The good people of Vallejo, California finally have a mayor. After a painstakingly long recount, election officials have unofficially crowned homo-politico Gary Cloutier the town’s new leader. We’re sure Cloutier won’t use his new position to weasel out of this weekend’s public intoxication arrest, for which he’s since apologized:
Two hours after Vallejo Councilman Gary Cloutier issued an apology today for his weekend public intoxication arrest in Palm Springs, election officials declared him the “unofficial” winner in the city’s tight mayoral race.
At a morning press conference before more than 100 people at City Hall in downtown Vallejo, Cloutier delivered a short statement that he was sorry for being drunk in public, calling it a “foolish mistake” and stressing he takes the issue seriously.
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Meanwhile, county election officials said they finished counting remaining votes in the Vallejo’s mayoral race, and Cloutier won by four votes over former county supervisor Osby Davis.
The votes have yet to receive final authorization, but when they do there’s totally a rager at Cloutier’s crib.
WWH
Why can’t he be mayor of New York? Please? Oh, please??
Carlos
The result of Gary Cloutier losing the seat as a mayor goes to show what he later expressed in his book. It is not easy to be out of the closet. Unfortunately gay men are still perceived as not strong enough to lead a city or sex adicts, neither of these is the case. A sexual orientation does not define us we’re good sons, brothers, uncles, even fathers. The lesbians are great daughters, sisters, aunts, and incredible mothers.
I know because I am gay and I have lived with lesbian roomates.
Carlos Heredia