Kriss Worthington

Kriss Worthington is an American politician who is currently serving as a Berkeley city council member for District 7, that includes the UC Berkeley campus and a large part of southside. Worthington also ran unsuccessfully for the California State Assembly in 2008.

Worthington is known for his liberal politicals and appointing UC Berkeley students to positions in city government.citation |url=http://www.dailycal.org/sharticle.php?id=6647 |title=Shirley Dean to Seek Another Term as Mayor |first=Nate |last=Tabak |periodical=The Daily Californian |date=2001-10-15 |accessdate=2007-10-03] citation |url=http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/article.cfm?issue=09-02-05&storyID=22217 |title=Noise Complaints Raise Tensions in South Campus Neighborhood |first=Richard |last=Brenneman |periodical=Berkeley Daily Planet |accessdate=2007-10-03 |date=2005-09-02] Worthington is openly gay.citation |periodical=Bay Area Reporter |date=2007-09-20 |url=http://www.ebar.com/news/article.php?sec=news&article=2204 |title=Worthington announces Assembly bid |accessdate=2007-10-03 |first=Matthew S |last=Bajko] He attended Wilmington College in Ohio, founded by the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) where he was student body president and ran for Homecoming Queen "as a challenge against the sexism of Homecoming stereotypes." As a creative protest against war he made headlines in Washington, DC, by eating only apple pies, under a banner "Peace is as American as Apple Pie." He volunteered in efforts to create an edition of "Our Bodies, Ourselves", a landmark feminist-oriented health book, was an ardent supporter of women's musicians in the Boston area, befriending Susan Abod and Maxine Feldman, and established a series of peace houses that hosted overnight shelters for homeless women.

External links

* [http://www.krissworthington.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.dailycal.org/sharticle.php?id=5758 After Lengthy Deliberation, Worthington Announces Plans To Campaign for District 14 California Assembly Seat]
* [http://www.berkeleydailyplanet.com/article.cfm?archiveDate=04-11-06&storyID=23871 10 Questions for Councilmember Kriss Worthington]
* [http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/Elections/maps/District%207.pdf Worthington's district]

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