Senate hopefuls get raspberries on human rights

Gay right advocates are not impressed with some of the candidates vying to represent middle America in the Senate. Change.org writer Michael A. Jones notes that Roy Blunt and Jerry Moran scored zeroes on the Human Rights Campaign’s scorecard.

Blunt represents the Springfield area in the U.S. House. He is reportedly asking fellow Republicans to support to his bid to take the place of the retiring Kit Bond.

Moran has served western Kansas in the House since 1997. He wants the seat Sam Brownback will vacate when he runs for governor.

Blunt and Moran earned their zeroes in part by voting against a bill to prohibit employment discrimination based on sexual orientation and by not sponsoring a bill to repeal the military’s don’t-ask-don’t-tell policy.