told LGBTQ Nation. ‘He fired me. So after about a year or so of contemplating, I decided I can do a better job than him.”Neil ran as a Democrat, but confused many voters with his politics, and was even spotted at a Donald Trump rally. ‘My opponent has pretended to be a Democrat for many years now, when he’s actually much more aligned with the Tea Party Republicans,’ McGuffey said. ‘He tells people what they want to hear and then doesn’t follow through.’ As a gay woman working in law enforcement, I know what it’s like to be targeted for who I am.