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He has been described as the strongest San Diego mayor on LGBTQ issues and was one of the rare Republican elected officials to publicly support same-sex marriage. He called on Congress to adopt sweeping federal LGBTQ rights legislation and backed campaigns to honor LGBTQ luminaries with their own postage stamps. It is a record that will trail Kevin Faulconer as he runs to lead California, whether via the effort to recall Governor Gavin Newsom this fall or during next year s gubernatorial race, where the top two vote-getters in the June primary will face off in the November 2022 election. Should Newsom, a Democrat who was vaulted to international stardom with his decision to marry same-sex couples in 2004 when mayor of San Francisco, fend off the recall campaign, then next year s contest could see voters given a choice between two former top municipal leaders considered strong advocates for the LGBTQ community.

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