Choice Positions of Executives

Federal Government

• President George W. Bush is anti-choice.
• Vice President Dick Cheney is anti-choice.

Governors

• 20 governors are pro-choice: AZ, CT, DE, IL, IA, KS, ME, MD, MA, MI, MT, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OR, PA, WA, WI.
• 11 governors are mixed-choice: AR, CA, CO, HI, KY, OH, OK, TN, VT, VA, WY.
• 19 governors are anti-choice: AL, AK, FL, GA, ID, IN, LA, MN, MS, MO, NE, NV, ND, RI, SC, SD, TX, UT, WV.
• The choice position of the mayor of the District of Columbia is unknown.

Lieutenant Governors¹

• 18 lieutenant governors are pro-choice: CA, CO, DE, IL, IA, KS, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OH, OR, RI, WI.
• 6 lieutenant governors are mixed-choice: AR, CT, LA, MI, MT, OK.
• 23 lieutenant governors are anti-choice: AK, AZ, FL, GA, HI, ID, IN, KY, MN, MS, MO, NE, ND, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, VA, WA, WV.
• 3 lieutenant governors' choice positions are unknown: AL, NV, WY.

Attorneys General

• 20 attorneys general are pro-choice: AZ, CA, CT, IL, KS, ME, MD, MA, MN, MT, NV, NM, NY, NC, OH, OK, OR, RI, VT, WV.
• 5 attorneys general are mixed-choice: AR, GA, IA, MO, WA.
• 16 attorneys general are anti-choice: AL, CO, FL, IN, MI, MS, NE, NH, ND, PA, SC, SD, TX, UT, VA, WI.
• 9 attorneys' general choice positions are unknown: AK, DE, HI, ID, KY, LA, NJ, TN, WY.

Choice Positions of Legislatures

• The choice composition of the U.S. Senate is:
  • 35 pro-choice senators
  • 17 mixed-choice senators
  • 48 anti-choice senators
• The choice composition of the U.S. House is:
  • 164 pro-choice members
  • 52 mixed-choice members
  • 218 anti-choice members

State Legislatures²

• Anti-choice legislatures that are solidly anti-choice still outnumber solidly pro-choice legislatures by nearly two-to-one:
  • 11 states and the District of Columbia have prochoice legislatures (both the house and senate are pro-choice): CA, CO, CT, DC (Council), HI, ME, MA, NH, NJ, OR, VT, WA.
  • 20 states have anti-choice legislatures (both the house and senate are anti-choice): AL, AZ, AR, ID, IN, KY, LA, MI, MS, MO, NE, ND, OH, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, UT, WV.
• Choice composition of state senates:
  • 13 states have a pro-choice senate (and the District of Columbia Council is pro-choice): CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, HI, ME, MA, NH, NJ, OR, VT, WA, WI.
  • 15 states have a mixed-choice senate: AK, FL, GA, IL, IA, KS, MD, MN, MT, NV, NC, OK, SC, VA, WY.
  • 22 states have an anti-choice senate: AL, AZ, AR, ID, IN, KY, LA, MI, MS, MO, NE, NM, NY, ND, OH, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, UT, WV.
• Choice composition of state houses:
  • 13 states have a pro-choice house: CA, CO, CT, HI, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NY, OR, VT, WA.
  • 11 states have a mixed-choice house: DE, IL, IA, MN, MT, NV, NM, NC, OK, SC, WY.
  • 25 states have an anti-choice house: AL, AK, AZ, AR, FL, GA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MS, MO, ND, OH, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WV, WI.

• There are seven states with pro-choice governments (both a majority of the legislature and the governor are pro-choice): CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, OR, WA.
• There are 13 states with anti-choice governments (both a majority of the legislature and the governor are anti-choice): AL, ID, IN, LA, MS, MO, NE, ND, RI, SD, TX, UT, WV.

¹ For states without lieutenant governorships, this category includes the person in the position next in line of succession for the governorship.

² The terms "house" and "senate" include the equivalent bodies in states that have different titles for their state legislative bodies. Nebraska has a unicameral body that is counted as a senate.