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Tammy Baldwin Makes History As First Openly Gay U.S. Senator

By Winnie McCroy | Wednesday Nov 7, 2012
Openly lesbian Democrat Tammy Baldwin made history last night, emerging victorious over Republican Tommy Thompson in the battle to become the first Wisconsin woman and the first openly LGBT person to serve in the U.S. Senate.

Baldwin: Wis. Senate Campaign "Will Not Be About Me"

By Michael K. Lavers | Wednesday Sep 7, 2011
Wisconsin Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin told reporters on a Victory Fund teleconference call on Wednesday, Sept. 7, that her campaign to succeed retiring U.S. Sen. Herb Kohl will not be about her sexual orientation.
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