Thursday, October 4, 2007

Mayor George Richard Moscone, as strong supporter of LGBT rights

It is to common to be a formally married man with children cant make it work out with his wife and then comes the question of how to make it all right. George Richard Moscone was a man with a skill of solving problems, that was who he was. George Moscone was born to his father and mother on November 24, 1929 in the city of San Fransisco. He was born into an almost needy family and was proud. His father worked as a prison guard at the famous San Quentin state prison and his mother worked as many women in those days as a homemaker. He was always determined to achieve his goals in education. He attended the University of the Pacific and then went on to attend Hastings college of law, where he received his law degree.
While in college, George was well liked. I mean I am sure he would have the occasion outburst from some biggot. But this man was respected. While at school, George met and befriended a soon to be congressman, John Burton. Also during he met and soon married his wife Gina. They would end up with a well established family of four children.
From an early beginning Mr. Moscone had a great interest in politics and government. His brother Phillip was a member of the California State Assembly himself andhad incouraged his brotherto try for a seat in the assemble in 1960, on befalf of the Democratic party. Unfortunately George Moscone lost his chance to claim the seat , but he was young and willing to dream bigger. Because in 1963 he tried and won a seat on the San Fransisco board of supervisors in the year of 1963.
While serving on the board of supervisiors, Mr. Moscone was know to stand firm on issues that was both popular and very unpopular in the nation's eyes. All the issues he took up were noble and sometimes seen unpopular at the time. But now we couldn't live without what he he pushed for. While on the board, George advocated defence of the poor, Protecting small business owners, And bring together the minority groups in San Fransisco.
George Moscone's tour of duty in the United States government would not end at the board of supervisiors, but would would march on to the steps of the California State Senate. It was in the year of 1966 that Moscone ran for his seat in the State Senate and unlike his unsuccessful attempt at the assembly, he won. It would be premature to say that he stopped there.As he grew as a politican, So did his numbers grow in most of the important political polls. George Moscone was soon seen as a force to be reconed with by his oppenents. He began to soor through the ranks of the Democratic Party of California. In the state senate george was given the great honor of becoming this party's and and California's Majority leader in the California state Senate. He remembered who he was and what minority he came from when he had the sodomy laws in california repealed. The repals was signed in by the great and honorable governor of California, Governor Jerry Brown.
Time went by and Moscone decided it was a fair time and the best time for him to run for mayor of San Fransisco. It was not an easy election for Moscone. This was apparent when the votes was finally counted. The vote was quite literally split by three. The vote was split between Moscone, Conservative Supervisior John Barbagelata, And moderate supervisor Dianne Feinstein. Contenders Moscone and Barbagelata advanced both advanced to the Mandated run off election in the month of december. Where it was found Moscone barelt defeated his counterpart John Barbagelata.
Once George had become the new mayor of San Fransisco, he went on to do some extradorinary things for the city. You could truly call him the protector of his cit without apologizing for it when it came to artitechture fallout for the lower classes homes. It was in his eyes that you cant build high rises where tons of working class families have their homes already established at the destined spot for a high riser, In his view it was uneffical.
Late in 1978, Dan White had decided to resigned from the board of supervisiors. By resigning it would allow Moscone to choose his successor. Also this appointment could have shifted the balance of power, which would definitely benefit Moscone and the Democratic party in San Fransisco. Those from White's own political then hounded him to request the mayor to re-appoint White to his former seat.
The mayor seriously thought about taking the action of allowing White his formal seat, but liberal and other activist persuaded him not to, Milk being the most notable. As the days went by it became more apparent that the mayor would not re-appoint White to his formal office and this anger many. It angered most notably White who requested to meet with the mayor and the mayor accepted. On that day when mayor Moscone declined to re-appoint White once again to his formal seat and at that moment White shot Mayor George Richard Moscone dead. He then went to Milk's office and killed himself. White had avoided metal detector by climbing through a eith a loaded gun for the sole prpose of killing one of the greatest mayors in San Fransisco history.
Mayor George Richard Moscone was mayor of San Fransisco from January 8,1976 to November 27, 1978. Many monuments have been dedicated to the formal may and his legacy will live on in school books, Novels, And poular culture as long as the United States does not end and even then I believe he will be remembered even then.

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