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Rob Wiley, P.C.
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Rob Wiley, Attorney
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him and respect him for his political and com-
munity activism over the past 30 years. That
work included involvement with Oak Lawn
Democrats, which included gay activists such
as the now deceased Bill Nelson, he said.
"I've worked with and supported many
members of the gay and lesbian community,"
said May, who helped get gay Deputy Mayor
Pro Tern John Loza elected to the City Council.
Political activist Geoff Staples said that May
helped fend off a redistricting effort by conser-
vatives that would have split up Oak Lawn
and diluted gay and lesbian voting strength.
Dallas Gay and Lesbian Alliance Political
Action Committee Chair Sally O'Connor said
that the organization considered endorsing
May for the District 8 seat.
"We liked the answers he submitted on his
questionnaire," O'Connor said. Former school
trustee Jose Plata's recent complaint that May
participated in an anti-gay campaign seven
years ago is a "groundless politically advanta-
geous" attack on him, May said.
"I'm not the monster that Jose Plata is mak-
ing me out to be," May said. Plata accused
May of helping manage the campaign of a can-
didate who opposed him for the school board
in a 1995 runoff. The campaign accused Plata
of planning an "aggressive homosexual rights
agenda" in a letter mailed to Oak Cliff resi-
dents.
May said that he has a long history of con-
tention with Plata that is based on his liberal
philosophy and Plata's conservatism. He
noted that Plata supported City Council mem-
ber Charles Tandy through three elections.
The runoff campaign is expected to be a
clean one, said Martinez, who received an
endorsement from the Alliance.
O'Connor said that Alliance leaders had
not heard about Plata's charges at the time
they gave the endorsement to Martinez rather
than May. The endorsement went to Martinez
because he appeared better qualified for the
job, she said.
Only two of the six candidates endorsed by
the gay alliance in the nine-place election lost
their seats. All seven of the school district's
incumbents running for re-election won their
seats.
Winners were incumbents Ken Zornes,
District 1, Rafael Anchia, District 7 and Ron
Price, District 9. Newcomers Evan Fetter,
District 2 and Joe Mir, District 3 lost.
Fetter lost by a landslide to businessman
Jack Lowe, who took 82.9 percent of the vote,
compared to Fetter's 12.6 percent. Three candi-
dates vied for the seat vacated by Roxan Staff.
Incumbents George Williams, Lew
Blackburn and Hollis Brashear all won their
elections. None of the candidates in those races
sought endorsements from the Alliance.
Twenty-five candidates ran in the election
necessitated by redistricting based on the 2000
Census. The new trustees will draw lots for
staggered terms of one, two or three years, fol-
lowed by three-year terms until a new district
map is drawn after the 2010 U.S. Census. T
HRC hosts local Latino celebration
The Human Rights Campaign has
announced Salsa Cocktail, an evening of live
music and entertainment with a Latin theme.
The event, co-sponsored by the Human Rights
Campaign and Ciudad restaurant, is designed
to celebrate diversity and enhance member-
ship, coordinators said.
"The purpose of this event is to provide
Latinos and Latinas a place where they can
connect to HRC and feel at home," said coor-
dinator Ibis Kaba.
The event was the brainchild of a group of
Latinos and Latinas who serve on the Human
Rights Campaign’s DFW steering committee,
officials said.
"The Dallas HRC is known as the fund-
raising powerhouse in the country. But we also
want to be known as a leader in the diversity
arena," said Lucilo Pena, a member of the
Human Rights Campaign's national capital
campaign committee.
Coordinators said the event is not a fund-
raiser. A $35 contribution at the door includes
a membership to the Human Rights
Campaign. A standard membership is $35,
they said.
The event is scheduled 6-8 p.m. on Aug. 7
at Ciudad restaurant, located in Turtle Creek
Village. Advance reservations are not required,
coordinators said. T
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