New Years day the city of Portland swore in an openly gay mayor in Sam Adams. He won with 58% of the vote in Portland. Its a great thing that none of his opponents talked about his homosexuality.
"This is a testament to how fair-minded Portlanders are that it wasn't an issue," Adams said. "I spend my time on the basic issues of life. A part of that includes equal rights, but that's not even close to a majority of the time."
Adams began his career working as chief of staff for 11 years for Mayor Vera Katz. He has already requested $880 milion in federal funds to improve parks, roads and water systems in Portland.
"My passions for public service includes promoting social justice equality for all, but it obviously also includes finding good jobs for people, which is also part of my family's background of not being able to always have economic security," he said. "Being gay is part of me, so is being Irish-American, so is being from a small Oregon town."
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