Ricketts (Rep candidate Senate) pair split in views on (gay) marriage

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_pg=1673&u_sid=2239629

Published Sunday
September 10, 2006

Ricketts pair split in views on marriage

BY ROBYNN TYSVER


WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER

CHICAGO - As Republican U.S. Senate candidate Pete Ricketts campaigns on a platform that supports traditional marriage, his sister sits on the board of a national group that is fighting Nebraska's ban on same-sex marriage.

Laura Ricketts serves on the board of directors of Lambda Legal, a group dedicated to the civil rights of gay men and lesbians. It is one of three organizations challenging Nebraska's ban on same-sex marriage in court.

Her brother is running against Democratic U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson in the November election. Pete Ricketts has spoken out in opposition to same-sex marriage on the campaign trail and in his early political advertising.

The Ricketts siblings declined repeated requests to discuss their polar-opposite views on gay marriage.

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[tanyev]

1. Fun holiday gatherings with the Ricketts family.

Yikes.

[acmavm]

2. Brother Petey is a horrible piece of work. He's exactly what one would

expect the republican party to spit up in these parts.