MassResistance is attempting to persuade voters to choose an anti-gay write-in candidate over State Sen. Richard Tisei, an openly gay Republican running for lieutenant governor in Massachusetts, according to a report in EDGE publications:

MR is particularly incensed about Baker’s choice of Richard Tisei as his running mate, because Tisei is openly gay.

MR has lambasted Tisei as “”probably the most left-wing Republican officeholder in Massachusetts history. He is openly homosexual and is a co-sponsor of the radical ’Transgender Rights and Hate Crimes’ bill (H1728) currently in the Legislature. He strongly supports same-sex ’marriage’ and voted NOT to let the people vote on it.”

Tisei’s further nefarious doings: “He appears in a hideous pro-homosexual ’marriage’ propaganda video produced by the homosexual lobby (complete with phony statistics). He has a 100% rating by NARAL Pro-Choice Massachusetts and a 100% rating by Planned Parenthood. He co-sponsored the expanded buffer zone bill. He also co-sponsored the ’emergency contraception bill’ that was vetoed by Gov. Mitt Romney.”

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Charlie Baker, a moderate Republican running to become the governor of Massachusetts, has chosen State Sen. Richard Tisei, who is openly gay, as his running mate.  Baker issued the following on his Twitter account this morning:  ”Want you to be the first to know: I’ve chosen State Senator Richard Tisei as my running mate. Excited about this team.”  Tisei is the Senate Minority Leader, and played a key role in the fight to retain marriage equality in Massachusetts.

The Boston Herald reports:

Baker and the Senate minority leader will take on convenience store magnate Christy Mihos in the Republican primary. The winner is set to face off against state Treasurer Timothy Cahill and incumbent Gov. Deval Patrick in a three-way contest in 2010.

Tisei, of Wakefield, was elected to the House at age 22, the youngest Republican ever elected to the legislature, according to the Baker campaign Web site.