Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig (right) with her wife, Cheryl Greene.Photo:Courtesy of Congresswoman Angie Craig’s Office
Courtesy of Congresswoman Angie Craig’s Office
Democratic Rep.Angie Craigoffered anniversary wishes to her wife during Wednesday’s House speaker election — a thinly veiled dig at the ultimately victorious Republican nominee, Louisiana Rep.Mike Johnson.
During a vote to elect the next House speaker, Craig joined other Democrats in supporting House Minority LeaderHakeem Jeffries. But before casting her vote, the Minnesotan said, “Happy anniversary to my wife!” to a chorus of applause from some of her fellow lawmakers.
Angie Craig (right) and wife Cheryl Greene pose with their children at their 2008 wedding.Courtesy of Congresswoman Angie Craig’s Office
A deeply religious social conservative, Johnson has voiced disapproval of the landmark Supreme Court caseObergefell v. Hodges, which legalized same-sex marriage in 2015. In 2022, he introduced a bill aiming to ban mention of sexual orientation and gender identity in federally funded institutions. Called the Stop the Sexualization of Children Act, it was equated to Florida’s controversial"Don’t Say Gay" bill.
Johnson previously served as an attorney and spokesperson for the anti-LGBTQ groupAlliance Defending Freedom, a religious organization that many have said waslargely responsible for the reversalofRoe v. Wadelast year.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican elected to replace Kevin McCarthy on Oct. 25, 2023.SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty
SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty
On Wednesday, Johnsonwon the House speaker electionin a 220-209 vote on party lines.
Without a speaker, Congress was stalled for three weeks as the fragmented House Republican Conference struggled to unite behind a candidate.
Angie Craig.Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty
Craig’s chief of staff announced the news of her attack in February, saying the Democrat had “suffered bruising but is otherwise physically okay” after the attack.
source: people.com
