NOM Marriage Pledge

NOM Endorses Ted Cruz for President!

The National Organization for Marriage has endorsed Sen. Ted Cruz in the race for President of the United States!

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Sen. Cruz is a proven champion for marriage. He signed NOM's Presidential Marriage Pledge, is the sponsor of one of our key objectives (an amendment to the US Constitutions restoring the right of states to define marriage as the union of one man and one woman), and is a co-sponsor of another key objective, the First Amendment Defense Act to protect the right of people to exercise their beliefs that marriage is the union of one man and one woman. He has also consistently and without hesitation championed marriage and religious liberty on the campaign trail.

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Marriage Champions Running For President

Marriage is under unprecedented attack by gay and lesbian activists and federal judges who have illegitimately declared marriage to be “unconstitutional” and imposed same-sex 'marriage' on the entire nation. In response to NOM's request to pledge to the American people that they will take specific actions as president, four candidates have established themselves to be Marriage Champions:

Sen. Ted Cruz

Sen. Rick Santorum

Dr. Ben Carson

Gov. Bobby Jindal

These are the candidates you can count on to support a constitutional amendment protecting marriage; work to overturn the illegitimate Obergefell ruling imposing gay 'marriage' on the nation; prevent the push of this illegitimate ruling throughout government including the public schools; work for the passage of the First Amendment Defense Act; and direct the Department of Justice to investigate attempts to harass marriage supporters. Read NOM's Presidential Pledge here.

Some candidates who support marriage tell NOM they are not signing any pledges. Read more here.

Several candidates have not yet responded. Read more here.

Not Signing Any Pledges

Three candidates tell NOM they will fight for marriage as president but will not sign the NOM pledge because they are not signing any pledges. They are:

Gov. Mike Huckabee

Gov. Scott Walker

Sen. Lindsey Graham

NOM urges you to study the record of these candidates and judge for yourself whether they will be a champion for marriage as president. Gov. Huckabee addressed marriage in his pledge to the American People and was sharply critical of the US Supreme Court's decision in the Obergefell case. Gov. Walker has called for a constitutional amendment to preserve marriage. Sen. Graham has said he supports traditional marriage but believes that the US Supreme Court ruling settled the issue.

Candidates Who Have Not Responded

The candidates listed below have not yet responded to NOM's request that they sign our Presidential Pledge. If you have a relationship with one of these candidates or someone working on their campaign, please reach out to them to encourage them to sign NOM's pledge.

Gov. Jeb Bush

Gov. Chris Christie

Ms. Carly Fiorina

Sen. Jim Gilmore

Gov. John Kasich

Gov. George Pataki

Sen. Rand Paul

Sen. Marco Rubio

Mr. Donald Trump

The Presidential Marriage Pledge

I, _____________ _____________, pledge to the American people that if elected President, I will:

One, support a federal constitutional amendment that protects marriage as the union of one man and one woman.

Two, oppose and work to overturn any Supreme Court decision that illegitimately finds a constitutional "right" to the redefinition of marriage. This includes nominating to the U.S. Supreme Court and federal bench judges who are committed to restraint and applying the original meaning of the Constitution, and appointing an attorney general similarly committed.

Three, conduct a review of regulatory, administrative and executive actions taken by the current Administration that have the effect of undermining marriage and work to restore our policies to be consistent with the proper understanding of marriage as the union of one man and one woman. Consistent with this, prevent the promotion of a redefined version of marriage in public schools and other government entities.

Four, support the First Amendment Defense Act and other legislation that recognizes the right of organizations and individuals to act in the public square consistent with their belief that marriage is the union of one man and one woman without fear of retaliation from the government.

Five, direct the Department of Justice to investigate, document and publicize cases of Americans who have been harassed or threatened for exercising key civil rights to organize, to speak, to donate or to vote for marriage and to propose new protections, if needed.

The People's Marriage Pledge

I pledge that I will only support a candidate for President of the United States who has pledged to take specific actions to protect marriage as the union of one man and one woman. This includes:

• Supporting a federal marriage amendment protecting marriage as the union of one man and one woman.
• Opposing and working to overturn any Supreme Court ruling that illegitimately finds a constitutional "right" to redefine marriage.
• Nominating to the US Supreme Court and federal bench judges who are committed to restraint and applying the original meaning of the Constitution, and appointing an attorney general similarly committed.
• Conducting a review of regulatory, administrative and executive actions taken by the Obama Administration that have the effect of undermining marriage and work to restore our policies to be consistent with the proper understanding of marriage as the union of one man and one woman. Consistent with this, prevent the promotion of a redefined version of marriage in public schools and other government entities.
• Supporting federal legislation that recognizes the right of organizations and individuals to act in the public square consistent with their beliefs about marriage without fear of retaliation from the federal government.
• Directing the Department of Justice to investigate, document and publicize cases of Americans who have been harassed or threatened for exercising key civil rights to organize, to speak, to donate or to vote for marriage and to propose new protections, if needed.

I also pledge to support only those candidates for federal office who have taken positions consistent with the above policies.

Sign the People's Marriage Pledge

The American people have a critical role to play in ensuring that our next president is a champion for marriage. NOM is calling on Americans across the land to publicly pledge that they will only support candidates for federal office, including for the office of President of the United States who will publicly commit to take specific actions in support of marriage.