Chrys Kefalas
Chrys Kefalas is an American attorney, activist, and Republican politician from Maryland. A Baltimore native Chrys Kefalas, an openly gay Republican, is running for Maryland's open United States Senate seat.[1][2] If elected, he would be the first openly gay Republican elected to Congress.[3]
Education and personal life[edit]
Kefalas is engaged to be married to 94.7 Fresh FM radio personality Tommy McFLY.[4]
Career[edit]
Kefalas was formerly speechwriter and aide to Attorney General. Eric Holder.[3] He was trial and appellate attorney at the Department of Justice, a business lawyer and deputy legal counsel to Maryland Governor Bob Ehrlich.[5]
Kefalas is on leave from his job at the the National Association of Manufacturers in Washington while he runs for Senate.[6]
2016 Senate run[edit]
On December 1, 2015, Kefalas announced that he would be running as a Republican for the U.S. Senate seat in Maryland during an appearance on On the Record with Greta Van Susteren.[7]
References[edit]
- ↑ Baltimore Sun (1 December 2015). "Kefalas jumps into race for Senate GOP nomination". baltimoresun.com.
- ↑ Giaritelli, Anna (1 December 2015). "Openly gay Republican announces Senate bid". Washington Examiner. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Sinclair Broadcast Group. "Kefalas hopes to break Senate mold as openly gay Republican candidate in Md". WJLA.
- ↑ Andrews-Dyer, Helena (18 November 2015). "Radio host Tommy McFly is engaged to partner Chrys Kefalas". Washington Post. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ↑ Sun, Baltimore. "Kefalas jumps into race for Senate GOP nomination". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved 2016-01-31.
- ↑ Fritze, John (4 January 2016). "Maryland candidates for Senate, other races focus on women". Baltimore Sun. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
- ↑ dcist (2 December 2015). "Maryland's Newest Senate Candidate Is Young, Gay, Photogenic, And Republican". dcist.
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