This is part of a series of posts about the Marriage Equality movement in Maryland. To find out more click here.

Heather Mizzeur is a candidate from District 20 for the Maryland House of Delegates. Heather was the Maryland Director of the 2004 Kerry-Edwards Campaign, and has served on the Takoma Park City Council. She lives in Takoma Park with her partner Deborah.

Heather is also a strong advocate for Marriage Equality in Maryland. A recent letter she wrote to the Washington Blade, which was also picked up by the Washington Post, sends a strong message to Democrats:

Before the ink was dry on the Baltimore Circuit Court declaration that Maryland’s ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional, right-wing activists were touting their effort to overturn it.

Surprisingly, they have been cheered on in the press by some of the state’s leading Democrats. At least the fundamentalists oppose same-sex marriage on principle. It seems the Democrats are simply afraid to take a stand on the issue. This reflects a cynical political strategy that dramatically underestimates the people of Maryland.

I am not the only progressive Democrat tired of such calculation and cowardice. These games have exhausted gay and lesbian voters in particular. Politicians who are too squeamish to stand with us when it counts must be put on notice that they will lose our financial and electoral support. We must reward leaders who demonstrate the courage of their convictions.