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By Andrew Belonsky May 21, 2008 at 8:05am

In other Oregonian news, Sam Adams won his Portland-based mayoral race last night. Adams is now “the first openly gay mayor ever elected to lead one of the 30 largest U.S. cities,” according to Victory Fund. [VF]

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2 Comments

Steven Lloyd

Good job. We have a gay mayor in Providence, Rhode Island as well.

May 21, 2008 at 5:05pm
michael

Rock and fucking Roll Portland! I just Love the West Coast!

May 21, 2008 at 8:05pm

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