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06/02/2009
NY1 Poll of Senators Shows Uphill Battle for Marriage Equality in NY
According to a NY1 survey of New York Senators, these are the current numbers on the marriage equality bill.
As I mentioned this morning, State Senator Tom Duane says he's received assurances of support from 32 senators.
Remember, call your Senator.
Posted 8:22 PM EST by Andy Towle in Gay Marriage, New York, News, Thomas Duane | Permalink
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Remember to call Malcolm Smith and request that he bring it to the floor for a vote. We need our senators on record and accountable. Stop stalling on the vote Majority Leader Smith!
Smith District Office
Tel: (718) 528-4290 / Fax: (718) 528-4898
Smith Albany Office
Tel: (518) 455-2701 / Fax: (518) 455-2816
Smith Majority Leader's Office
Tel: (212) 298-5585 / Fax: (212) 298-5605
Email: masmith@senate.state.ny.us
Posted by: Adam Husak | Jun 2, 2009 8:44:04 PM
Looking at that chart and it still boggles my mind that any gay person would ASSume that rethuglicans are actually on our side more so that democrats are.I guess its that typical log-cabin misinformed hypocrisy,over privileged middle-aged gay white males are known for.
Posted by: Automotive Enthusiast | Jun 2, 2009 9:18:53 PM
oh and b4 some smart ass nitpicks at the mispelling I meant *THAN* not "that"
Posted by: Automotive Enthusiast | Jun 2, 2009 9:19:57 PM
Bloody hell! What's with those "Dims" voting "no"? I know Diaz is an enemy, but come on...
I've called and written Senator Smith as well as Senator Kreuger (she's my district rep, and a real mensch!) Everyone else PLEASE do the same!
I hope Senator Duane is right on having those votes. How shameful of New York to blow this --again!
Posted by: ichabod | Jun 2, 2009 9:31:51 PM
20 want your tax dollars.
27 do not.
10 are undecided if they REALLY want it.
5 are afraid to let you know what they want.
Posted by: John Bisceglia | Jun 2, 2009 9:37:24 PM
Perhaps someone should be telling Mr. Duane to stop getting people's hopes up. This does not look like "gravy" as he has stated...it looks very unsteady.
Why isn't the Advocate or the Washington Blade pressing Mr. Duane on why he feels comfortable saying what he's saying?
Posted by: Mike | Jun 2, 2009 10:02:36 PM
Call and email New York State Senators and encourage them to vote YES on marriage equality.
New York Senate
http://www.senate.state.ny.us/Senatorbio.nsf/Public_MemberEmail?openform
Posted by: Bill | Jun 2, 2009 11:43:47 PM
To all GLBT New Yorkers; we in Arizona we'll be watching and wish you the best of luck. Dont Give Up!!!!
"Power to the People"
Posted by: X man | Jun 3, 2009 12:22:13 AM
I can't believe that Iowa is actually more liberal than New York on the gay marriage issue. Perhaps the gay community in New York has been asleep at the wheel over the years, preferring to spend nights in bars seeking orgasms rather than fighting for marriage rights.
Message to New York and its gay community: you're pathetic.
Posted by: jason | Jun 3, 2009 2:40:33 AM
Thank you, X MAN. We won't give up.
Posted by: ichabod | Jun 3, 2009 7:15:46 AM
Andy, could you or some of your NY gay media connections do an interview with Tom Duane to see what the hell he is talking about when he says he has the votes? He clearly does not. There is no way that all those "undecided" or "won't say" votes are gonna swing our way.
Posted by: Mike | Jun 3, 2009 8:42:45 AM
Hey Jason,
Iowa was a court ruling. Do you really think that the state legislature in Iowa would vote for Gay Marriage? Get a fucking clue. New York's GLBT community work harder than most.
The issues here are:
1. NYC is not NY state. Upstate New York can be like Missouri, and
2. The influence of the church on certain segments of the population
Yes it's heart breaking but the last thing we need is some douche bag with no understanding of the issues chiming in. Save your breath for your next exodus meeting.
