The drive to legalize same-sex marriage in Minnesota has received a boost, as a Republican state senator prepares to cross party lines and join the effort.
"At this point, I am concerned about doing the right thing," state Sen. Branden Petersen (R) told the Minneapolis Star Tribune. "I have a certain amount of peace about that, and I will let the chips fall where they may."
If Petersen signs on to the same-sex marriage bill expected to be introduced this week, he would be the first Republican lawmaker to do so. His cosponsorship would be especially significant because he was among a majority of GOP legislators who put a constitutional amendment on the November 2012 ballot that would have banned marriage equality in Minnesota. Voters defeated the measure.
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