2008/7-11/news/localnews/8844.cfm)
The Democratic primary for Georgia's District 5 seat in the U.S. House of Representatives is a rare race where two challengers promise to be stronger gay advocates than a long-standing ally.
State Rep. "Able" Mable Thomas (D-Atlanta) and Rev. Markel Hutchins both say they can be stronger voices on gay issues than U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Atlanta). But the Human Rights Campaign, the nation's largest gay political group, calls Lewis a "key ally."
The 5th Congressional District contains the largest concentration of gay voters in Georgia, including every traditional gay neighborhood in the Atlanta metro area.