A List of Legislators Surveyed on the Gay Marriage Amendment

Associated Press ^ | 2/10/2004

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A list of legislators surveyed on the gay marriage amendment By Associated Press, 2/10/2004 10:47

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An Associated Press survey of lawmakers between Friday, Feb. 6, and Monday, Feb. 9, showed that 71 members would vote in favor of the constitutional amendment in either its present form or if, as proposed, the final four words of the amendment are stricken; 62 members said they would oppose the amendment; 12 people said they were undecided, while 3 said they had no comment. Fifty-one lawmakers did not respond. One seat in the 200-member Legislature is currently vacant.

Lobbying remains active and there will be no definitive tally until after the constitutional convention begins at 2 p.m. Wednesday.

The amendment reads:

''It being the public policy of this Commonwealth to protect the unique relationship of marriage in order to promote, among other goals, the stability and welfare of society and the best interest of children, only the union of one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in Massachusetts. Any other relationship shall not be recognized as a marriage or its legal equivalent.''

SENATE:

Robert A. Antonioni, D-Leominster - No

Steven A. Baddour, D-Methuen - No

Jarrett T. Barrios, D-Cambridge - No

Frederick E. Berry, D-Peabody - No

Stephen M. Brewer, D-Barre - Undecided

Harriette L. Chandler, D-Worcester - No

Robert S. Creedon, D-Brockton - Yes

Cynthia Stone Creem, D-Newton - No

Susan C. Fargo, D-Lincoln - No

Guy William Glodis, D-Auburn - Yes

John A. Hart, D-Boston - No response

Robert A. Havern, D-Arlington - No response

Robert L. Hedlund, R-Weymouth - Yes

Brian A. Joyce, D-Milton - No

Michael R. Knapik, R-Westfield - Undecided

Brian P. Lees, R-East Longmeadow - No response

David P. Magnani, D-Framingham - No response

Thomas M McGee, D-Lynn - No response

Linda J. Melconian, D-Springfield - No

Joan M. Menard, D-Somerset - No response

Mark C. Montigny, D-New Bedford - No

Richard T. Moore, D-Uxbridge - Yes

Michael W. Morrissey, D-Quincy - Yes

Therese Murray, D-Plymouth - No response

Andrea F. Nuciforo, D-Pittsfield - No

Robert D. O'Leary, D-Barnstable - No

Marc R. Pacheco, D-Taunton - Undecided

Steven C. Panagiotakos, D-Lowell - Yes

Pamela P. Resor, D-Acton - No

Stanley C. Rosenberg, D-Amherst - No

Charles E. Shannon, D-Winchester - No

Jo Ann Sprague, R-Walpole - No

Bruce E. Tarr, R-Gloucester - Undecided

Richard R. Tisei, R-Wakefield - No

Steve A. Tolman, D-Boston - No

Robert E. Travaglini, D-Boston - No response

Susan C. Tucker, D-Andover - No

Marian Walsh, D-West Roxbury - No

Dianne Wilkerson, D-Boston - No

HOUSE:

