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Seattle Mayor Ed Murray's Story Of Love And Politics

caption: Michael Shiosaki and Mayor Ed Murray at a 'StoryCorps' booth in Seattle.
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Michael Shiosaki and Mayor Ed Murray at a 'StoryCorps' booth in Seattle.
Courtesy of StoryCorps

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and his husband Michael Shiosaki recount how their relationship parallels the many changes in the laws on same-sex couples.

Murray decided to run for an office in the state legislature because a good friend asked him to do it: Washington's first openly gay politican, Cal Anderson. At a StoryCorps booth in Seattle's New Holly neighborhood, Murray and Shiosaki talked about making the decision to enter public life.

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