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Marriage equality whip count

by: Scott Weingart

Sun Oct 29, 2006 at 01:06:27 PM EST

(Great work. Feel free to post updates in the comments. - promoted by jmelli)

Where does your delegation stand?

FULL MARRIAGE EQUALITY SUPPORTERS
Senate
Bernard Kenny (D-33) (Majority Leader) (Star Ledger 10/27/06)
Loretta Weinberg (D-37) (Star Ledger 10/27/06)
Barbara Buono (D-18) (Asbury Park Press 10/27/06)
Assembly
Reed Gusciora (D-15) * (Garden State Equality PR 10/25/06)
Brian Stack (D-33) * (Garden State Equality PR 10/25/06)
Wilfred Caraballo (D-29) * (Speaker Pro Tem) ( " " )
Mims Hackett (D-27) * (Blue Jersey 10/26/06)
Jerry Green (D-22) (Blue Jersey 10/26/06)
Joe Roberts (D-05) (Assembly Speaker) (Trenton Times 10/27/06)

* indicates the legislator will sponsor the Caraballo/Gusciora/Stack marriage equality legislation

The rest below the fold.

Scott Weingart :: Marriage equality whip count

UNDECIDED ON MARRIAGE EQUALITY
Assembly
Nelson Albano (D-01) (Atlantic City Press 10/27/06)
Linda Greenstein (D-14) (Trenton Times 10/27/06)

EVADING THE QUESTION/NOT ASKED ABOUT MARRIAGE EQUALITY; INDICATED SUPPORT FOR CIVIL UNIONS
Senate
Shirley Turner (D-15) Speaker Pro Tempore (Trenton Times 10/27/06)
Assembly
Frank Blee (R-02) (Atlantic City Press 10/27/06)
Louis Manzo (D-31) (Star Ledger 10/27/06)
Bonnie Watson-Coleman (D-15) (Majority Leader) (Trenton Times 10/27/06)
Joseph Cryan (D-20) (Bergen Record 10/26/06)
John Burzichelli (D-03) (Gloucester County Times 10/27/06)

OPPOSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY; SUPPORTS CIVIL UNIONS
Senate
Bill Gormley (R-02) (Atlantic City Press 10/27/06)
Peter Inverso (R-14) (Trenton Times 10/27/06)
Ray Lesniak (D-20) (New York Times 10/26/06)
Paul Sarlo (D-36) (Star Ledger 10/27/06)
Dick Codey (D-27) (President) (Trenton Times 10/27/06)
Assembly
Jim Whelan (D-02) (Atlantic City Press 10/27/06)
Jeff Van Drew (D-01) (Atlantic City Press 10/27/06)
Joan Quigley (D-32) (Jersey Journal 10/25/06)
Linda Stender (D-22) (Home News Tribune 10/28/06)
Amy Handlin (R-13) (Holmdel Independent 11/01/06)

OPPOSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY; POSSIBLE SUPPORT FOR CIVIL UNIONS
Senate
Joseph Kyrillos (R-13) (Asbury Park Press 10/26/06)

OPPOSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY; BOTH SUPPORTS AND OPPOSES CIVIL UNIONS
Senate
Tom Kean Junior (R-21) (Star Ledger 10/27/06)

OPPOSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY: SEEMS UNENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT CIVIL UNIONS
Senate
Steve Sweeney (D-03) (Gloucester County Times 10/27/06)

OPPOSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY; NO COMMENT ON MARRIAGE AMENDMENT
Senate
Leonard Connors (R-09) (Atlantic City Press 10/27/06)
Leonard Lance (R-23) Minority Leader (Press Release 10/25/06)
Assembly
David Wolfe (R-10) (Asbury Park Press 10/27/06)
Sam Thompson (R-13) (Holmdel Independent 11/01/06)

OPPOSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY: SUPPORTS MARRIAGE AMENDMENT
Senate
Gerald Cardinale (R-39) (Bergen Record 10/26/06)
Assembly
Alex DeCroce (R-26) (Minority Leader) (Press Release 10/25/06)
Alison Littell McHose (R-24) (Press Release 10/25/06)
Guy Gregg (R-24) (Press Release 10/25/06)
Ronald Dancer (R-30) (Trenton Times 10/27/06)
Michael Doherty (R-23) (Press Release 10/25/06)

OPPOSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY; SUPPORTS MARRIAGE AMENDMENT; THREATENED JUDGES
Assembly
Michael Patrick Carroll (R-25) (Personal Blog 10/25/06)
Richard Merkt (R-25) (Washington Post 10/25/06)

HAVE NOT READ DECISION
Assembly
Marica Karrow (R-23) (Express Times 10/25/06)
Paul Moriarty (D-04) (Gloucester County Times 10/27/06)

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Marriage equality whip count | 6 comments

Way to go, Mitch! (0.00 / 0)

Barbara Buono clearly doesn't want to risk having to face Mitch Manzella in a primary next year. I'm still waiting to see where Nick Scutari stands on the issue.

by: taxandspendliberal @ Sun Oct 29, 2006 at 18:59:43 PM UTC

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Ladies and Gentlemen... (0.00 / 0)

The comedy stylings of taxandspendliberal. He's here all week, don't forget to tip your server...

by: PocketAces @ Sun Oct 29, 2006 at 20:52:48 PM UTC

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Outside of the first 8... (0.00 / 0)

Albano's response is the most encouraging:

"I would have liked to have seen the Supreme Court finish the whole thing out instead of dumping it on us. I believe everybody should have equal rights regardless of race, religion or sexuality. When it comes to the marriage thing, it's a tough decision. I couldn't give you a decision right now which way I would go."

In 2004, Bush won Albano's district, which is basically all of Cape May plus Vineland & Millville, by 5 points. Albano is a freshman, and will likely be a top target of the GOP in the 07 cycle. Based on his statement, it looks like he really wants to support marriage equality. If Albano gets behind the Assembly bill, it will provide an example for some of the finger-in-the-wind legislators from safer districts.

by: Scott Weingart @ Sun Oct 29, 2006 at 19:57:50 PM UTC

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No stalling tactics for the bosses (0.00 / 0)

It's important to make it completely clear to the old politicians like Dick Codey & Ray Lesniak that if they dance around this & stall (Codey saying about how they need to act on taxes first), they will risk serious intra-party divisions that won't be soon forgiven, & instigate the "reform" Democrat movement they've long feared & have managed to suppress through a manipulated & fixed primary system.

by: Wesleylake @ Sun Oct 29, 2006 at 23:21:30 PM UTC

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A Valuable Service! (0.00 / 0)

Please keep this up, Scott. It not only identifies our friends, it helps us target our enemies.

If the sexual and gender minorities of New Jersey come together to defeat Cardinale, DeCroce, McHose, Gregg, Dancer, Doherty, Carroll, and Merkt, it will be impossible for the majority to deny us marriage equality.

by: denniscmcgrath @ Thu Nov 02, 2006 at 14:41:40 PM UTC

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