Maine Gay Marriage Foes Hire California Firm that Passed Prop 8

Gay marriage foes in Maine have hired the California firm that led the successful Prop 8 proposal to overturn same-sex marriage The public relations firm Schubert Flint Public Affairs will manage the campaign to repeal Maine's gay marriage law, just as it did in California. Organizers of the veto effort are attempting to collect 55,087 signatures of registered Maine voters to put the question on the November ballot. Meanwhile, supporters of Maine's gay marriage law have formed a new political action committee. Maine Freedom to Marry announced Wednesday it has hired Jesse Connolly of South Portland, who is taking a leave of absence as chief of staff to House Speaker Hannah Pingree to manage the campaign. Connolly led the successful 2005 campaign to retain the state's gay rights law. Full Story from Seacoast Online

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