Fairness WV on Mollohan & Oliverio

by: Clem Guttata

Mon May 10, 2010 at 13:16:31 PM EDT

Friends,

We've had some questions about the voting records of Congressman Alan Mollohan and State Senator Mike Oliverio, battling in a tight race for tomorrow's Democratic primary election for West Virginia's first congressional district. We want to take a snapshot of the last year and highlight their legislative record on LGBT equality.

   * Congressman Mollohan voted for the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, the first federal law to recognize sexual orientation and gender identity.
   * Congressman Mollohan is a co-sponsor of the Military Readiness Enhancement Act that would repeal the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law.

   * In stark contrast, State Senator Mike Oliverio was a co-sponsor during the 2010 legislative session of a constitutional amendment to ban marriage equality in West Virginia. The legislation would've enshrined discrimination against LGBT people into our state's founding document.

This is an important election in the first district. Please consider all of the facts and PLEASE VOTE.

Thanks,

Stephen Skinner
President, Fairness WV