Sears’ Running Mate John Reid: “She's not for gay marriage. You know, she's 100% against it.”
 

VIRGINIA – New reporting from Heartland Signal details that Winsome Earle-Sears is “100% against” gay marriage, according to her running mate. Sears has repeatedly sidestepped questions about her stance on gay marriage. In the new audio, when asked what he and Sears disagree on, Reid says: "She's not for gay marriage. You know, she's 100% against it." 
 
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Heartland Signal: Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate is ‘100% against gay marriage,’ says running mate

• Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears is evidently “100%” opposed to gay marriage, according to her running mate John Reid.
• Reid made the claim during an interview on “The Wilkow Majority Radio Show” last month. During the discussion, the host asked Reid for an example of an issue where he and Earle-Sears disagree on, and his response was same-sex marriage.
• “Oh, well, she’s not for gay marriage. She’s 100% against it,” Reid said.
• Earle-Sears’ campaign did not respond to an email request to clarify her stance on same-sex marriage or if she believes that Viriginia voters should know her current stance.
• In August, Virginia Mercury reported on a candidate survey from 2004 where Earle Sears, who was running for the U.S. House at the time, indicated that she supports businesses firing homosexual workers over their sexual orientation. She also indicated opposition for same-sex couples to adopt children and that she believes homosexuality is an immoral lifestyle choice.
• In 2024, Earle-Sears wrote a hand-written note on House Bill 174, which ensured that same-sex couples could not be denied a marriage license. The Virginia Scope reported that in the note, Earle-Sears said she remains “morally opposed to the content of HB 174 as passed by the General Assembly.” The bill was later signed into law by Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R).
• During an interview with Richmond 9 News in May, Earle-Sears was asked to clarify her stance, and she implied that she is not in favor of same-sex marriage because of religious reasons. However, she did believe civil unions between homosexuals are acceptable.

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