List of supporters of same-sex marriage in the United States

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Supporters of same-sex marriage in the United States are American citizens (most notably, current and former political officeholders), political and other organizations, and religious denominations, who support extending the right to marry to same-sex couples. The reform of marriage law has been the focus of many LGBT social movements. Same-sex marriage has gained the official support of several U.S. political parties, including the Democratic,[1] Libertarian, Green, Socialist and Communist parties, as well as an increasing portion of the membership and elected leadership of the Republican Party.

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Political parties [edit]

National [edit]

The Democratic Party national platform, adopted in 2012, explicitly supports same-sex marriage.[2]

Of the most significant third parties in the United States, the Green,[3] the Communist,[4] and the Socialist,[5] parties explicitly support the legalization of same-sex marriage as part of a nondiscrimination agenda. The Libertarian Party also wishes to lift the bans, but with the ultimate goal of marriage privatization.[6]

Affiliated national party organizations [edit]

  1. Lavender Greens[7]
  2. Log Cabin Republicans[8]
  3. National Stonewall Democrats[9]
  4. Outright Libertarians[10]
  5. Young Democrats of America[11]

College Democrats of America state federations and chapters [edit]

Main article: College Democrats of America
  1. Brandeis University Democrats[12]
  2. Brown University Democrats[12]
  3. Case Western Reserve University Democrats[12]
  4. The College of New Jersey Democrats[13]
  5. Claremont Colleges Democrats[12]
  6. College of William and Mary Democrats[12]
  7. Columbia University Democrats[12]
  8. Cornell University Democrats[12]
  9. Dartmouth College Democrats[12]
  10. Georgetown University Democrats[12]
  11. George Washington University Democrats
  12. Georgia Institute of Technology Democrats[12]
  13. Harvard University Democrats[12]
  14. Johns Hopkins University Democrats[12]
  15. Lehigh University Democrats[12]
  16. Middlebury College Democrats[12]
  17. Mount Holyoke College Democrats[12]
  18. New York University Democrats[12]
  19. College Democrats of North Carolina[14]
  20. Northwestern University Democrats[12]
  21. Pacific Union College Democrats[12]
  22. Penn State University Democrats[12]
  23. University of Pennsylvania Democrats[12]
  24. Princeton University Democrats[12]
  25. Stanford University Democrats[12]
  26. The Towson University College Democrats[15]
  27. Tufts University Democrats[12]
  28. University of California, Irvine Democrats[12]
  29. University of California, Los Angeles Democrats[12]
  30. University of Chicago Democrats[12]
  31. University of Illinois Democrats[12]
  32. University of Miami Democrats[12]
  33. University of Michigan Democrats[12]
  34. University of Rochester Democrats[12]
  35. University of Southern California for Obama[12]
  36. University of Texas at Austin Democrats[12]
  37. Young Democrates at University of Texas at San Antonio
  38. Vanderbilt University Democrats[12]
  39. University of Virginia Democrats[12]
  40. Wake Forest University Democrats[12]
  41. University of Washington Democrats[12]
  42. Wellesley College Democrats[12]
  43. Williams College Democrats[12]
  44. Yale University Democrats[12]

College Republican National Committee state federations and chapters [edit]

Main article: College Republican National Committee
  1. Augustana College Republicans[citation needed]
  2. Boston University Republicans[12]
  3. Columbia University Republicans[12]
  4. Cornell University Republicans[12]
  5. Tufts University Republicans[12]
  6. University of Chicago Republicans[12]
  7. Macalester College Republicans[16]
  8. University of Miami Republicans[12]
  9. Minnesota College Republicans[17]
  10. University of Pennsylvania Republicans[12]
  11. University of Rochester Republicans[12]
  12. University of Southern California Republicans[12]
  13. University of Washington Republicans[12]
  14. Yeshiva University Republicans[12]

State Democratic chapters [edit]

  1. California Democratic Party[18]
  2. Colorado Democratic Party[19]
  3. Connecticut Democratic Party[20]
  4. Hawaii Democratic Party[21]
  5. Iowa Democratic Party[22]
  6. Maine Democratic Party[23]
  7. Massachusetts Democratic Party[24]
  8. Michigan Democratic Party[25]
  9. Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party[26]
  10. Montana Democratic Party[27]
  11. Nebraska Democratic Party[28]
  12. Nevada Democratic Party[29]
  13. New Hampshire Democratic Party[30]
  14. New Mexico Democratic Party[31]
  15. New York State Democratic Committee[32]
  16. North Carolina Democratic Party[33]
  17. Ohio Democratic Party[34]
  18. Oregon Democratic Party[35]
  19. Pennsylvania Democratic Party[36]
  20. Texas Democratic Party[37]
  21. Vermont Democratic Party[38]
  22. Washington State Democratic Party[39]
  23. Wisconsin Democratic Party[40]
  24. Wyoming Democratic Party[41]

Other Democratic chapters [edit]

  1. District of Columbia Democratic State Committee[42]

Other state political parties [edit]

  1. California Peace and Freedom Party[43]
  2. New York Working Families Party[44]
  3. Oregon Progressive Party[45]
  4. Vermont Progressive Party[46]

Territorial politicial parties [edit]

  1. Puerto Rico Movimiento Unión Soberanista[47]
  2. Puerto Ricans for Puerto Rico Party[48]
  3. Puerto Rico Working People's Party[49]

Elected officials [edit]

Presidents [edit]

  1. Barack Obama[50] (D) (2009–present)
  2. Jimmy Carter[51] (D) (1977–1981)
  3. Bill Clinton[52] (D) (1993–2001)

Vice Presidents [edit]

  1. Joe Biden[50] (D) (2009–present)
  2. Dick Cheney[53] (R) (2001–2009)
  3. Al Gore[54] (D) (1993–2001)
  4. Walter Mondale[55] (D) (1977–1981)

U.S. Senators [edit]

