Posted by Anthony Man
One of the four candidates in the Broward contest for the Florida House that could send the first openly gay legislator to Tallahassee has scored a high-profile endorsement.
U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, the openly gay Massachusetts Democrat, is recommending Mark LaFontaine for the seat that state Rep. Jack Seiler, D-Wilton Manors, vacates next year because of term limits.
LaFontaine, national treasurer of American Veterans for Equal Rights, an organization for gay veterans, is one of two openly gay candidates in the race. The other is Wilton Manors Commissioner Gary Resnick.
Also running are Wilton Manors Mayor Scott Newton and former Deerfield Beach Commissioner Gwyn Clarke-Reed.
The district -- which takes in parts of Deerfield Beach, North Lauderdale, Oakland Park, Poinsettia Heights, Pompano Beach, Tamarac, Victoria Park and Wilton Manors - includes sections with a large gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender population.
"Mark LaFontaine has been an effective defender and fighter for LGBT equality on a number of fronts," Frank said in a statement. "He will be an effective state representative, not just for the LGBT community, but for the broader community as well."
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