Democratic candidate for Governor Mark Schauer with his running mate Lisa Brown.
AJ TRAGER | Between the Lines | Pride Source | October 30, 2014
MICHIGAN – Michigan takes to the polls Nov. 4 to vote for the next local and statewide elected officials. BTL has provided candidate information, a 20-page 2014 Voter’s Guide and has followed the races as they progressed through the election season. All of the interviews and analysis can be found online at http://www.pridesource.com or http://www.mivoterguide.com.
A few hot races to follow this coming Tuesday include those for governor, state attorney general, Michigan’s Supreme Court and the U.S. Senate. Each of the Democratic candidates from these races has come out in support of same-sex marriage and LGBT inclusive policies and has been heavily endorsed by Between The Lines. If the Michigan House shifts from Republican control, it will have a critical impact for LGBT citizens.
Governor’s Race
Running for governor, Democratic candidate Mark Schauer has been tied in many polls this October with incumbent Rick Snyder. In his first term as governor, Snyder has setback LGBT initiatives and is the named defendant in Michigan’s same-sex marriage equality case. Just this year Snyder allowed the passage of a “rape insurance” bill, adding an insurance clause that requires women to purchase an added package if they want an abortion, regardless of the circumstances that led to the pregnancy. Mark Schauer, on the other hand, would not pursue anti-woman policies like “rape insurance” and has vowed to dismiss the appeal of the DeBoer v Snyder decision made in March by Federal Judge Friedman. He has said he would endorse and push for an amendment to the state’s civil rights act, which would include gender identity and sexual orientation protections.
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