Sat. September 1, 2012
David Koch, the billionaire industrialist backing Mitt Romney's bid for the White House, disagrees with the candidate's position on gay marriage.
Koch and his older brother Charles co-own Koch Industries, the second largest privately held company in the United States. They have donated heavily to several political advocacy groups, including the pro-Republican Americans for Prosperity, which David Koch chairs.
In an interview with POLITICO.com from the Republican National Convention, Koch, who served as a delegate from New York, said, "I believe in gay marriage."
When asked about Romney's opposition to such unions, Koch replied, "Well, I disagree with that."
Koch, the 1980 vice presidential nominee for the Libertarian Party, also said he now considers himself a Republican.
"The Libertarian Party is a great concept," he said. "I love the ideals, but it got too far off the deep end, and so I dropped out. I think the Republican Party has a great chance of being successful and that's why I support it. ... But I believe in the libertarian principles."
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