Los Angeles' deputy mayor for energy and environment, Nancy Sutley, was appointed on December 15, 2008, to head President-elect Barack Obama's White House Council on Environmental Quality during a press conference where several new cabinet members were put forth.FOX News: Obama Announces Energy, Environmental Team (December 15, 2008) Sutley, who is a lesbian, was a member of Hillary Rodham Clinton's California Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender steering committee during the 2008 presidential elections.Los Angeles Times: L.A. deputy mayor reportedly... (December 10, 2008)
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"I think the community is still hoping that we will see an openly LGBT Cabinet secretary. There are still names out there that we would like to see appointed, like John Berry."—Denis Dison of the Gay and Lesbian Victory Fund after Sutley's appointmentAdvocate.com: Obama to Name Out L.A. Deputy Mayor to Environmental... (December 10, 2008)
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Nancy Sutley is Los Angeles' deputy mayor for energy and environment
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Democratic officials say Sutley will be appointed to head the Council on Environmental Quality by President-elect Barack ObamaAdvocate.com: Obama to Name Out L.A. Deputy Mayor to Environmental... (December 10, 2008)
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Sutley was an energy adviser to Governor Gray DavisMetropolitan Water District of Southern California: Nancy Sutley
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Was the deputy secretary for policy and intergovernmental relations within the California Environmental Protection Agency from 1999-2003Metropolitan Water District of Southern California: Nancy Sutley
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Served on the California State Water Resources Control Board from 2003 to 2005Metropolitan Water District of Southern California: Nancy Sutley
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Is a gay rights activist
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Was on Hillary Rodham Clinton's California Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender steering committee during the Democratic primaries
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Donated $1,000 to Clinton during the Democratic primary seasonLos Angeles Times: L.A. deputy mayor reportedly... (December 10, 2008)
