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Lesbian state Rep. Keisha Waites poised for reelection win
by Laura Douglas-Brown   
July 31, 2012 21:44
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Keisha Waites running for office for a ninth time

State Rep. Keisha Waites, who is gay and seeking her first full term in the General Assembly, leads significantly in election returns for State House District 60.

With 78.57 percent of Fulton County precincts reporting, Waites has 62.94 percent of the vote in the Democratic primary, compared to 11.24 percent for Latrenka Riley, 12.84 percent for William Fisher, 9.95 percent for Antonio Lewis, and 3.03 percent for Gary "Pee Wee" Davis, who died before Election Day.

These results from the Fulton County election office remain unofficial. When current tallies from the portion of Clayton County that is in Waites' district are also included, her tally stretches to over 66 percent.

Georgia Equality, Victory Fund and Stonewall Democrats endorsed Waites. She ran for public eight times before winning a special election to the Georgia House in February 2012.

Waites is a contract employee with the Federal Emergency Management Agency. She is also a business owner who owns four houses and rents to low-income families.

There are no Republican candidates, so the Democratic primary will decide the winner.

 

Top photo: Keisha Waites was endorsed by Georgia Equality, the Victory Fund and Stonewall Democrats (file)

Lesbian state Rep. Keisha Waites poised for reelection win
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