Brian Duprey is a former Maine

Maine

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 State Representative from Hampden. Duprey, a Republican

Republican Party (United States)

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, is perhaps best known for introducing a bill in 2005 that would ban abortions of gay

Homosexuality

Homosexuality is romantic or sexual attraction or behavior between members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality refers to "an enduring pattern of or disposition to experience sexual, affectional, or romantic attractions" primarily or exclusively to people of the same...

 fetuses, a move that won the support of the Pro-Life Alliance of Gays and Lesbians

Pro-Life Alliance of Gays and Lesbians

Pro-Life Alliance of Gays and Lesbians is a United States-based interest group of LGBT persons and straight allies opposed to legalized elective abortion and supportive of alternatives to abortion....

. Duprey says that the bill is needed in case scientists find a "homosexual gene

Biology and sexual orientation

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." Duprey is a staunch pro-life activist and is active in numerous pro-life organizations.

Duprey has made radio appearances on the Al Franken Radio Show, The Tony Snow Radio Show, the Rush Limbaugh Program, and he has also done TV appearances on The O'Reilly Factor and he did a comedy skit on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

The Daily Show

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Duprey served in the United States Navy

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 for eight years, reaching the rank of E6. He is a member of the Bangor

Bangor, Maine

Bangor is a city in and the county seat of Penobscot County, Maine, United States, and the major commercial and cultural center for eastern and northern Maine...

 Chamber of Commerce, and from 2001-2003 was on the Hampden Town Council. Duprey, a business owner, is the CEO of Duprey Enterprises, the largest daycare provider in Maine. He also owns a large national legal and identity theft business.

Duprey retired from politics in 2008 and resides in Hampden, Maine with his wife Carol and their 5 children.

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