Romney’s new social-conservative team in Florida includes many anti-gay activists

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from the American Independent News Network: http://www.americanindependent.com/205194/romneys-new-social-conservative-team-in-florida-includes-many-anti-gay-activists


Monday, November 14, 2011

GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney announced the members of his Social Conservatives Statewide Steering Committee today; the list includes prominent anti-gay rights and anti-abortion rights activists in Florida’s Christian right circles.

According to a press release from the campaign posted by The Miami Herald: (http://miamiherald.typepad.com/nakedpolitics/2011/11/mitt-romneys-florida-social-conservative-crew.html)

"Each member has been an active voice in state politics and an advocate for conservative causes and issue campaigns. The Romney campaign will utilize this coalition to perform voter outreach and coalition building for Get Out the Vote efforts."

“Mitt Romney is pro-life and is a true conservative on issues of family and faith,” said State Co-Chair Pat Neal, former State Senator and former Chair of the Board of the Christian Coalition of Florida. “The members of this committee are tired of the liberal policies of the Obama Administration and are confident that Governor Romney will stand up for the values that have made our country strong and will appoint judges that respect the Constitution and the rule of law.”

“I am honored by the support of these important Florida leaders,” said Mitt Romney. “Like them, I believe that America is great because of the faith of our founders and the strength of our families, and we must do everything that we can to preserve both.”


According to the list of names released, former congressman Dave Weldon was named chair of the committee. Weldon was the founder of his own Christian Coalition-like group called the Space Coast Family Forum. Weldon is known for his “ideological zeal” on issues such as abortion rights.

The state co-chairs of the committee include state Sen. Anitere Flores, Neal, Nancy McGowan and state Rep. Daniel Davis.

Flores has positioned herself as one of the state Legislature’s most active anti-abortion policy-makers . . .

Neal is the former chairman of the Christian Coalition of Florida and the Florida Faith and Freedom Coalition — two prominent Christian right advocacy groups in the state. Neal offered a prayer before an August Sarasota rally for Romney opponent Michele Bachmann . . .

Romney’s 17-member steering committee includes Christian pastors, Christian Coalition members, several advocates who successfully championed Florida’s 2008 anti-gay marriage amendment and a former vice president for Florida Right to Life, to name a few.


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