In SF D8 supe race, Alice club endorses former president McCoy
In this year’s competitive race for the District 8 seat on the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, the membership of the Alice B. Toklas LGBTQ Democratic Club gave an early endorsement Monday night to its gay former co-chair Gary McCoy. He is one step closer to having endorsements from the city’s two main Democratic clubs in the race to succeed termed out gay Supervisor Rafael Mandelman.
“The Alice B. Toklas LGBTQ Democratic Club has been a cornerstone of San Francisco's LGBTQ community for more than 54 years, and their endorsement means the world to me. I am a product of this community in the most literal sense, having served as co-chair and board member for many years,” McCoy told the Bay Area Reporter. “To have Alice's support as I run to represent D8 is an honor I will carry with me every day of this campaign and into City Hall. I am ready to fight for the LGBTQ+ San Franciscans who built this district and for the next generation who deserve to stay in it."
The membership of the Harvey Milk LGBTQ Democratic Club will vote Tuesday, June 16, on giving McCoy its first-place endorsement in the race. He also served as a co-president of the more progressive political group.
The Milk club’s political action committee also has recommended a number two endorsement in the race go to another of its former board members, patent attorney Michael Trung Nguyen. Also known by their drag persona Juicy Liu, Nguyen founded the Milk club’s AAPI Caucus for its Asian American Pacific Islander members.
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