U.S. Senators who publicly support same-sex marriage (SSM)
  Both Democratic U.S. Senators support SSM
  One Democratic U.S. Senator supports SSM
  One Democratic and one Republican U.S. Senator support SSM
  One Independent and one Democratic U.S. Senator support SSM
  One Independent U.S. Senator supports SSM
  1. Majority Leader Harry Reid[56] (D–Nevada, 1987–present)
  2. Majority Whip Dick Durbin[57] (D–Illinois, 1997–present)
  3. President pro tempore Patrick Leahy[58] (D–Vermont, 1975–present)
  4. Tammy Baldwin[59] (D–Wisconsin, 2013–present)
  5. Max Baucus[27] (D–Montana, 1978–present)
  6. Mark Begich[60] (D–Alaska, 2009–present)
  7. Michael Bennet[59] (D–Colorado, 2009–present)
  8. Richard Blumenthal[59] (D–Connecticut, 2011–present)
  9. Barbara Boxer[59] (D–California, 1993–present)
  10. Sherrod Brown[59] (D–Ohio, 2007–present)
  11. Maria Cantwell[61] (D–Washington, 2001–present)
  12. Ben Cardin[59] (D–Maryland, 2007–present)
  13. Tom Carper[62] (D–Delaware, 2001–present)
  14. Bob Casey, Jr.[63] (D–Pennsylvania, 2007–present)
  15. Chris Coons[59] (D–Delaware, 2011–present)
  16. Mo Cowan[64] (D–Massachusetts, 2013–present)
  17. Joe Donnelly[65] (D–Indiana, 2013–present)
  18. Dianne Feinstein[59] (D–California, 1992–present)
  19. Al Franken[59] (D–Minnesota, 2009–present)
  20. Kirsten Gillibrand[59] (D–New York, 2009–present)
  21. Kay Hagan[66] (D–North Carolina, 2009–present)
  22. Tom Harkin[59] (D–Iowa, 1985–present)
  23. Martin Heinrich[59] (D–New Mexico, 2013–present)
  24. Heidi Heitkamp[67] (D–North Dakota, 2013–present)
  25. Mazie Hirono[68] (D–Hawaii, 2013–present)
  26. Tim Johnson[69] (D–South Dakota, 1997–present)
  27. Tim Kaine[70] (D–Virginia, 2013–present)
  28. Angus King[71] (I–Maine, 2013–present)
  29. Mark Kirk[72] (R–Illinois, 2010–present)
  30. Amy Klobuchar[73] (D–Minnesota, 2007–present)
  31. Frank Lautenberg[59] (D–New Jersey, 1982–2001, 2003–present)
  32. Carl Levin[59] (D–Michigan, 1979–present)
  33. Claire McCaskill[74] (D–Missouri, 2007–present)
  34. Bob Menendez[59] (D–New Jersey, 2006–present)
  35. Jeff Merkley[59] (D–Oregon, 2009–present)
  36. Barbara Mikulski[59] (D–Maryland, 1987–present)
  37. Chris Murphy[75] (D–Connecticut, 2013–present)
  38. Patty Murray[59] (D–Washington, 1993–present)
  39. Bill Nelson[76] (D–Florida, 2001–present)
  40. Rob Portman[77] (R–Ohio, 2011–present)
  41. Jack Reed[78] (D–Rhode Island, 1997–present)
  42. Jay Rockefeller[79] (D–West Virginia, 1985–present)
  43. Bernie Sanders[80] (I–Vermont, 2007–present)
  44. Brian Schatz[81] (D–Hawaii, 2012–present)
  45. Chuck Schumer[59] (D–New York, 1999–present)
  46. Jeanne Shaheen[59] (D–New Hampshire, 2009–present)
  47. Debbie Stabenow[60] (D–Michigan, 2001–present)
  48. Jon Tester[70][82] (D–Montana, 2007–present)
  49. Mark Udall[59] (D–Colorado, 2009–present)
  50. Tom Udall[83] (D–New Mexico, 2009–present)
  51. Mark Warner[84] (D–Virginia, 2009–present)
  52. Elizabeth Warren[59] (D–Massachusetts, 2013–present)
  53. Sheldon Whitehouse[59] (D–Rhode Island, 2007–present)
  54. Ron Wyden[59] (D–Oregon, 1996–present)

The Respect for Marriage Act, a proposed bill that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and allow the federal government of the United States to recognize legal same-sex marriages, had 32 cosponsors in the 112th United States Congress.[85]

Former U.S. Senators [edit]

  1. Daniel Akaka[86] (D–Hawaii, 1990–2013)
  2. Dean Barkley[87] (IP–Minnesota, 2002–2003)
  3. Joe Biden[50] (D–Delaware, 1973–2009)
  4. Carol Moseley Braun[88] (D–Illinois, 1993–1999)
  5. Lincoln Chafee[89] (R–Rhode Island, 1999–2007)
  6. Hillary Clinton[90] (D–New York, 2001–2009)
  7. Jon Corzine[91] (D–New Jersey, 2001–2006)
  8. Mark Dayton[92] (D–Minnesota, 2001–2007)
  9. Chris Dodd[93] (D–Connecticut, 1981–2011)
  10. Dan Evans[94] (R–Washington, 1983–1989)
  11. Russ Feingold[59] (D–Wisconsin, 1993–2011)
  12. Al Gore[54] (D–Tennessee, 1985–1993)
  13. Mike Gravel[95] (D–Alaska, 1969–1981)
  14. Chuck Hagel[96] (R–Nebraska, 1997–2009)
  15. Former president pro tempore Daniel Inouye[86] (D–Hawaii, 1963–2012)
  16. Former Majority Whip Ted Kennedy[97] (D–Massachusetts, 1962–2009)
  17. Bob Kerrey[98] (D–Nebraska, 1989–2001)
  18. John Kerry[59] (D–Massachusetts, 1985–2013)
  19. Herb Kohl[60] (D–Wisconsin, 1989–2013)
  20. George McGovern[99] (D–South Dakota, 1963–1981)
  21. Walter Mondale[55] (D–Minnesota, 1964–1976)
  22. Barack Obama[50] (D–Illinois, 2005–2009)
  23. Larry Pressler[100] (R–South Dakota, 1979–1997)
  24. Olympia Snowe[101] (R–Maine, 1995–2013)
  25. Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.[102] (R–Connecticut, 1971–1989)

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives [edit]

