Paul Yandura and his domestic partner, Donald Hitchcock, have been a well-known couple in Democratic Party circles for many years. Both were involved in the presidential campaigns of Bill Clinton and Al Gore. Yandura served in the Clinton White House and held posts with the DNC. He currently operates a political consulting firm in partnership with former Clinton White House adviser Marsha Scott.

Donald Hitchcock (left) was fired May 2, 2004, as the Democratic Party's gay outreach adviser. His partner, Paul Yandura, said the move was in retaliation for a letter Yandura wrote accusing DNC Chair Howard Dean of failing to take adequate steps to defend gay rights.