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For the first time, the scorecard double weights
the Federal Marriage Amendment to under
score the importance this vote had for the queer
community.
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. Darlene Hooley, D-Ore., who once
islation including the Marriage Protection Act had a perfect rating on queer issues, now
and a hill against employment discrimination. earns an F from the Human Rights Campaign
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