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Adam Laxalt on Civil Rights |
Adam Laxalt (R): In 2014 said would have defended Nevada gay marriage ban. Joined suit defending religious right of florist to not create arrangement for gay couple.
Steve Sisolak (D): Yes. Strong gay rights supporter, endorsed by major gay rights groups.
Sisolak directed his response toward progressive primary voters, stressing his support for women and minority groups without denying that his stances had shifted on some issues. "This was a survey from 22 years ago," Sisolak wrote in a statement to the Reno Gazette Journal. "Like many people, you learn and grow as times change. And I think that's important."
The VoteSmart questionnaire shows Sisolak did not support same sex marriages in Nevada. Today, he says he couldn't be happier that marriage equality is the law of the land.
Sisolak's campaign cited those same remarks as evidence of his support for the LGBT community, adding in a statement that there was still more to be done to protect that and other minority groups.