Naral Endorses....

Endorsed Candidates

United States Senate

Arizona

James Pederson (D)

• Pro-choice challenger James Pederson is running against one of the most anti-choice senators in the country, Jon Kyl. Click here and here to learn more about Kyl's record on choice.
• Pro-choice fact: In a recent campaign ad, Pederson attacked Sen. Kyl for his extreme anti-choice views, pointing out that Kyl supported a constitutional amendment to outlaw abortion even in cases of rape and incest.

California
Dianne Feinstein (D)

Connecticut
Joe Lieberman (I)

Maryland
Ben Cardin (D)

Michigan

Debbie Stabenow (D)

• In 2000, Sen. Stabenow became the first woman ever elected to represent Michigan to the United States Senate. She is being challenged by Mike Bouchard.
• In both the House and Senate, Sen. Stabenow has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Missouri
Claire McCaskill (D)

Montana

Jon Tester (D)

• Jon Tester is challenging one of the most anti-choice senators in the country, Sen. Conrad Burns, who even votes against birth-control and prevention measures.
• Pro-choice fact: Tester has a strong record of standing up for the values of freedom and privacy. As president of the state Senate, Tester asked the state attorney general to determine whether current Montana statutes required insurance companies to cover contraception. The attorney general ruled that insurance plans must cover prescription birth control in the same way they pay for other prescription medication, making Montana the 25th state to guarantee women contraceptive equity.

New Jersey

Robert Menendez (D)

• Rep. Robert Menendez was selected to serve out the remainder of Sen. Jon Corzine's term in the U.S. Senate when Corzine was elected governor of New Jersey. He is being challenged by Tom Kean Jr., who calls himself pro-choice, but who cannot be counted on to defend a woman's right to choose.
• In both the House and Senate, Sen. Menendez has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.
• In addition to his stalwart support for a woman's right to choose, Sen. Menendez also believes Congress can - and should - do more to reduce the need for abortion. In particular, he recently introduced a groundbreaking, commonsense piece of legislation to prevent teen pregnancy.

Ohio
Sherrod Brown (D)

Rhode Island

Lincoln Chafee (R)

• Sen. Chafee was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2000 and is being challenged by former Attorney General Sheldon Whitehouse.
• As one of the few remaining pro-choice Republicans in Congress, Sen. Chafee has a strong independent streak, courageously opposing every piece of major anti-choice legislation conceived by the party's right wing.

Vermont

Bernard Sanders (I)

• Rep. Sanders is running for his first term as U.S. senator. He has served in the House since 1991.
• In his race for the open Senate seat vacated by pro-choice Sen. James Jeffords, Rep. Sanders is running against Richard Tarran.
• Rep. Sanders has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Washington
Maria Cantwell (D)

United States House of Representatives

Arizona
Ellen Simon (D-1)

• Ellen Simon is challenging anti-choice Rep. Rick Renzi. Click here and here to learn more about Rep. Renzi's terrible record on choice.
• Pro-choice fact: Simon describes herself as "a strong and fearless advocate on behalf of women's issues."

Ed Pastor (D-4)

• Rep. Pastor was elected to Congress in 1991 and is running unopposed.
• Rep. Pastor has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Harry Mitchell (D-5)

• Harry Mitchell is challenging anti-choice Rep. J.D. Hayworth. Click here to learn more about Rep. Hayworth's terrible record on choice.
• Pro-choice fact: Mitchell states on his website that "I… believe that every person has a fundamental right to choose when and whether to have children, and I support a woman's right to choose. Medical decisions, both reproductive and otherwise, should be made between families and their doctors - it is not the role of government to interfere with these decisions. It is important that we work together to reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies in the United States. This can be done by supporting medically-accurate sex education for our kids, taking steps to prevent teen pregnancy, and providing access to pre-natal care for all women."

Raul Grijalva (D-7)

• Rep. Grijalva was elected to Congress in 2003 and is running unopposed.
• In 2003, 2004, and 2005, Rep. Grijalva received a 100% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America.
• As a rising pro-choice star in the House of Representatives, in 2005, Rep. Grijalva was a guest speaker at NARAL Pro-Choice America's Roe v. Wade anniversary celebration in Washington, D.C.

