VERMONT FUND FOR FAMILIES

PROTECT COURAGEOUS LEADERS WHO STOOD BY US

Moments after a Republican Senator from Rutland voted for equal rights for all Vermonters, an opposition leader boasted to the press, "I know one senator who will pay the price."

It's a chilling reminder: Our work in Vermont is far from over.

We're right to celebrate last month's overwhelming passage of a bill to end discrimination against same-sex couples in civil marriage. Vermont's Legislature broke new ground. But we cannot rest. We must ensure that the only "price" paid by pro-equality legislators is re-election. They've stood by us; now it's our turn to stand by them.

We can't emphasize enough the importance of the 2010 elections. Legislators in New York, California, Massachusetts, and Connecticut have voted for the freedom to marry in recent years. Not a single pro-equality legislator in any of these states has lost a bid for re-election. It's vital that Vermont continue the winning streak! Our supporters in Montpelier are counting on us. And our sisters and brothers around the country, many of whom are waging their own legislative campaigns, are counting on us as well.

For nearly a decade, Vermont Fund for Families has worked to elect pro-equality legislators. We're the leading freedom-to-marry PAC in the state. We know that 2010 will be critical, and the time to start preparing is now.

Thanks so much for your support for the freedom to marry in Vermont through the years. We're not far from the day when we can stop asking for your help. But we're not there yet. Please, direct some of your celebrating energy into a contribution.

Whether you prefer to donate online, or to write a check, the time to act is NOW!

Thanks,
Beth Robinson, Chair