Christopher Asselin, D-Springfield - Yes

Cory Atkins, D-Concord - No

Demetrius J. Atsalis, D-Hyannis - Yes

Bruce J. Ayers, D-Quincy - Yes

Ruth Balser, D-Newton - No

John J. Binienda, D-Worcester - Yes

Deborah D. Blumer, D-Framingham - No

Daniel E. Bosley, D-North Adams - No

Garrett J. Bradley, D-Hingham - No response

Arthur J. Broadhurst, D-Methuen - Yes

Scott P. Brown, R-Wrentham - Yes

Stephen J. Buoniconti, D-West Springfield - No response

Antonio F. D. Cabral, D-New Bedford - No response

Jennifer M. Callahan, D-Sutton - No comment

Christine E. Canavan, D-Brockton - No

Gale D. Candaras, D-Wilbraham - Yes

Mark J. Carron, D-Southbridge - Yes

Paul C. Casey, D-Winchester - Undecided

Vincent P. Ciampa, D-Somerville - Yes

Edward G. Connolly, D-Everett - Yes

Michael J. Coppola, R-Foxboro - Yes

Robert Correia, D-Fall River - Yes

Michael A. Costello, D-Newburyport - No

Robert K. Coughlin, D-Dedham - No response

Geraldine Creedon, D-Brockton - Yes

Robert A. DeLeo, D-Winthrop - No response

Viriato Manuel deMacedo, R-Plymouth - Yes

Paul C. Demakis, D-Boston - No

Brian S. Dempsey, D-Haverhill - No response

Salvatore F. DiMasi, D-Boston - No

Paul J. Donato, D-Medford - Yes

Christopher J. Donelan, D-Orange - No response

Carol A. Donovan, D-Woburn - No

Joseph R. Driscoll, D-Braintree - Yes

James B. Eldridge, D-Acton - No

Lewis G. Evangelidis, R-Holden - Yes

James H. Fagan, D-Taunton - Yes

Christopher G. Fallon, D-Malden - Undecided

Mark V. Falzone, D-Saugus - No response

Robert F. Fennell, D-Lynn - No response

Michael E. Festa, D-Melrose - No

Barry R. Finegold, D-Andover - No

Thomas M. Finneran, D-Boston - Yes

David L. Flynn, D-Bridgewater - Yes

Gloria L. Fox, D-Boston - No response

John P. Fresolo, D-Worcester - Yes

Paul K. Frost, R-Auburn - No response

William C. Galvin, D-Canton - No

Colleen M. Garry, D-Dracut - Yes

Thomas N. George, R-Yarmouth - Yes

Susan W. Gifford, R-Wareham - Yes

Anne M. Gobi, D-Spencer - Yes

Emile J. Goguen, D-Fitchburg - Yes

Brian Paul Golden, D-Boston - No response

Thomas A. Golden, D-Lowell - Yes

Shirley Gomes, R-South Harwich - Yes

Mary E. Grant, D-Beverly - No

William G. Greene, D-Billerica - Yes

Patricia A. Haddad, D-Somerset - No

Geoffrey D. Hall, D-Westford - Yes

Robert S. Hargraves, R-Groton - Yes

Lida E. Harkins, D-Needham - No response

Bradford Hill, R-Ipswich - Yes

Reed V. Hillman, R-Sturbridge - Yes

Kevin G. Honan, D-Boston - No response

Mark A. Howland, D-Freetown - Yes

Donald F. Humason, R-Westfield - No response

Frank M. Hynes, D-Marshfield - Yes

Patricia D. Jehlen, D-Somerville - No

Bradley H. Jones, R-North Reading - Yes

Louis L. Kafka, D-Sharon - No

Michael F. Kane, D-Holyoke - No response

Rachel Kaprielian, D-Watertown - No response

Jay R. Kaufman, D-Lexington - No

Daniel F. Keenan, D-Southwick - Undecided

Shaun P. Kelly, R-Dalton - No

Thomas P. Kennedy, D-Brockton - No response

Kay Khan, D-Newton - No

Brian Knuuttila, D-Gardner - Yes

Peter V. Kocot, D-Northampton - No response

Robert M. Koczera, D-New Bedford - No response

Peter J. Koutoujian, D-Newton - Undecided

Paul Kujawski, D-Webster - Yes

Stephen Kulik, D-Worthington - No response

Barbara A. L'Italien, D-Andover - No

William Lantigua, I-Lawrence - Yes

Peter J. Larkin, D-Pittsfield - No response

James Brendan Leary, D-Worcester - No response

Stephen P. LeDuc, D-Marlboro - Yes

John A. Lepper, R-Attleboro - Yes