Posted by: James | Jun 3, 2009 8:43:49 AM
I thought my fellow New Yorkers should be aware of this survey taken by NY1 about how senators are planning to vote on the marriage equity bill:
http://tinyurl.com/q4jyfb
My state senator is voting “yes”, is yours?
Check the list and pick up the phone, folks (especially if your rep is James Alesi, who is particularly pissy and petty in his NY1 interview).
Here’s a site to help you make contact:
http://www.marriageny.com/cnt/
Would vote "Yes"
Eric Adams, D-Brooklyn
Neil Breslin, D-Delmar
Martin Dilan, D-Brooklyn
Thomas Duane, D-Manhattan
Pedro Espada, D-Bronx
Craig Johnson, D-Nassau
Jeffrey Klein, D-Bronx/Westchester
Liz Krueger, D-Manhattan
Velmanette Montgomery, D-Brooklyn
Suzi Oppenheimer, D-Westchester
Kevin Parker, D-Brookyn
Bill Perkins, D-Manhattan
Diane Savino, D-Staten Island/Brooklyn
Eric Schneiderman, D-Manhattan/Bronx
Jose Serrano, D-Bronx/Manhattan
Malcolm Smith, D-Queens
Daniel Squadron, D-Brooklyn/Manhattan
Toby Ann Stavisky, D-Queens
Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Westchester
Antoine Thompson, D-Buffalo
Would vote "No"
Darrel Aubertine, D-Cape Vincent
John DeFrancisco, R-Syracuse
Ruben Diaz, D-Bronx
Hugh Farley, R-Niskayuna
John Flanagan, R-Suffolk
Charles Fuschillo, R-Nassau/Suffolk
Martin Golden, R-Brooklyn
Joseph Griffo, R-Rome
Shirley Huntley, D-Queens
Carl Kruger, D-Brooklyn
William Larkin, R-Cornwall
Kenneth LaValle, R-Suffolk
Thomas Libous, R-Binghamton
Elizabeth Little, R-Queensbury
Carl Marcellino, R-Nassau/Suffolk
George Maziarz, R-Newfane
Michael Nozzolio, R-Seneca Falls
George Onorato, D-Queens
Frank Padavan, R-Queens/Bronx/Nassau
Michael Ranzenhofer, R-Amherst
Joseph Robach, R-Greece
Stephen Saland, R-Poughkeepsie
James Seward, R-Milford
Dean Skelos, R-Nassau
William Stachowski, D-Buffalo
Dale Volker, R-Depew
George Winner, R-Elmira
Catharine Young, R-Olean
Undecided
John Bonacic, R-Mt. Hope
Brian Foley, D-Suffolk
Ruth Hassel-Thompson, D-Bronx/Westchester
Owen Johnson, R-Suffolk
Andrew Lanza, R-Staten Island
Roy McDonald, R-Saratoga
Hiram Monserrate, D-Queens
John Sampson, D-Brooklyn
David Valesky, D-Oneida
Wouldn't Say
Joseph Addabbo, D-Queens
James Alesi, R-East Rochester
Kemp Hannon, R-Nassau
Vincent Leibell, R-Westchester
Thomas Morahan, R-Rockland
Posted by: ichabod | Jun 3, 2009 10:37:30 AM
A dose of reality:
Many of these votes have nothing to do with whether the senators actually support marriage equality. It's politics, people. I bet there's a lot of trading and dealing going on behind the scenes now. Even one Dem Senator, Jim Alesi, said he might vote for the bill but doesn't want to make it easy for Smith because Smith hasn't been leading the way he wants.
And I'd expect the Republicans to support this by precisely the number needed--if the Democrats in turn support a bill they want passed. That's how SONDA got passed in 2002, not because lawmakers were suddenly in favor or nondiscrimination.
Sad but true.
Posted by: TrogMan | Jun 3, 2009 1:01:59 PM
What if Duane isn't exaggerating and he does have the votes and Smith is trying to do an end run so he can keep his promise to Diaz (I think it was Diaz) to never let a gay marriage vote make it to the floor. I have no doubt that guy would sell us out to keep his position.
Posted by: MT | Jun 3, 2009 1:04:35 PM