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	Jackie Biskupski - Definition, explanation
		Jackie Biskupski is a Utah state legislator, businesswoman, and activist noted for being the first openly-gay representative in Utah.
		Biskupski announced her candidacy for the vacated district which included parts of Sugar House and Central Salt Lake and South Salt Lake.
		Biskupski won the election with a nearly 2-to-1 margin and has been re-elected three terms, still serving district 30 as of 2005.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/j/ja/jackie_biskupski.php (351 words)

	Jackie Biskupski - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Jackie Biskupski is a businesswoman and politician from Utah.
		Biskupski announced her candidacy for the vacated district which includes parts of Sugar House and Central Salt Lake and South Salt Lake.
		Biskupski won the election with nearly 2-to-1 and has been re-elected four times, still serving District 30 as of the 2007-8 session.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jackie_Biskupski (257 words)

	Gay Political Hopeful Faces Fire
		To Jackie Biskupski, her run for the Utah Legislature is about taxes, crime and growth in the sprawling suburban district she wants to represent.
		Biskupski, 32, is the first openly gay candidate to run for Utah’s staunchly conservative, overwhelmingly Mormon Legislature.
		Biskupski acknowledges the issue is likely not to go away even if she’s elected to the 75-member Utah House, where she would join a band of Democrats now outnumbered by Republicans 55-20.
	www.sodomylaws.org /usa/utah/utnews09.htm (800 words)

	Gay News From 365Gay.com
		Biskupski argued that creating such imbalances in state law was not good public policy.
		Christensen ignored arguments for local control said he's sympathetic to Biskupski's point of view, but disagrees and that his position is support by court decisions, specifically a Florida case that banned gays from being able to adopt.
		Biskupski said the bill would make dramatic changes in law and that she was only asking for fairness.
	www.365gay.com /Newscon06/02/022206utah.htm (601 words)

	Salt Lake Metro - Feature Story: Out in Front - Utah's Only Openly Gay Legislator
		Biskupski’s sexuality did become an issue early in the primary race, but the majority of the heat came from activist, out lesbian candidate Claudia O’Grady and her supporters.
		It was a letter saying people would know—your boss, whoever—people would know you’re supporting a gay candidate.” Biskupski says she learned of the letter when she was visiting her father in Minnesota, and her father received the letter himself.
		Biskupski says taking the high road and not directly combating the attacks was a major lesson for her political career.
	www.slmetro.com /2005/2/feature.shtml (1103 words)

	Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund and Leadership Institute (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The first openly gay elected official in the state, Jackie has made a name for herself not only as a competent legislator in the 75-member House of Representatives, but as a defender of civil rights.
		As one of only two LGBT elected officials in Utah (the other being State Senator Scott McCoy), Jackie has served as a role model for the LGBT community and her passionate, committed voice in the legislature has put a face on the Utah LGBT community for legislators and constituents alike.
		Jackie is respected by her peers on both sides of the aisle and serves on the Executive Appropriations and Legislative Management committees as well as the Rules committee, to which she was appointed in 2005
	secure.victoryfund.org /cand_detail.php?cand_id=2191 (276 words)

	News & Politics
		Democrat Jackie Biskupski is hoping to become the first open lesbian or gay to sit in the Utah state legislature -- and she's the first open lesbian or gay candidate even to run for it.
		Biskupski's narrow City Council defeat last year is the extent of her experience as a candidate in electoral politics.
		Biskupski did serve on the Salt Lake County Democratic Party executive board and served as a manager for a successful state House campaign two years ago in a different district.
	www.planetout.com /pno/news/article.html?1998/10/05/3 (451 words)

	Far Right Elects Another Lesbian Candidate
		Democrat Jackie Biskupski on Tuesday defeated Irving, a Republican, by a 2-1 margin, becoming Utah's first openly gay legislator.
		Throughout her campaign, Biskupski has steadily maintained she has no such agenda.
		Biskupski and Irving acknowledge there is work to be done to heal division in District 30 brought on by a campaign neither of them wanted.
	www.lcrga.com /archive/98110402.shtml (585 words)

	IN OUR VIEW Midwife bill is no real fix :: The Daily Herald, Provo Utah (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Jackie Biskupski is again seeking to get state sanction for low-end midwives.
		Biskupski's plan would require a midwife to inform a patient of her credentials and what her backup plan is in case an emergency arises during childbirth.
		While Biskupski's bill would legitimize midwives who currently dispense medication illegally, it would not do much to improve the safety factors.
	old.heraldextra.com /modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=45910 (721 words)

	Jackie Biskupski
		Biskupski announced her candidacy for the vacated district which included parts of Sugar House and Central Salt Lake and South Salt Lake.
		The election was controversial because an anti- homosexual ad campaign by Utah conservative Gayle Ruzicka arguably helped Biskupski's candidacy.
		Biskupski won the election with a nearly 2-to-1 margin and has been re-elected three terms, still serving District 30 as of 2006.
	www.seattleluxury.com /encyclopedia/entry/jackie_biskupski (336 words)

