High school government and history teacher Gary Blenner may be a long shot candidate to be elected California secretary of state this year.
Nonetheless, he is breaking through another pink political ceiling in the Golden State.Blenner is the first known gay Green Party candidate to qualify for a statewide primary race in California.
He is one of five LGBTQ statewide candidates this year."I haven't received any negative comments about it; haven't got any positive comments either.
I am running on my ideas," said Blenner, 55, who lives in Antelope, outside of Sacramento. "I had always been interested in running for secretary of state.