Lawrence Kestenbaum (born September 13, 1955) is an attorney, politician, and the creator and webmaster of The Political Graveyard website.
[3] Kestenbaum was an analyst and computer lab director for Michigan State University, later becoming an academic specialist there.
[6] On March 22, 2014, following a U.S. District Court ruling that Michigan's ban on same sex marriage was unconstitutional,[7] Kestenbaum was one of four Michigan county clerks to open for special hours while the ruling was in effect;[8] his office issued marriage licenses to 74 gay and lesbian couples.
[9] His office also provided fresh same-day same-sex marriage licenses within minutes of the US Supreme Court Obergefell ruling.
[3] He and his former wife were active members in Reform Judaism Temple Beth Emeth in Ann Arbor, Michigan.