Chris Hughes, cofounder of Facebook
plans to marry longtime boyfriend
Sean Eldridge, political director for
Freedom To Marry ,
reports New York Post .

The Post reports Eldridge announced his engagement to Hughes at the New York City reception in Support of Freedom To Marry at the couple’s SoHo loft before guests that included City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

“This is very timely for Chris and I to have you here tonight to celebrate marriage and work on marriage,” Eldridge said. “We got engaged two weeks ago, so there is a real sense of urgency.”

Hughes, 27 -- was  dubbed "the kid who made Obama president" for organizing his social networking site, My.BarackObama.com, during the historic 2008 campaign.

Hughes is now the founder and director of Jumo.com , a company that connect individuals and organizations working to change the world.


Wunderkind Hughes, said to be worth $100 million, was a roommate of Mark Zuckerberg at Harvard and served as Facebook's spokesman.

The happy couple decided to make their longtime relationship legal on New Year's Eve.

"We were in Thailand in a hotel room in the north. We were delayed after two days in the snowstorm and Chris got down on one knee and proposed. It was very traditional and very sweet," Eldridge said.

"We've been together for five years now."

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