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List of Republican politicians who support same sex marriage
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A recent Gallup poll found that 70% of Americans supported same-sex marriage, including 55% of Republicans, whose support has historically been less than that of Democrats. Regardless, the issue has been a divisive within the Republican Party, itself, as shown when only 47 Republicans voted to codify Obergefell v. Hodges. Arizona *Jim Kolbe, U.S. Representative of Arizona's 8th congressional district (1985-2007) Alaska *Lisa Murkowski, U.S. Senator of Alaska (2002-present) California *Jay Obernolte, U.S. representative for California's 8th congressional district (2021-present) Connecticut *Nancy L. Johnson, U.S. representative for Connecticut's 5th congressional district (1983-2007) Florida *Kat Cammack, U.S. representative for Florida's 3rd congressional district (2021-present) *Carlos Curbelo, U.S. representative for Florida's 26th congressional district (2015-2019) Georgia *Burt Jones, Member of Georgia senate and candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia Idaho *Mike Simpson, U.S. representative for Idaho's 2nd congressional district (1999-present) Iowa *Ashley Hinson, U.S. representative for Iowa's 1st congressional district (2021-present) Massachusetts *Paul Cellucci, Governor of Massachusetts (1999-2001) *Charlie Baker, Governor of Massachusetts (2015-2023) Michigan *Peter Meijer, U.S. representative for Michigan's 3rd congressional district (2021-2023) Minnesota *Tom Emmer, U.S. representative for Minnesota's 6th congressional district and NRCC chair (2015-present) New York *Lee Zeldin, U.S. representative for New York's 1st congressional district (2015-2023) *Susan Molinari, U.S. representative for New York's 11th congressional district (1990-1997) North Carolina *Thom Tillis, U.S. Senator of North Carolina (2015-present) North Dakota *Kelly Armstrong, U.S. representative for North Dakota's at-large congressional district (2019-present) Ohio *Rob Portman, U.S. Senator of Ohio (2011-2023) *Mike Turner, U.S. representative for Ohio's 10th congressional district (2003-present) Oregon *Cliff Bentz, U.S. representative for Oregon's 2nd congressional district (2021-present) South Carolina *Nancy Mace, U.S. representative for South Carolina's 1st congressional district (2021-present) Texas *Tony Gonzales, U.S. representative for Texas's 23rd congressional district (2021-present) *Jon Huntsman Jr., Governor of Utah (2005-2009) Vermont *Phil Scott, Governor of Vermont (2017-present) Virginia *Denver Riggleman, U.S. representative for Virginia's 5th congressional district (2019-2021) Washington *Dan Newhouse, U.S. representative for Washington's 4th congressional district (2015-present) *Rebecca Kleefisch, 44th Lieutenant Governor of Wisconsin (2011-2019) Wyoming *Liz Cheney, U.S. representative for Wyoming's at-large congressional district (2017-2023)<ref name="Hill 47 Republicans"/>
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