Map of congressional districts with representatives who publicly support same-sex marriage
  District's Democratic representative supports same-sex marriage
  District's Republican representative supports same-sex marriage
  District's representative has not declared support for same-sex marriage
  1. Minority Leader and Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi[59] (D–California)
  2. Minority Whip Steny Hoyer[103] (D–Maryland)
  3. Former Majority Whip Jim Clyburn[104] (D–South Carolina)
  4. Rob Andrews[105] (D–New Jersey)
  5. Karen Bass[59] (D–California)
  6. Joyce Beatty[106] (D–Ohio)
  7. Xavier Becerra[59] (D–California)
  8. Ami Bera[107] (D–California)
  9. Tim Bishop[108] (D–New York)
  10. Earl Blumenauer[109] (D–Oregon)
  11. Suzanne Bonamici[110] (D–Oregon)
  12. Bob Brady[60] (D–Pennsylvania)
  13. Bruce Braley[111] (D–Iowa)
  14. Julia Brownley[112] (D–California)
  15. Cheri Bustos[113] (D–Illinois)
  16. G. K. Butterfield[114] (D–North Carolina)
  17. Lois Capps[59] (D–California)
  18. Mike Capuano[115] (D–Massachusetts)
  19. Tony Cardenas[116] (D–California)
  20. John C. Carney, Jr.[117] (D–Delaware)
  21. André Carson[60] (D–Indiana)
  22. Matt Cartwright[118] (D–Pennsylvania)
  23. Kathy Castor[60] (D–Florida)
  24. Joaquín Castro[119] (D–Texas)
  25. Judy Chu[59] (D–California)
  26. David Cicilline[120] (D–Rhode Island)
  27. Yvette Clarke[121] (D–New York)
  28. William Lacy Clay, Jr.[60] (D–Missouri)
  29. Emanuel Cleaver[122] (D–Missouri)
  30. Steve Cohen[123] (D–Tennessee)
  31. Gerry Connolly[124] (D–Virginia)
  32. John Conyers[59] (D–Michigan)
  33. Jim Cooper[125] (D–Tennessee)
  34. Jim Costa[126] (D–California)
  35. Joe Courtney[127] (D–Connecticut)
  36. Joseph Crowley[128] (D–New York)
  37. Elijah Cummings[129] (D–Maryland)
  38. Danny K. Davis[60] (D–Illinois)
  39. Susan Davis[59] (D–California)
  40. Peter DeFazio[60] (D–Oregon)
  41. Diana DeGette[130] (D–Colorado)
  42. John K. Delaney[131] (D–Maryland)
  43. Rosa DeLauro[132] (D–Connecticut)
  44. Suzan DelBene[133] (D–Washington)
  45. Ted Deutch[134] (D–Florida)
  46. Lloyd Doggett[60] (D–Texas)
  47. Michael F. Doyle[135] (D–Pennsylvania)
  48. Tammy Duckworth[136] (D–Illinois)
  49. Donna Edwards[137] (D–Maryland)
  50. Keith Ellison[59] (D–Minnesota)
  51. Eliot Engel[138] (D–New York)
  52. Anna Eshoo[59] (D–California)
  53. Elizabeth Esty[139] (D–Connecticut)
  54. Sam Farr[59] (D–California)
  55. Chaka Fattah[140] (D–Pennsylvania)
  56. Bill Foster[141] (D–Illinois)
  57. Lois Frankel[142] (D–Florida)
  58. Marcia Fudge[143] (D–Ohio)
  59. Tulsi Gabbard[144] (D–Hawaii)
  60. John Garamendi[145] (D–California)
  61. Joe Garcia[146] (D–Florida)
  62. Alan Grayson[147] (D–Florida)
  63. Al Green[60] (D–Texas)
  64. Raúl Grijalva[59] (D–Arizona)
  65. Michelle Lujan Grisham[148] (D–New Mexico)
  66. Luis Gutiérrez[149] (D–Illinois)
  67. Janice Hahn[59] (D–California)
  68. Colleen Hanabusa[150] (D–Hawaii)
  69. Richard L. Hanna[100] (R–New York)
  70. Alcee Hastings[151] (D–Florida)
  71. Dennis Heck[152] (D–Washington)
  72. Brian Higgins[153] (D–New York)
  73. Jim Himes[154] (D–Connecticut)
  74. Rubén Hinojosa[114] (D–Texas)
  75. Rush Holt[105] (D–New Jersey)
  76. Mike Honda[59] (D–California)
  77. Steven Horsford[155] (D–Nevada)
  78. Jared Huffman[156] (D–California)
  79. Steve Israel[157] (D–New York)
  80. Sheila Jackson Lee[158] (D–Texas)
  81. Hakeem Jeffries[159] (D–New York)
  82. Eddie Bernice Johnson[60] (D–Texas)
  83. Hank Johnson[60] (D–Georgia)
  84. Marcy Kaptur[160] (D–Ohio)
  85. William R. Keating[115] (D–Massachusetts)
  86. Robin Kelly[161] (D–Illinois)
  87. Joseph P. Kennedy III[162] (D–Massachusetts)
  88. Dan Kildee[163] (D–Michigan)
  89. Derek Kilmer[164] (D–Washington)
  90. Ron Kind[165] (D–Wisconsin)
  91. Ann Kirkpatrick[166] (D–Arizona)
  92. Ann McLane Kuster[167] (D–New Hampshire)
  93. James Langevin[168] (D–Rhode Island)
  94. Rick Larsen[169] (D–Washington)
  95. John B. Larson[170] (D–Connecticut)
  96. Barbara Lee[171] (D–California)
  97. Sander M. Levin[172] (D–Michigan)
  98. John Lewis[173] (D–Georgia)
  99. David Loebsack[60] (D–Iowa)
  100. Zoe Lofgren[59] (D–California)
  101. Alan Lowenthal[174] (D–California)
  102. Nita Lowey[175] (D–New York)
  103. Ben R. Luján[176] (D–New Mexico)
  104. Stephen Lynch[115] (D–Massachusetts)
  105. Dan Maffei[177] (D–New York)
  106. Carolyn B. Maloney[128] (D–New York)
  107. Sean Patrick Maloney[178] (D–New York)
  108. Ed Markey[115] (D–Massachusetts)
  109. Doris Matsui[59] (D–California)
  110. Carolyn McCarthy[60] (D–New York)
  111. Betty McCollum[179] (D–Minnesota)
  112. Jim McDermott[59] (D–Washington)
  113. Jim McGovern[115] (D–Massachusetts)
  114. Gloria Negrete McLeod[174] (D–California)
  115. Jerry McNerney[59] (D–California)
  116. Gregory Meeks[180] (D–New York)
  117. Grace Meng[159] (D–New York)
  118. Mike Michaud[181] (D–Maine)
  119. George Miller[59] (D–California)
  120. Gwen Moore[60] (D–Wisconsin)
  121. Jim Moran[182] (D–Virginia)
  122. Patrick Murphy[183] (D–Florida)
  123. Jerrold Nadler[59] (D–New York)
  124. Grace Napolitano[59] (D–California)
  125. Richard Neal[115] (D–Massachusetts)
  126. Rick Nolan[184] (D–Minnesota)
  127. Beto O'Rourke[185] (D–Texas)
  128. Frank Pallone[105] (D–New Jersey)
  129. Bill Pascrell[186] (D–New Jersey)
  130. Ed Pastor[60] (D–Arizona)
  131. Donald Payne, Jr.[187] (D–New Jersey)
  132. Ed Perlmutter[188] (D–Colorado)
  133. Gary Peters[189] (D–Michigan)
  134. Scott Peters[190] (D–California)
  135. Chellie Pingree[191] (D–Maine)
  136. Mark Pocan[192] (D–Wisconsin)
  137. Jared Polis[59] (D–Colorado)
  138. David Price[193] (D–North Carolina)
  139. Michael Quigley[59] (D–Illinois)
  140. Charles B. Rangel[194] (D–New York)
  141. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen[195] (R–Florida)
  142. Lucille Roybal-Allard[59] (D–California)
  143. Raul Ruiz[196] (D–California)
  144. Dutch Ruppersberger[129] (D–Maryland)
  145. Tim Ryan[60] (D–Ohio)
  146. Linda Sánchez[59] (D–California)
  147. Loretta Sanchez[59] (D–California)
  148. John Sarbanes[197] (D–Maryland)
  149. Jan Schakowsky[59] (D–Illinois)
  150. Adam Schiff[59] (D–California)
  151. Brad Schneider[198] (D–Illinois)
  152. Kurt Schrader[199] (D–Oregon)
  153. Allyson Schwartz[200] (D–Pennsylvania)
  154. Bobby Scott[60] (D–Virginia)
  155. David Scott[201] (D–Georgia)
  156. José Enrique Serrano[202] (D–New York)
  157. Carol Shea-Porter[203] (D–New Hampshire)
  158. Brad Sherman[59] (D–California)
  159. Kyrsten Sinema[204] (D–Arizona)
  160. Albio Sires[186] (D–New Jersey)
  161. Louise Slaughter[205] (D–New York)
  162. Adam Smith[206] (D–Washington)
  163. Jackie Speier[59] (D–California)
  164. Eric Swalwell[207] (D–California)
  165. Mark Takano[208] (D–California)
  166. Mike Thompson[59] (D–California)
  167. John F. Tierney[115] (D–Massachusetts)
  168. Dina Titus[209] (D–Nevada)
  169. Paul Tonko[210] (D–New York)
  170. Niki Tsongas[115] (D–Massachusetts)
  171. Chris Van Hollen[59] (D–Maryland)
  172. Juan Vargas[211] (D–California)
  173. Marc Veasey[212] (D–Texas)
  174. Nydia Velázquez[213] (D–New York)
  175. Pete Visclosky[214] (D–Indiana)
  176. Tim Walz[215] (D–Minnesota)
  177. Debbie Wasserman Schultz[216] (D–Florida)
  178. Maxine Waters[59] (D–California)
  179. Mel Watt[217] (D–North Carolina)
  180. Henry Waxman[59] (D–California)
  181. Peter Welch[218] (D–Vermont)
  182. Frederica Wilson[219] (D–Florida)
  183. John Yarmuth[220] (D–Kentucky)

