Bill Clinton transformed into the consensus candidate, he secured the Democratic Party nomination, finishing with a victory in Jerry Brown's home state of California. During the campaign, questions of conflict of interest regarding state business and the politically powerful Rose Law Firm, at which Hillary Rodham Clinton was a partner, arose. Clinton argued the questions were moot because all transactions with the state had been deducted before determining Hillary's firm pay. Further concern arose when Bill Clinton announced that, with Hillary, voters would be getting two presidents "for the price of one". Clinton was still the Governor of Arkansas while campaigning for
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