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'''Stephen Eugene Schulte''' (b. January 21, 1946) is an American politician, activist and policy analyst and a former mayor and councilman of , California. Schulte is a resident of , California. '''Stephen Eugene Schulte''' (b. January 21, 1946) is an American politician, activist and policy analyst. The first openly gay candidate to run for the Los Angeles City Council, he was the third mayor of ].<ref name="LA Times">{{Cite web |last=Los Angeles Times archives|date=1986-06-12 |title=West Hollywood : Council Picks Schulte as Mayor |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-06-12-we-10398-story.html |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
⚫ ==Political career==
Following his 1983 resignation as director of the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center (now the ]), Schulte ran for Los Angeles City Council. He was later elected to the City Council of West Hollywood after it was established as an independent city. Serving with ], ] and ], Schulte was known as the "voice of dissent."<ref name="dissent">{{Cite web |last=Mitchell |first=John L. |date=1990-04-19 |title=Schulte Reflects on Days as Council 'Voice of Dissent' : West Hollywood: The gay activist, a councilman since the city incorporated in 1984, looks back on his 5 1/2 years of service. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-04-19-we-2191-story.html |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>


Schulte served as West Hollywood's third mayor from 1986 to 1987. He was involved in the City's organizational, legislative, personnel and policy decisions.  Schulte worked to create the Public Safety Commission that monitored anti-gay behavior by the deputies of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. He also worked to establish a gay and lesbian task force to reshape city policies and worked with a coalition of anti-development activists who succeeded in halting the development of a 23 million dollar civic center in West Hollywood Park. During his time as councilman, Schulte helped to establish a Russian Cultural Center for the City of West Hollywood as a means of integrating and educating Russian immigrants fleeing the anti-Semitism of the Soviet Union.<ref name="dissent" /> <ref>{{Cite web |last=Thompson |first=Ginger Lynne |date=1988-11-09 |title=Russian Cultural Center Designed to Bridge a Gap |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1988-11-09-mn-295-story.html |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>
⚫ '''Political Career'''
==Project Angel Food==
⚫ Schulte was Executive Director of ] (1992–1993), a nonprofit organization in Los Angeles County which provides prepared meals for people who are home-bound with illness.  He joined the organization at a time of structural and financial challenges and worked to see stability, growth and progressive employee policies embedded into the agency.  He clashed with Project Angel Food's founder, ], which resulted in his dismissal. Employees of Project Angel Food responded by demanding the resignation of Williamson and the reinstatement of Schulte as director.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harris |first=Scott |date=1992-07-26 |title=Project Angel Food Rocked by Feuds : Volunteerism: Organization that feeds homebound AIDS patients has been hit by financial problems and layoffs. The departure of charismatic founder Marianne Williamson has added to the controversy. |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-07-26-me-5084-story.html |access-date=2023-06-28 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref>


== Modeling Career ==
In 1984, when the City of West Hollywood, California was established as an independent city, Schulte was elected to the City Council along with , and . He later served as the City’s third mayor from 1986-1987. He was deeply involved in the City’s organizational, legislative, personnel and policy decisions.  
Schulte modeled in the nude under the pseudonym Nick Chase for Colt Magazine from 1977 to 1980, something his opponent attempted to use against him in his run for mayor of West Hollywood. "I don't want to be labeled as a 'Colt model.' This is a part of why I stopped doing it. I'm not merely... anything. I wasn't merely the mayor of West Hollywood, I wasn't merely the director of the Gay and Lesbian Center, and I wasn't merely a model for ]" said Schulte in an interview for the Huffington Post.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Drum |first=Steve |date=2012-07-30 |title=Huffpost |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cold-studios-models_b_1708452 |access-date= |website=}}</ref>

Schulte joined the Council in hiring the City Manager, City Attorney, City Clerk and various department heads. During the first months and years of the City of West Hollywood, Schulte was instrumental in enacting statutes to establish domestic partnerships (the third city in California  to do so), supporting economic boycotts of South Africa, establishing support for the Russian emigre community and creating and expanding organizational structures to support people with AIDS and care for seniors.  His terms as councilman and as mayor saw a growth of social services as well as increased funding for the arts.

West Hollywood’s demographics included renters, senior citizens, gay and lesbian citizens, thriving small businesses and homeowners.  The issues of homeowners were a particular challenge for the new Council as was the continuation of the  department as the law enforcement agency for the new city. Under Schulte’s leadership, these challenges were soon turned into working partnerships. 

