August 21, 2009
Anonymous Mainer offers to double donations for marriage equality campaign
Robert Nesti READ TIME: 1 MIN.
An anonymous Maine resident has offered to match donations made to 'No on 1: Protect Maine Equality' before Friday, August 21.
"If we can raise $10,000 by Friday, he'll double it. That means we'll have $20,000 to protect marriage equality," Jesse Connolly, 'No on 1' campaign manager, said in a statement August 19.
The campaign has received substantial donations from the Human Rights Campaign and other organizations, but is financially outmatched by marriage equality opponents.
"Our opponents have tapped out-of-state, anti-gay groups like Focus on the Family and National Organization for Marriage who have already poured hundreds of thousands of dollars into Maine," Connolly said.
The campaign manager emphasized the importance of donations early in the campaign.
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Robert Nesti can be reached at [email protected].
