Hillary Clinton would be lost and that her accomplishments would be viewed in light of someone else. In 1974, Bill Clinton lost an Arkansas congressional race, facing incumbent Republican Hammersmith. Rodham and Bill Clinton bought a house in Fayetteville in the summer of 1975 and she finally agreed to marry him. The wedding took place on October 11, 1975, in a Methodist ceremony in their living room. A story about the marriage in the "Arkansas Gazette" indicated that she decided to retain the name Hillary Rodham. Her motivation was threefold. She wanted to keep the couple's professional lives separate, avoid apparent conflicts
Political positions of Hillary Clinton the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. On October 1, 2007, Clinton voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008. On October 27, 2007, Clinton voted against George W. Bush's nomination of Leslie Southwick as a federal judge to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. Clinton received a score of 95% on the Human Rights Campaign 110th Congress scorecard. On June 27, 2011, Clinton endorsed the Marriage Equality Act. On March 18, 2013, Clinton came out in favor of same-sex marriage. On June 26, 2013, Hillary and Bill Clinton