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Calif state senator says he's gay after DUI arrest

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Calif state senator says he's gay after DUI arrest Calif state senator says he's gay after DUI arrest SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Republican state Sen. Roy Ashburn said Monday he is gay, Concrete Mixerending days of speculation that began after his arrest last week for investigation of driving under the influence.#x Ashburn, who consistently voted against gay rights measures during his 14 years in the state Legislature, came out in an interview with KERN radio in Bakersfield, the area he represents.

Ashburn said he felt compelled to address rumors that he had visited a gay nightclub near the Capitol before his DUI arrest.

The 55-year-old father of four said he had tried to keep his personal life separate from his professional life until his March 3 arrest.

Ashburn was arrested after he was spotted driving erratically near the Capitol, according to the California Highway Patrol. Shelly Orio, a spokeswoman from the Sacramento County district attorney's office, said a breath test showed the senator's blood-alcohol level was .14 percent, or .06 points above the legal limit.#x

The next day,beads, reports surfaced that Ashburn had left Faces, a gay nightclub,Concrete Mixer with an unidentified man in the passenger seat of his Senate-owned vehicle.

"The best way to handle that is to be truthful and to say to my constituents and all who care that I am gay," he said. "But I don't think it's something that has affected, nor will it affect, how I do my job."

The group's executive director, Geoff Kors, said Monday that he hopes the senator's revelation will lead him to change his voting patterns.

Former state Sen. Sheila Kuehl, an openly gay Democrat who was visiting the Capitol Monday, said she hopes Ashburn receives support, not condemnation, from his friends, family and constituents.

In the radio interview, Ashburn said he is drawing on his Christian faith,#x and he asked people to pray for him.

Concrete Mixer He said he does not plan to run for any public office after his term ends this year. 相关的主题文章：