Bid for gay commerce secretary ignored

Posted on February 26, 2009
Filed Under 365Gay, News

(Washington) President Barack Obama on Wednesday named former Washington governor Gary Locke to head the Commerce Department, ignoring a grassroots effort by an LGBT group to have an openly gay man nominated for the job.

Equal Rep had been pressing to have Fred Hochberg appointed as Commerce Secretary.

After Obama’s first choice, …

Tags: barack obama, Bid, Commerce Department, Commerce Secretary, First Choice, Fred Hochberg, Gay Man, Governor Gary Locke, Grassroots Effort, Job, Lgbt Group, Washington Governor, Washington President

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