Non-voting delegates Eleanor Holmes Norton (D–District of Columbia)[221] and Gregorio Sablan (D–Northern Mariana Islands)[60] also support same-sex marriage.

The Respect for Marriage Act, a proposed bill that would repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and allow the federal government of the United States to recognize legal same-sex marriages, had 160 cosponsors in the 112th United States Congress.[222]

Former U.S. Representatives [edit]

  1. Neil Abercrombie[223] (D–Hawaii)
  2. Gary Ackerman[224] (D–New York)
  3. John Adler[225] (D–New Jersey)
  4. Daniel Akaka[86] (D–Hawaii)
  5. Joe Baca[59] (D–California)
  6. John Baldacci[226] (D–Maine)
  7. Tammy Baldwin[59] (D–Wisconsin)
  8. Bob Barr[227] (R–Georgia)
  9. Tom Barrett[228] (D–Wisconsin)
  10. Charles Bass[100] (R–New Hampshire)
  11. Max Baucus[27] (D–Montana)
  12. Chris Bell[229] (D–Texas)
  13. Shelley Berkley[59] (D–Nevada)
  14. Howard Berman[59] (D–California)
  15. Barbara Boxer[59] (D–California)
  16. Sherrod Brown[59] (D–Ohio)
  17. John L. Burton[59] (D–California)
  18. Tom Campbell[230] (R–California)
  19. Maria Cantwell[61] (D–Washington)
  20. Ben Cardin[59] (D–Maryland)
  21. Dennis Cardoza[60] (D–California)
  22. Russ Carnahan[231] (D–Missouri)
  23. Tom Carper[62] (D–Delaware)
  24. Julia Carson[232] (D–Indiana)
  25. Ed Case[233] (D–Hawaii)
  26. Former Minority Whip Dick Cheney[53] (R–Wyoming)
  27. Hansen Clarke[60] (D–Michigan)
  28. Ron Dellums[234] (D–California)
  29. Norman D. Dicks[235] (D–Washington)
  30. Joe Donnelly[65] (D–Indiana)
  31. Dick Durbin[57] (D–Illinois)
  32. Mervyn M. Dymally[236] (D–California)
  33. Rahm Emanuel[228] (D–Illinois)
  34. Bob Filner[59] (D–California)
  35. James Florio[237] (D–New Jersey)
  36. Harold Ford, Jr.[238] (D–Tennessee)
  37. Barney Frank[115] (D–Massachusetts)
  38. Former Minority Leader Richard Gephardt[239] (D–Missouri)
  39. Gabrielle Giffords[240][241] (D–Arizona)
  40. Wayne Gilchrest[242] (R–Maryland)
  41. Kirsten Gillibrand[59] (D–New York)
  42. Steve Gunderson[243] (R–Wisconsin)
  43. Charlie Gonzalez[59] (D–Texas)
  44. Debbie Halvorson[244] (D–Illinois)
  45. Tom Harkin[59] (D–Iowa)
  46. Martin Heinrich[59] (D–New Mexico)
  47. Maurice Hinchey[245] (D–New York)
  48. Mazie Hirono[68] (D–Hawaii)
  49. Kathy Hochul[246] (D–New York)
  50. Paul Hodes[247] (D–New Hampshire)
  51. Joe Hoeffel[248] (D–Pennsylvania)
  52. Michael Huffington[239] (R–California)
  53. Daniel Inouye[86] (D–Hawaii)
  54. Jay Inslee[249]
  55. Jesse Jackson, Jr.[60] (D–Illinois)
  56. Nancy Johnson[100] (R–Connecticut)
  57. Tim Johnson[69] (D–South Dakota)
  58. Stephanie Tubbs Jones[250] (D–Ohio)
  59. Patrick J. Kennedy[251] (D–Rhode Island)
  60. Mary Jo Kilroy[106] (D–Ohio)
  61. Mark Kirk[72] (R–Illinois)
  62. Ed Koch[252] (D–New York)
  63. Jim Kolbe[253] (R–Arizona)
  64. Dennis Kucinich[254] (D–Ohio)
  65. Tom Lantos[255] (D–California)
  66. Mike Lowry[256] (D–Washington)
  67. Mary Bono Mack[100] (R–California)
  68. George McGovern[99] (D–South Dakota)
  69. Cynthia McKinney[257] (D–Georgia)
  70. Michael McMahon[258] (D–New York)
  71. Kendrick Meek[259] (D–Florida)
  72. Bob Menendez[59] (D–New Jersey)
  73. Barbara Mikulski[59] (D–Maryland)
  74. Susan Molinari[100] (R–New York)
  75. Connie Morella[100] (R–Maryland)
  76. Chris Murphy[75] (D–Connecticut)
  77. Patrick Murphy[260] (D–Pennsylvania)
  78. Bill Nelson[76] (D–Florida)
  79. John Olver[115] (D–Massachusetts)
  80. Donald M. Payne[186] (D–New Jersey)
  81. Rob Portman[77] (R–Ohio)
  82. Larry Pressler[100] (R–South Dakota)
  83. Deborah Pryce[100] (R–Ohio)
  84. Jack Reed[78] (D–Rhode Island)
  85. Harry Reid[56] (D–Nevada)
  86. Silvestre Reyes[60] (D–Texas)
  87. Laura Richardson[59] (D–California)
  88. Tom Ridge[100] (R–Pennsylvania)
  89. Steve Rothman[105] (D–New Jersey)
  90. Bernie Sanders[80] (I–Vermont)
  91. Chuck Schumer[59] (D–New York)
  92. Joe Sestak[261] (D–Pennsylvania)
  93. James Shannon[262] (D–Massachusetts)
  94. Chris Shays[263] (R–Connecticut)
  95. Olympia Snowe[101] (R–Maine)
  96. Hilda Solis[264] (D–California)
  97. Debbie Stabenow[60] (D–Michigan)
  98. Pete Stark[59] (D–California)
  99. Ted Strickland[265] (D–Ohio)
  100. David Stockman[100] (R–Michigan)
  101. Gerry Studds[266] (D–Massachusetts)
  102. Betty Sutton[267] (D–Ohio)
  103. Ellen Tauscher[268] (D–California)
  104. Edolphus Towns[269] (D–New York)
  105. Mark Udall[59] (D–Colorado)
  106. Tom Udall[83] (D–New Mexico)
  107. Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.[102] (R–Connecticut)
  108. Anthony Weiner[270] (D–New York)
  109. Lynn Woolsey[59] (D–California)
  110. David Wu[271] (D–Oregon)
  111. Ron Wyden[59] (D–Oregon)

