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I Have Two Extraordinary Daughters, Who, I Can Say Proudly, Are Doing Very Well In School And In Piano. Daughters Are A Father's Joy.

We Are Losing Sight Of Civility In Government And Politics. Debate And Dialogue Is Taking A Back Seat To The Politics Of Destruction And Anger And Control. Dogma Has Replaced Thoughtful Discussion Between People Of Differing Views.

But Being In The Closet Uniquely Assisted Me In Politics. From My First Run For The State Legislature Until My Election As Governor, All Too Often I Was Not Leading But Following My Best Guess At Public Opinion.

I Am Resigning Because My Secret Leaves The Governor's Office Vulnerable.

I Realized That My Truest Passion Was For Helping People Change Through Faith In A Higher Power. That Meant, For Me, Belonging To The Church. Using My Abilities To Bring Christian Doctrine To A Postmodern World.