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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsHistory was made in Florida yesterday (politicians).
David Richardson: 'I am the first openly gay legislator in the history of Florida. And forever will be'David Richardson, a 55-year-old forensic accountant and political newcomer, says hes comfortable having made Florida history on election night.
I am the first openly gay legislator in the history of Florida. And forever will be," said Richardson, who on Tuesday defeated three other candidates to represent state House District 113 in Miami Beach.
Richardson grew up in Orlando, earned biology and accounting undergraduate degrees at the University of Central Florida and a Master in Business Administration at the University of Tampa. After starting as a $10,000-a-year Pentagon auditor in Tampa, he joined what is now Ernst & Young. In 1993, he started his own CPA practice. Business brought him to Miami Beach in 1995 and he became a permanent resident in 2001.
I often thought about getting involved in state government or helping some way. I decided this race would go to a newcomer and it was possible for me with my background to win," he said. "Im a completely American dream story."
Read more here: http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2012/08/david-richardson-i-am-the-first-openly-gay-legislator-in-the-history-of-florida-and-forever-will-be.html#storylink=cpy
I'll take any win I can get in Florida!
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History was made in Florida yesterday (politicians). (Original Post)
William769
Aug 2012
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monmouth
(21,078 posts)1. Mark Foley, no?..n/t
William769
(55,147 posts)2. Closeted assholes don't count.
monmouth
(21,078 posts)3. Ahh, gotcha. Saw him the other day, he has lost a ton of weight. His partner (a wonderful
plastic surgeon) passed a few months back and Mark is not handling it well.
William769
(55,147 posts)4. I do not wish ill on any one but being a Florida resident
I can say that I am happy he is no longer in Government.
monmouth
(21,078 posts)5. Oh, me too. I think he's selling real estate now..n/t