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Elected State Assembly, November 1974
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Steve Gunderson was outed on the House floor by the famously homophobic former California representative Bob Dornan during the debate over the federal Defense of Marriage Act in 1994. After re-election that year, Gunderson decided not to run again. He and his then long time partner, Rob Morris, co-wrote a book titled ''House and Home'' published in 1997.
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Revision as of 14:03, 4 June 2008

Steve Gunderson (R), US House of Representatives, Wisconsin. Photo by Ron Schlittler.


Steve Gunderson, (R)

Born May 10, 1951

US House of Representatives

Wisconsin

Career Overview

Elected State Assembly, November 1974

Re-elected 1976, 1978

Elected to US Representative 1980

Re-elected 1982, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992

Outed in 1994

Re-elected in 1994



Steve Gunderson was outed on the House floor by the famously homophobic former California representative Bob Dornan during the debate over the federal Defense of Marriage Act in 1994. After re-election that year, Gunderson decided not to run again. He and his then long time partner, Rob Morris, co-wrote a book titled House and Home published in 1997.



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