Governors [edit]

U.S. Governors who publicly support same-sex marriage by party affiliation.
  State's Democratic Governor supports SSM
  State's Independent Governor supports SSM
  State's Governor has not declared support for SSM
  1. Neil Abercrombie[223] (D–Hawaii) (2010–present)
  2. Jerry Brown[272] (D–California) (1975–1983, 2011–present)
  3. Lincoln Chafee[89] (I–Rhode Island) (2011–present)
  4. Andrew Cuomo[273] (D–New York) (2011–present)
  5. Mark Dayton[92] (D–Minnesota) (2011–present)
  6. Maggie Hassan[274] (D–New Hampshire) (2013–present)
  7. John Hickenlooper[275] (D–Colorado) (2011–present)
  8. Jay Inslee[249] (D–Washington) (2013–present)
  9. John Kitzhaber[276] (D–Oregon) (1995–2003, 2011–present)
  10. Dan Malloy[277] (D–Connecticut) (2011–present)
  11. Jack Markell[278] (D–Delaware) (2009–present)
  12. Martin O'Malley[279] (D–Maryland) (2007–present)
  13. Deval Patrick[280] (D–Massachusetts) (2007–present)
  14. Pat Quinn[281] (D–Illinois) (2009–present)
  15. Peter Shumlin[282] (D–Vermont) (2011–present)

Former Governors [edit]

  1. John Baldacci[226] (D–Maine) (2003–2011)
  2. Brendan Byrne[237] (D–New Jersey) (1974–1982)
  3. Tom Carper[62] (D–Delaware) (1993–2001)
  4. Jimmy Carter[51] (D–Georgia) (1971–1975)
  5. Ben Cayetano[283] (D–Hawaii) (1994–2002)
  6. Paul Cellucci[100] (R–Massachusetts) (1997–2001)
  7. Bill Clinton[52] (D–Arkansas) (1983–1992)
  8. Richard Codey[284] (D–New Jersey) (2004–2006)
  9. Jon Corzine[91] (D–New Jersey) (2006–2010)
  10. Charlie Crist[285] (R–Florida) (2007-2011)
  11. Chet Culver[286] (D–Iowa) (2007–2011)
  12. Howard Dean[59] (D–Vermont) (1991–2003)
  13. Michael Dukakis[55] (D–Massachusetts) (1975–1979, 1983–1991)
  14. Dan Evans[94] (R–Washington) (1965–1977)
  15. James Florio[237] (D–New Jersey) (1990–1994)
  16. Parris Glendening[287] (D–Maryland) (1995–2003)
  17. Jennifer Granholm[288] (D–Michigan) (2003–2011)
  18. Christine Gregoire[289] (D–Washington) (2005–2013)
  19. Jon Huntsman, Jr.[290] (R–Utah) (2005–2009)
  20. Gary Johnson[291] (R–New Mexico) (1995–2003)
  21. Tim Kaine[70] (D–Virginia) (2006–2010)
  22. Thomas Kean[237] (R–New Jersey) (1982–1990)
  23. Bob Kerrey[98] (D–Nebraska) (1983–1987)
  24. Angus King[71] (I–Maine) (1995–2003)
  25. Madeleine M. Kunin[292] (D–Vermont) (1985–1991)
  26. Gary Locke[293] (D–Washington) (1997–2005)
  27. Mike Lowry[256] (D–Washington) (1993–1997)
  28. John Lynch[294] (D–New Hampshire) (2005–2013)
  29. Jim McGreevey[295] (D–New Jersey) (2002–2004)
  30. Ronnie Musgrove[296] (D–Mississippi) (2000–2004)
  31. David Paterson[297] (D–New York) (2008–2011)
  32. Ed Rendell[298] (D–Pennsylvania) (2003–2011)
  33. Jay Rockefeller[79] (D–West Virginia) (1977–1985)
  34. Ann Richards[299] (D–Texas) (1991–1995)
  35. Tom Ridge[100] (R–Pennsylvania) (1995–2001)
  36. Barbara Roberts[300] (D–Oregon) (1991–1995)
  37. Pedro Rosselló[301] (NPP/D–Puerto Rico) (1993–2001)
  38. Brian Schweitzer[302] (D–Montana) (2009–2013)
  39. Kathleen Sebelius[264] (D–Kansas) (2003–2009)
  40. Jeanne Shaheen[59] (D–New Hampshire) (1997–2003)
  41. Eliot Spitzer[303] (D–New York) (2007–2008)
  42. Ted Strickland[265] (D–Ohio) (2007–2011)
  43. Jane Swift [100] (R–Massachusetts) (2001–2003)
  44. James R. Thompson [304] (R–Illinois) (1977–1991)
  45. Jesse Ventura[305] (Ref./IP–Minnesota) (1999–2003)
  46. Tom Vilsack[306] (D–Iowa) (1999–2007)
  47. Mark Warner[84] (D–Virginia) (2002–2006)
  48. Lowell P. Weicker, Jr.[102] (ACP–Connecticut) (1991–1995)
  49. William Weld[239] (R–Massachusetts) (1991–1997)
  50. Christine Todd Whitman[239] (R–New Jersey) (1994–2001)

