9/17/12] LGBT 2016 Dem Position Hillary Clinton Senator: 2001-2009 Joe Biden Senator: 1973-2009 VP: 2009- Martin O’Malley Governor: 2007-2015 Jim Webb Senator: 2007-2013 Elizabeth Warren Senator: 2013- Bernie Sanders Rep.: 1991-2007 Senator: 2007- Lincoln Chafee Senator: 1999-2007 Governor: 2011-2015 Marriage Equality Supported marriage equality. [CNN Town Hall, 6/17/14] Supported marriage equality. [Think Progress, 5/6/12] Supported marriage equality, signed into law. [Washington Post, 12/6/12] Said marriage equality is best done state by state. [NBC News, 10/5/14] Supported marriage equality. [Politico, 3/22/12] Supported marriage equality. [Office of Senator Sanders, 5/9/12] Supported marriage equality since 2004. [Lincoln Chafee op-ed, New York Times, 5/1/13] ENDA Co-sponsored ENDA in 2001. [S.1284, 107th Congress, 7/31/01] Supported federal nondiscrimination legislation. [Washington Blade, 3/6/15] Co-sponsored ENDA in 2001. [S.1284, 107th Congress, 7/31/01] Supported ENDA and as governor, signed Maryland employment nondiscrimination laws. [Huffington Post, 5/28/14] Co-sponsored ENDA in 2010. [S. 1584, 111th Congress 3/10/10] Voted for ENDA in 2013. [S. 815, Vote 229, 113th Congress, 11/4/13] Voted for ENDA in 2013. [S. 815, Vote 229, 113th Congress, 11/4/13] Co-sponsored ENDA in 2001. [S.1284, 107th Congress, 7/31/01] EDUCATION 2016 Dem Position Hillary Clinton Senator: 2001-2009 Joe Biden Senator: 1973-2009 VP: 2009- Martin O’Malley Governor: 2007-2015 Jim Webb Senator: 2007-2013 Elizabeth Warren Senator: 2013- Bernie Sanders Rep.: 1991-2007 Senator: 2007- Lincoln Chafee Senator: 1999-2007 Governor: 2011-2015 Class Size Supports small class sizes. [Philadelphia Inquirer, 10/11/14] 2001: Voted for class-size reduction amendment (bill did not become law). [S.Amdt. 378, H.R. S. Amdt. 358, S.1, Vote 103, 107th Congress, 5/15/01] Supports small class sizes. [New York Times, 4/27/07] 2001: Voted for class-size reduction amendment (bill did not become law). [S.Amdt. 378, H.R. S. Amdt. 358, S.1, Vote 103, 107th Congress, 5/15/01] 2000: Voted for class-size reduction amendment (bill did not become law). [S.Amdt. 3604, H.R. 4577, Vote 148, 106th Congress, 6/27/00] Average class size in Maryland dropped from 22 to 20.1 from 2011-2 to 2012-3. [Maryland State Department of Education, 3/27/14] 2009: Introduced expanding pre-kindergarten programs with a cap of 20 students per class. [S.839, 111th Congress, 4/21/09] 2001: Co-sponsored an amendment to reduce class size. [H.R. 1036, Library of Congress, 107th Congress, 5/10/01] 2001: Voted against class-size reduction amendment (bill did not become law). [S.Amdt. 378, H.R. S. Amdt. 358, S.1, Vote 103, 107th Congress, 5/15/01] 2000: Voted against class-size reduction amendment (bill did not become law). [S.Amdt. 3604, H.R. 4577, Vote 148, 106th Congress, 6/27/00] Common Core No stated position. [New York Times, 3/25/15] In 2007, “Introduced Legislation To Supported Common Core Standards. [USA Today, 2/26/15] Under O’Malley, Maryland was one of Under Chafee, Rhode Island began implementing common core. [Deborah Gist, Providence Journal, Commented [BJ2]: Couldn't find anything more recent from him