Jim Gilmore in Sunday Political Talk Show interviews during 2015

On Civil Rights: 2007: yes to traditional marriage; no to civil unions

Historically, Gilmore has expressed opposition to same-sex marriage and civil unions. Gilmore used the issue as a talking point during his gubernatorial race and a 2008 campaign for the U.S. Senate. Gilmore lost the latter race to Democrat Mark Warner.

"I'm not interested in sending a message of anger or hatred to anybody in this race -- anyone. But I don't support gay marriage," Gilmore said in a 2007 interview. "I think that the traditional marriage values that we've had over generations in America is the appropriate thing. The extent that people can find some way to build some kind of contractual relationship between themselves, fine, but I don't think it should rise to a civil union which is really a substitute for the concept of marriage, and I don't support that either."

Gilmore's campaign did not respond to emails seeking clarification on whether or not he has changed his position on marriage equality following the Supreme Court's ruling earlier this year.

Source: Advocate.com 2015 coverage of 2016 presidential hopefuls Jul 30, 2015

On Civil Rights: Traditional marriage is the appropriate thing

I don't support gay marriage. I think that the traditional marriage values that we've had over generations in America is the appropriate thing. The extent that people can find some way to build some kind of contractual relationship between themselves, fine, but I don't think it should rise to a civil union which is really a substitute for the concept of marriage, and I don't support that either. Source: Advocate.com 2015 coverage of 2016 presidential hopefuls Jul 30, 2015

On Drugs: I'm not a legalization guy

I'm not a legalization guy. I think that it's not a substance, it's a lifestyle, and a quality of life and approach that I'm afraid I can't adhere to. I understand that some people are able to use marijuana in a recreational way and it probably doesn't hurt society, but at the end of the day, I don't believe we ought to be legalizing and putting the legitimacy of the state on to substance abuse. Source: WMUR 2015 coverage of 2016 presidential hopefuls Jul 19, 2015

The above quotations are from Sunday Political Talk Show interviews during 2015, interviewing presidential hopefuls for 2016. Click here for main summary page. Click here for a profile of Jim Gilmore. Click here for Jim Gilmore on all issues.
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