Fred Karger hopes the state's primary rules will land him a mid-Michigan miracle and a handful of delegates to the national convention. The retired California businessman has had a lot of trouble ...

For decades, a fear of discrimination kept Fred Karger from seeking office and coming out as openly gay. When the Laguna Beach resident, a Republican and partner in a top political consulting firm ...

Before Pete Buttigieg, there was Fred Karger, the first openly gay candidate to run for president. Karger ran as a Republican in 2012, and while he didn’t get the nomination, he paved the way ...

Fred Karger: I was not surprised. About ten days probably before the election, I said, you know, 50-50 chance, which is what generally happens when it’s a presidential campaign and it’s down ...

Fred Karger: The Gay-Rights Bogeyman of the GOP Presidential Race. By Chris Good. August 11, 2010. Share. Save. The Republican presidential field has gained a new entrant, though he's not your ...

IN THE SUMMER of 2008, Fred Karger was keeping a close eye on the California ballot initiative known as Proposition 8, the measure that would eventually outlaw gay marriage in the state.He didn ...

Fred Karger may not be your average Republican, in a race that has seen almost every major candidate veer dramatically rightwards in support of the God-fearing tea-party vote.

Political consultant and one-time actor Fred Karger has the distinction of having the first commercial out of the gate for 2012. Karger is running a 90-second spot, below, on the Iowa airwaves ...

Fred Karger, man. We don't hear too much about him in most mainstream outlets, but, if you follow him on Twitter, you'll know that he's been intently watching the Republican debates right along ...

As better-known candidates hunt for votes in Michigan's Republican primary, the first openly gay GOP presidential hopeful is plotting a minor upset. Fred Karger is focusing on one congressional ...

Fred Karger: I was not surprised. About ten days probably before the election, I said, you know, 50-50 chance, which is what generally happens when it’s a presidential campaign and it’s down ...

Fred Karger hopes the state's primary rules will land him a mid-Michigan miracle and a handful of delegates to the national convention. The retired California businessman has had a lot of trouble ...