NE state senator Beau McCoy, author of failed LB912 to ban gay antibias laws in state, turns on TD Ameritrade scion Peter Ricketts, the biggest contributor to his first successful campaign

Beau McCoy (left) and Peter Ricketts

Both Sen. Beau McCoy of Elkhorn (now a suburb of Omaha) and Pete Ricketts, a failed U.S. Senate candidate in 2006, are running for Governor of Nebraska on the GOP ticket. Said McCoy recently in the Omaha World-Herald:

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"I don't see how it's possible to be against gay marriage while, at the same time, owning with your family, a national baseball team that purports to be one of the most gay-friendly baseball teams in the country."

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Rickett's gay lawyer sister, Laura, has been a Lambda Legal volunteer and financial supporter and actively lobbies for marriage equality.