Gabrielle Giffords (D-8)

California
Doris Matsui (D-5)
Lynn Woolsey (D-6)
Nancy Pelosi (D-8)
Barbara Lee (D-9)
Ellen Tauscher (D-10)
Jerry McNerney (D-11)
Tom Lantos (D-12)
Sam Farr (D-17)
Lois Capps (D-23)
Brad Sherman (D-27)
Howard Berman (D-28)
Adam Schiff (D-29)
Henry A. Waxman (D-30)
Hilda Solis (D-32)
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-34)
Jane Harman (D-36)
Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-37)
Linda Sanchez (D-39)
Florice Hoffman (D-40)
Francine Busby (D-50)
Bob Filner (D-51)
John Rinaldi (D-52)
Susan Davis (D-53)

Colorado
Diana DeGette (D-1)
Mark Udall (D-2)
Jay Fawcett (D-5)
Ed Perlmutter (D-7)

Connecticut
Robert Simmons (R-2)
Rosa DeLauro (D-3)
Diane Farrell (D-4)
Nancy Johnson (R-5)

Florida

Corrine Brown (D-3)

• Rep. Brown was elected to Congress in 1992 and is running unopposed.
• Rep. Brown has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

John Russell (D-5)

Kathy Castor (D-11)

• Kathy Castor is running for an open seat against Eddie Adams.
• Pro-choice fact: NARAL Pro-Choice America spotlighted Castor in its August e-newsletter as the "Hero of the Month" for her work to protect reproductive-health programs while serving on the Hillsborough County Commission.

Christine Jennings (D-13)

Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-20)

• Rep. Wasserman Schultz was elected to Congress in 2004 and is running unopposed.
• In 2005, Rep. Wasserman Schultz received a 100% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America.
• Rep. Wasserman Schultz holds a seat on the House Judiciary Committee, a panel through which many choice-related bills must pass.

Ron Klein (D-22)

• Ron Klein is challenging Rep. Clay Shaw, who (among other things) voted to allow anti-choice protesters to obstruct women from entering abortion clinics. Click here to learn more about Rep. Shaw's anti-choice rating in 2005.
• Pro-choice fact: Klein, who is currently serving as State Senate Minority Leader, has supported a local proposal to create buffer zones that would protect women's health clinics from violence.

Illinois

Rahm Emanuel (D-5)

• Rep. Emanuel was elected to Congress in 2002 and is being challenged by Kevin Edward White.
• In addition to receiving a 100% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America in 2003, 2004, and 2005, Rep. Emanuel is the chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

Tammy Duckworth (D-6)

• Tammy Duckworth, a solidly pro-choice candidate, is running for an open seat to replace retiring Rep. Henry Hyde, the country's most notorious oopponent of a woman's right to choose.
• Her opponent, state Sen. Peter Roskam, is anti-choice and is supported by extremist groups like the Pro-Life Action League and the Illinois Federation for Right to Life.
• Pro-choice fact: Duckworth states on her website "First and foremost, I believe that we should do everything possible to reduce the number of abortions in America. This is something that everyone should agree on. Ultimately, however, that decision should be left to the woman rather than politicians."

Danny K. Davis (D-7)

• Rep. Davis was elected to Congress in 1996 and is being challenged by Charles Hutchinson.
• Rep. Davis has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Melissa Bean (D-8)

• Rep. Bean was elected to Congress in 2004 and is being challenged by anti-choice David McSweeney.
• In 2005, Rep. Bean received a 100% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Jan Schakowsky (D-9)

• Rep. Schakowsky was elected to Congress in 1998.
• Rep. Schakowsky has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

David Gill (D-15)

Phil Hare (D-17)

Indiana

Julia Carson (D-7)

• Rep. Carson was elected to Congress in 1996 and is being challenged by Eric Dickerson, who is anti-choice.
• Rep. Carson has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Iowa

Bruce Braley (D-1)

• Bruce Braley is running for an open seat against anti-choice Mike Whalen.
• Pro-choice fact: Braley states on his website that he "supports the Supreme Court's ruling in Roe v. Wade and… believes that the federal government can and should do more to expand access to family planning education, reduce poverty, and address other socioeconomic problems that could reduce the number of unplanned pregnancies. All Americans should work together to address the underlying problems that lead individuals to consider difficult health decisions… [Braley] supports choice because there he believes there are circumstances where women and their physicians should be able to make difficult decisions without government interference. Bruce also believes that the federal government should not criminalize the personal medical decisions made between a woman and her doctor."

