cheney's relationship with her younger sister mary cheney publicly suffered after liz stated in her 2014 senate campaign that she does not support same-sex marriage. in response, mary cheney denounced her sister's remarks, writing in a facebook post that "[e]ither [y]ou think all families should be treated equally or you don't. liz's position is to treat my family as second class citizens." her wife heather poe wrote a facebook post stating, "liz has been a guest in our home, has spent time and shared holidays with our children, and when mary and i got married in 2012 — she didn't hesitate to tell us how happy she was for us. to have her now say she doesn't support our right to marry is offensive to say the least." mary said she would not support her sister's candidacy, and in 2015, when asked if she and her sister had mended their relationship, mary cheney said, "i don't have to answer that."