Windham Rep Roll Call on Gay Marriage Vote
How did your state reps vote on HB437?
On March 21 the NH State House of Representatives voted on HB 437, a bill to prohibit same sex marriage.
Representatives debated the bill and various amendments for nearly two hours, amendments that would have added approval of civil unions, additional language, a statewide referendum, and an amendment to consider outlawing marriage between two left-handed people.
Many votes were taken including five roll call votes. The final two saw the following. The first: a vote on the committee recommendation that the bill should pass, which was defeated 133-202, preserving the original decision to allow gay marriage in the state. The second vote, the official roll call on HB 437, was on a motion that the bill be deemed inexpedient to legislate, which passed 211-116.
The lead sponsor of the bill was Windham Rep. David Bates.
How your State Representatives voted
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For the complete NH House roll call vote, click here. All information taken from NH General Court website.
The following are the votes from all District 4 (Salem and Windham) representatives. Those who live in Windham are bolded.
Votes:
| State Rep | Ought to Pass Vote | Inexpedient to Legislate Vote |
| Gary Azarian-R | Nay | Yea |
| David Bates-R | Yea | Nay |
| Ronald J. Belanger-R | Nay | Yea |
| D.J. Bettencourt-R | Presiding | Yea |
| Robert Elliot-R | Yea | Nay |
| Marilinda Garcia | Yea | Nay |
| Mary E. Griffin-R | Yea | Nay |
| Walter Kolodziej-R | Yea | Nay |
| Donna Mauro-R | Yea | Nay |
| Charles McMahon-R | Not Voting | Not Voting |
| Richard Okerman-R | Not Voting | Not Voting |
| John Sytek-R | Nay | Yea |
| Kevin Waterhouse-R | Nay | Yea |
| Final Full House Vote | 133-202 | 211-116 |
