Matt Alexander is wading into one of the most watched elections of 2012.
No, he’s not a late entrant to the Republican presidential pool—he’s the openly gay mayor of Wappingers Falls, NY, and he’s thrown his hat into the race for representative of New York’s 19th congressional district against incumbent Republican Congresswoman Nan Hayworth.
Barney Frank, who recently attended a fundraiser for Alexander, told Gay City News this election, “will be one of the most watched races of the year. If Matt doesn’t win, we won’t retake the House.”
To regain the majority they lost in 2010, Democrats need 25 additional seats in the House. With support from Frank, Rep. Carolyn Maloney and other congressional insiders, Alexander might have a better shot of defeating Hayworth than his two expected challengers for the Democratic nomination, Rich Becker, a town board member in Cortlandt, and Mayor Tom Wilson of Tuxedo Park.
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Though embraced by the Tea Party right, Hayworth is something of a cipher when it comes to gay issues: She hasn’t supported the repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act, but has not embraced defining the institution as between a man and a woman either (“I will not seek to force a definition of marriage on the states,” she stated in a primary debate.)
Additionally, It’s been rumored that one of Hayworth’s two sons is gay.
Oddly enough, the campaign website for Alexander, 45, makes no mention of his sexuality or his position on any gay issues. We’re not saying he should post beefcake shots from Fire Island, but if Alexander hasn’t done anything for the gay community that he’s proud enough to mention as mayor, why be so sure he would as a congressman?
Photos: Matt Alexander for Congress
Triple S
American politics are so complicated…
Mark
@Triple S: and corrupt.
Triple S
@Mark: Oh, come on, it’s not THAT bad, is it?
CMObrero
@Triple S: yes, it is.
Cam
“”We’re not saying he should post beefcake shots from Fire Island, but if Alexander hasn’t done anything for the gay community that he’s proud enough to mention as mayor, why be so sure he would as a congressman?””
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You may want to check into the guy a little bit more. His partner is always with him up on stage at events. He is mayor of a little town of 5000 people. Being open about who he is I think is a pretty big deal for a guy running for Congress…especially when you take people like Aaron Schock as an example of the opposit.
“http://www.edgefireisland.com/news/local/news//128992/a_gay_small_town_ny_mayor_runs_for_congress”
JAW
WOW… I have never seen a politician per in his bio that he/she were heterosexual… why should someone post that they are Gay?
It should be a non issue what someones sexuality is… and seems that Alexander feels the same… more power to him!
Interesting
@JAW: Why do trolls like you insist on lying? What do you get out of it? Just curious.
@Triple S: We live in a banana republic. The problem is most Americans have over time gotten used to it as the “new norm.” That mortgage crisis issue in 2008 was never resulted mostly become the banks were engaged in illegal activities, and the politicians did nothing but take graft from them in order to not prosecute. Those politicians include President Obama.
Toferdavid
Matt is an excellent candidate, a fine leader and someone who will represent us well in Washington. Proud of his entering the race.
No Nukes
All this “outed” talk is silly. I agree with JAW. Matt is a good public servant and he has my vote. But primary’s stink. I wish Rich would drop, and last week this 1%’er Wilson (Mayor of Tuxedo Park) jumped in the race. He must be on a vanity run (trust me he’s a stiff).