CHICAGO (AP) — A swanky brunch paying tribute Sunday to those who helped pass Illinois’ new same-sex marriage law wasn’t free from election-year politics as organizers deemed Gov. Pat Quinn “the most pro-gay governor in the history of Illinois” and knocked his Republican re-election challenger.

Quinn faces a difficult bid against businessman Bruce Rauner, who hasn’t specified his views on gay marriage but said he’d be open to changing the law if efforts are voter-driven.

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