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Civil Rights     Ketanji Brown Jackson: Served on board for school that condemned LGBTQ people.     Deb Haaland: Everyone deserves to love without discrimination.     Deb Haaland: I have this wonderful lesbian daughter who I adore.     Deb Haaland: Was Vice Chair of the Congressional Equality Caucus.     Pete Snyder: Left is pushing transgender bathrooms in our schools.     Anthony Gonzalez: Allow transgender people in the military.     Brian Fitzpatrick: Allow transgender people in the military.     Collin Peterson: Allow transgender people in the military.     John Katko: Allow transgender people in the military.     Justin Amash: Allow transgender people in the military.     Mario Diaz-Balart: Allow transgender people in the military.     Tom Emmer: Allow transgender people in the military.     Tom Reed: Allow transgender people in the military.     Trey Hollingsworth: Allow transgender people in the military.     Will Hurd: Allow transgender people in the military.     Pete Buttigieg: Supports Equality Act; need better legislation.     Pete Buttigieg: Trans members of the military deserve presidential support.     Gene Truono: Constitution's inferred rights cover LGBT rights.     Wilbur Ross: LGBT protections omitted, then reinstated following scrutiny.     Corey Stewart: Transgenderism is despicable.     Kyrsten Sinema: Co-chair Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus.     Sam Brownback: Allow college groups to discriminate for religious reasons.     Barbara Bollier: College groups "religious freedom" means LGBT discrimination.     Ralph Northam: Backs marriage rights for same-sex couples.     Lawrence Lessig: LGBT rights secured constitutionally; now work on statute.     Lawrence Lessig: Aggressively support transgendered social recognition.     Jake LaTurner: Allow college groups to discriminate for religious reasons.     Laura Kelly: College groups "religious freedom" means LGBT discrimination.     Susan Wagle: Allow college groups to discriminate for religious reasons.     Hillary Clinton: Pledged to sign Employment Non-Discrimination Act.     Rand Paul: Gay contracts ok, but gay marriage is offensive.     Larry Hogan: I evolved and will not repeal same-sex marriage law.     Larry Hogan: Opposes a transgender rights bill.     Catherine Cortez Masto: Let Nevada ban same-sex marriage; it's will of the people.     Catherine Cortez Masto: States ban bigamy & incest, so why not same-sex marriage?     Colin Bonini: Opposed same-sex marriage for Delaware.     Jack Markell: Supported same-sex marriage for Delaware.     Donald Rumsfield: Give gays right to serve in the military.     Benjamin Cardin: Supports civil unions, no comment on gay marriage.     Kevin Zeese: Supports full marriage rights for gay couples.     Kweisi Mfume: Supports full benefits & rights of gay marriage.     Kweisi Mfume: No constitutional Amendment defining traditional marriage.     Lise Van Susteren: Supports full marriage rights for gay couples.     Michael Steele: Affirms marriage is between one man and one woman.

Health Care     Pete Buttigieg: Gender reassignment surgery is part of health care.

Jobs     Ralph Northam: Tiebreaker in favor of increasing the minimum wage.

Tax Reform     Gene Truono: Tax reform will be one of his top 3 issues for advocacy.

Click for quotations from other sources by: Anthony Gonzalez Republican U.S. Rep Ohio- 16 Barbara Bollier Democratic 2020 Senate Challenger Kansas Benjamin Cardin Democratic Jr Senator, previously Representative Maryland Brian Fitzpatrick Republican U.S. Rep Pennsylvania- 8 Catherine Cortez Masto Democratic Senate candidate Nevada Colin Bonini Delaware Republican 2020 Gubernatorial candidate Collin Peterson Democrat/Farmer/Labor U.S. Rep Minnesota-7 Corey Stewart Republican candidate for Virginia U.S. Senator Virginia Deb Haaland New Mexico DOI Secretary Donald Rumsfield Gene Truono Republican candidate for Delaware U.S. Senator Delaware Hillary Clinton Democratic Presidential candidate Jack Markell Delaware Democratic Governor (term-limited 2016) Jake LaTurner Republican 2020 Senate Challenger Kansas John Katko Republican House Member U.S. Rep New York- 24 Justin Amash Michigan Libertarian Presidential Challenger Ketanji Brown Jackson Democratic Supreme Court nominee Kevin Zeese Green/ Libertarian/ Populist Challenger (2006) Maryland Kweisi Mfume Democratic challenger (2006), previously U.S. Rep. Maryland Kyrsten Sinema Democratic candidate for Arizona U.S. Senator Arizona Larry Hogan Maryland Republican Maryland Governor Laura Kelly Kansas Democratic candidate for governor of Kansas Lawrence Lessig Massachusetts Democrat for President Lise Van Susteren Mario Diaz-Balart Republican U.S. Rep Florida-25 Michael Steele Republican challenger, Lt. Gov. Maryland Pete Buttigieg Indiana DOT Secretary Pete Snyder Virginia Republican Primary Gubernatorial Candidate Ralph Northam Virginia Democratic Governor Rand Paul Republican 2016 Primary Challenger Sam Brownback Kansas Republican Governor Susan Wagle Republican 2020 Senate Challenger Kansas Tom Emmer Republican House Member U.S. Rep Minnesota- 6 Tom Reed Republican U.S. Rep New York-23 Trey Hollingsworth Republican U.S. Rep Indiana- 9 Wilbur Ross Former Secretary of Commerce Will Hurd Republican House Member U.S. Rep Texas- 23