Log
Cabin Republicans pick Patrick Sammon as new president
The
Log Cabin Republicans, the national organization of
gay members of the GOP, has announced that Patrick
Sammon has been promoted to president of the organization,
PageOneQ has learned.
Sammon was chosen from among six candidates who were
interviewed said Log Cabin Board Chairman Tim Schoeffler
in a conference call with chapter leaders earlier
today.
The organization will make an official announcement
at 11 EST.
Prior to the appointment, Sammon was Executive Vice
President of the Liberty Education Forum, the non-profit
arm of the Log Cabin organization. During his three
years at LEF, Sammon worked on programs like Reaching
The Heartland and the organization's efforts against
Don't Ask, Don't Tell. The Reaching The Heartland
program works to gain support for lesbian and gay
issues in what the site terms "conservative red
states throughout the Middle American Heartland and
South."
Before his work at Log Cabins, Sammon worked as
a television reporter at CBS affiliates in Tennessee
and upstate New York. During the call, Schoeffler
remarked on Sammon's media experience and how that
would benefit the organization. Sammon also worked
at Manifold Productions, a company which produces
documentaries. In 1994, Manifold released a film,
Hollywood vs Religion, which starred James
Dobson and Chuck Colson. Dobson is head of Focus
on the Family and Colson, one of seven who served
time in jail for his role in the 1973 Watergate
scandal, is founder of Prison Fellowship, a conservative
Christian organization. The film focused on what
it claimed was Hollywood's bias against Jews and
Christians and was narrated by conservative radio
host Michael Medved.
The
position of Log Cabin President had previously been
held by Patrick Guerriero, who led the organization
since January of 2003. Guerriero had served three
terms as an openly gay member of the Massachusetts
legislature where he was a state representative. He
also served two terms as mayor of Melrose, MA. Currently,
Guerriero now heads the Gill Action Fund.
The
Log Cabin Republicans, the national organization of
gay members of the GOP, has announced that Patrick
Sammon has been promoted to president of the organization,
PageOneQ has learned.
Sammon was chosen from among six candidates who were
interviewed said Log Cabin Board Chairman Tim Schoeffler
in a conference call with chapter leaders earlier
today.