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  Chrissy Gephardt
Gephardt said she is in full support of her father, not only because he is her dad, but also because it is her opinion that he will make the best president for the United States.
Gephardt said she believes her father is well-suited to deal with issues concerning education expenses because he and his wife helped send each of their three children to college.
Gephardt said her father is the most pro-union of all the candidates; stem-cell research, which Gephardt's father also supports; and health care, Gephardt strongly feels that the biggest and boldest plan of any candidate is her father's.
www.drake.edu /journalism/CyberCaucus2004/chrissygephardt.html   (683 words)

  
 Chrissy Gephardt - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chrissy Gephardt is the daughter of 2004 American presidential candidate and Missouri representative Dick Gephardt.
She graduated from Northwestern University in 1995 and is currently a student at Georgetown University Law Center.
Though it had been speculated that public knowledge that he had a lesbian daughter might hurt Dick Gephardt's campaign, Chrissy Gephardt proved to be an asset, promoting his candidacy to gay groups nationwide.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chrissy_Gephardt   (165 words)

  
 The Heights
Chrissy Gephardt, daughter of Democratic presidential candidate Dick Gephardt, made a trip to the Boston College Law School last Wednesday to discuss her father's positions for the upcoming elections.
Gephardt's presentation, sponsored by the BC Law Democrats and the Lambda Law Student Association, was followed by a question- and-answer session that touched on topics from her father's plans for stimulating the economy, to gay and lesbian rights, to dealing with the situation in Iraq.
Gephardt focused on her father's comittment to education and placed particular importance on his intention to launch a Teachers Corps that will recruit approximately 2.5 million new teachers by the end of the decade and will pay off all college loans for students who commit to teaching for five years.
www.bcheights.com /media/paper144/news/2003/11/18/News/Gephardts.Daughter.Discusses.Campaign.At.Bc.Law-560123.shtml?norewrite&sourcedomain=www.bcheights.com   (405 words)

  
 News from Agape Press
Gephardt, a congressman from the Show-Me State, has announced he is a candidate for the 2004 Democratic presidential nomination and will not be running for another term in the House.
According to Federer, Gephardt then recanted his statements in the ad, saying he was not for homosexual marriage -- which caused homosexuals and their supporters to feel that Gephardt had lied to them and flip-flopped on the issue.
Chrissy Gephardt has quit her job as a social worker and is working full-time on her father's campaign for the White House.
headlines.agapepress.org /archive/6/302003c.asp   (274 words)

  
 Boston.com / News / Nation / The Gephardt campaign's secret weapon
Chrissy Gephardt, who came out as a lesbian to her parents before she and her husband divorced 2 1/2 years ago, has been her father's ambassador to human services providers, the elderly, gays, and other groups.
Gephardt said her father "has come a long way" on gay rights issues in the past 10 years, though he doesn't agree with her yet on the legalization of same-sex marriage.
Gephardt sees campaigning as a natural extension of her vocation, which at a Washington mental health agency involved counseling 22 women who were both mentally ill and substance abusers.
www.boston.com /news/nation/articles/2003/09/21/the_gephardt_campaigns_secret_weapon_boston_globe   (502 words)

  
 Celebrity Guest Chrissy Gephardt   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Dick Gephardt has served with great distinction in Congress for nearly 30 years, many of them as Democratic leader in the US House of Representatives, Until recently, of course, he was a candidate for the 2004 nomination to be the candidate for President of the United States.
Chrissy Gephardt is Dick's middle child, between her older brother Matt (a recovered cancer survivor) and her younger sister Kate, Chrissy is a Washington DC, graduate social worker whose work emphasizes female victims of trauma and abuse, as well as females suffering from mental illness.
Gephardt discovered that she is, and came out as a lesbian in 2000, and she now lives in Washington with her graduate school classmate and partner Amy Loder.
www.iwffa.com /chrissygephardt.html   (695 words)

