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Gay Republican will challenge Rep. Kelly in primary in N.Y.-19
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| Last Edited | Ex-New Jerseyan Sep 21, 2005 09:18pm |
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| News Date | Thursday, September 22, 2005 03:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A former senior official from the Log Cabin Republicans is likely to challenge Rep. Sue Kelly (R-N.Y.) next year in a primary, the latest sign that federal spending is prompting a backlash at the GOP grassroots level.
Jeff Cook, Log Cabin’s former national field director, launched an exploratory committee earlier this week and is planning two fundraisers later this fall in Washington and New York to reel in $200,000.
Chris Barron, Log Cabin’s political director, said Cook, 26, can tap into a national network of gay and lesbian donors to beat Kelly, who won her sixth term, last year, with 67 percent of the vote. Log Cabin is a gay-rights organization.
Cook compared himself to former Rep. Ben Gilman (R-N.Y.), at one time the only Jewish member of his party in Congress, suggesting that Cook’s allies in the gay community would support him as Jews once backed Gilman. |
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