Online Results Center to Track Success of Dozens of Gay, Lesbian Candidates for Public Off

Online Results Center to Track Success of Dozens of Gay, Lesbian Candidates for Public Office; Despite Gay-Baiting, First-Ever Wins Possible in NC & ID legislatures, Gay Representation Could be Restored to NM & MO legislatures

11/1/2004 11:46:00 AM

To: National Desk, Political Reporter

Contact: Dave DeCicco of the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund, 202-842-7308 or dave [at] victoryfund.org or Web: http://www.victoryfund.org

WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- The Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund, the nation's largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender political action committee, which identifies, trains and supports LGBT candidates at all levels of government, will host a real-time online election results center to track 42 of its endorsed candidates with races on Nov. 2 (64 total endorsed in 2004; some races completed prior to General Election).

The results will be available at http://www.victoryfund.org/election and will feature special political commentary about significant races, such as:

-- Sam Adams for Portland (OR) City Council

-- Ray Buckley for New Hampshire Executive Council

-- Julia Boseman for the North Carolina State Senate

-- Robert Haaland (transgender candidate) for the San Francisco Board of Supervisors

-- Christine Kehoe for California State Senate

-- Nicole LeFavour for Idaho State House

-- Jeanette Mott Oxford for Missouri State House

-- Lupe Valdez for Dallas (TX) County Sheriff

When: Election Day, Nov. 2, updated regularly

Web: http://www.victoryfund.org/election

Who: Interview availability with Chuck Wolfe, president & CEO to discuss significance of 2004 races, examples of gay-baiting and whether this practice hurt or helped gay candidates

Contact: 202-842-7308 or dave [at] victoryfund.org