  
 Chrissy Gephardt - Washington Blade
Chrissy Gephardt (right) and her partner Amy Loder knew each other while Chrissy Gephardt was still married to a man. It was an attraction to Loder that helped Gephardt realize her sexual orientation in 2001.
With the nine 2004 Democratic presidential candidates aggressively courting the gay vote, Chrissy Gephardt said she is determined to connect with gay voters and articulate her father’s strengths.
In contrast, Gephardt said that, in addition to her father’s listening skills and willingness to consider other ideas, he’s an ideal candidate that lesbians and gay voters should support, at least partially because she is gay.
www.washblade.com /2003/6-27/news/national/chrissylobby.cfm   (1286 words)

  
 A Gephardt Runs for President—on Reality TV - Newsweek Campaign 2004 - MSNBC.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Chrissy Gephardt plans to test the political waters and TV viewers will get the chance to see—and maybe decide—whether she sinks or swims
Chrissy Gephardt, a gay activist who works as a spokeswoman for the Stonewall Democrats, a voter-recruitment group, and serves on the board member of the Victory Fund, which works to elect openly gay and lesbian candidates, says her family ties had never prompted her to think about running for office.
Chrissy Gephardt: I hope to get into politics some day, and I thought this was an interesting show and a good opportunity to expose people to politics who aren’t normally interested in politics.
msnbc.msn.com /id/5487469/site/newsweek   (1608 words)

  
 Chrissy Gephardt
Gephardt's Daughter: Democratic presidential hopeful Rep. Richard Gephardt says his 30-year-old gay daughter, Chrissy, will play an active role in his campaign, including touting his candidacy to gay and lesbian groups across the country.
Gephardt says Chrissy — a social worker who lives with her partner, Amy, in Washington — will focus on health care and welfare issues.
Gephardt says his daughter, who has made no secret of her sexual orientation, "is going to be a big and important part of the campaign, along with my other children and my wife, Jane."
www.lezbeout.com /public_html/ChrissyGephardt.htm   (387 words)

  
 Advocate, The: The other. presidential race: Chrissy Gephardt and Keith Boykin are running for president on Showtime's ...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Chrissy Gephardt and Keith Boykin got along so smashingly at a recent press event in Los Angeles that it was easy to forget they are fierce competitors.
Gephardt, 31, is a Washington, D.C., political consultant and daughter of U.S. House of Representatives minority leader Richard Gephardt of Missouri.
Gephardt and Boykin both say they probably wouldn't run for the real presidency because candidates are placed in fishbowls and every detail of their lives are picked apart.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1589/is_2004_August_31/ai_n6196858   (475 words)

  
 In reality, Gephardt wants to be president
Chrissy Gephardt, daughter of former candidate Dick Gephardt, is one of 12 faux candidates vying to be the last one standing in Showtime's ''American Candidate,'' a program based on the reality TV phenomenon of CBS' ''Survivor.''
Gephardt, a mental health worker who campaigned for her father, planned to ''announce'' her candidacy Tuesday.
Dick Gephardt, a Missouri congressman, abandoned his presidential bid in January after a dismal fourth-place showing in the Iowa caucuses.
www.suntimes.com /output/elect/cst-nws-gep09.html   (88 words)

  
 The State News - www.statenews.com
Chrissy Gephardt spoke with a group of about 50 students Thursday night about her father's policies on civil rights, civil liberties, Iraq and lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender issues.
Chrissy Gephardt, who is openly lesbian, works with women in the District of Columbia with mental illnesses, substance-abuse disorders and trauma.
She said Dick Gephardt has been addressing hate crimes, the Employment Nondiscrimination Act against gender identity and sexual-orientation discrimination in the workplace, civil unions, adoptions and the gay ban in the military.
www.statenews.com /article.phtml?pk=20784   (371 words)

  
 Houstonvoice.com
That’s Chrissy Gephardt’s coming-out story in a nutshell, and she’ll be in Houston next month to talk about it and to reveal how her family has since come to champion her rights.
Gephardt, who is on the national board of the Victory Fund, is also expected to be the guest of honor at an August 6 event for that group while she’s in Houston.
Gephardt and her father have begun traveling the country, mostly to colleges to speak to students about “diversity, acceptance and love.” She said her father talks about that night in the restaurant and how he and his wife found acceptance.
www.houstonvoice.com /2005/7-8/news/localnews/gephardt.cfm   (933 words)

