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Elisa Chan Resigns from City Council to Seek Texas Senate Seat
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Farewell, Elisa Chan?
By Mary Tuma
Published: October 23, 2013
One of the most controversial San Antonio City Council members in recent
history stepped off the dais last Friday, but not for reasons that would
appease her fiercest critics. District 9’s Elisa Chan, now infamous for the
intolerant remarks made toward the LGBT community in a covert recording
exposed this August, officially resigned from her council seat for a shot at
the statehouse.
“The people of District 9 have given me a marvelous opportunity to serve
them on the city council for the last five years,” Chan wrote in her
resignation letter addressed to the mayor and council. “I have done my best
to represent the conservative values of these fine people.”
Since she took the post in 2009, Chan developed a reputation as a staunch
fiscal conservative with big ambitions—it was thought she might one day run
for mayor of San Antonio. While she wasn’t immune from missteps along the
way, Chan’s indelible homophobic opinions thrust her into the national
spotlight as a freedom fighter or a bigot, depending on the political camp.
Shortly following the publication of her anti-gay remarks, SA’s incensed
LGBT community called on Chan to undergo LGBT sensitivity and education
training and, when she refused, ultimately to resign from council.
“Be careful what you wish for” might apply here—Chan’s resignation is
not meant to placate those she offended most with her discriminatory
comments. In fact, expanding her political aspirations to seek higher office
, and thus expanding her scope of power and influence, could be even more
damaging to the local LGBT community. Instead of hanging her head, Chan
hopes to capitalize on her newfound culture warrior mantle in a primary bid
for a state senate seat that’s been held by a conservative Republican for
nearly 20 years.
In order to prepare for her campaign to unseat Senate District 25’s Donna
Campbell (R-New Braunfels), by no means a moderate candidate herself, Chan
will exit council to begin the filing process. While a May special election
eventually decides who gets to take over District 9 until the full term is
up in 2015, a process to find an interim replacement is underway. In the
meantime, Chan has suggested real estate agent Bob Leonard to fill the seat.
Starting this week, council is seeking applications to fill the vacancy
until the Nov. 1 deadline. After the selection and interview process,
council plans to vote in a new member on Nov. 7. Applicants “must be a
United States citizen, be at least 18 years of age and be a registered voter
of the City of San Antonio,” according to the City Clerk’s office.
Might we make an additional suggestion?: “Must not be a homophobe.” | c******a
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【在 p******e 的大作中提到】
: 看到太多的血案，作为华人，不应该支持反枪政客
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