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Texan Candidates in Same-Sex Partnerships Face Campaign Discrimination
Texan Candidates in Same-Sex Partnerships Face Campaign Discrimination
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In a post this week in Roll Call, Nathan Gonzales reported that the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) asked the Federal Election Commission (FEC) that "married same-sex couples and candidates be given the same rights as married opposite-sex couples."
The Roll Call piece speculated that the FEC might agree with the request, turn the question over to state law, and result in different fundraising regimes in different states. The Daily Kos' takeaway on the article is:
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T)he FEC is likely to start allowing married same-sex couples with only one income to contribute double to candidates, in the same way that opposite-sex couples can. Even more significantly, candidates married to wealthy spouses of the same sex would also be able to self-fund via their partner's bank account."
Same-sex partners would no longer be limited to a $2,500 cap on contributions to their partners' campaigns.
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Full article here: http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/13771/texan-candidates-in-samesex-partnerships-face-campaign-discrimination