AJ Spiker Says Iowa Republicans are For 'One Man-One Woman Marriage'

While local Republicans like Jeff Angelo have spoken out in favor of gay marriage and equality in recent weeks, AJ Spiker, of Ames, and chairman of the Iowa Republican Party said Iowa Republicans do not embrace gay marriage.

“There is a gay marriage party in the state of Iowa and that’s The Iowa Democratic Party,” Spiker said. “The Republican Party embraces one-man/one-woman marriage and embraces the right of the people to vote on the definition of marriage," according to a release from the Iowa Democratic Party.

Spiker made the comment in an interview for Iowa Press airing 7:30 p.m. tonight and noon Sunday.

Angelo, the Founder of Iowa Republicans for Freedom who helped coordinate Ken Mehlman's recent visit with Iowa Republican activists, said recently that accepting gay marriage falls inline with the values that Republicans promote.

“One we are for freedom and we are for limited government,” Angelo said.

“We do not want government to tell same gender couples that they cannot be married,” he said.

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