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Written by WiG
Feb 22, 2012
The leader of the nation’s largest gay rights group was named as one of 35 national co-chairs to the Barack Obama re-election campaign.
Joe Solmonese, the president of the Human Rights Campaign, is a co-chair, along with other organization leaders, lawmakers, volunteers and a few celebrities.
Solmonese, who is leaving HRC next month, said, “President Obama has made it clear that LGBT Americans deserve a fair shot and has taken steps across his Administration to make the lives of those most in need in our community better. As a national co-chair, I am determined to do whatever I can do to help reelect President Obama so this progress can continue for our community.”
The organization endorsed the president’s re-election bid almost a year ago.
The co-chair list for Obama for America also includes:
• Lynnette Acosta, campaign volunteer leader from Florida.
• Marc Benioff, CEO of Salesforce.com.
• Sen. Michael Bennet of Colorado.
• Mayor Julian Castro of San Antonio, Texas.
• Gov. Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island.
• Ann Cherry, volunteer from North Carolina.
• U.S. Rep. Judy Chu of California.
• U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri.
• Bill Daley, former White House chief of staff.
• Maria Elena Durazo, executive secretary-treasurer of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO.
• U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois.
• Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Chicago.
• Former U.S. Sen. Russ Feingold of Wisconsin.
• U.S. Rep. Charles A. Gonzalez of Texas.
• Loretta Harper, volunteer leader from Nevada.
• California Attorney General Kamala Harris.
• Sai Iyer, volunteer leader from Virginia.
• Caroline Kennedy, president of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation.
• Actress Eva Longoria.
• Felesia Martin, volunteer leader from Wisconsin.
• African Methodist Episcopal Bishop Vashti McKenzie.
• Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller.
• Actor Kalpen Modi.
• Retired Adm. John Nathman.
• Governor Deval Patrick of Massachusetts.
• Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation and Energy Federico Pena.
• Elaine Price, volunteer from Ohio.
• Penny Pritzker, CEO of PSP Capital Partners.
• Army veteran John Register.
• U.S. Rep. Jan Schakowsky of Illinois.
• U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire .
• Alan Solow, past chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.
• Former Gov. Ted Strickland of Ohio .
• Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa of Los Angeles.
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