David Loebsack (D-2)

Maryland

John Sarbanes (D-3)

Steny Hoyer (D-5)

Elijah Cummings (D-7)

• Rep. Cummings was elected to Congress in 1996 and is running unopposed.
• Rep. Cummings has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Chris Van Hollen (D-8)

Massachusetts
James McGovern (D-3)
Barney Frank (D-4)

Michigan
Nancy Skinner (D-9)

Minnesota

Betty McCollum (D-4)

• Rep. McCollum was elected to Congress in 2000 and is being challenged by anti-choice Ogbazghi "Obi" Sium.
• Rep. McCollum has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Keith Ellison (D-5)

Mississippi

Bennie G. Thompson (D-2)

• Rep. Thompson was elected to Congress in 1993 and is being challenged by anti-choice Yvonne Brown.
• Rep. Thompson has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Missouri

Russ Carnahan (D-3)

• Rep. Carnahan was elected to Congress in 2004 and is being challenged by anti-choice Dave Bertelsen.
• In 2005, Rep. Carnahan received a 100% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America.
• In addition to his stalwart support for a woman's right to choose, Rep. Carnahan is also a cosponsor of many proposals that would help reduce the need for abortion.

Montana

Monica Lindeen (D-AL)

• State Rep. Monica Lindeen is challenging Rep. Dennis Rehberg - an anti-choice member of Congress.
• Pro-choice fact: Lindeen is pro-choice and has a strong pro-choice voting record in the Montana legislature, consistently receiving a 100% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice Montana.

Nevada

Shelley Berkley (D-1)

• Rep. Berkley was elected to Congress in 1998 and is being challenged by Kenneth Wegner.
• Rep. Berkley has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

New Jersey

Paul Aronsohn (D-5)

• Paul Aronsohn is challenging anti-choice Rep. Scott Garrett (R), who received a 0% pro-choice score from NARAL Pro-Choice America in 2005.
• Pro-choice fact: Aronsohn is actively using the choice issue to put his opponent on the defensive, highlighting Rep. Garrett's anti-choice extremism with an ad on YouTube, which was also distributed to over 14,000 NARAL Pro-Choice America members and activists in New Jersey. The ad, titled "Meet the Real Scott Garrett," can be viewed on Aronsohn's campaign website.

Linda Stender (D-7)

• Lisa Stender is challenging anti-choice Rep. Mike Ferguson. Rep. Ferguson once said, "it would be a great day for America" if Congress were to pass a constitutional amendment outlawing abortion [Associated Press, 10/30/2000].
• Pro-choice fact: As a state assemblywoman, Stender sponsored legislation guaranteeing access to women's birth-control prescriptions. Stender also co-sponsored legislation - which was just recently signed into law - requiring insurers to pay for birth-control prescriptions the same way they cover other prescription medications.

Steve Rothman (D-9)

• Rep. Rothman was elected to Congress in 1996 and is being challenged by Vince Micco, who as of late 2004 was chairman of the Bergen County chapter of the Christian Coalition.
• Rep. Rothman has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.
• In addition to his stalwart support for a woman's right to choose, Rep. Rothman also believes in preventing unintended pregnancy. In particular, Rep. Rothman has written legislation to ensure that hospitals offer emergency contraception to survivors of sexual assault.

Rush Holt (D-12)

• Rep. Holt was elected to Congress in 1998 and is being challenged by Joe Sinagra.
• Rep. Holt has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.
• In addition to his stalwart support for a woman's right to choose, Rep. Holt also believes in preventing unintended pregnancy. In particular, Rep. Holt has led efforts to protect state "contraceptive-equity" laws from the anti-choice-dominated Congress. (These laws ensure that health plans that cover prescription drugs like Viagra also cover prescription birth control.)

