The Iowa House and Senate with a large Democratic majority has succesfully eliminated attempts by conservative members who want to vote on eliminating same-sex marriage. Among those who attempted to force a vote to ban gay marriage are four Democrats who went against their own party! The legislation has failed but came within 3 votes of being passed.
Please contact the four Democrats who attempted to force a vote to ban gay marriage:
Dennis Black of Grinnell
Dennis.Black@legis.state.ia.us
Keith Kreiman of Bloomfield
Keith.Kreiman@legis.state.ia.us
Rich Olive of Story City
rich.olive@legis.state.ia.us
Joe Seng of Davenport
Joe.Seng@legis.state.ia.us
Call the Senate switchboard at 515-281-3371 to speak with these representatives.
Showing posts with label iowa marriage amendment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label iowa marriage amendment. Show all posts
Monday, February 15, 2010
Four Iowa Democrats Attempt to Force Vote on Marriage Ban
Friday, April 10, 2009
Fair-Minded Iowan Legislators Stand Strong!
Resisting divisive attempts by the extreme right, the Iowa House blocked movement on a Constitutional amendment that aimed to take away the freedom to marry in Iowa. With your help, our fair-minded legislators stood strong, voting 54-44 to get back to work on issues of common concern to Iowa families!
Please thank ALL 54 fair-minded legislators!
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Iowa Reps That Must Be Contacted to Vote Against HJR 6 (The Iowa Marriage Amendment)
Iowa legislators are being bombarded with phone calls and emails from people across the nation supporting HJR 6 (The Iowa Marriage Amendment). To get out of committee the bill needs 51 votes, same-sex marriage opponents currently have 43 on their side.
Marriage equality opponents are banking on the following people to follow suit. Please contact the representatives below and tell them to vote NO on HJR 6, tell them to fight discrimination and to support marriage equality.
Email each rep individually or click here to email all the reps below at once.
Representative Brian Quirk – brian.quirk@legis.state.ia.us
Representative Mike Reasoner – mike.reasoner@legis.state.ia.us
Representative Kurt Swaim – kurt.swaim@legis.state.ia.us
Representative Larry Marek – larry.marek@legis.state.ia.us
Representative Kerry Burt – kerry.burt@legis.state.ia.us
Representative Wayne Ford – wayne.ford@legis.state.ia.us
Representative Nathan Reichert – nathan.reichert@legis.state.ia.us
Representative Paul Shomshor – paul.shomshor@legis.state.ia.us
Representative Phyllis Thede – phyllis.thede@legis.state.ia.us
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