Daniel Stewart (politician)

Daniel L. Stewart (born June 30, 1962) is an American politician. He was the first openly

Plattsburgh, he served three terms.^[1]

Biography

Daniel Stewart was born in

He entered politics in the summer of 1993 and won election that year to serve as a city councilor for Ward 6 in Plattsburgh from 1994 to 2000, with a brief term as

mayor pro tem from 1996-1998. In the 1999 election for mayor, he defeated five-term mayor Clyde Rabideau

by 104 votes. Stewart became the first openly gay elected mayor in NY State history.

Though he disagreed with

gay marriage, Stewart has shifted his views, going from supporting gay civil unions to full gay marriages. He married his partner, Jon Recor of West Chazy, New York, on November 5, 2004, in Montreal, Quebec. They currently reside in Orlando, Florida.^[3]

Mayor Stewart was appointed in 2006 as Chairman and Commissioner of the

Cisco Systems

, supporting the Connected Justice sector for the Americas Theatre.

Stewart serves as a board member of the National Law Enforcement and Firefighters Children's Foundation. The board serves the surviving families of law enforcement officers and firefighters who are lost in the line of duty. Stewart also serves on the Victory Campaign Board, which helps to choose which candidates (running for office who are openly gay) will receive endorsements for funding from the Victory Fund Donor Network.

References

^ Somini Sengupta, "By the Way, a Mayor-Elect Is Gay", The New York Times, November 6, 1999 [1]
^ Matthew Purdy, "Our Towns; Projecting Moderation as the True Moderates Sit on the Sidelines", The New York Times, August 6, 2000 [2]
^ Lisa W. Foderaro, "Mayors Asked to Face the Music, As in a Same-Sex Wedding March", The New York Times, March 9, 2004 [3]

[1] Somini Sengupta, "By the Way, a Mayor-Elect Is Gay", The New York Times, November 6, 1999 [1]

[2] Matthew Purdy, "Our Towns; Projecting Moderation as the True Moderates Sit on the Sidelines", The New York Times, August 6, 2000 [2]

[3] Lisa W. Foderaro, "Mayors Asked to Face the Music, As in a Same-Sex Wedding March", The New York Times, March 9, 2004 [3]

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