Republican Minnesota lawmaker bucking his party on gay marriage issue
GOP same-sex marriage supporter FitzSimmons fights for his political life
Tom Scheck · Minnesota Public Radio, St. Paul, Minn. · Feb 20, 2014
For most of his political life, state Rep. David FitzSimmons has been a vote counter. His number crunching helped secure the endorsement for many of Minnesota's Republicans, including Tom Emmer, who unsuccessfully ran for governor in 2010.
FitzSimmons, R-Albertville, also worked for Michele Bachmann's presidential campaign in Iowa.
But as voters in District 30B prepare to decide who to send to the Legislature next year, the first-term legislator's political future may come down to two votes: The one he took last May to legalize same-sex marriage and the one party delegates will cast on Saturday.
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Tom Scheck · Minnesota Public Radio, St. Paul, Minn. · Feb 20, 2014
For most of his political life, state Rep. David FitzSimmons has been a vote counter. His number crunching helped secure the endorsement for many of Minnesota's Republicans, including Tom Emmer, who unsuccessfully ran for governor in 2010.
FitzSimmons, R-Albertville, also worked for Michele Bachmann's presidential campaign in Iowa.
But as voters in District 30B prepare to decide who to send to the Legislature next year, the first-term legislator's political future may come down to two votes: The one he took last May to legalize same-sex marriage and the one party delegates will cast on Saturday.
(Continued here.)
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