Congressman Milk

This timeline is meant to be a scenario of what might have occurred if a pair of political killings that took place in San Francisco in 1978 failed to happen. Additions adhering to this idea are welcome.

Timeline
1978--On November 27, former San Francisco City Supervisor Daniel White was arrested by police at City Hall after entering the building illegally to prevent the revolver he was carrying from being detected. White was believed to hold a grudge against Mayor George Moscone and his allies after Moscone refused to reinstate White to his post on the Board of Supervisors, from which he had resigned earlier that month. After initially denying any bad intentions, White eventually confessed his plan to murder Moscone, Supervisors Harvey Milk and Carol Ruth Silver and State Assemblyman Willie Brown Jr. White was eventually sentenced to eight years in prison for attempted murder.

1979--Moscone is narrowly reelected to a second term as Mayor of San Francisco over his opponent, Supervisor Quentin Kopp. Moscone enjoyed wide support from liberals and minorities--Milk in particular campaigned enthusiastically for Moscone--while Kopp generally appealed to more pro-business interests. Among Kopp's supporters was the president of the Board of Supervisors, Dianne Feinstein, who had decided to retire rather than run for the Board again.

1980--A proposal to eliminate the new policy of district-based voting for the Board of Supervisors is defeated.

1981--Milk achieves a sound mandate in his reelection to the Board. He generally was considered a reliable ally of Moscone but impressed many outside the gay community with his willingness to work with potential opponents and his interest in representing all the people of his district rather than merely the gay community.

being continued even as we speak...