This post is by guest-writer Chris Moore. Cross-posted with The California Majority Report.

The folks behind the divisive and hurtful Yes on Proposition 8 T.V. ads
just couldn't help themselves -- The National Organization for Marriage
(NOM) is once again using children as political pawns, but this time in
an attempt to elect one of their own, Andrew Pugno, to the California
State Assembly by smearing his pro-equality challenger Dr. Richard Pan.
The two are facing off in a hotly contested race for Assembly District 5
in the Sacramento region.

Pugno is the golden boy of the nation-wide anti marriage
equality effort. His career sets him apart from your standard anti
marriage equality activists and includes such highlights as: Chief of
Staff to the notoriously homophobic late Senator Pete Knight, Co-Author
of Proposition 8, and lead attorney for the Yes on 8 Campaign. It is no
surprise that NOM is spending big to have their go-to California
political operative elected to the Assembly.

NOM has spent over $112,000 to air a new television ad in which they
warn that Pugno's opponent, Richard Pan, will support the teaching of
gay marriage to 2nd graders. See the ad below:

It is fairly ironic that NOM is divisively using children as political pawns in an effort to smear Dr. Richard Pan, a pediatrician that
has focused his career on building community partnerships to increase
children's health coverage. Dr. Pan co-founded the Healthy Kids Healthy
Future program, which secured health, dental and vision coverage for
over 65,000 children in the Sacramento region.

Assembly District 5 was drawn as a Republican district in 2000 but has
been trending more and more Democratic. The polling for the race shows
that Dr. Pan will win as long as his campaign can get the message out
about Pugno's extremist past. In addition to Pugno's anti-gay past, he
has also worked to eliminate all abortions, even in the case of incest
and rape. 

To learn more about this race and Andrew Pugno's extreme past, visit http://www.stopandrewpugno.com/.

To help Dr. Richard Pan, please visit http://www.panforassembly.com/

 Chris Moore is the President of the Stonewall Democratic Club of
Greater Sacramento and formerly served as Political Director for
Equality California.