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Gay Sacramento Pol: Ashburn Is A Regular At Gay Hotspots
Justin Elliott | March 5, 2010, 9:40AM
CA Sen. Roy Ashburn (R-Bakersfield) and West Sacramento Mayor Christopher Cabaldon (inset)
The openly gay mayor of West Sacramento says that he's spotted state Sen. Roy Ashburn (R), who has racked up a consistently anti-gay voting record over the years, at gay clubs a number of times.
Interviewed by CBS13, the station that reported that Ashburn was at a Sacramento gay club before being arrested for DUI -- with a man in the car -- early Wednesday morning, Mayor Christopher Cabaldon said:
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Roy Ashburn
Gay Club Manager: I Didn't See Anti-Gay State Senator Here -- It Was Latin Night
Justin Elliott | March 4, 2010, 2:28PM
State Sen. Roy Ashburn (R-CA)
The manager of the night club where anti-gay California state Sen. Roy Ashburn was reportedly hanging out before his 2 a.m. DUI arrest Wednesday tells TPMmuckraker she didn't see him at the club that night.
Tuesday night is Latin night at Faces, explained manager Laurie Bonifield in a phone interview. The club describes itself as "Sacramento's premier GLBTI Nightclub since 1985."
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