Baldwin among top gay Clinton supporters to work for Obama

Gay News Blog  Aug 15 08

Baldwin among top gay Clinton supporters to work for Obama Out U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., who was recently named co-chair of Sen. Barack Obama's gay steering and policy committee, is among the prominent LGBT backers of Sen. Hillary Clinton's presidential bid to join the Obama campaign, according to this article. Other ex-Clinton backers to sign up for the policy panel include North Carolina activist Mandy Carter; Jesse Garcia, president of the Dallas Stonewall Democrats; and D.C.-based activist Peter Rosenstein. Washington Blade (8/15)

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