 On December 2, 2009, Kruger was one of eight Democrats to vote against a same-sex marriage bill that failed to pass the Senate.On June 13, 2011, it was announced that he, Joseph Addabbo Jr. and Shirley Huntley had switched their intentions from "against" to "for" a pending same-sex marriage legislation bill.Kruger voted in favor of the Marriage Equality Act on June 24, 2011; the bill passed the Senate and was signed into law by Gov.