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Gay legislators shaping marriage debates across states
In New York Hawaii Illinois Maryland Rhode Island and New Hampshire gay state lawmakers lead and sponsor bills on civil unions and same sex marriage Their personal stories persuade colleagues forge cross party ties and help drive landmark votes from Hawaii to Maryland and Rhode Island to the federal stage showing how openly gay legislators influence policy even where battles are far from won.
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New York
America
Hawaii
Illinois
Maryland
Rhode Island
Tom Duane
Duane
Manhattan
Deborah Mell
Chicago
Christin Baker
Mell
Baker
Greg Harris
Senate
Pat Quinn
Harris
House
Blake Oshiro
Oshiro
Washington, D.C
Chamber
Richard Madaleno
Madaleno
Mary Washington
Baltimore
Lincoln Chafee
Gordon Fox
Kathy Kushnir
Marriage Equality Rhode Island
The
National Organization For Marriage
Christopher Plante
Plante
Fox
State Senate
New Hampshire
Rep
David Pierce
Hanover
Pierce
David Bates
Bates
Chuck Wolfe
Arkansas
Kathy Webb
Wolfe