Minnesota DFL chair Ken Martin stood behind Green Party Chairman Cam Gordon. Leaders from nearly all of Minnesota's political parties formally joined the Minnesotans United coalition to urge state lawmakers to support a same-sex marriage bill.

Minnesota DFL chair Ken Martin encouraged lawmakers to support a same-sex marriage bill. Behind him are Green Party Chair Cam Gordon, Bob Odden, the Chair of the Libertarian Party of Minnesota, Matt Lewis, Executive Committee Member of the Independence Party of Minnesota and Libertarian Party Candidate for Vice President James P. Gray.