Christine Kehoe (D-San Diego) is a politician from the state of California. She was elected to represent the 39th District in the California State Senate in November 2004, succeeding the retiring Democrat Dede Alpert . Prior to her election to the State Senate, Kehoe represented the 76th District in the California State Assembly from 2000-2004, and San Diego's 3rd City Council District from 1993-2000. She ran for the U.S. House of Representatives in the 49th Congressional District in 1998 against incumbent Congressman Brian Bilbray , but was defeated. Kehoe is an openly lesbian legislator, and is a strong supporter of equal rights for gays and lesbians.