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From the Boston Globe Boston.com "San Diego considers an openly gay GOP mayor":

San Diego, which has had Republican mayors since 1992, could easily become the nation's largest city to ever choose an openly gay GOP leader...

[City Councilman Carl] DeMaio, 36, is almost single-mindedly focused on city finances. The businessman-turned-city councilman is spearheading a proposed ballot measure that would put new hires on 401k accounts and curb pension payments for all workers.

DeMaio, who has endeared himself to fiscal conservatives and enraged organized labor, says any discussion of his being gay is intended to distract voters from the city's finances.

"(Sexual) orientation is not an issue. It's not a plus or a minus," he said.

It remains to be seen if Republican voters will vote for a gay mayor. Several said they would at a rally last month for Rick Perry's GOP presidential bid, where DeMaio gave his standard speech about city finances before the Texas governor spoke.

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