Among those supporting the status quo is Senator Larry Craig (R-ID). "Current policy has served us well," Senator Craig told CNSNews.com. "I think we ought to sustain it. I see no evidence that it should be repealed."

Senator Craig became world famous for an incident in a Minneapolis airport restroom resulting in his June 2007 arrest and subsequent conviction that August. Craig has also been a consistent supporter of anti-gay legislation in his home state and on the federal level, applauding the passage of Idaho's HJR 2, which banned all legal recognition of gay families, and publicly speaking out in favor of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell."

In a letter to a constituent in August 2007, Senator Craig said in supporting his stance that the Armed Forces "exist to wage war. It is unacceptable to risk the lives of American soldiers and sailors merely to accommodate the sexual lifestyles of certain individuals." At the time, he was ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

Senator Craig is also a supporter of the latest version of the Federal Marriage Amendment, which would ban same-sex marriages in the United States Constitution.

Craig's notable public denials of homosexuality date back to 1982 when he, as an unmarried junior senator, issued a pre-emptive denial of involvement in a Congressional sex and drugs scandal involving teenage male pages. At a news conference on August 28, 2007, Craig also pointedly denied being gay. The following September 1, he tentatively planned to resign on the last day of the month. He later reversed his decision, which for a time hinged on whether or not he could convince a judge to reverse his Minnesota guilty plea, and ultimately decided, despite the judge's denial, to stay in the Senate to retire after his current term.