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Wed Nov 21, 2012, 10:04 AM Nov 2012

Big Tent News: Florida Swears in First Out Representatives

Big Tent News: Florida Swears in First Out Representatives

The Florida legislature doesn't wait for the new year to swear in its new lawmakers. More than 50 new legislators took their oath of office on Tuesday in Tallahassee.

Among them were Reps. Joe Saunders and David Richardson, who became the state's first out LGBT lawmakers.


Source
http://www.buzzfeed.com/chrisgeidner/florida-swears-in-first-out-lawmakers-in-state-his

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