Rob Portman
Robert Jones "Rob" Portman (born December 19, 1955) is the junior United States Senator from Ohio. He is a member of the Republican Party. He ... More »
Portman reversal highlights GOP generational split
Some conservative millennials more accepting of same-sex marriage, polls, experts say GOP will have to work to consider younger, socially liberal and older, conservative positions Washington (CNN) -- For Amanda Ihnat, a millennial and a conservative, Sen. Rob Portman's change of heart on ... Read more »
CNN Exclusive: One conservative's dramatic reversal on gay marriage
A driving force in his decision was his son, who revealed to him that he is gay Washington (CNN) -- You probably recognize Sen. Rob Portman from his tireless campaigning for Mitt Romney in 2012. He was even on the short list to be Romney's running mate. He's been a leading Republican ... Read more »
Portman’s son tells story of coming out – CNN Political Ticker
Dick Cheney,Rob Portman are all hypocrits they were against other peoples kids being gay until their children came out. Give me a break. This is one Republican Senator I can respect. I don't know about the rest of his platform, but for his honesty on this he has my deep respect. I think ... Read more »
Opinion: Slowly, GOP shifting on same-sex marriage
Last Friday, Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio announced he is now a supporter of the freedom to marry. What changed his thinking after voting against gay rights in the past? Finding out that his son -- a Yale sophomore -- was gay, and realizing that sexual orientation is not a choice but an ... Read more »
Sen. Portman on SOTU: Encouraged by entitlement, tax reform talk – CNN Press Room
Senator Rob Portman (R-OH) says he has mixed feelings about President Obama’s State of the Union address. While he heard “more of the same” with new federal spending programs, he liked the President’s call for entitlement and tax reform. “I was most encouraged about what he said about ... Read more »
Lincoln Mitchell: Conservatives Can Learn From Rob Portman
Senator Rob Portman's (R-OH) decision to support marriage equality highlights the absurdity of his previous position. Portman, who was a social conservative but whose positions have evolved since learning a few years ago that his son is gay, clearly believes that his love for his ... Read more »
A Republican discovers his heart Notes & Errata by Mark Morford
So it went with Sen. Rob Portman, classic rigid Republican from Ohio, rated very near zero on all scales of goodness and love WRT civil liberties, social issues, the environment, women’s rights, gay rights et al, according to various watchdog groups that keep track of such things (NARAL... Read more »
Republican Senator Rob Portman supports gay marriage after son comes out
WASHINGTON -- Republican U.S. Sen. Rob Portman is now supporting gay marriage and says his reversal on the issue began when he learned one of his sons is gay. Ohio's junior senator disclosed his change of heart in interviews with several Ohio newspapers and CNN. In an op-ed published ... Read more »
Portman's Son Describes Personal Side of Senator's Shift on Same-Sex Marriage
When Senator Rob Portman, the Ohio Republican, announced his support for same-sex marriage, he said his son’s admission that he was gay prompted the change of heart. But the timeline left some puzzled: If the son, Will, came out two years ago, why did the senator’s announcement come 10 ... Read more »
Among G.O.P. Voters, Little Support for Same-Sex Marriage
The decision by the Senator Rob Portman, a Republican from Ohio, to announce his support for same-sex marriage may come to be seen as a watershed moment for gay rights advocates. Mr. Portman’s announcement, which he said he made in part because his son is gay, has so far yielded ... Read more »
Portman's Progress
I suppose it’s a measure of how far the fight for gay equality has come that within minutes of Senator Rob Portman’s announcement that he now supports same-sex marriage, because he learned that his own son is gay, my inbox began filling with messages not of celebration, but of complaint. ... Read more »
Portman, Saying Son Is Gay, Now Backs Gay Marriage
Senator Rob Portman, the Ohio Republican, has switched his stand on gay marriage, saying he now supports it after his son told him he is gay. Mr. Portman, who had been considered one of the leading candidates to be Mitt Romney’s running mate in 2012, told Ohio newspapers that his ... Read more »
Obama Recruits Republicans for Budget Talks With Personal Calls
Mr. Obama has also had phone conversations with other Republican senators, including Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, Rob Portman of Ohio and Bob Corker of Tennessee. Mr. Obama just missed Senator Susan Collins, Republican of Maine, over the weekend. And senior White House aides opened a channel ... Read more »
Sen. Rob Portman's Son: 'I'm Proud Of My Dad' : The Two-Way : NPR
This undated photo provided the office of U.S. Senator Rob Portman shows, from left to right, son Will Portman, wife Jane Portman, Sen. Portman, daughter Sally Portman, and son Jed Portman. This undated photo provided the office of U.S. Senator Rob Portman shows, from left ... Read more »
Republican senator's son 'proud' of father's gay marriage U-turn
Rob Portman revealed on 15 March that learning Will was gay had 'prompted me to consider the issue from another perspective'. Photograph: Uncredited/AP The son of Rob Portman – the Ohio senator who earlier this month declared his support of same-sex marriage – has spoken in detail ... Read more »
Sen. McCaskill announces gay marriage support
The Missouri senator joins President Obama, Hillary Rodham Clinton and Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, to publicly state support for marriage equality. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., is in her second term in the U.S. Senate. Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., has joined a growing list of politicians ... Read more »
They All Voted For DOMA, But Now These Senators Are Split : NPR
The soul-searching over the Defense of Marriage Act went viral last week after Ohio Republican Sen. Rob Portman, a social conservative and original co-sponsor of the 1996 bill, sought out CNN to say something no one saw coming. Portman said he'd decided to oppose DOMA and support ... Read more »
When Should Politicians' Life Experience Determine Policy? : NPR
I have been thinking about Ohio Sen. Rob Portman. He is a Republican, and he was on the short list for Republican Vice Presidential nominee in the last election. While he has not been outspoken on the subject of same-sex marriage, he has consistently opposed it — until now. Recently... Read more »
Hillary Clinton, Rob Portman flip on gay marriage—Editorial
Up to now, both Hillary Clinton and Rob Portman have held that marriage should be reserved for the union of a man and a woman. This month each switched. Now President Obama’s former secretary of state and the Ohio Republican on Romney’s short list for VP both support marriage for gay ... Read more »
Ronnie Musgrove: Portman's Conversion Should Be a Lesson
Reading about Sen. Rob Portman's evolution on marriage equality set off my own thought-provoking chain reaction of responses. Sen. Portman should be commended for making public his intensely personal change of heart, and his son, Will Portman, showed uncommon courage in ... Read more »
