A Dem. is Not Always the way-Marriage Equality Texas Supporting a Republican
State Rep. Sarah Davis, R-West University Place, will find out in March after Equality Texas, a gay rights advocacy group, announced Tuesday they are supporting her bid for re-election. The announcement marks the first time the group has endorsed a Republican, a subtle signal of the momentum marriage equality is gaining as cases challenging the state's Constitutional ban make their way through courts.
Davis said in a September interview with the San Antonio Express-News that she does not agree with the ban and that marriage should not be a government issue, citing personal freedom and limited government.
She also said language outlawing sodomy in Texas' law, which has been ruled void by the U.S. Supreme Court, should be removed. Davis also said same-sex members of the military should receive benefits, a move the federal government has asked state militaries to enforce but Texas has challenged.
“It just doesn't make sense to me,” Davis said of denying the benefits.
Davis was the only GOP lawmaker who voted against the controversial abortion law that was passed after state Sen. Wendy Davis' filibuster this summer.
kparker@express-news.net
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