	Mormon News 22Jun01: Democratic Endorsement Complicated by LDS
		Biskupski to be a strong enough voice for their rights.
		In her current position, Representative Biskupski has a very high profile because of her strong stand for causes of minority groups in Utah, particularly gays and lesbians.
		Biskupski took that pressure to be coming from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
	www.mormonstoday.com /010622/T2SLCDemocrats01.shtml (786 words)

	Democrats Claim They Were Shut out of Utah’s Redistricting Process \| Salt Lake City \| New West Network
		Democratic Rep. Jackie Biskupski of Salt Lake City, who walked out of preliminary meetings after the Dems map was summarily rejected told The Tribune, "They always say they want input from the Democrats.
		Why have Democrats on the committee if you are going to ignore what we have to say?" Biskupski along with her Democratic colleagues: Rep. David Litvack and Sen. Gene Davis had drawn their own map, with one district encompassing the whole of Salt Lake County.
		Biskupski reiterated her frustration, "The governor said this was going to be a fair and nonpartisan process or he would use his veto," she told The Tribune.
	www.newwest.net /index.php/city/article/democrats_claim_they_were_shut_out_of_utahs_redistricting_process/C104/L104 (518 words)

	Lesbians In Business - Rep. Jackie Biskupski D-Salt Lake City
		Democrat Jackie Biskupski (1998) defeated Republican Bryan Irving, by a 2-1 margin, becoming Utah's first openly gay legislator.
		The following is the full text of a speech by Utah state Representative Jackie Biskupski (D-Salt Lake City) delivered before the state House during its February 23 debate on a bill to deny both public and private adoptions to any household with an adult not related to the adoptive parent by marriage, blood or adoption.
		The measure, which passed by a vote of 49 - 19, is targeted particularly at same-gender couples.
	www.lesbianworlds.com /business/biskupski.htm (823 words)

	Deseret Morning News \| Marriage measure ignites passions
		State Rep. Jackie Biskupski, her voice choked with emotion, pausing to compose herself, said Wednesday, "I am not a pedophile or a pervert."
		Biskupski, D-Salt Lake, the only openly gay legislator in Utah history, spoke to a hushed House chamber, decrying the passage of a bill that says a marriage in Utah can only be between a man and a woman.
		While no one accused Biskupski of being a pervert in debate Wednesday, Rep. Margaret Dayton, R-Orem, House co-sponsor of SB24, said it is appropriate for society, via its laws, to give a unique definition to marriage.
	www.deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,590044271,00.html (977 words)

	Newsletters - Progressive Democrats of America
		Biskupski is also a member of the Utah Democratic Progressive Caucus.
		Biskupski's opponent, Ian Scharine (R), quit the race and moved out of the district due to a home burglary where no one was hurt.
		Biskupski, running for her third term, is very popular in her district and would have likely beaten Scharine.
	www.pdamerica.org /newsletter/2004-10/ut.php (324 words)

	Deseret Morning News \| Biskupski takes job at the sheriff's office
		Rep. Jackie Biskupski is the newest employee at the Salt Lake County Sheriff's Office.
		"Jackie is a super-qualified gal, and I'm excited to have her on board with the staff," Winder said Monday.
		In addition, Winder said he wants to tap Biskupski's eight years of legislative experience by having her serve as a liaison to the County Council, Mayor's Office and other county staff.
	deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,660226823,00.html (393 words)

	Fourth-district debate: Panel endorses three redistricting options, bars the proposal pitched by Democrats from the ...
		Jackie Biskupski, D-Salt Lake City, who walked out of the meeting immediately after Republicans rejected her party's plan as unworthy of public input.
		Biskupski further complained that Republicans barred Democrats from participating in drawing the finalist maps.
		No party affiliation data was loaded in the computers and the committee banned discussing political issues at its meetings or with the staff - apparently to no avail.
	www.utdemocrats.org /ht/display/ArticleDetails/i/978482 (703 words)

	BYU NewsNet - Legislature Votes to Approve 4th District
		Jackie Biskupski, D-Salt Lake City, served on the Redistricting Committee.
		She said the new map accomplishes the goals of avoiding splitting counties and cities whenever possible and balancing numbers.
		Biskupski said all representatives must run for office again if the new seat is approved.
	nn.byu.edu /story.cfm/62237 (411 words)

	Project Vote Smart - Representative Biskupski - Interest Group Ratings
		2005 Based on the votes and co-sponsorships that the Accountability Utah considered to be the most important in 2005, Representative Biskupski received a score of -64 percent.
		2004 Based on the votes and co-sponsorships that the Accountability Utah considered to be the most important in 2004, Representative Biskupski received a score of -71 percent.
		2002 Representative Biskupski agreed with the position of the Utah Gun Owners Alliance 50 percent of the time in their 2002 candidate questionairre.
	www.vote-smart.org /issue_rating_category.php?can_id=CUT36768?q=print (950 words)

