[{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/gop-billionaire-backer-david-koch-supports-marriage-equality\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/gop-billionaire-backer-david-koch-supports-marriage-equality\/","headline":"GOP Billionaire Backer David Koch Supports Marriage Equality","name":"GOP Billionaire Backer David Koch Supports Marriage Equality","description":"By Brittny Drye Somehow it slipped under this year\u2019s presidential election radar that David Koch, one-half of the infamous Koch brothers of Koch Industries and...","datePublished":"2012-09-03","dateModified":"2021-07-08","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/admin\/#Person","name":"Equally Wed","url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/author\/admin\/","identifier":787,"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ca62cf123aaaf135c80b055249bacbda79de9226e11cdfcde6529bedf89683de?s=96&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ca62cf123aaaf135c80b055249bacbda79de9226e11cdfcde6529bedf89683de?s=96&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Equally Wed","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","url":"http:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/equally-wed-lgbtq-weddings-logo.jpg","width":218,"height":60}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/david-koch-marriage-equality.jpg","url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/david-koch-marriage-equality.jpg","height":224,"width":414},"url":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/gop-billionaire-backer-david-koch-supports-marriage-equality\/","about":["Marriage Equality News"],"wordCount":232,"articleBody":" By Brittny DryeSomehow it slipped under this year\u2019s presidential election radar that David Koch, one-half of the infamous Koch brothers of Koch Industries and billionaire backer for Team GOP, is for marriage equality.He had stated his stance way back in 1980, while running as a vice presidential nominee for the Libertarian Party, but has been quiet about his viewpoint until this past weekend during the Republican National Convention, where he voiced his differing opinions with the presidential candidate Mitt Romney. Not only does he differ from the ticket ideals in gay marriage but also taxation and pulling the military out of the Middle East. \u201cI believe in gay marriage,\u201d he told Politico, as well as, \u201cI think it\u2019s essential to be able to achieve spending reductions and maybe it\u2019s going to require some tax increases. We got to come close to balancing the budget; otherwise, we\u2019re in a terrible deep problem.\u201dIf you\u2019re scratching your head wondering why he\u2019s has given millions of dollars to the party platform, you\u2019re not alone. His breaks with the GOP orthodoxy has stumped political journalists. However, money talks (and very loudly in politics) and if he keeps chunks of change rolling in, perhaps Republicans will be less likely to seek a ban against same-sex marriage if they take office. Only time, and dollars, will tell.\u00a0Photo: glaad.org"},{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"GOP Billionaire Backer David Koch Supports Marriage Equality","item":"https:\/\/equallywed.com\/gop-billionaire-backer-david-koch-supports-marriage-equality\/#breadcrumbitem"}]}]