Dec. 13, 2009: Voters in Houston made history by electing the openly gay city controller, Annise Parker, as mayor. During the close run-off election, Parker, a Democrat, downplayed the significance of her historic run. But after the results were announced, she told reporters, “I know what this win means to many of us who never thought we could achieve high office.”
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