Wednesday, April 13, 2005
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Instead of politics, tradition and emotion dominated the Lawrence City Commission meeting last night.
Mike Rundle returned to a commissioner’s seat after his term as mayor. The five-person commission then unanimously elected Dennis “Boog” Highberger as the new mayor.
Before stepping down, Rundle said that he was proud to have served as Lawrence’s first gay mayor.
He said that the state’s recent passage of a constitutional amendment prohibiting gay marriage and the slander targeted at him in his last commission campaign led him to acknowledge his sexuality.
Highberger will now serve as mayor for one year.
“There are not many places ... where an ex-hippie, disabled guy with a funny name can become mayor,” Highberger said. “That is why I love Lawrence.”
The three open commission seats were also filled last night. Mike Amyx joined incumbent commissioners Sue Hack and David Schauner in being sworn in by city clerk Frank Reeb.
Amyx replaced commissioner David Dunfield, who did not seek re-election after six years on the commission. Amyx was also unanimously elected vice mayor.
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