**FILE ** Sen. Cal Anderson, right, D-Seattle, speaks with a colleague on the Senate floor in Olympia, Wash., in this Feb. 13, 1995, file photo. When he became the first openly gay candidate to win a seat in the Washington Legislature, Anderson couldn't count on a phalanx of experienced consultants, high-priced polling data or slick PR campaigns to help pave the way. Unlike Anderson, who died of AIDS later in 1995, openly gay political candidates could likely call on a lengthy roster of seasoned political operatives for assistance. (AP Photo/Louie Balukoff, file)