Thursday, November 11, 2010

Election Report: The Pro-Life Elect

AMERICA'S PRO-LIFE ELECT -- 2010
List compiled by Justin Soutar
December 1, 2010

There were many victories for the pro-life movement and traditional values in this year's election. Following is a complete state-by-state list of all pro-life governors, senators and representatives newly elected or re-elected in 2010. (NOTE: Only individuals who could be positively identified as pro-life are listed here. Elected individuals whose position on abortion is unknown or unclear have been omitted from the list.)

Triple stars denote the newly elected pro-life individuals; no stars, re-elected pro-life incumbents. All individuals belong to the Republican Party unless otherwise identified as Democrats. (Double stars indicate a pro-life Democrat.)

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ALABAMA
Governor -- *** Robert Bentley ***
Senator -- Richard Shelby
Representatives –
*** Martha Roby ***
*** Mo Brooks ***
Mike Rogers
Spencer Bachus
Robert Aderholt
Jo Bonner

ALASKA
Representatives --
Don Young

ARIZONA
Governor -- Jan Brewer
Senator -- John McCain
Representatives –
*** Paul Gosar ***
*** David Schweikert ***
Trent Franks
Jeff Flake

ARKANSAS
Senator -- *** John Boozman ***
Representatives –
*** Rick Crawford ***
*** Tim Griffin ***
*** Steve Womack ***
Mike Ross (**Pro-Life Democrat**)

CALIFORNIA
Representatives --
*** Jeff Denham ***
Duncan Hunter
Darrell Issa
Ken Calvert
John Campbell
Gary Miller
Ed Royce
Dana Rohrabacher
David Dreier
Jerry Lewis
Buck McKeon
Elton Gallegly
Kevin McCarthy
Devin Nunes
Dan Lungren
Wally Herger
Tom McClintock

COLORADO
Representatives --
*** Cory Gardner ***
*** Scott Tipton ***
Mike Coffman
Doug Lamborn

FLORIDA
Governor -- *** Rick Scott ***
Senator -- *** Marco Rubio ***
Representatives –
*** David Rivera ***
*** Mario Diaz-Balart ***
*** Dennis Ross ***
*** Sandy Adams ***
*** Daniel Webster ***
*** Richard Nugent ***
*** Steve Southerland ***
Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
Tom Rooney
Connie Mack
Vern Buchanan
Bill Posey
Gus Bilirakis
Bill Young
John Mica
Ander Crenshaw
Cliff Stearns
Jeff Miller

GEORGIA
Governor -- *** Nathan Deal ***
Senator -- Johnny Isakson
Representatives –
*** Austin Scott ***
*** Rob Woodall ***
Jack Kingston
Paul Broun
Lynn Westmoreland
Tom Graves
Tom Price
Phil Gingrey

IDAHO
Governor -- Butch Otter
Senator -- Mike Crapo
Representatives –
*** Raul Labrador ***
Mike Simpson

ILLINOIS
Representatives --
*** Adam Kinzinger ***
*** Joe Walsh ***
*** Randy Hultgren ***
*** Bobby Schilling ***
Tim Johnson
Peter Roskam
Donald Manzullo
Aaron Schock
John Shimkus
Dan Lipinski (**Pro-Life Democrat**)
Jerry Costello (**Pro-Life Democrat**)

INDIANA
Senator -- *** Dan Coats ***
Representatives –
*** Todd Young ***
*** Larry Bucshon ***
*** Todd Rokita ***
*** Marlin Stutzman ***
Mike Pence
Dan Burton
Joe Donnelly (**Pro-Life Democrat**)

IOWA
Senator -- Chuck Grassley
Representatives –
Tom Latham
Steve King

KANSAS
Governor -- *** Sam Brownback ***
Senator -- *** Jerry Moran ***
Representatives –
*** Mike Pompeo ***
*** Tim Huelskamp ***

KENTUCKY
Senator -- *** Rand Paul ***
Representatives –
Hal Rogers
Ed Whitfield
Brett Guthrie
Geoff Davis

LOUISIANA
Senator -- David Vitter
Representatives –
*** Jeff Landry ***
Steve Scalise
Bill Cassidy
Rodney Alexander
Charles Boustany
John Fleming

