Pro-Marriage Republican in New York Race Suspends Campaign

November 02, 2009

Reuters
October 31, 2009
Dede Scozzafava, former Republican candidate for N.Y.'s 23rd Congressional District, on Saturday abruptly suspended her campaign in light of polling that showed her in third place behind Democrat Bill Owens and Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman, who some far-right Republicans were backing over Scozzafava in part because she supports marriage equality. [Link]