Lieutenant Governors [edit]

  1. Jerry Abramson[307] (D–Kentucky) (2011–present)
  2. Anthony G. Brown[308] (D–Maryland) (2007–present)
  3. Matthew P. Denn[309] (D–Delaware) (2009–present)
  4. Robert Duffy[310] (D–New York) (2011–present)
  5. Tim Murray[311] (D–Massachusetts) (2007–present)
  6. Gavin Newsom[59] (D–California) (2011–present)
  7. Brad Owen[312] (D–Washington) (1997–present)
  8. Yvonne Prettner Solon[92] (D–Minnesota) (2011–present)
  9. Elizabeth H. Roberts[313] (D–Rhode Island) (2007–present)
  10. Phillip Scott[314] (R–Vermont) (2011–present)
  11. Sheila Simon[315] (D–Illinois) (2011–present)
  12. Nancy Wyman[316] (D–Connecticut) (2011–present)

Former Lieutenant Governors [edit]

  1. Cruz Bustamante[317] (D–California) (1999–2007)
  2. John C. Carney, Jr.[117] (D–Delaware) (2001–2009)
  3. Ben Cayetano[283] (D–Hawaii) (1986–1994)
  4. Joy Corning[318] (R–Iowa) (1991–1999)
  5. Paul Cellucci[100] (R–Massachusetts) (1991–1999)
  6. Howard Dean[59] (D–Vermont) (1987–1991)
  7. Mervyn M. Dymally[236] (D–California) (1975–1979)
  8. Lee Fisher[319] (D–Ohio) (2007–2011)
  9. John Garamendi[145] (D–California) (2007–2009)
  10. Mazie Hirono[68] (D–Hawaii) (1994–2002)
  11. Tim Kaine[70] (D–Virginia) (2002–2006)
  12. John Kerry[59] (D–Massachusetts) (1983–1985)
  13. Madeleine M. Kunin[292] (D–Vermont) (1979–1983)
  14. Ronnie Musgrove[296] (D–Mississippi) (1996–2000)
  15. David Paterson[297] (D–New York) (2007–2008)
  16. Sally Pederson[320] (D–Iowa) (1999–2007)
  17. Pat Quinn[281] (D–Illinois) (2003–2009)
  18. Doug Racine[321] (D–Vermont) (1997–2003)
  19. Harry Reid[56] (D–Nevada) (1971–1975)
  20. Brian Schatz[81] (D–Hawaii) (2010–2012)
  21. Jane Swift [100] (R–Massachusetts) (1999–2003)
  22. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend[322] (D–Maryland) (1995–2003)

Attorneys General [edit]

  1. Beau Biden[323] (D–Delaware) (2007–present)
  2. Martha Coakley[324] (D–Massachusetts) (2007–present)
  3. Michael Delaney[325] (D–New Hampshire) (2009–present)
  4. Bob Ferguson[326] (D–Washington) (2013–present)
  5. Doug Gansler[327] (D–Maryland) (2007–present)
  6. Kamala Harris[59] (D–California) (2011–present)
  7. George Jepsen[325] (D–Connecticut) (2011–present)
  8. Kathleen Kane[328] (D–Pennsylvania) (2013–present)
  9. Gary King[325] (D–New Mexico) (2007–present)
  10. Lisa Madigan[329] (D–Illinois) (2003–present)
  11. Tom Miller[330] (D–Iowa) (1995–present)
  12. Janet T. Mills[331] (D–Maine) (2009–2011, 2013–present)
  13. Irvin B. Nathan[325] (D–District of Columbia) (2011–present)
  14. Ellen Rosenblum[332] (D–Oregon) (2012–present)
  15. Eric Schneiderman[59] (D–New York) (2011–present)
  16. William Sorrell[333] (D–Vermont) (1997–present)

Former Attorneys General [edit]

  1. Bruce Botelho[228] (D–Alaska) (1994–2002)
  2. Richard Blumenthal[59] (D–Connecticut) (1991–2011)
  3. Jerry Brown[272] (D–California) (2007–2011)
  4. Bill Clinton[52] (D–Arkansas) (1977–1979)
  5. Charlie Crist[285] (R–Florida) (2003–2007)
  6. Andrew Cuomo[273] (D–New York) (2007–2010)
  7. Lee Fisher[319] (D–Ohio) (1991–1995)
  8. Jennifer Granholm[288] (D–Michigan) (1999–2003)
  9. Christine Gregoire[289] (D–Washington) (1993–2003)
  10. Scott Harshbarger[262] (D–Massachusetts) (1991–1999)
  11. Heidi Heitkamp[67] (D–North Dakota) (1992–2000)
  12. Bill Lockyer[334] (D–California) (1999–2007)
  13. Patrick C. Lynch[335] (D–Rhode Island) (2003–2011)
  14. Walter Mondale[55] (D–Minnesota) (1960–1964)
  15. Thomas Reilly[336] (D–Massachusetts) (1999–2007)
  16. G. Steven Rowe[337] (D–Maine) (2001–2009)
  17. James Shannon[262] (D–Massachusetts) (1987–1991)
  18. Eliot Spitzer[303] (D–New York) (1999–2006)
  19. Tom Udall[83] (D–New Mexico) (1991–1999)
  20. Sheldon Whitehouse[59] (D–Rhode Island) (1999–2003)

Mayors [edit]

The U.S. Conference of Mayors, representing the mayors of cities with populations larger than 30,000 resolved to support same-sex marriage.[338]