New Mexico
Patricia Madrid (D-1)

New York
Tim Bishop (D-1)
Steve Israel (D-2)
Dave Mejias (D-3)
Carolyn McCarthy (D-4)
Gary Ackerman (D-5)
Joseph Crowley (D-7)
Jerrold Nadler (D-8)
Anthony Weiner (D-9)
Nydia Velazquez (D-12)
Carolyn Maloney (D-14)
Eliot Engel (D-17)
Nita Lowey (D-18)
Kirsten Gillibrand (D-20)
Maurice Hinchey (D-22)
Michael Arcuri (D-24)
Dan Maffei (D-25)
Brian Higgins (D-27)
Louise Slaughter (D-28)
Eric Massa (D-29)

North Carolina

Mel Watt (D-12)

• Rep. Watt was elected to Congress in 1992, becoming only one of two African American members elected to Congress from North Carolina in the 20th century. He is being challenged by Ada Fisher.
• Rep. Watt has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.
• As a senior pro-choice member of the House Judiciary Committee, Rep. Watt frequently helps lead the charge against anti-choice bills that move through that panel.

Brad Miller (D-13)

• Rep. Miller was elected to Congress in 2002 and is being challenged by anti-choice Vernon Robinson, who defaced a pro-choice candidate questionnaire with these words: "You should hit your knees right now and thank God that your mother didn't have you sucked down a sink."
• In 2003, 2004, and 2005, Rep. Miller received a 100% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Ohio
Victoria Wulsin (D-2)
Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-11)
Bob Shamansky (D-12)
Betty Sutton (D-13)
Mary Jo Kilroy (D-15)

Oregon
Earl Blumenauer (D-3)
Peter DeFazio (D-4)
Darlene Hooley (D-5)

Pennsylvania

Lois Murphy (D-6)

• Lois Murphy is running against a staunch anti-choice incumbent, Rep. Jim Gerlach. Click here (http://www.prochoiceamerica.org/choice-action-center/in-congress/congressional-record-on-choice/state.html?state=PA ) to learn more about Rep. Gerlach's 2005 rating on choice.
• Pro-choice fact: Murphy demonstrated her commitment to women's freedom and privacy first hand as a member of NARAL Pro-Choice America's legal department from 1990 to 1993. From 1993 to 2004, she also served as president and a board member of NARAL Pro-Choice Pennsylvania.

Joe Sestak (D-7)

• Admiral Joe Sestak is challenging adamantly anti-choice Rep. Curt Weldon. Click here and here for more facts about Rep. Weldon's record on choice.
• Pro-choice fact: Sestak states on his campaign website that "Regardless of my religious beliefs, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Roe vs. Wade that - as a nation - the United States should offer every woman the right to have a legal and safe abortion, if that is her choice. I support that decision."

Patrick Murphy (D-8)

• Patrick Murphy is challenging anti-choice Rep. Mike Fitzpatrick. Click here and here to learn more about why Fitzpatrick has earned his 0% rating on choice.
• Pro-choice fact: Murphy is a staunch supporter of a woman's right to choose and his campaign website reflects these values: "As a former professor of Constitutional Law, he understands that the right to privacy is guaranteed by the United States Constitution, and that Roe vs. Wade has been settled law for 30 years. He believes we should also work to make abortion safe, legal and rare by promoting comprehensive sex education and encouraging alternatives such as adoption."

Allyson Schwartz (D-13)

• Rep. Schwartz was elected to Congress in 2004 and is being challenged by Raj Bhakta, who was a contestant on the show "The Apprentice."
• In 2005, Rep. Schwartz received a 100% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Texas
Lloyd Doggett (D-25)
Gene Green (D-29)

Vermont

Peter Welch (D-AL)

• Peter Welch is running for Vermont's only seat in the House of Representatives against Martha Rainville, who has provided inconsistent and troubling answers regarding her views on choice.
• Pro-choice fact: Welch demonstrated his pro-choice values when he said, "Voters are tired of the divisive attacks on choice. If my opponent is elected, the same leadership will continue to politicize this issue. I offer a different direction where we take politics out of the issue of choice, reduce and prevent the need for abortions, require pharmacists to honor prescriptions for birth control issued by a woman's doctor, and assure that insurance companies that cover Viagra also cover birth control. We've been successful in Vermont and with new leadership we can be successful in Washington."

Virginia
Bobby Scott (D-3)
Al Weed (D-5)
Jim Moran (D-8)
Judy Feder (D-10)

Washington
Jay Inslee (D-1)
Rick Larsen (D-2)
Brian Baird (D-3)
Jim McDermott (D-7)
Darcy Burner (D-8)
Adam Smith (D-9)

Wisconsin
Tammy Baldwin (D-2)
Gwen Moore (D-4)
Bryan Kennedy (D-5)