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Kevin Norte

Kevin Norte (aka Kevin Miguel) is a gay Republican American attorney, community activist, and legal analyst. A former CPA, he began his legal career as a law clerk in 1991, later becoming an attorney, working in the public sector in Los Angeles County. He is a prominent gay Republican blogger, was involved with a pilot for a television series with Susan Berman prior to her murder, writes on-line continuing education classes, and occasionally writes opinion pieces for such newspapers as the Los Angeles Times, Daily Journal, and The Metropolitan News-Enterprise in Los Angeles.

The legal analyst was the City of West Hollywood's Rent Stabilization Commission's first openly gay chair. He was appointed by then-City Council member Paul Koretz in 1992 and served as chair for two one-year terms. According to City of West Hollywood public records, it was Kevin that initiated the policy of rotating the chair person of the commission on a yearly basis. From incorporation to 1994, according to city documents, the chair of the commission was the same person. Norte changed that with the help of two other commissioners. He served on the commission until he and his domestic partner Don moved to Hollywood. in 1999.

After the death of Miguel Contreras, Martin Ludlow began his short-lived rise to succeed him as the County's labor leader before he was indicted. Contreras had been the Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor (AFL-CIO). Ludlow resigned from his City Council position in anticipation of becoming Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the County Fed. Ludlow was challenged by Kevin Norte, a member of AFSCME Local 910. Kevin and Chavez withdrew without comment shortly prior to the election and have not spoken on the record about the events that transpired prior to the July 2005 election.

In early 2006, Kevin was appointed to the California Administrative Office of the Court's Trial Court Employee Working Group. The working group provides input to the Administrative Director of the Courts on the preparation, development, and implementation of the budget for the trial courts. The working group also shares information on other topics affecting the judicial branch and court employees. Also during 2006-2008, Kevin served as an "Alternative Member" of the County Central Committee of the Republican Party of Los Angeles County for the 42nd Assembly District.

Kevin serves as treasurer for AFSCME Local 910, completed his term on the State Bar of California's Committee on the Administration of Justice and remains, as of 2011, a delegate to Los Angeles County Federation of Labor AFL-CIO. He was a trustee of the Log Cabin Republicans and a former board member of LCR-California's Political Action Committee. Currently, Kevin is the main Blogger for BlogCabin of Hollywood.