Fresh Faces To Fill City Council Seats - News Story - WTAE Pittsburgh Now, Bruce Kraus has unseated him with a double-digit margin of victory. But like Dowd and Burgess, he credits a grassroots campaign with connecting with the people.
'A lot of us are going to focus back in on the neighborhoods,' said Kraus. 'And focus on quality of life issues, public safety, abandoned houses, those kinds of things.'
When Kraus joins City Council, he will become the first openly gay elected official in western Pennsylvania.
'You know, it's just such a natural part of my life,' said Kraus. 'I really don't think of it in terms of being a gay candidate or a straight candidate. It's just very much who I am as a person. So, it just sort of comes with me.'
Thursday, May 17, 2007
Fresh Faces To Fill City Council Seats - News Story - WTAE Pittsburgh
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Pgh City Paper has a contributor's database. It includes a payment to Friends of Bruce Kraus for $2,500 2007-03-21
Contributor name: Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund
Contributor hometown: Washington, DC 20036
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