Maine governor candidates and where they stand on gay marriage.
May 29, 2010 in Uncategorized by admin
PATRICK McGOWAN-D
McGowan, a Hallowell Democrat, said he supports same-sex marriage and would support another referendum vote on the issue.
STEVEN ROWE-D
Rowe is both pro-abortion rights and supportive of same-sex marriage.
ROSA SCARCELLI-D
She said she supports abortion rights and same-sex marriage. “I was raised in a community where loving, compassionate relationships were not just heterosexual,” said Scarcelli.
ELIZABETH MITCHELL-D
She’s supported gay marriage as a state senator and would continue to do so, she said, though it rarely comes up on the campaign trail.
PETER MILLS-R
“I’m pro-choice, I voted for the gay marriage bill – next question,” said Mills. “Sometimes there isn’t a next.”
LES OTTEN-R
On gay marriage, he said he was a supporter of traditional marriage but also believed in civil unions.
Otten said he would have vetoed the gay marriage bill that Gov. John Baldacci signed. He said he would have supported something closer to the bill Washington state passed, which essentially extended the same rights and responsibilities to same-sex couples without calling their relationship marriage.
STEVE ABBOTT-R
Abbott, a Portland Republican, said he’s heard very few questions about social issues on the campaign trail. The one that comes up the most is same-sex marriage. Abbott said he supported traditional marriage but recognized that something more needed to be done for gay and lesbian couples.
“There are many same-sex couples in the state, and they have legal issues that we need to recognize involving property, personal issues,” said Abbott. “It would make sense for the state to give those couples legal recognition that would include the same rights and responsibilities that traditional married couples have.”
BILL BEARDSLEY-R
He supports traditional marriage and is opposed to civil unions, calling them a confusing concept. He said he supports the traditional laws that exist and the domestic partner laws on the books, adding that they could be tweaked if needed.
MATT JACOBSON-R
On same-sex marriage, he said the state needs to keep the word “marriage” out of any solutions but needs to change the current legal environment.
PAUL LePAGE-R
On gay marriage, LePage said he supports traditional marriage and isn’t in favor of giving “anything special to any class of people.” He said he would abide by the state’s civil rights laws.
BRUCE POLIQUIN-R
Poliquin, a Georgetown Republican, said he is a “strong believer in traditional marriage” and is also anti-abortion.
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