From the Washington Blade: Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign released a new list of prominent gay supporters today.
In a list released first Wednesday to the Blade, Clinton's campaign identified 21 gay professionals and activists who recently endorsed her White House run.
Names on the list include H. Alexander Robinson, executive director of the National Black Justice Coalition; Dana Beyer, who is transgender and a member of the Human Rights Campaign board of governors; and Rep. Patricia Todd, the first openly gay member of the Alabama House of Representatives.
"I am honored to have the support of these leaders in the LGBT community," Clinton said. "Together, we can end the divisive politics of the current administration and renew the promise of fairness and equality for all Americans."
Names on the list, in alphabetical order, include:
- Michael Agins, Agins and Associates principal
- Dana Beyer, Human Rights Campaign board of governors
- Barbara Casbar-Siperstein, Stonewall Democrats national board
- Catherine Dodd, a former Department of Health & Human Services
regional director
- Earl Fowlkes, International Federation of Black Prides president
- Jesse Garcia, Stonewall Democrats national board
- Robert Hanson, Levi Strauss of America president
- Jo Hoenninger, a former Servicemembers Legal Defense Network co-
chair
- Ray Holm, Human Rights Campaign board of governors
- Leslie Katz, a former San Francisco Democratic Party chair
- Peter Pappas, Human Rights Campaign board of governors
- Dana Perlman, Human Rights Campaign board of directors
- Craig Roberts, Stonewall Democrats national board
- H. Alexander Robinson, National Black Justice Coalition executive
director
- Scott Safier, Stonewall Democrats national board
- Rep. Patricia Todd, Alabama House of Representatives
- Paul Tran, Stonewall Democrats national board
- Steve VanHook, Stonewall Democrats national board
- Ben Waldman, former Microsoft vice president
- Jon Winkleman, Stonewall Democrats national board
- Herb Zeman, Stonewall Democrats national board
Clinton's campaign last released a sampling of gay supporters in April. That list of 26 names included sports legend Billy Jean King, among others.
Posted by David Mariner at November 21, 2007 04:22 PM