Perez, First Openly Gay Assembly Leader, Sworn In (CA)

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Perez, First Openly Gay Assembly Leader, Sworn In (CA)

Mar 1, 2010 1:06 pm US/Pacific
Perez, First Openly Gay Assembly Leader, Sworn In

SACRAMENTO (AP) ― The first openly gay lawmaker to lead either house of the California Legislature has been sworn in as speaker of the state Assembly.

John Perez, a Los Angeles Democrat, took the reins of the 80-member house on Monday, as the state is trying to close a $20 billion budget deficit and unemployment remains above 12 percent.

Perez, who is 40, says creating jobs and encouraging Democrats and Republicans to work together will be his top priorities. Democrats have majorities in the Assembly and Senate.

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