Tue Oct 18, 2022 – 5:17 pm EDTTue Oct 18, 2022 – 6:29 pm EDT
WISCONSIN (LifeSiteNews) – While many in the national Republican Party have all-but surrendered on the redefinition of civil marriage, the Republican candidate challenging Democrat Gov. Tony Evers for the governorship of Wisconsin continues to affirm the institution’s longstanding natural meaning.
Tim Michels, owner of a Wisconsin construction company and the GOP gubernatorial nominee, declared this summer that “my position that is that marriage should be between a man and a woman.” His position is a stark contrast to the default position of many current Republicans, which is to dismiss the issue as “settled” by the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2015 Obergefell v. Hodges ruling (Michels’s primary opponent, former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch, said at the time that “she has moved on from this debate” via a spokesperson).
When asked about potential future legislation affecting so-called “gay rights,” Michels said simply that “as a businessman, what I do is I look at what’s in the legislation and it’s all about the details. So I am very hesitant to do hypotheticals on a broadly stated question like that.” Michels has also endorsed giving parents
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