Ken Keechl, Broward's first openly gay county mayor, dies at

Ken Keechl, a lawyer who was the first openly gay person to serve on the Broward County Commission, his last year as mayor, died Friday of pancreatic cancer, according to a family spokesman. He was 60. Keechl was a Democratic activist and lawyer when he announced his bid for the Broward County Commission. He was elected in 2006 and served until 2010. He was chosen to lead as Broward’s mayor in ...

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