Everything about Christine Kehoe totally explained
Christine T. Kehoe (born
October 3 1950 in
Troy, New York) is a
California State Senator representing the 39th District that includes the
San Diego County communities of City Heights, Clairemont, Del Mar, Emerald Hills, Encanto, Hillcrest, Kearny Mesa, La Jolla, Lemon Grove Linda Vista, Mira Mesa, Mission Beach, Mission Hills, Mission Valley, Normal Heights, North Park, Ocean Beach, Old Town, Pacific Beach and Valencia Park. In November
2004, Kehoe succeeding the term limited Democrat
Dede Alpert. She will seek reelection to a second term in 2008. Kehoe is an openly
lesbian legislator and a strong supporter of equal rights for
gays and lesbians. She is a
Democrat from
San Diego, California.
Early life and activism
Kehoe was born 1950 in
Troy, New York. She earned a BA from
University at Albany, The State University of New York in 1977. She became active in politics in 1978 as a volunteer with the Center for Women's Studies and Services. In 1980 Senator Kehoe was San Diego County's chair for the campaign to defeat the Lyndon LaRouche AIDS discrimination initiative. She was editor of San Diego
Gayzette during 1984–1986, coordinator of the San Diego AIDS Assistance Fund 1987–1988, executive director of the Hillcrest Business Association 1988–1989, and a city council aide during 1989–1992.
City Council
Kehoe represented San Diego's 3rd City Council District from 1993-2000, and the 76th District in the
California State Assembly from 2000-2004. She was the city's first openly gay elected official.
In
1998, she ran for the
U.S. House of Representatives in the 49th Congressional District against incumbent Congressman
Brian Bilbray, but was defeated.
As City Councilmember, she facilitated a decrease in crime in her district by initiating a public/private partnership that built a center housing a library, theater and Head Start classrooms, in addition to other community services. She was also instrumental in the construction of Interstate 15 after multiple delays
Organizations and memberships
Kehoe has been an ardent supporter of increased environmental protection for the state's resources in her appointed position on the California Coastal Commission. Kehoe is a member of the Sierra Club, the National Organization for Women (NOW), National Women's Political Caucus, Uptown Democratic Club, and California Women in Government, the San Diego Democratic Club, and the Women's Transportation Seminar. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of the California Elected Women's Association forEducation and Research (CEWAER).
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