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Ed Murray Endorses Jamie Pedersen in Seattle’s 43rd District
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| Contributor | Ralphie |
| Last Edited | Ralphie Sep 05, 2006 12:40pm |
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| Category | Endorsement |
| Media | Newspaper - The Stranger |
| News Date | Tuesday, September 5, 2006 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | I usually make it a point not to be awake at 7:30 a.m., but when State Rep. Ed Murray called me late last night and invited me over for an early morning interview on the first day of the fall campaign season, I knew I was probably going to hear something interesting. And indeed I did.
Murray, who is leaving his seat in the state house to run (unopposed) for the state senate, has said for some time that he wouldn’t be endorsing a candidate in the contentious six-way race for his house seat. But Murray has changed his mind in light of the recent ruling against gay marriage from the state supreme court. This morning, over oatmeal and tea, Murray told me that he’s endorsing gay rights activist and Preston-Gates lawyer Jamie Pedersen:
"Given the marriage decision from the supreme court, and given, in particular, the reprehensible language used in the decision, I believe that the political ground under the gay and lesbian community has shifted significantly. It was an earthquake of a setback and the need to move forward united and strong every place we can is the reason I’m endorsing Jamie Pedersen…
The next few years are going to determine whether we are going to move forward on marriage or whether this is going to be a 30-year-long battle.
I’ve made an argument for 11 years that having a place at the table makes a difference… Jamie is smart, driven, hard-working, and while he is new to the world of politics, I think he’s smart enough and he’ll learn. And that’s an opportunity that neither the gay and lesbian community nor this district should lose." |
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