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Des Moines attorney and Iowa activist Kasey Kincaid is among 65 individuals serving on Sen. Hillary Clinton’s steering committee for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender issues.
Kincaid has been a supporter of Clinton’s for some time. In 2000, he made political contributions to her U.S. Senate campaign regardless of his residence in Iowa. During that cycle, he also supported the Iowa Democratic Party and the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund based in Washington, D.C. During the 2004 presidential campaign, Kincaid made contributions to Democratic candidate Rep. Dick Gephardt of Missouri.
Members of the committee include LGBT elected officials, activists from national LGBT and Democratic Party political groups, business leaders and entertainment personalities. The committee will work with the campaign on political outreach, communications, policy advice and fund-raising.
Other notables on the list are tennis legend Billie Jean King, former U.S. Assistant Attorney General Eldie Acheson, who attended college with Clinton, Neel Lattimore, who was a part of her staff when she was First Lady, and Greg Berlanti, a writer and producer who only met Clinton last week.
Even before to the formation of this committee, LGBT supporters have hosted two fund-raisers for Clinton. One was held at the end of May in Washington, D.C., and the other was just last Friday in Los Angeles. The Clinton campaign employs one full-time staff person, Mark Walsh, solely focused on outreach to this demographic.
A full list of those named to the committee can be found by visiting Clinton’s website.
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