  1. Matt Appelbaum[228] (I–Boulder, Colorado)
  2. Scott Avedisian[228] (R–Warwick, Rhode Island)
  3. Tom Barrett[228] (D–Milwaukee)
  4. Tom Bates[228] (D–Berkeley, California)
  5. Bill Bell[228] (D–Durham, North Carolina)
  6. Virg Bernero[228] (D–Lansing, Michigan)
  7. Dave Bing[228] (D–Detroit)
  8. Michael Bloomberg[228] (I–New York City)
  9. Connie Boardman [228] (D–Huntington Beach, California)
  10. Peter Bober[228] (I–Hollywood, Florida)
  11. Bill Bogaard[228] (D–Pasadena, California)
  12. Cory Booker[228] (D–Newark, New Jersey)
  13. Matti Herrera Bower[228] (D–Miami Beach, Florida)
  14. Noam Bramson[228] (D–New Rochelle, New York)
  15. Ardell Brede[228] (I–Rochester, Minnesota)
  16. Michael F. Brennan[228] (D–Portland, Maine)
  17. Chuck Cahn[228] (D–Cherry Hill, New Jersey)
  18. Kirk Caldwell[228] (D–Honolulu, Hawaii)
  19. John B. Callahan[228] (D–Bethlehem, Pennsylvania)
  20. Stephen Cassidy[228] (D–San Leandro, California)
  21. Julian Castro[228] (D–San Antonio)
  22. Chris Coleman[228] (D–Saint Paul, Minnesota)
  23. Michael B. Coleman[228] (D–Columbus, Ohio)
  24. Suzette Cooke[228] (R–Kent, Washington)
  25. Dennis Coombs[228] (D–Longmont, Colorado)
  26. David Coss[228] (D–Santa Fe, New Mexico)
  27. Frank Cownie[228] (D–Des Moines, Iowa)
  28. Joseph Curtatone[228] (D–Somerville, Massachusetts)
  29. Henrietta Davis[228] (D–Cambridge, Massachusetts)
  30. John DeStefano, Jr.[228] (D–New Haven, Connecticut)
  31. Christopher Doherty[337] (D–Scranton, Pennsylvania)
  32. Carol Dutra-Vernaci[228] (D–Union City, California)
  33. Rahm Emanuel[228] (D–Chicago)
  34. John Engen[228] (D–Missoula, Montana)
  35. William D. Euille[228] (D–Alexandria, Virginia)
  36. Paul J. Feiner[228] (D–Greenburgh, New York)
  37. Bill Finch[228] (D–Bridgeport, Connecticut)
  38. Bob Foster[228] (D–Long Beach, California)
  39. Don Gerard[228] (D–Champaign, Illinois)
  40. Marie Gilmore[228] (D–Alameda, California)
  41. Mike Gin[228] (R–Redondo Beach, California)
  42. Vincent C. Gray[228] (D–Washington, D.C.)
  43. Mary Goloff[228] (Chico, California)
  44. Charlie Hales[339] (D–Portland, Oregon)
  45. Michael Hancock[228] (D–Denver)
  46. William J. Healy II[228] (D–Canton, Ohio)
  47. George Heartwell[228] (I–Grand Rapids, Michigan)
  48. John Hieftje[228] (D–Ann Arbor, Michigan)
  49. Bobby Hopewell[228] (D–Kalamazoo, Michigan)
  50. Frank G. Jackson[228] (D–Cleveland)
  51. Sly James[228] (I–Kansas City, Missouri)
  52. Gerald Jennings[228] (D–Albany, New York)
  53. Kevin Johnson[228] (D–Sacramento, California)
  54. Mike Kasperzak[340] (I–Mountain View, California)
  55. Judith Flanagan Kennedy[228] (R–Lynn, Massachusetts)
  56. Joe Krovoza[228] (D–Davis, California)
  57. Mark Kruzan[228] (D–Bloomington, Indiana)
  58. Denis Law[228] (I–Renton, Washington)
  59. Tim Leavitt[228] (I–Vancouver, Washington)
  60. Ed Lee[228] (D–San Francisco)
  61. Lee Leffingwell[228] (D–Austin, Texas)
  62. Craig Lowe[228] (D–Gainesville, Florida)
  63. Mike Maguire[228] (D–Eagan, Minnesota)
  64. Mark Mallory[228] (D–Cincinnati)
  65. John Marks[228] (D–Tallahassee, Florida)
  66. Garrad Marsh[341] (D–Modesto, California)
  67. Jamie Matthews[228] (I–Santa Clara, California)
  68. Michael McGinn[228] (D–Seattle)
  69. Gayle McLaughlin[228] (G–Richmond, California)
  70. Thomas Menino[228] (D–Boston)
  71. Stephanie Miner[228] (D–Syracuse, New York)
  72. Lori Moseley[228] (D–Miramar, Florida)
  73. Jeri Muoio[228] (D–West Palm Beach, Florida)
  74. Patrick O. Murphy[228] (I–Lowell, Massachusetts)
  75. Don Ness[228] (D–Duluth, Minnesota)
  76. Michael Nutter[228] (D–Philadelphia)
  77. Timothy O'Brien[228] (D–New Britain, Connecticut)
  78. Pam O'Connor[228] (D–Santa Monica, California)
  79. Frank C. Ortis[228] (D–Pembroke Pines, Florida)
  80. Annise Parker[228] (D–Houston)
  81. Judy Paul[228] (D–Davie, Florida)
  82. Kitty Piercy[228] (D–Eugene, Oregon)
  83. Don Plusquellic[228] (D–Akron, Ohio)
  84. Jean Quan[228] (D–Oakland, California)
  85. Luke Ravenstahl[228] (D–Pittsburgh)
  86. Mike Rawlings[342] (D–Dallas)
  87. Stephanie Rawlings-Blake[228] (D–Baltimore)
  88. Kasim Reed[228] (D–Atlanta)
  89. Thomas Richards[228] (D–Rochester, New York)
  90. Antonia Ricigliano[228] (D–Edison, New Jersey)
  91. Madeline Rogero[343] (D–Knoxville, Tennessee)
  92. Jonathan Rothschild[228] (D–Tucson, Arizona)
  93. Michael Ryan[228] (D–Sunrise, Florida)
  94. R. T. Rybak[228] (D–Minneapolis)
  95. Robert Sabonjian[228] (I–Waukegan, Illinois)
  96. Nicholas Sacco[344] (D–North Bergen, New Jersey)
  97. Chuck Sammarone[228] (D–Youngstown, Ohio)
  98. Domenic J. Sarno[228] (D–Springfield, Massachusetts)
  99. Greg Scharff[228] (Palo Alto, California)
  100. Helene Schneider[228] (D–Santa Barbara, California)
  101. Pedro Segarra[228] (D–Hartford, Connecticut)
  102. Francis G. Slay[228] (D–St. Louis)
  103. Scott Slifka[228] (D–West Hartford, Connecticut)
  104. Paul Soglin[228] (D–Madison, Wisconsin)
  105. Mike Spano[228] (D–Yonkers, New York)
  106. Brian P. Stack[344] (D–Union City, New Jersey)
  107. Greg Stanton[228] (D–Phoenix)
  108. Marilyn Strickland[228] (I–Tacoma, Washington)
  109. Michael Sweeney[228] (D–Hayward, California)
  110. Angel Taveras[228] (D–Providence, Rhode Island)
  111. Jill Techel[228] (D–Napa, California)
  112. Elizabeth Tisdahl[228] (D–Evanston, Illinois)
  113. Antonio Villaraigosa[228] (D–Los Angeles)
  114. Dayne Walling[228] (D–Flint, Michigan)
  115. Molly Joseph Ward[228] (I–Hampton, Virginia)
  116. Setti Warren[228] (D–Newton, Massachusetts)
  117. Yiaway Yeh[340] (I–Palo Alto, California)

Former mayors [edit]

