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E le c ts N ew B o a r d The scorecard also notes co-sponsorship of a O f f ic e r s a n d M e m b e r s hill to extend domestic partner benefits to fed ascade A ID S Project has elected new offi eral employees, a hill to extend the Family and cers for its board of directors and added Medical Leave Act to same-sex couples and a three new board members. hill to end the unfair taxation of domestic part The new president is Kathleen Cosgrove, ner health insurance benefits. owner of Skyline Art Source; vice president and “While we have focused tremendous energy development chairman is Tom Imeson, a prin and resources on defeating the Federal Marriage cipal at Imeson and Carter; secretary is Joanne Amendment, this scorecard reinforces that Gholston, vice president of customer service at H RC has a comprehensive and robust legisla the Regence Group; treasurer and finance tive agenda to achieve equality at all levels,” chairman is Tony Melaragno, vice president and said Jacques. chief of research and cancer services at Legacy Tlie queer vote in 2000 was estimated at 4 Health Systems; and percent to 5 percent of the public policy chair electorate— making the sex woman is Eva Kri- ual minorities community a palani, vice president powerful constituency at the and general counsel voting txxxth. “Our voices for KinderCare Learn and our allies’ voices can ing Centers. and must he the deciding New members factor in close elections,” elected to C A P ’s Jacques said. hoard include Andy Three members (if Ore Davis, a managing gon’s congressional delega partner at Davis Busi tion aced the test: U.S. Sen. ness Centers; Michael Ron Wyden and U.S. Reps. Smith, president and Earl Blumenauer and David CEO of Mahlum Wu, all Democrats. Architects; and Pam U .S . Reps. Peter Strickfaden, a com DeFazio and Darlene Hoo- munity volunteer and ley, both Democrats who business consultant. had perfect scores in the last Cascade A ID S Project recently elected “The board of Kathleen Cosgrove as president of its session, didn’t fare as well CA P has never been board of directors this time. DeFazio earned a stronger, more 77 out of 100 for failing to resourceful or better connected in the agency’s co-sponsor the Early Treatment for HIV Act history,” executive director Thomas Bruner and for refusing to make a personal pledge not said. “This group of seasoned community lead to discriminate on the basis of sexual orienta ers positions us for continued growth, matura tion or gender identity and expression in his tion and effectiveness in our HIV/AIDS work congressional office employment decisions. and leadership in the nonprofit sector at large.” Hooley flunked out with a 55 because she also Returning hoard members are Sam Adams, hlew it on those two criteria and because she Kathleen Lewis, David Martinez, Mary O ’C on won’t co-sponsor a hate crimes measure and a nor, Billi Odegaard, Jackie Thomas, Thom Wal hill granting immigration equality to bination ters and Mike Winslow. al couples. U .S. Sen. Gordon Smith, R-Ore., dropped from an 86 to a 63 for supporting a procedural S c o r e c a r d D o w n g r a d e s vote on the Federal Marriage Amendment, and U .S. Rep. Greg Walden, R-Ore., contin D e F a z io , H o o l e y ues to swim at the bottom of the barrel with a he Human Rights Campaign released its score of 11— six points lower than his rating I annual congressional scorecard Oct. 15 for the 107 th Congress. rating U.S. representatives and senators on gay, lesbian, hi and trans issues in the 108th C on gress. The scorecard was mailed to nearly 225,000 members of H RC throughout the nation prior to the election Nov. 2. “Learning where members of Congress stand on equality issues is a crucial tool for fair-mind ed voters,” H RC president Cheryl Jacques said. “We hope that all Americans who support equality will leam where candidates stand and vote for fairness.” The scorecard rates co-sponsorship of HRC supported hills as well as votes on important leg U .S . Rep. 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