"Dennis Clark Hollingsworth" is an American politician who represented California's 36th State Senate district, which includes portions of San Diego, California/San Diego and Riverside County, California/Riverside County, from 2002 to 2010. In 2000, Hollingsworth was elected to the Legislature as a member of the Assembly, and in 2002, Hollingsworth was elected to the Senate. Hollingsworth served as the California State Senate Minority Leader from 2008 until he termed out of the Senate in 2010. Hollingsworth's political focus included advancing conservative principles and transparency.

Hollingsworth is affiliated with the conservative group ProtectMarriage.com and has been instrumental in their Hollingsworth v. Perry/legal battle to uphold the California Proposition 8 (2008)/ban on same-sex marriage in California. As such, he is the named appellant in Hollingsworth v. Perry.

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This is not the right thing to do. We should protect traditional marriage and uphold all of those values and institutions that have made our society and keep our society together today.

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I didn't see why it was such a problem to look into some added safety features.

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