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Texas State Board of Education member acknowledges he's gay
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| Last Edited | TX DEM Nov 18, 2011 12:47pm |
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| News Date | Friday, November 18, 2011 06:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Trying to defuse a whisper campaign about his sexual preferences, State Board of Education member George Clayton recently sent out an e-mail to news groups and others acknowledging that he is gay. Clayton, R-Richardson , is an academic coordinator at North Dallas High School who upset a long-time incumbent in the GOP primary last year to capture the District 12 seat on the state board. Although Clayton just took office in January, he must stand for re-election next year because of the recent redrawing of boundaries for the board's 15 positions.
"It has come to my attention that one of my opponents in my bid for re-election to the State Board of Education and certain members of the Golden Corridor Republican Women's Club are questioning my sexual orientation," Clayton wrote in his e-mail. "So as to avoid the tyranny of misinformation and innuendo in this political race, I wish to say that I, in fact, do have a male partner who lives with me in my home in Richardson, Texas. I hope this frank announcement satisfies Tincy Miller and the ladies associated with the Golden Corridor organization. All of us can now move on with discussions concerning education instead of being overly preoccupied with my personal life."
Geraldine "Tincy" Miller, who is expected to oppose Clayton in the GOP primary next March, has denied she played any role in the whisper campaign against Clayton. In one of the biggest surprises of last year's Republican primary, Clayton easily captured his party's nomination and unseated Miller, who had served on the board since 1984. Clayton, the first state board member in recent history to acknowledge that he's gay, may find his re-election effort hampered by the disclosure, prompted by an e-mail to members earlier this month from the president of the Golden Corridor Club, who asked for an investigation of Clayton's sexual preferences. |
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