2016 CA Senate race: on Civil Rights


Duf Sundheim: Supports same-sex marriage

Republicans are poised to field a pro-abortion, same-sex marriage-supporting Senate candidate, testing the theory that they might be relevant if only they'd concede defeat on social issues. Duf Sundheim, a self-described `balding 60 year-old white guy,` says, `For a lot of people, [abortion and gay marriage] are gating issues; it sends a broader message about whether you're inclusive, whether you're a good listener, whether you're able to identify with people and you're able to share their concerns.`
Source: Washington Examiner on 2016 California Senate race Jun 4, 2015

Rocky Chavez: Moderate who supports gay marriage

Chavez, 63, is a retired Marine Corps colonel and former Oceanside councilman. He has won a reputation as a moderate, speaking up in support of immigration, gay marriage and the science of climate change.
Source: LA Weekly on 2016 California Senate race Mar 5, 2015

Tom Del Beccaro: Keep Proposition 8; but open to debate on gay marriage

[Repeal of Proposition 8: Supporters of same-sex marriage rights in California launched a petition drive in 2011 to qualify a repeal measure for the state's 2012 ballot.] As the legal debate over Proposition 8 comes to a head in the nation's high court, Del Beccaro predicted that gay marriage will continue to be a `difficult issue for a lot of Republicans` for years to come.

Dozens of prominent Republicans recently signed a brief urging the US Supreme Court to declare Proposition 8 unconstitutional.

Del Beccaro, who supports Proposition 8, acknowledged that public opinion on gay marriage is shifting--with support in California inching over 60%--but said he expects GOP candidates to continue to hold different views on the issue. He said, however, he doesn't `think that issue alone defines the party by any stretch.` He concluded, `I think you're going to find that the Republican Party is going to have members on all sides of this issue; it's going to be debated for years to come.`

Source: Sacramento Bee on 2016 California Senate race Mar 2, 2013

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Candidates and political leaders on Civil Rights:

Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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