Maryland state delegate, best known for sponsoring marriage-equality legislation to later vote against it, was charged with theft on Friday by state prosecutors who accuse the Prince George's County lawmaker of spending thousands in campaign funds on her wedding.
According to the Washington Post: Alston was little known out side of her Prince George’s district until this spring. She co-sponsored a bill to legalize same-sex marriage but then left a hearing room with another lawmaker just before the bill came up for a vote. The two lawmakers later returned, but the disappearance delayed the committee vote and amounted to the first of many setbacks that ultimately derailed the legislation.
Before a subsequent vote, Alston introduced an amendment to water down the bill to authorize civil unions, not same-sex marriages. When that failed, she voted against the legislation, saying her vote was “for my constituents.” She faces up to ten years in jail and a fine of $10,000.
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