Sean Bielat won’t concede election to Barney Frank Barney Frank Election NewsPosted by Editor on Nov 3, 2010 in News | 0 comments Barney Frank Election
Hi! We have all the most up-to-date news pieces on barney frank election that are out around the web. The headlines on this page reveal the most relevant “barney frank election” pieces. come back daily for even more of the newest barney frank election pieces Enjoy!. Sean Bielat won’t concede election to Barney Frank Although congressional candidate Sean Bielat spoke to supporters and despite major media outlets declaring incumbent Barney Frank the victor in the race for the fourth Congressional District, Bielat has yet to call his opponent to congratulate him. Instead, the first-time candidate said he is waiting to concede until more votes are in because he believes the results will be closer as more … Read more on The Brookline Tab Frank beats upstart challenger Bielat to win 16th House term Despite a national wave against incumbent lawmakers, U.S. Rep. Barney Frank managed to stave off the toughest challenge to his office on Tuesday, winning re-election to a 16th term in the House of Representatives with an 11-point margin. Read more on Wareham Courier Frank, other incumbents fend off rivals Massachusetts voters appeared to be returning Democratic incumbents to Congress last night, with US Representative Barney Frank trouncing his challenger and five other sitting congressmen fending off Republican opponents. Read more on Boston Globe I don't think Greg will be too happy about this.....BTW... Tommy News.... You are very much wrong about Dick The Blooming Asshole Blumenthal.....As for Barney.... I have to say.... he's a buit too slick for his skin, too.... All that banking/mortgage financial trouble he got us all into.... the man has to either be more stupid and out of touch than he appears... or he's getting something (quid pro quo) out of it.... too much money invloved there.... nominal9 On Nov 3, 2:32 pm, Tommy News <[email protected]> wrote: > Record number of LGBT candidates elected to office > > The Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund today announced that more openly LGBT > candidates won election to public office in the U.S. in 2010 than in > any year in America’s history. > > At least 106 of the group’s record-breaking 164 endorsed candidates > were winners as of Wednesday morning, including Providence, R.I., > Mayor David Cicilline (pictured), who will become the fourth openly > gay Member of Congress when the House convenes in January. > > Victory Fund President and CEO Chuck Wolfe issued the following > statement about the group’s success: > > “There is no sugar-coating the loss of so many of our straight allies > in Congress, but we can be proud that our community continues to > expand its voice at all levels of government in America. Out public > officials are having a sizable impact on the local, state and national > debates about LGBT equality. Increasing their numbers is a vital part > of a long-term strategy to change America’s politics and make our > country freer and fairer for everyone. We will continue to focus on > training committed, qualified candidates, and we will work hard to get > them elected to public office.” > > Important 2010 election results include: > > –David Cicilline’s election to Congress. The Providence, R.I. mayor > will be the fourth openly gay member of the U.S. House of > Representatives, joining Reps. Tammy Baldwin, Barney Frank and Jared > Polis, who each won reelection. > > –Jim Gray’s election as mayor of Lexington, Kentucky, the state’s > second-largest city. > > –Nickie Antonio’s election to the Ohio House. Antonio will be the > first openly LGBT person to serve in the state legislature. > > –Marcus Brandon’s election to the North Carolina House. Brandon will > be the state’s only openly gay state legislator and one of just five > out African Americans to serve as state lawmakers. > > –Victoria Kolakowski’s election as a Superior Court judge in Alameda > County. Kolakowski becomes the first openly transgender judge in > America. > > –Kevin Lembo’s election as Connecticut State Comptroller. Lembo joins > just a handful of openly LGBT candidates to have been elected to > statewide positions. > > –Laurie Jinkins’ election to the Washington State House. Jinkins is > Washington’s first openly lesbian state legislator, and could help her > gay colleagues pass a marriage equality bill in the next legislative > session. > > –Maryland’s and California’s expanded LGBT state legislative caucuses. > Each will include seven openly gay and lesbian lawmakers. In > Maryland, the caucus is poised to help pass marriage equality > legislation, which the reelected Gov. Martin O’Malley has vowed to > sign. > > –Dan Hill’s loss in his Nevada House race. The Victory Fund’s > endorsed Republican candidates for state legislative seats were not > successful, meaning no openly LGBT Republicans will be serving as > state lawmakers next year. > > The Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund is the only national organization > dedicated to increasing the number of openly LGBT elected officials at > all levels of government in the U.S. It has grown that number from 49 > to more than 500 since its founding in 1991. A full 2010 Election > Scorecard will soon be available atwww.victoryfund.org. > > More:http://www.gaypolitics.com/2010/11/03/record-number-of-lgbt-candidate... > > -- > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. > Have a great day, > Tommy -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. 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