Petrelis Files

Dear Friends:

The San Francisco Superior Court judge who issued a ruling yesterday supportive of gay marriages, Richard A. Kramer, has made some rather interesting political donations over the past four years.

At the federal level, Kramer has made no donations, according to the PoliticalMoneyLine's web site tray.com.

In California races Kramer gave $500 in 2002 to openly lesbian Superior Court candidate Nancy L. Davis for her successful run.

In 2003 Kramer donated $500 to Californians for Schwarzenegger, according to the Secretary of State's database.

At the local level, during 2002 he wrote a check for $100 to openly gay Board of Supervisors candidate Bevan Dufty, who won his seat to represent the Castro district.

Kramer in 2003 also contributed $750 to Gavin Newsom's campaign for mayor of San Francisco.

He donated $500 that year to Newsom's opponent, former Supervisor Matt Gonzalez.

Kramer most recent donation, made in 2004, was a $500 donation to a former colleague, Lillian Sing, in her losing bid for a Board of Supervisors' seat.

You can find information on Kramer's donations to Judge Davis and Gov. Schwarzenegger at http://dbsearch.ss.ca.gov/ContributorSearch.aspx.

To verify Kramer's giving to San Francisco candidates, visit http://sunset.ci.sf.ca.us/olfspublish300.nsf.

Michael Petrelis
San Francisco, CA