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# Santa Monica Gay politicians can represent
- URL: https://www.smdp.com/santa-monica-gay-politicians-can-represent-editor/
- Published: 2007-09-18T15:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-24T02:53:57.000Z
- Author: Guest Author
- Tags: Opinion, Santa Monica Airport, #archive-import

*By Ron Lowe Santa Monica*

Sen. Larry Craig (R-Idaho) seeks to undo what he did; undo his guilty plea in an airport sex incident. The senator says he “panicked” to avoid a media story about his sexuality.

Barney Frank serves openly as a gay politician, and I for one, would have no qualms with Larry Craig serving as an openly gay politician.

*Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on September 18, 2007.* [Read the original PDF.](https://s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/smdp%5Fbackissues/091807.pdf?ref=smdp.com)