6 Republicans Who Favor Same-Sex Marriage - Including Kenneth Mehlman & Clint Eastwood
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6 Republicans Who
Favor Same-Sex Marriage
Same-Sex Marriage
Supporters
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Jon Huntsman, Jr.
The former governor of Utah and 2012 Republican presidential candidate at first only favored civil unions and not same sex marriage. In a piece for the American Conservative, Huntsman said, “While serving as governor of Utah, I pushed for civil unions and expanded reciprocal benefits for gay citizens. That was four years ago. Today we have an opportunity to do more.”
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Nikkel was the only Republican on the Colorado House Judiciary Committee to vote in favor of same-sex civil unions.
B.J. Nikkel
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Kenneth Mehlman
Kenneth Mehlman not only has spoken out in states like Iowa and Illinois in favor of same-sex marriage, but he also started an organization called Project Right Side. This helps to get more conservative support for marriage equality.
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Alex Castellanos
Castellanos was once ranked as GQ magazines 50 most powerful people in Washington. He has been a media consultant to every Republican presidential candidate in the last twenty years, including Bush, McCain and Romney.
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Deborah Pryce
Deborah Pryce is a retired congresswoman from Ohio. She has said that, “Like a lot of the country, my views have evolved on this from the first day I set foot in Congress. I think it’s just the right thing, and I think it’s on solid legal footing, too.”
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Clint Eastwood
While Clint Eastwood is an actor and not a politician, he recently came out as a supporter of same-sex marriage.