Who is Mary Cheney?
Mary Cheney is the daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney. She was director of vice presidential operations in the 2004 Bush-Cheney campaign. She came under fire from gay and lesbian activists for not speaking out against Bush-Cheney's stance against same-sex marriage. Mary Cheney now works for AOL.Who is Heather Poe?
Heather Poe is a former park ranger and UPS manager.How did they meet?
Mary Cheney met Heather Poe in 1992 playing ice hockey. Mary said in People magazine, "I was a goalie and she was a defenseman. I think she scored on her first shot because I was really bad."Marriage
Even though she worked for her father's election campaign and the Bush/Cheney stance is against gay marriage, Mary Cheney supports gay marriage. She said, "I am in favor of legalized same-sex marriage...For me [speaking out during the 2004 Bush/Cheney campaign] would have been so inappropriate. I signed on to be a staffer; I didn't sign on to express my point of view.When asked if she and Heather would have a wedding by People magazine Mary said, "From my perspective and Heather's perspective, we already are married. We've built a life together. We've built a home together. She's the person I want to spend the rest of my life with. The way I look at it, the laws just haven't caught up with us yet.