ABSTRACT
Contents Tammy Baldwin ............................................................................................... 340 Tom Ammiano ................................................................................................. 340 Mark Ferrandino ...............................................................................................341 Simone Bell .......................................................................................................341 Greg Harris .......................................................................................................341 Matt McCoy .................................................................................................... 342 Liz Malia .......................................................................................................... 342 Susan Allen ...................................................................................................... 342 Matt Titone ...................................................................................................... 343 Kate Brown ...................................................................................................... 343 Gordon Fox ...................................................................................................... 343 Angie Buhl O’Donnell ..................................................................................... 344 Victoria Kolakowski and Stu Rasmussen .......................................................... 344 Jared Polis......................................................................................................... 344 Karen Clark ...................................................................................................... 344 Conclusion ....................................................................................................... 344 Resources and Recommended Readings ............................................................345
On November 6, 2012, a tidal wave swept through the United States in the form of democratic victories over fundamental civil rights issues. In Minnesota, a marriage amendment that would include in the state’s constitution the denition of marriage as being between a man and a woman was defeated. On the same day in Maine, Washington, and Maryland same-sex marriage was legalized. As if these events were not historic enough, in Wisconsin, the home of the very conservative Paul Ryan, the Republican vice presidential candidate Tammy Baldwin was elected to the United States Congress. e people have spoken and a new day is on the horizon for equality and civil rights.