	DC Vote - Media Coverage
		The majority party's vote infuriated minority party committee members who say it puts the lie to Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr.'s promise redistricting would be nonpartisan and open.
		It's the same old thing," said Rep. Jackie Biskupski, D-Salt Lake City, who walked out of the meeting immediately after Republicans rejected her party's plan as unworthy of public input.
		Led by Biskupski, Democrats Rep. David Litvack and Sen. Gene Davis drew a map that would create a Democratic-leaning district in Salt Lake County and one district dominated by Republican-dominated rural Utah.
	www.dcvote.org /media/media.cfm?mediaID=1492&print=1 (508 words)

	KSL News: Utah House Approves Marriage Recognition Policy
		Rep. Jackie Biskupski, D-Salt Lake City, pleaded with Republicans to reconsider.
		Biskupski spoke haltingly, at first telling representatives she knew she was being maligned by whispered talk around the Capitol.
		She didn't identify the source of the remarks but defended herself, saying, "I'm human, created by God just like all of you, with a loving and forgiving heart." After a long pause, she said gay people have been around for as long as human history but that "persecution" in modern times "has kept us quiet."
	tv.ksl.com /index.php?nid=5&sid=76090 (475 words)

	Southern Voice Online
		A devout Mormon, Leavitt is also a strong public supporter of traditional marriage and agrees with Bush’s agenda to push abstinence-only-until-married education programs.
		Jackie Biskupski (D-Salt Lake City), Utah’s first openly gay elected official, said that as governor, Leavitt never made gay issues a major administration concern.
		But during the gay-straight alliance controversy of the late 1990s, Leavitt did meet with students, she said.
	www.sovo.com /print.cfm?content_id=3093 (581 words)

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		Davis and Rep. Biskupski were absent for the vote.
		Wilko explained it was Rep. Biskupski's recommendation to reduce Indian Affairs to a negative $20,400 and give $20,400 to the Emergency Food Network.
		The motion passed unanimously, with Rep. Biskupski absent for the vote.
	www.le.state.ut.us /interim/2002/html/20020709.APPEDH.MN.01.htm (352 words)

	News from the Local Level - Trout Unlimited
		Meanwhile, on Wednesday, residents of the region say they filed a petition with the Nevada Supreme Court challenging a rule that keeps some from asserting official protests against the project.
		The trip, scheduled for Monday and Tuesday, is by the Legislature's Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Interim Committee and the Natural Resources Appropriation Subcommittee.
		Biskupski estimated that at least 20 lawmakers may visit the region.
	www.tu.org /site/apps/nl/content2.asp?c=7dJEKTNuFmG&b=901105&ct=2896667 (1011 words)

	Good news for gays in Utah...no REALLY!: Good As You
		Democrats in Utah have chosen openly gay Scott McCoy to fill a state Senate spot left vacant by former Sen. Paula Julander.
		Once approved, Scotty will join Rep. Jackie Biskupski as the state's only openly queer legislators.
		McCoy, who serves a vice chairman of advocacy group Equality Utah, had been an outspoken critic of last week's vote against a bill that would have given marriage-like rights to nontraditional couples.
	www.goodasyou.org /good_as_you/2005/02/good_news_for_g.html (166 words)

	State Politics & Policy \| Utah House Approves Bill Legalizing Direct-Entry Midwifery - Kaisernetwork.org
		The original version of the legislation, which was introduced by state Rep. Jackie Biskupski (D), would require individuals seeking a voluntary midwifery license to complete a three-year program, including 1,350 hours of clinical education.
		In order for the midwives to be licensed, they must complete a state pharmacology course and pass written and practical skill tests.
		Biskupski said that the Utah Medical Association and other health professionals groups endorsed her measure after "extensive amendments" were made to the original version of the bill, according to the
	www.kaisernetwork.org /daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?hint=2&DR_ID=28110 (256 words)

	WorldWide Religious News - House approves bill against polygamy (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The bill also applies to same-sex marriages, but few if any lawmakers saw that as an issue.
		Jackie Biskupski, D- Salt Lake City, the only openly gay legislator on Capitol Hill, said Wednesday she supported the bill because it's widely understood in the gay community that same-sex unions are informal and unofficial in the eyes of the state.
		Polygamists and religious freedom advocates had opposed SB 149, but dropped their objections when Allen deleted language that might have barred polygamists from teaching their children about the practice.
	www.wwrn.org /sparse.php?idd=9685&c=105 (258 words)

	Deseret Morning News \| School-clubs bill aims to keep parents in the loop
		A Utah lawmaker sponsoring a bill that seeks to keep parents in the loop about what is going on in non-curricular school clubs — such as gay-straight alliances — is working on the measure with Jackie Biskupski, D-Salt Lake, who is openly gay.
		Last year a similar bill came under fire by gay-straight alliance advocates, but HB236 sponsor Aaron Tilton, R-Springville, said that was because critics incorrectly felt he was trying to do away with gay-straight alliances.
		Biskupski took a lot of flak in her 1998 campaign from the Eagle Forum, whose leadership worked to inform the public of her sexual orientation; Biskupski said she wanted to keep to issues relevant to the district she hoped to represent.
	www.deseretnews.com /dn/view/0,1249,650224496,00.html (514 words)

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