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2008 READERS VOICE AWARDS
IMAGINE IF HE HAD WON:
Ed Oakely is the openly
gay mayoral candidate
who lost to Tom Leppert in
the 2007 campaign by an
8 percent margin. Had he
won, he would have been
the first openly gay mayor
in a top 10 city
BEST THING TO HAPPEN
FOR THE LGBT COMMUNITY
Ed Oakley campaign for mayor of Dallas
EdOakley.com
You can still contact Oakley through his may-
oral campaign Web site. E-mails will be for-
warded to his personal address.
DANIEL A. KUSNER/Dalias Voice
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Ed Oakley's campaign for Dallas
mayor has done more than anything
in recent memory to put the city on
the gay map.
Had he defeated Tom Leppert in a
runoff, Oakley would have become the first
openly gay mayor to represent any big city
in the U.S. Currently, the largest city repre-
sented by a gay mayor is Providence, R,
Oakley's campaign not only united
Dallas' LGBT community politically, it also
brought international attention to the city
as a gay-friendly place.
Time Magazine was one of many major
media outlets that ran stories on the sub-
ject.
The Time article focused on how pro-
gressive Dallas has become despite its
location in the heart of one of the most
conservative states in the country.
An Oakley victory would have been the
latest and greatest in a string of local
LGBT political successes.
Dallas County already has several open-
ly gay elected officials, including Sheriff
Lupe Valdez, County Judge Jilt} Foster and
District Clerk Jim Foster.
Oakley, who spent six years on the City
Council representing District 3, stepped
down to run for mayor and finished second
to Leppert in an 11-candidate field May
12.
Oakley captured 42 percent of the vote
in a runoff with Leppert a month later.
Oakley's departure left the City Council
LGBT-free for the first time in 14 years.
But the long-term impact of his run for
mayor should far outweigh any temporary
loss.
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