6 Republicans Who

Favor Same-Sex Marriage

Same-Sex Marriage

Supporters

Jon Huntsman, Jr.

The former governor of Utah and 2012 Republican presidential candidate at first only favored civil unions and not same sex marriage. In a piece for the American Conservative, Huntsman said, “While serving as governor of Utah, I pushed for civil unions and expanded reciprocal benefits for gay citizens. That was four years ago. Today we have an opportunity to do more.”

Nikkel was the only Republican on the Colorado House Judiciary Committee to vote in favor of same-sex civil unions.

B.J. Nikkel

Kenneth Mehlman

Kenneth Mehlman not only has spoken out in states like Iowa and Illinois in favor of same-sex marriage, but he also started an organization called Project Right Side. This helps to get more conservative support for marriage equality.

Alex Castellanos

Castellanos was once ranked as GQ magazines 50 most powerful people in Washington. He has been a media consultant to every Republican presidential candidate in the last twenty years, including Bush, McCain and Romney.

Deborah Pryce

Deborah Pryce is a retired congresswoman from Ohio. She has said that, “Like a lot of the country, my views have evolved on this from the first day I set foot in Congress. I think it’s just the right thing, and I think it’s on solid legal footing, too.”

Clint Eastwood

While Clint Eastwood is an actor and not a politician, he recently came out as a supporter of same-sex marriage.