Lesbian becomes highest elected LGBT state official in country
Posted on November 7, 2008
Filed Under 365Gay, News
(Washington) State Sen. Kate Brown (D) won a narrow victory Tuesday to become Oregon Secretary of State. Oregon has no lieutenant governor, so Brown’s win makes her the second most powerful state politician in Oregon and the highest-ranking LGBT elected state official in the country.
Brown defeated Republican Rick Dancer and …
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