MARYLAND
Representatives –
*** Andy Harris ***
Roscoe Bartlett

MICHIGAN
Governor -- *** Rick Snyder ***
Representatives –
*** Tim Walberg ***
*** Justin Amash ***
*** Bill Huizenga ***
*** Dan Benishek ***
Mike Rogers
Candice Miller
Thaddeus McCotter
Dave Camp

MINNESOTA
Representatives –
*** Chip Cravaack ***
Michele Bachmann
Erik Paulsen
John Kline
Collin Peterson (**Pro-Life Democrat**)

MISSISSIPPI
Representatives –
*** Steven Palazzo ***
*** Alan Nunnelee ***
Gregg Harper

MISSOURI
Senator -- *** Roy Blunt ***
Representatives –
*** Billy Long ***
*** Vicky Hartzler ***
Jo Ann Emerson
Todd Akin
Blaine Luetkemeyer
Sam Graves

MONTANA
Representative -- Denny Rehberg

NEBRASKA
Governor -- Dave Heineman
Representatives –
Lee Terry
Jeff Fortenberry
Adrian Smith

NEVADA
Representatives –
*** Joe Heck ***
Dean Heller

NEW HAMPSHIRE
Senator -- *** Kelly Ayotte ***
Representatives –
*** Frank Guinta ***

NEW JERSEY
Representatives --
Chris Smith
Frank LoBiondo
Scott Garrett

NEW MEXICO
Governor -- *** Susana Martinez ***
Representatives –
*** Steve Pearce ***

NEW YORK
Representatives --
*** Chris Gibson ***
*** Nan Hayworth ***
*** Richard Hanna ***
*** Michael Grimm ***
*** Tom Reed ***
Peter King

NORTH CAROLINA
Senator -- Richard Burr
Representatives –
*** Renee Ellmers ***
Walter Jones
Howard Coble
Mike McIntyre (**Pro-Life Democrat**)
Virginia Foxx
Patrick McHenry
Heath Shuler (**Pro-Life Democrat**)

NORTH DAKOTA
Senator -- *** John Hoeven ***
Representative – *** Rick Berg ***

OHIO
Governor -- *** John Kasich ***
Senator -- *** Rob Portman ***
Representatives –
*** Bill Johnson ***
*** Jim Renacci ***
*** Bob Gibbs ***
*** Steve Stivers ***
*** Steve Chabot ***
Steve LaTourette
Steve Austria
Pat Tiberi
Jim Jordan
Bob Latta
Mike Turner
Jean Schmidt
John Boehner

OKLAHOMA
Governor -- *** Mary Fallin ***
Senator -- Tom Coburn
Representatives –
*** James Lankford ***
Dan Boren (**Pro-Life Democrat**)
John Sullivan
Frank Lucas
Tom Cole

PENNSYLVANIA
Governor -- *** Tom Corbett ***
Senator -- *** Pat Toomey ***
Representatives –
*** Mike Kelly ***
*** Mike Fitzpatrick ***
*** Lou Barletta ***
*** Tom Marino ***
Jim Gerlach
Joe Pitts
Todd Platts
Tim Holden (**Pro-Life Democrat**)
Glenn Thompson
Mark Critz (**Pro-Life Democrat**)
Bill Shuster
Tim Murphy

RHODE ISLAND
Representatives --
Jim Langevin (**Pro-Life Democrat**)

SOUTH CAROLINA
Governor -- *** Nikki Haley ***
Senator -- Jim DeMint
Representatives –
*** Tim Scott ***
*** Mick Mulvaney ***
*** Jeff Duncan ***
Joe Wilson

SOUTH DAKOTA
Governor -- *** Dennis Daugaard ***
Senator -- John Thune
Representatives –
*** Kristi Noem ***

TENNESSEE
Governor -- *** Bill Haslam ***
Representatives –
*** Chuck Fleischmann ***
*** Scott DesJarlais ***
*** Diane Black ***
*** Stephen Fincher ***
John Duncan
Phil Roe
Marsha Blackburn

TEXAS
Governor -- Rick Perry
Representatives –
*** Bill Flores ***
*** Quico Canseco ***
*** Blake Farenthold ***
Ron Paul
Pete Olson
Ted Poe
Kevin Brady
Louie Gohmert
Ralph Hall
Jeb Hensarling
Joe Barton
Michael McCaul
John Culberson
John Carter
Sam Johnson
Kenny Marchant
Michael Burgess
Kay Granger
Pete Sessions
Mac Thornberry
Randy Neugebauer
Mike Conaway
Lamar Smith