David P. Linsky, D-Natick - No

Paul J. Loscocco, R-Holliston - Yes

Elizabeth A. Malia, D-Boston - No

Ronald Mariano, D-Quincy - Undecided

James J. Marzilli, D-Arlington - No

James R. Miceli, D-Wilmington - Yes

Charles A. Murphy, D-Burlington - No response

James M. Murphy, D-Weymouth - Yes

Kevin J. Murphy, D-Lowell - No

David M. Nangle, D-Lowell - Yes

Harold P. Naughton, D-Clinton - Yes

Robert J. Nyman, D-Hanover - Yes

Thomas J. O'Brien, D-Kingston - Undecided

Eugene L. O'Flaherty, D-Boston - No response

Shirley Owens-Hicks, D-Boston - No response

Marie J. Parente, D-Milford - Yes

Matthew Patrick, D-Falmouth - No

Anne M. Paulsen, D-Belmont - No response

Vincent A. Pedone, D-Worcester - Yes

Alice H. Peisch, D-Wellesley - No

Jeffrey D. Perry, R-Sandwich - Yes

Douglas W. Petersen, D-Marblehead - No

George N. Peterson, R-Grafton - Yes

Thomas M. Petrolati, D-Ludlow - Yes

Anthony Petruccelli, D-Boston - No response

William ''Smitty'' Pignatelli, D-Lenox - Yes

Elizabeth A. Poirier, R-North Attleboro - No response

Karyn E. Polito, R-Shrewsbury - Yes

Susan W. Pope, R-Wayland - Yes

John F. Quinn, D-Dartmouth - No response

Kathi-Anne Reinstein, D-Revere - Undecided

Cheryl A. Rivera, D-Springfield - No response

Michael J. Rodrigues, D-Westport - Undecided

Mary S. Rogeness, R-Longmeadow - Yes

John H. Rogers, D-Norwood - Yes

Michael J. Ruane, D-Salem - No comment

Michael F. Rush, D-Boston - No response

Byron Rushing, D-Boston - No comment

Jeffrey Sanchez, D-Boston - No response

Angelo M. Scaccia, D-Boston - No response

John W. Scibak, D-South Hadley - No

Mary Jane Simmons, D-Leominster - Yes

Frank Israel Smizik, D-Brookline - No

Theodore C. Speliotis, D-Danvers - No

Robert P. Spellane, D-Worcester - No

Joyce A. Spiliotis, D-Peabody - Yes

Karen Spilka, D-Ashland - No response

Harriett L. Stanley, D-West Newbury - No

Thomas M. Stanley, D-Waltham - No

Marie P. St. Fleur, D-Boston - No response

Ellen Story, D-Amherst - No

William M. Straus, D-Mattapoisett - No

David B. Sullivan, D-Fall River - No

Benjamin Swan, D-Springfield - No response

Kathleen M. Teahan, D-Whitman - No

Walter F. Timilty, D-Milton - No response

Stephen A. Tobin, D-Quincy - Yes

Timothy J. Toomey, D-Cambridge - No

David M. Torrisi, D-North Andover - No

Philip Travis, D-Rehoboth - Yes

Eric Turkington, D-Falmouth - No response

James E. Vallee, D-Franklin - Yes

Anthony Verga, D-Gloucester - Yes

Joseph F. Wagner, D-Chicopee - No response

Brian P. Wallace, D-Boston - No response

Patricia A. Walrath, D-Stow - Yes

Martin J. Walsh, D-Boston - No response

Steven M. Walsh, D-Lynn - No response

Daniel K. Webster, R-Hanson - Yes

Alice K. Wolf, D-Cambridge - No

Source: AP survey

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Lida E. Harkins, D-Needham - No response

She spoke yesterday and is a hard no. She is no longer my rep, but I told her I will financially support a qualified opponent in her next election. My Rep. Scott Brown wrote to me he is a yes, and my Senator Sprague is a no. I have always supported her and informed her yesterday I will in the future vote against her every chance I get.

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I was not in favor of amending the US Constitution to prohibit same-sex marriages until the Massachusetts legis-
lature refused to act.

Now, we have no choice but to pass the amendment.

If the state legislatures will not act, the Congress must act.