Yesterday, Sam Adams was sworn in as the new mayor of Portland, Oregon, which is now the largest city in the U.S. to have a gay mayor:
There was a countdown at Portland's City Hall overnight, but it wasn't to ring in 2009.Adams secured the job with a big win in the primary in May. He garnered almost 60% of the vote in that multi-candidate election.
About 40 people -- including the mother and partner of Sam Adams -- were on hand to sip sparkling wine and watch as the first openly gay mayor of a major U.S. city was officially sworn in at 12:01 a.m.
