Bryan Brown of National Organization for Marriage swiftly reacts to recent Iowa District 18 cow tipping incident

Ex-NOM Chairwoman Maggie Gallagher, now head of
NOM's Special Victims Unit, the Marriage Anti-
Defamation Alliance. Photo via Back2Stonewall

Last Tuesday, Cindy Golding lost Iowa's District 18 special election state senate race after the National Organization for Marriage tried to turn the race into a gay marriage referendum. Two days later, Bryan Brown, the head of NOM, had this reaction:

     "...Our goal in Iowa is to play a constructive role in ensuring that the people of Iowa have the right to vote on the definition of marriage and we intend to see that happen," said Brian Brown, NOM's president. "The leadership of the state Senate has blocked a vote on marriage even though voters in 31 other states have enjoyed that right. We supported Cindy Golding in the 18th Senate District special election because she was committed to allowing a vote on marriage. While we are disappointed that she didn't win this tight election, we have no doubt that we will eventually prevail. Ultimately, democracy will not be denied in Iowa and the people will get their vote..."

Bryan Brown: 12-point, 56-44% victory by Liz Mathis over National Organization for Marriage-supported candidate was "tight election."