MILWAUKEE -- Lawmakers and community leaders throughout Wisconsin are sharing their thoughts on the U.S. Supreme Courts decision saying all same-sex couples have the right to marry. In a landmark 5-4 opinion, the Supreme Court ruled Friday that states cannot ban same-sex marriage.
The written statements of lawmakers and community leaders are as follows:
Gov. Scott Walker
Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele
Rep. Glen Grothman (R)
Rep. Ron Kind (D)
Jason Rae, Exec. Director of the Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce
Russ Feingold
Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D)
St. Rep. JoCasta Zamarripa (D - Milwaukee)
St. Rep. Mark Spreitzer (D - Beloit)
St. Sen. Tim Carpenter (D - Milwaukee)
Democratic Party of Wisconsin Chair Martha Laning
St. Sen. Chris Larson (D)
Rep. Gwen Moore (D)
Scott Gunkel, President of Milwaukee Pride, Inc.
St. Sen. Mark Miller
St. Rep. Mandela Barnes (D)
Karen Gotzler, Exec. Director for Milwaukee LGBT Center
Michael Gifford, ARCW President and Chief Executive Officer