WASHINGTON, D.C. — State Rep. Justin Chenette of Saco was among those in attendance at a reception to celebrate LGBT Pride Month Wednesday.
“It is an immense honor to have been invited by the president to visit the White House for this important cause,” said Chenette.
National, state and local elected officials along with business leaders, grassroots activists, celebrities and others who have contributed personally or professionally toward the cause of equality were selected to attend.
Chenette made history in 2012 when he was elected to the Maine Legislature, making him the youngest openly gay legislator in the country.
In 2013, he was named to The Advocate’s 40 Under 40 list of the most influential and accomplished LGBT leaders across the country as an “architect of the next decade.” Chenette said the reception was especially timely considering Friday’s Supreme Court ruling on marriage equality.
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