Willy Marshall is an American

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politician and became the first openly gay

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when he was elected in 2001 to serve as the mayor of the town of

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. In keeping with his

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principles, Marshall repealed his municipal salary. He also cut municipal taxes by 50 percent and attempted to decriminalize marijuana. The

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government prevented full implementation of the decriminalization. Marshall campaigned unsuccessfully from 1982 to 1996 for election to serve as a member of the Utah House of Representatives, the Utah Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives before his mayoral campaign in 2000.

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