Sentences with phrase «gay state chief»

Looney says Republicans would be blocking the confirmation of a highly qualified nominee who would be the first openly gay state chief justice in the country.

He would have been the first openly gay state chief justice in the country.

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Apple chief executive Tim Cook, the first openly gay CEO of a Fortune 1,000 company, is donating money to help fund a gay rights initiative in his native Alabama and two other Southern states, organizers said Thursday.

Last night at the Empire State Pride Agenda's Fall Dinner for New York City's gay elite, keynote speaker Governor David Paterson thanked his embattled chief of staff, Charles O'Byrne, for attending the gala, adding that the former Jesuit priest «brought his own minstrel corps this evening,» to a round of guffaws from the dandyish crowd.

Activist and Author David Mixner Freedom to Marry Executive Director Evan Wolfson Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation President Jarrett Barrios Board Chair of the Empire State Pride Agenda Frank Selvaggi Human Rights Campaign New York Marriage Director Brian Ellner Former Chief of Staff to Minority Leader Dick Gephardt and Deputy Campaign Manager to John Kerry for President Steve Elmendorf Senior Vice President for External Affairs at the Center for American Progress Winnie Stachelberg Democratic National Committee Treasurer Andy Tobias Former Clinton White House Advisor Richard Socarides Academy Award Winning Producer and AFER Board Member Bruce Cohen Gill Action Fund Executive Director Patrick Guerrero Gill Action Fund Deputy Executive Director Bill Smith

The legislation's chief Albany sponsors, VOCAL - NY, and other advocates held a press conference on June 4 to signal their intention to keep fighting until the end of session, but out gay State Senator Brad Hoylman, a West Side Democrat, told Gay City News, «Mayor Bloomberg's opposition makes Senate passage this session very challenging given his strong ties to GOP leadershgay State Senator Brad Hoylman, a West Side Democrat, told Gay City News, «Mayor Bloomberg's opposition makes Senate passage this session very challenging given his strong ties to GOP leadershGay City News, «Mayor Bloomberg's opposition makes Senate passage this session very challenging given his strong ties to GOP leadership.

Marjorie J. Hill, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer at Gay Men's Health Crisis said, «Gay Men's Health Crisis congratulates Dr. Shah on his appointment as the Commissioner of New York State's Department of Health.

John lobbying firm and a vice chair of the State Democratic Party, Peter Ajemian, who is State Senator Brad Hoylman's chief of staff, Brian Ellner, who was a Bloomberg appointee at the Department of Education and later played a leading role in the marriage equality fight in Albany, Matthew McMorrow, who is an aide to Mayor Bill de Blasio on gay issues, and Dirk McCall, who works for Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr..

Albany, NY — Alan talks to Daily News Albany bureau chief Joe Mahoney about the Gov. Pataki's state - funded dinner for New Hampshire GOP activists, the Court of Appeals» recent decision to pass the gay - marriage buck back to the Legislature, and the odds in the numerous state and national Senate races throughout the state.

«Ulrich hired an openly gay chief of staff for his City Council office as well as at least one other gay staffer,» it stated.

No sooner had U.S. District Judge Callie Granade ruled that the Alabama Marriage Protection Act, along with the added protection of the Sanctity of Marriage Amendment, was unconstitutional and Alabama had to allow gays to wed, than ol' reliable Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore threw a grenade on Granade's ruling by telling the state's probate judges not to carry it out, under threat of penalty.

McDonald would be the first openly gay chief justice of the highest court in any state, though not any jurisdiction.