Transgender Candidate Receives 22% in GOP House Primary

Aug 24 2010, 11:46 PM ET

http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2010/08/transgender-candidate-receives-22-in-gop-house-primary/62013/

As Senate and gubernatorial races dominated political headlines Tuesday night, here's a result that was easy to overlook: transgender candidate Donna Milo received 22 percent of the vote in her Republican primary for Florida's 20th congressional district.

Milo placed third in a three-way race, finishing behind winner Karen Harrington (40 percent) and runner-up Robert Lowry (38 percent). Milo received over 4,100 votes out of more than 18,400 cast.

The district, which surrounds Ft. Lauderdale, is strongly Democratic. Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, a deputy Democratic whip, currently represents it.

Quote from: Dee_pntx on August 25, 2010, 10:29:41 AM
REPUBLICAN ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Trans and republican? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 

Yes! We come in all flavors! I doubt it's a prerequisite to be Democrat or Socialist if your trans.


Dawn

Quote from: Dee_pntx on August 25, 2010, 10:29:41 AM
REPUBLICAN ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?

Trans and republican? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 

Whats wrong with that, i am an independent conservative.   On fiscal issues, conservative, on social issues a little more liberal.  A lot of my friends that are TS are think similar, but i have both liberal and conservative friends.  Oh yeah, and i am religious to.  Heh, i love it, when i transitioned the first thing my ultra liberal friend asked me:

"Have you changed..... politically?"

LOL

Really though i, unlike a lot of conservatives and liberals like to hear both sides of the argument and make my own decisions after some research.

Transgender Candidate Receives 22% in GOP House Primary
The Atlantic
24 August, 2010


http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2010/08/transgender-candidate-receives-22-in-gop-house-primary/62013/


As Senate and gubernatorial races dominated political headlines Tuesday night, here's a result that was easy to overlook: transgender candidate Donna Milo received 22 percent of the vote in her Republican primary for Florida's 20th congressional district.

Milo placed third in a three-way race, finishing behind winner Karen Harrington (40 percent) and runner-up Robert Lowry (38 percent). Milo received over 4,100 votes out of more than 18,400 cast.