Supporters of Vermont’s new same sex marriage law spent more than $228,000 lobbying for it in the three months before the historic April 7 votes to pass it over Governor Jim Douglas’ veto.
Lobbyist disclosure forms filed at the secretary of state’s office on Monday show that the Vermont Freedom to Marry Task force spent more than $168,000 on advertising and lobbying on the issue.
An affiliated group, the Vermont Freedom to Marry Action Committee, spent an additional $60,000.
An opposition group, Take It To The People. spent more than $10,000 on its efforts from January through March. Filings weren’t available for other opposition groups.