Electricians' union leader John Dougherty may have a lesbian daughter.
And political organizer Anne Dicker may be a self-described bisexual woman.
But it was straight-man Larry Farnese who won the endorsement tonight of the Liberty City Democratic Club, an organization of gay and lesbian activists, for the bid to succeed state Sen. Vincent Fumo in the First Senate District. The primary is April 22.
In addition, the political organization also endorsed Hillary Rodham Clinton over Barack Obama for president.
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