Perry calls for investigation of Texas A&Ms election of gay student body president
Source: Washington Post via Albuquerque Journal
Perry calls for investigation of Texas A&s election of gay student body president
By Katie Mettler / The Washington Post
Thursday, March 23rd, 2017 at 8:26am
Bobby Brooks, a junior at Texas A&M, made history this month when he was elected as the universitys first openly gay student body president.
Nearly two decades prior, Rick Perry, also an A&M alumnus, made his own bit of university history when he became the first Aggie to serve as governor of Texas.
But for their shared school pride, these men and their accomplishments had nothing to do with each other.
That changed Wednesday, when Perry, the countrys current energy secretary, chose to plunge into campus politics, claiming publicly that Brooks stole the election from another student.
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Perrys accusation drew astounded responses from the university, Texas lawmakers and a professor, who said it was extraordinary that a federal official would involve himself in an issue as hyperlocal as student government elections.
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