  
 Gephardt's daughter stumps for her 'gay-friendly' father / Only he can beat Bush, she tells Demos
Chrissy Gephardt met in San Francisco on Wednesday with Democratic supporters and gay community leaders, pushing hard to boost the presidential bid of her father, the former House majority leader from Missouri.
And the aggressive efforts on behalf of her dad by Chrissy Gephardt, a petite 30-year-old lesbian with bleached-blond spiky hair, mark a first for a presidential campaign.
And Chrissy Gephardt said her father's support shows that Democrats, too, are just as strong on an issue the Republican Party has long emphasized.
sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/06/19/MN254136.DTL   (877 words)

  
 The other. presidential race: Chrissy Gephardt and Keith Boykin are running for president on Showtime's American ...
presidential race: Chrissy Gephardt and Keith Boykin are running for president on Showtime's American Candidate.
Chrissy Gephardt and Keith Boykin got along so smashingly at a recent press event in Los Angeles that it was easy to forget they are fierce competitors.
The two out gay activists and eight other contestants are fighting for the grand prize of $200,000 and the unofficial title of "president" of the United States on Showtime's new reality series American Candidate.
www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1G1-121447975.html   (188 words)

  
 Father-daughter alliance: Chrissy Gephardt comes out to help get her dad, Rep. Dick Gephardt, elected president. Can ...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Chrissy Gephardt is going where no child of a presidential aspirant has gone before--out of the closet and onto the campaign trail to talk not only about her father, U.S. representative Dick Gephardt, but also about being gay.
Gephardt, who was married to physician Marc Leibole at the time, says she immediately realized her feelings for Loder, now 31, were more than friendship, and as a result, she threw up.
Gephardt and most of the other candidates are on record supporting civil unions legislation.] We've talked about that, and I'm working on him.
highbeam.com /doc/1G1:105367789/...?(Politics)..html?refid=ip_hf   (2352 words)

  
 Richard & Chrissy Gephardt: Greater Talent Network Speakers Bureau
Chrissy explains the difficulties and fears she faced in coming out to "the all-American family" and her apprehension about negatively affecting her father's political career.
Chrissy Gephardt continues her involvement in LGBT and youth politics through her work as the Director of the Grassroots Campaign Corps for the National Stonewall Democrats, America's only grassroots Democratic lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender organization.
Chrissy is a 1995 graduate of Northwestern University in Illinois and completed her Master of Social Work in 2001 from Washington University in St. Louis.
www.greatertalent.com /RichardandChrissy   (467 words)

  
 U.S. Newswire : Releases : "NSD Welcomes Chrissy Gephardt as Grassroots Campaign Corps Director..."   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Gephardt recently served as the LGBT Outreach Director for the Dick Gephardt for President 2004 campaign.
Gephardt will also travel the country speaking with college groups that are part of the new Stonewall Student Network.
Gephardt is a 1995 graduate of Northwestern University in Illinois and completed her Master of Social Work in 2001 from Washington University in St. Louis.
releases.usnewswire.com /GetRelease.asp?id=27277   (498 words)

  
 Family Affair: Chrissy Gephardt speaks out about growing up, coming out and her father's presidential campaign: Feature ...
But Chrissy has taken a path to an even greater public presence, resigning from her job to work full-time on her father's campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination.
Gephardt says he's not worried whether his daughter's presence in the campaign or in the spotlight will hurt his campaign in some of the Midwestern swing states where his campaign is promoting him as the most viable challenger to President George Bush.
GEPHARDT: I was working in a mental health agency in D.C., primarily with women with mental illness who also had substance abuse disorder and a history of trauma in their lives, whether that be childhood abuse or some sort of adult abuse like domestic violence or sexual assault.
metroweekly.com /feature/?ak=727   (4319 words)