UTAH
Senator -- *** Mike Lee ***
Representatives –
Jason Chaffetz
Rob Bishop

VIRGINIA
Representatives –
*** Robert Hurt ***
*** Scott Rigell ***
*** Morgan Griffith ***
Rob Wittman
Eric Cantor
Frank Wolf
Randy Forbes
Bob Goodlatte

WASHINGTON
Representatives --
*** Jaime Herrera ***
Cathy McMorris Rodgers
Doc Hastings
Dave Reichert

WEST VIRGINIA
Representatives –
*** David McKinley ***
Nick Rahall (**Pro-Life Democrat**)

WISCONSIN
Governor -- *** Scott Walker ***
Senator -- *** Ron Johnson ***
Representatives –
*** Reid Ribble ***
*** Sean Duffy ***
Tom Petri
Jim Sensenbrenner
Paul Ryan

WYOMING
Governor -- *** Matt Mead ***
Representative -- Cynthia Lummis


Copyright © 2010 by Justin Soutar. All rights reserved. For reprint permissions, please contact the author at justin_86@ntelos.net.

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Election Report: First Installment

There were many victories for the pro-life movement and traditional values in this election. Here is a list of all pro-life candidates elected to the U.S. Senate who are new to Washington, D.C. or to the Senate:

*** Kelly Ayotte (New Hampshire) ***
*** Marco Rubio (Florida) ***
*** Pat Toomey (Pennsylvania) ***
*** Rand Paul (Kentucky) ***
*** Rob Portman (Ohio) ***
*** Dan Coats (Indiana) ***
*** Ron Johnson (Wisconsin) ***
*** Roy Blunt (Missouri) ***
*** Jerry Moran (Kansas) ***
*** John Boozman (Arkansas) ***
*** John Hoeven (North Dakota) ***
*** Mike Lee (Utah) ***

Here is a list of pro-life senators who were re-elected.

Jim DeMint (South Carolina)
Johnny Isakson (Georgia)
Richard Shelby (Alabama)
Richard Burr (North Carolina)
Chuck Grassley (Iowa)
David Vitter (Louisiana)
Tom Coburn (Oklahoma)
John Thune (South Dakota)
Mike Crapo (Idaho)
John McCain (Arizona)

Following is a list of newly elected pro-life governors.

*** John Kasich (Ohio) ***
*** Sam Brownback (Kansas) ***
*** Tom Corbett (Pennsylvania) ***
*** Rick Snyder (Michigan) ***
*** Scott Walker (Wisconsin) ***
*** Rick Scott (Florida) ***
*** Nikki Haley (South Carolina) ***
*** Nathan Deal (Georgia) ***
*** Robert Bentley (Alabama) ***
*** Bill Haslam (Tennessee) ***
*** Dennis Daugaard (South Dakota) ***
*** Mary Fallin (Oklahoma) ***
*** Matt Mead (Wyoming) ***
*** Susana Martinez (New Mexico) ***

The following pro-life governors have been re-elected.

Dave Heineman (Nebraska)
Rick Perry (Texas)
Jan Brewer (Arizona)
Butch Otter (Idaho)

Here is a partial listing of newly elected pro-life representatives (I have yet to gather data on the remaining 226):
*** Frank Guinta (New Hampshire) ***
*** Chris Gibson (New York) ***
*** Nan Hayworth (New York) ***
*** Richard Hanna (New York) ***
*** Tom Reed (New York) ***
*** Jon Runyan (New Jersey) ***
*** Mike Kelly (Pennsylvania) ***
*** Robert Hurt (Virginia) ***

The following pro-life representatives have been re-elected.

Peter King (New York)
Chris Smith (New Jersey)
Frank LoBiondo (New Jersey)
Scott Garrett (New Jersey)
Eric Cantor (Virginia)

Note: For the purposes of these lists, "Pro-life" does not necessarily mean 100% pro-life in accordance with natural law and Catholic teaching. Many of the newly elected candidates listed above are 100% pro-life, but some are not. Check individual governors, senators and representatives-elect to be sure.