(Editor's note: Susan Jester is currently the head of the Log Cabin Republicans of San Diego County and is the founder of what is now AIDS Walk San Diego.)
When I returned to San Diego after a 20 year stint on the East Coast, I had never heard of Carl DeMaio. It was early 2011 and I came back to town to care for my elderly mother who is in the end stage of Alzheimer?s. After a 30 year career in politics, LGBT activism and fundraising, full time caregiving put me on the sidelines during 2012.
To my pleasant surprise, Carl did not have two heads, red blazing eyes or horns behind his ears as some of his detractors want you to think. Quite the contrary, I met a very thoughtful, intelligent and well-grounded man who has had an extraordinary life story and an exemplary career of accomplishments in business as well as public service.
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