  
 Chrissy Gephardt: Greater Talent Network Speakers Bureau
Gephardt reaches out to students in high schools, colleges and universities to encourage active participation at the polls and relates current political issues to the lives of young people.
Gephardt is a 1995 graduate of Northwestern University in Illinois and completed her Master of Social Work in 2001 from Washington University in St. Louis.
She currently resides with her partner in Washington D.C. Chrissy Gephardt is also available for joint lectures with her father, former Congressman Richard Gephardt, exploring LGBT family issues.
www.greatertalent.com /ChrissyGephardt   (330 words)

  
 Gephardt seeks rights - Pitt-cision
When Gephardt called the hospital to find out how Loder, 31, was doing, she was denied information, since she wasn't a recognized part of Loder's family.
Chrissy Gephardt, daughter of Rep. Dick Gephardt (D-Mo.) and director of the grassroots campaign for the national Stonewall Democrats, came out during the 2004 Democratic primary and has used her position to encourage grassroots support for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered rights.
Gephardt criticized what she considers to be underhanded tactics used by those seeking to reelect President Bush, as well as what she sees as a poor record on health care, hate crime legislation and the economy.
www.pittnews.com /news/2004/09/13/PittCision/Gephardt.Seeks.Rights-1789174.shtml   (621 words)

  
 Gephardt's gay daughter aids campaign -- Queer Lesbian Gay News -- Gay.com
Chrissy Gephardt recently announced she will actively campaign for her father's bid in the 2004 election.
Gephardt's eldest daughter will be profiled in an upcoming issue of People magazine, talking about her role in the campaign.
Gephardt, 30, lives in Washington with her partner, Amy, where both are social workers.
www.gay.com /news/article.html?2003/05/08/1   (344 words)

  
 Pride 2004 ~ Keynote Address
The first openly gay family member of a presidential candidate in history, Gephardt is an accomplished spokeswoman for GLBT issues, and gave issues of equal rights and social justice a prominent place in the 2004 campaign.
Gephardt reaches out to students in high schools, colleges and universities to encourage active participation at the polls and relates current political issues to the lives of young people.
Gephardt continues her involvement in LGBT and youth politics through her work as the Director of the Grassroots Campaign Corps for the National Stonewall Democrats, America’s only grassroots Democratic lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender organization.
www.diversity.utah.edu /pridekey.html   (429 words)

  
 Gephardt Group :: Team - Dick Gephardt, Matthew Gephardt, Chrissy Gephardt, Thomas O'Donnell, Sharon Daniels, Michael ...
Gephardt reveals how he is more idealistic today than he was the first day he walked into the halls of Congress; he is awed by what Americans are capable of accomplishing.
He has been married to Jane Gephardt for 38 years and they are the parents of three children: Matt, COO and Managing Partner of Gephardt Group; Chrissy, a Democratic activist and Executive Vice President of Gephardt Group; and Kate, a teacher.
Chrissy is also widely respected as an inspirational public speaker, making many appearances around the country speaking on such topics as social justice, equality and political activism.
www.gephardtandassociates.com /pages/team.html   (1834 words)

  
 Gephardt's gay daughter aids his campaign | Headlines | News | Gay.com UK
Chrissy Gephardt recently announced she will actively campaign for her father's bid in the 2004 election.
Gephardt's eldest daughter will be profiled in an upcoming issue of People magazine, talking about her role in the campaign.
While Gephardt's daughter may be openly gay, all of the Democratic nominees are showing their support for the gay community, according to Noble.
uk.gay.com /headlines/4277   (520 words)

  
 POLTICIAL NOTEBOOK: Lieberman Wants Disease Cures; Chrissy Gephardt on Being Gay   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Chrissy Gephardt, the 30-year-old daughter of Democratic presidential candidate Dick Gephardt, feared that she would lose her parents' love and hurt her father's political career when she told them two years ago that she was gay.
In an interview with People magazine, Chrissy Gephardt described how difficult it was for her to tell them that her four-year marriage to Marc Leibole, a favorite of her parents, was over and to discuss her sexual orientation.
Gephardt is a self-serving scumbag who constantly makes up false anecdotes--it wouldn't surprise me if he put his daughter up to this, just so he could have another "anecodote" to tell.
www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/915543/posts   (1656 words)

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