  1. Jerry Abramson[307] (D–Louisville, Kentucky)
  2. Sam Adams[340] (D–Portland, Oregon)
  3. Rocky Anderson[345] (D–Salt Lake City)
  4. Toni Atkins[346] (D–San Diego)
  5. Mark Begich[60] (D–Anchorage, Alaska)
  6. Richard Bloom[228] (D–Santa Monica, California)
  7. Jerry Brown[272] (D–Oakland, California)
  8. Willie Brown[347] (D–San Francisco)
  9. Anna Caballero[236] (D–Salinas, California)
  10. Jane L. Campbell[348] (D–Cleveland)
  11. Joe Canciamilla[174] (D–Pittsburg, California)
  12. Mike Capuano[115] (D–Somerville, Massachusetts)
  13. Lincoln Chafee[89] (R–Warwick, Rhode Island)
  14. Martin Chávez[349] (D–Albuquerque, New Mexico)
  15. Upendra J. Chivukula[350] (D–Franklin Township, Somerset County, New Jersey)
  16. Judy Chu[59] (D–Monterey Park, California)
  17. David Cicilline[120] (D–Providence, Rhode Island)
  18. Dave Cieslewicz[351] (D–Madison, Wisconsin)
  19. Emanuel Cleaver[122] (D–Kansas City, Missouri)
  20. Ellen Corbett[352] (D–San Leandro, California)
  21. Aron Cromwell[340] (I–Lawrence, Kansas)
  22. Richard M. Daley[353] (D–Chicago)
  23. Hector De La Torre[236] (D–South Gate, California)
  24. Ron Dellums[234] (D–Oakland, California)
  25. Mark DeSaulnier[236] (D–Concord, California)
  26. David Dinkins[354] (D–New York City)
  27. Robert Duffy[310] (D–Rochester, New York)
  28. Clint Eastwood[100] (R–Carmel-by-the-Sea, California)
  29. Mike Eng[236] (D–Monterey Park, California)
  30. Dianne Feinstein[59] (D–San Francisco)
  31. Adrian Fenty[355] (D–Washington, D.C.)
  32. Lois Frankel[142] (D–West Palm Beach, Florida)
  33. Shirley Franklin[356] (D–Atlanta)
  34. Laura Friedman[340] (D–Glendale, California)
  35. Anthony Galluccio[357] (D–Cambridge, Massachusetts)
  36. Neil Giuliano[358] (R–Tempe, Arizona)
  37. Ron Gonzales[359] (D–San Jose, California)
  38. Loni Hancock[236] (D–Berkeley, California)
  39. John Hickenlooper[275] (D–Denver)
  40. Jennifer Hosterman[340] (D–Pleasanton, California)
  41. Jan Laverty Jones[347] (D–Las Vegas)
  42. Tim Kaine[70] (D–Richmond, Virginia)
  43. Vera Katz[360] (D–Portland, Oregon)
  44. Ed Koch[252] (D–New York City)
  45. Dennis Kucinich[254] (D–Cleveland)
  46. Sally J. Lieber[236] (D–Mountain View, California)
  47. Dan Malloy[277] (D–Stamford, Connecticut)
  48. Jim McGreevey[295] (D–Woodbridge Township, New Jersey)
  49. Bob Menendez[59] (D–Union City, New Jersey)
  50. Jim Moran[182] (D–Alexandria, Virginia)
  51. Gus Morrison[340] (D–Fremont, California)
  52. Gene Mullin[236] (D–South San Francisco, California)
  53. Tim Murray[311] (D–Worcester, Massachusetts)
  54. Richard Neal[115] (D–Springfield, Massachusetts)
  55. Mike Nevin[361] (D–Daly City, California)
  56. Gavin Newsom[59] (D–San Francisco)
  57. Greg Nickels[338][362] (D–Seattle)
  58. Martin O'Malley[279] (D–Baltimore)
  59. Bill Pascrell[186] (D–Paterson, New Jersey)
  60. Eddie Perez[363] (D–Hartford, Connecticut)
  61. Tom Potter[364][365] (D–Portland, Oregon)
  62. Kenneth Reeves[366] (D–Cambridge, Massachusetts)
  63. Ed Rendell[298] (D–Philadelphia)
  64. Norm Rice[367] (D–Seattle)
  65. Richard Riordan[368] (R–Los Angeles)
  66. Ann Schwab[340] (D–Chico, California)
  67. Joe Simitian[352] (D–Palo Alto, California)
  68. Ira Ruskin[236] (D–Redwood City, California)
  69. Jerry Sanders[340] (R–San Diego)
  70. E. Denise Simmons[369] (D–Cambridge, Massachusetts)
  71. Jesse Ventura[305] (I–Brooklyn Park, Minnesota)
  72. Edward Vincent[352] (D–Inglewood, California)
  73. Joseph Vitale[284] (D–Woodbridge Township, New Jersey)
  74. Joan Wagnon[59] (D–Topeka, Kansas)
  75. Wellington Webb[370] (D–Denver)
  76. Anthony A. Williams[371] (D–Washington, D.C.)
  77. Lois Wolk[236] (D–Davis, California)

See also [edit]

References [edit]

  1. ^ Stein, Sam. Democratic Party Platform: Pro-Gay Marriage, Immigration Reform, Shots At Romney, Squishy On Guns. Huffington Post. 2012-09-03. Retrieved 2012-11-13.
  2. ^ Stein, Sam (2012-08-04). "Democratic Party Platform: Pro-Gay Marriage, Immigration Reform, Shots At Romney, Squishy On Guns". Huffington Post. Retrieved 2012-08-04. 
  3. ^ "Information on Green Party Positions on Marriage Equality and Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Rights". Green Party. 2005-01-01. Retrieved 2009-07-09. "The Green Party firmly believes that same-sex couples should have all of the same rights that heterosexual couples do and that the Defense of Marriage Act" is a violation of civil rights. The rights of same-sex couples far outweighs the rights of what some people believe a married couple should be." 
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Same-sex marriage legalized:
Laws not yet in effect
Same-sex marriage recognized,
but not performed:
Civil union or domestic partnership legal:
Same-sex marriage prohibited by statute:
Same-sex marriage prohibited
by constitutional amendment:
All types of same-sex unions prohibited
by constitutional amendment:
Recognition of same-sex unions undefined
by statute or constitutional amendment:
Notes

† California's laws on marriage are complicated: All out-of-state same-sex marriages are given the benefits of marriage under California law, although only those performed before November 5, 2008, are granted the designation "marriage". The constitutional ban on same-sex marriage remains in limbo following a federal case finding the ban unconstitutional, which is currently stayed pending a Supreme Court decision.

* 64 same-sex marriages were issued in 2004: one of these marriages was recognized as valid for the purposes of divorce in 2010. However this was a narrow ruling, and the recognition of the marriages is unknown elsewhere.
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