'''Executive Directorships and Administrative Positions'''

⚫ Schulte was Executive Director of (1992-1993), a nonprofit organization in Los Angeles County which still provides prepared meals for people who are home-bound with illness.  He joined the organization at a time of deep structural and financial challenges and worked to see stability, growth and progressive employee policies embedded into the agency.  He clashed with Project Angel Food’s founder, , which resulted in his dismissal and her resignation after it was demanded by the organization’s staff in response to Schulte’s being dismissed. 

Early in his career following graduate school in municipal administration, Schulte was Executive Director of , a community development agency. In Davenport, Iowa he went on to assist in the development of the as its Executive Director.  

After moving to California and serving a short stint in , Schulte served as Executive Director of the Gay and Lesbian Community Services Center (now the ) and promoted major cultural, organizational and financial growth in that organization. Following this he served for six years (two terms) on the West Hollywood City Council and later worked as Director in Government Relations for the .


'''Trivia'''

Along with and of the , Schulte is famous for his "big, gay mustache."


== References == == References ==
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2. <nowiki>https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1990-04-19-we-2191-story.html</nowiki>

3. <nowiki>https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-07-26-me-5084-story.html</nowiki>

4. <nowiki>https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt4m3nd399/entire_text/</nowiki>

5. <nowiki>https://www.advocate.com/comedy/2019/11/07/gay-men-and-mustaches-history-photos#rebelltitem1</nowiki>

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1 of first mayors/councilmen of West Hollywood, CA as well as Executive Directors of LA LGBTQ Center

Stephen Eugene Schulte (b. January 21, 1946) is an American politician, activist and policy analyst. The first openly gay candidate to run for the Los Angeles City Council, he was the third mayor of West Hollywood.

Political career

Following his 1983 resignation as director of the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center (now the Los Angeles LGBT Center), Schulte ran for Los Angeles City Council. He was later elected to the City Council of West Hollywood after it was established as an independent city. Serving with John Heilman, Valerie Terrigno and Paul Koretz, Schulte was known as the "voice of dissent."

Schulte served as West Hollywood's third mayor from 1986 to 1987. He was involved in the City's organizational, legislative, personnel and policy decisions.  Schulte worked to create the Public Safety Commission that monitored anti-gay behavior by the deputies of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. He also worked to establish a gay and lesbian task force to reshape city policies and worked with a coalition of anti-development activists who succeeded in halting the development of a 23 million dollar civic center in West Hollywood Park. During his time as councilman, Schulte helped to establish a Russian Cultural Center for the City of West Hollywood as a means of integrating and educating Russian immigrants fleeing the anti-Semitism of the Soviet Union.

Project Angel Food

Schulte was Executive Director of Project Angel Food (1992–1993), a nonprofit organization in Los Angeles County which provides prepared meals for people who are home-bound with illness.  He joined the organization at a time of structural and financial challenges and worked to see stability, growth and progressive employee policies embedded into the agency.  He clashed with Project Angel Food's founder, Marianne Williamson, which resulted in his dismissal. Employees of Project Angel Food responded by demanding the resignation of Williamson and the reinstatement of Schulte as director.

Modeling Career

Schulte modeled in the nude under the pseudonym Nick Chase for Colt Magazine from 1977 to 1980, something his opponent attempted to use against him in his run for mayor of West Hollywood. "I don't want to be labeled as a 'Colt model.' This is a part of why I stopped doing it. I'm not merely... anything. I wasn't merely the mayor of West Hollywood, I wasn't merely the director of the Gay and Lesbian Center, and I wasn't merely a model for Jim French (photographer)" said Schulte in an interview for the Huffington Post.

References

  1. Los Angeles Times archives (1986-06-12). "West Hollywood : Council Picks Schulte as Mayor". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  2. ^ Mitchell, John L. (1990-04-19). "Schulte Reflects on Days as Council 'Voice of Dissent' : West Hollywood: The gay activist, a councilman since the city incorporated in 1984, looks back on his 5 1/2 years of service". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  3. Thompson, Ginger Lynne (1988-11-09). "Russian Cultural Center Designed to Bridge a Gap". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  4. Harris, Scott (1992-07-26). "Project Angel Food Rocked by Feuds : Volunteerism: Organization that feeds homebound AIDS patients has been hit by financial problems and layoffs. The departure of charismatic founder Marianne Williamson has added to the controversy". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-06-28.
  5. Drum, Steve (2012-07-30). "Huffpost".
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