Mark Leno
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"Mark Leno" is an American politician, representing California's 11th State Senate district, which includes San Francisco, California/San Francisco and part of San Mateo County, California/San Mateo County. He was first elected to the State Senate in 2008 and is the first openly gay man to serve there. Leno was previously one of the first two openly gay men (along with John Laird (California politician)/John Laird) to serve in the Assembly. He also served as a member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors between 1998 and 2002 after being appointed by Willie Brown (politician)/Willie Brown. Leno is the owner of Budget Signs Inc., a small business.

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I believe this is a governor who is a libertarian.

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I believe this is a governor who at his core is a libertarian on issues of social matters, ... and that he is very fair-minded. I think he also takes the longer, rather than shorter, view of history.

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When you set aside all the emotion and hyperbole and drama surrounding this bill, it comes down to simple question. Are we or are we not all first-class citizens?

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It's a significant accomplishment. It was a thing of beauty.

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He was resolute in his leadership, ... He always said civil rights is civil rights.

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[After first ducking the issue on Wednesday, Schwarzenegger surprised lawmakers with his statement.] If this is true, ... it would be very disrespectful to the many millions of Californians who support this bill to make a decision without even allowing the proponents to make a case for his signature. This is not just another bill.

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Do what we know is in our hearts, ... Make sure all Californians, all California's children and families, will have equal protection under the law.

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Do what we know is in our hearts, ... Make sure all California families will have the same protection under the law.

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I couldn't do anything but keep going. It says something for being a little bit tenacious.

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