The Indiana Republican Party voted to keep language defining marriage as being “between a man and a woman” in its platform, rejecting language meant to be more inclusive of same-sex couples.
Members at the GOP state party’s convention on Saturday overwhelmingly voted to keep the language first adopted under then-Gov. Mike Pence (R) in 2014, the Times of Northwest Indiana reported.
The Supreme Court in 2015 ruled that same-sex marriage was legal in the U.S.
Party Chairman Kyle Hupfer, who was picked for the job by Gov. Eric Holcomb (R), had proposed changing the language to recognize more families, including “all loving adults” with children.
“We support traditional families with a mother and father, blended families, grandparents, guardians, single parents and all loving adults who successfully raise and nurture children to reach their full potential every day,” the proposal read.
Daniel Elliot, chairman of the Morgan County Republican Party, told the Times that the concept of marriage being between a man and woman is central to the beliefs of “Hoosier Republicans.”
“This language … recognizes the reality on the ground that most families are headed by married couples,” Elliot said.
Porter County Republican Chairman Michael Simpson had lobbied for the new language, calling it “the best platform for our party and the best way for us to grow.”
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