BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Alabama’s first openly gay legislator has married her longtime partner at a ceremony in Massachusetts.
Al.com reportsthat Rep. Patricia Todd wed Jennifer Clarke on Sept. 14 in Provincetown, Mass.
Clarke’s 25-year-old daughter, a third-year law student, officiated the ceremony.
The Birmingham lawmaker said she got teary when they went to get their marriage license in Massachusetts, and teared up again during the ceremony.
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The couple met eight years ago when Clarke clicked on a pop-up ad for the social side of a political web site.
After dating for a year, Clarke moved to Alabama after Todd was elected to the House of Representatives in 2006.
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