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MA: NOM Spends $50K to Elect Republican to Kennedy's Seat

Monday, January 18th, 2010

The National Organization for Marriage, which opposes same-sex marriage, has spent $50,000 on a wave of robocalls into Massachusetts on Scott Brown’s behalf, according to a filing Saturday with the Federal Elections Commission.

Brown opposes same-sex marriage, and Coakley supports it, though the issue hasn’t been central in Massachusetts, where gay couples have been marrying since 2004, and where it’s no longer a front-burner political issue. Brown’s gay defenders say he opposes a federal constitutional amendment to outlaw same-sex marriage, and shares President Obama’s view that it’s a matter for the states.

Full Story from Politico

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NJ: NOM Spends $600K to Fight Gay Marriage Bill

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

The race is on in New Jersey — in both lobbying and spending — as advocates on both sides fight try to gain advantage in the latest same sex marriage battleground before the new chief executive takes office. Supporters of gay marriage are frantically pushing to get a bill to outgoing Democratic Gov. Jon Corzine before he leaves office next month. His successor, Republican Gov.-elect Chris Christie, has vowed to veto any such measure passed by the Legislature after he takes office Jan. 19.

But if Corzine can sign the bill into law before then, Christie and opponents of same sex marriage will have to wait at least until the next state legislative elections in 2011 to fight back.

“This is the whole ballgame,” said Brian Brown, executive director of the National Organization for Marriage, which has spent more than $600,000 in radio and TV ads and robo-calls against same-sex marriage.

Full Story from Fox News: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/12/09/advocates-tap-war-chest-battle-sex-marriage-new-jersey/?test=latestnews

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IA: Republicans Mad About Robocalls Supporting Gay Marriage

Thursday, November 12th, 2009

An automated call featuring one of Terry Branstad’s former lieutenant governors asking Republicans to support same-sex marriage has drawn the ire of social conservatives.

The calls, which feature the voice of Republican Joy Corning and were paid for by gay rights group One Iowa, say the Iowa Supreme Court ruling that legalized same-sex marriage continues “Iowa’s tradition of protecting the civil rights of all Iowans.”

One of Branstad’s rivals for the 2010 gubernatorial nomination, Bob Vander Plaats, said the calls are another reason to question Branstad’s commitment to opposing same-sex marriage.

Full Story from the Iowa Independent: http://iowaindependent.com/22236/corning-auto-calls-infuriate-conservatives

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