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FLASHBACK: CA Sen. Spotted At Gay Clubs Fought Gay Marriage For 'The Future Of Our Children'
Justin Elliott | March 5, 2010, 10:57AM
CA Sen. Roy Ashburn (R-Bakersfield)
"We need to preserve traditional values for the future of our children. Children must be raised with morals and principles. As a society, we must provide them with a secured and loving environment that allows them to flourish."
Those are the words of California state Senator Roy Ashburn, a father of four, quoted in a 2005 press release announcing a rally to support "traditional marriage."
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Roy Ashburn
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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Roy Ashburn
Sources: Family Values GOPer Was At Gay Club Before Drunk Driving Arrest
Zachary Roth | March 4, 2010, 9:17AM
CA Sen. Roy Ashburn (R-Bakersfield)
A California Republican family values legislator who was arrested early Wednesday morning for drunk driving had recently left a gay club, sources tell a local news channel.
State senator Roy Ashburn was pulled over by the California Highway Patrol on Wednesday at 2am in Sacramento, after police saw the car he was driving swerving erratically. An unidentified male passenger was in the car with Ashburn.
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