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January 30, 2008
Lawrence clarifies view on gay marriage

I got a call yesterday from Mark Lawrence, one of the six Democratic candidates for Congress in Maine's 1st District. He was calling about this story in Monday's Press Herald.

Based on an interview with Lawrence earlier this month, I had written the following: "Lawrence refused to voice an opinion on either gay marriage or civil unions, saying he would state his view if there were a proposal for gay marriage or civil unions in Maine. He did say he is against a federal constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, and he added that homosexual couples` relationships are as valuable as straight couples` relationships."

During yesterday's phone call, Lawrence answered the question directly: “I do support gay marriage and would support civil unions.”

Posted by Kevin Wack at 10:01 AM
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Lawrence clarifies view on gay marriage

I got a call yesterday from Mark Lawrence, one of the six Democratic candidates for Congress in Maine's 1st District. He was calling about this story in Monday's Press Herald.

Based on an interview with Lawrence earlier this month, I had written the following: "Lawrence refused to voice an opinion on either gay marriage or civil unions, saying he would state his view if there were a proposal for gay marriage or civil unions in Maine. He did say he is against a federal constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, and he added that homosexual couples` relationships are as valuable as straight couples` relationships."

During yesterday's phone call, Lawrence answered the question directly: “I do support gay marriage and would support civil unions.”

Posted by Kevin Wack at 10:01 AM
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Prior to joining Portland Press Herald-Maine Sunday Telegram, Jonathan Kaplan was a senior staff writer at The Hill newspaper in Washington, D.C., where he covered the House Democrats, the 2006 election, business and lobbying and the House Republicans. He has worked at The American Lawyer magazine and as a freelance journalist in Washington and New York primarily writing about endurance and adventure sports. He's reported twice from Iraq in 2003 and 2004. Kaplan received his B.A. in government from Colby College and his M.A. in public policy from the University of Chicago.

Kevin Wack has been at the Press Herald since 2004, most recently as its investigative reporter. He will be covering this year's First District Congressional race in the newspaper and on this blog. Wack is a graduate of Stanford University and Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. He's previously worked for the Associated Press.



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