A letter from the chairman of Minnesota for Marriage

Dear Marriage Supporter,


We ran a strong campaign to defend Marriage in Minnesota, but unfortunately we came up short against the powerful tide of resources, as well as media, political, and Hollywood support, that same-sex marriage activists enjoy nationwide.

Early this morning, we conceded defeat on the Marriage Amendment. Through much of the evening, it appeared that the results were following our model and gave the appearance we were on track to win in the end. Some time later, the results from several unreported precincts from Minneapolis came in. Even though there were still a number of precincts that hadn't reported in parts of the state where we did well, the total votes there were not enough to overcome the deficit in the metro.

Despite the disappointing outcome of this election, we have no regrets in making the effort to defend Marriage in Minnesota. We rejoice today that marriage is still marriage. We know that God has defined marriage as between one man and one woman, regardless of the efforts of some to overthrow His design.

We give thanks to God for His creation of marriage, and we must commit ourselves to work and pray that attempts already in the works to redefine marriage in our courts and legislature will not succeed. Marriage as the union of one man and one woman has served Minnesota well. We will remain vigilant to this true and just cause and will fight any attempt in the courts or in the legislature to redefine marriage in our state.

We also want to give a special thanks to YOU, our supporters and volunteers, who have generously donated your time and resources in this effort to protect marriage. Remember that none of your efforts were in vain—rather, the work of this campaign has helped create the foundation for the even greater work of restoring a vibrant culture of marriage in our state.

This election is not an end but a beginning. The groups that have come together in an effort to protect the definition of marriage look forward to getting on with the work of restoring the culture of marriage in Minnesota. We hope you will continue to join us.

It's been an incredibly close and hard-fought race, and it is clear that we have a lot of work to do to restore the kind of vibrant marriage culture we want to leave for our children and grandchildren.

May God bless you.


Sincerely,



John Helmberger, Chairman

Minnesota for Marriage