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I'm getting to this a little late because of the rush of the end to the legislative session but the National Organization for Marriage is starting a statewide 

 targeting candidates on the issue of same sex marriage.

The ad highlights that Democrats Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Mark Dayton and Matt Entenza and Independence Party candidate Tom Horner support giving same sex couples "the right to marry."  The ad then asks voters to ask the four candidates for the right to vote on a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman.

The ad campaign was announced just a week after a 

 was filed in Hennepin County District Court that challenges a state law banning gay marriage.

Chuck Darrell, with the Minnesota Family Council, said it's important to highlight where the candidates stand on the issue.

Darrell said the $200,000 ad campaign is running across the state in all major TV markets.

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