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Leno Kicks Off State Senate Campaign
Assemblymember Mark Leno has formally announced on March 2 that he will be challenging State Senator Carole Migden in the June 2008 primary. Calling himself “the best candidate for change,” Leno proposed to “reinvent” the office of State Senator by linking progressive constituencies in San Francisco, Marin and Sonoma Counties. In a thinly-veiled reference to Migden, Leno said he was committed to “bringing people together,” rather then “tearing them down or belittling them.” Migden supporters criticized Leno for launching a “divisive” campaign against “the only elected lesbian official from San Francisco.” But having gay candidates run against each other is nothing new, and Leno argued “democracy is best served when voters have a choice.”
Assemblymember Mark Leno has formally announced on March 2 that he will be challenging State Senator Carole Migden in the June 2008 primary. Calling himself “the best candidate for change,” Leno proposed to “reinvent” the office of State Senator by linking progressive constituencies in San Francisco, Marin and Sonoma Counties. In a thinly-veiled reference to Migden, Leno said he was committed to “bringing people together,” rather then “tearing them down or belittling them.” Migden supporters criticized Leno for launching a “divisive” campaign against “the only elected lesbian official from San Francisco.” But having gay candidates run against each other is nothing new, and Leno argued “democracy is best served when voters have a choice.”
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