Van de Putte named Grand Marshall for Gay Parade

State Senator Leticia van de Putte will serve as the Grand Marshall for the 2006, July 2nd San Antonio Gay Pride Parade.
According to Dan Graney, former Stonewall Democrats Chairman, “We are thrilled to have the State Senator leading our parade.” The annual parade will begin at 1010 North Main Street and travel north to Dewey Street.
A Pharmacist for more than 26 years, Van de Putte is a former five term state representative and currently a three term state senator for District 26. Currently serving as the Chair of the Texas Senate Democratic Caucus, she was also named the Chair of the Senate Hispanic Caucus in 2002.
A Kellogg Fellow at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government in 1993, she received her Bachelor of Science from the University of Texas at Austin, College of Pharmacy. She is also a 1973 Thomas Jefferson High School graduate in San Antonio. She lives in San Antonio with Pete, her husband of 28 years, and has six children.