United States Senate

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)

• Gabrielle Giffords is running for an open seat against anti-choice Randy Graf, whose campaign website states he was "thrilled" to receive the endorsement of the National Right to Life PAC.
• Pro-choice fact: As a state legislator, Giffords was the primary sponsor of a commonsense bill ensuring that hospitals offer information about emergency contraception to rape survivors.

California

Doris Matsui (D-5)

• Rep. Matsui was elected to Congress in 2005 in a special election and is being challenged by anti-choice Claire Yan.
• Rep. Matsui has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Lynn Woolsey (D-6)

• Rep. Woolsey was elected to Congress in 1992 and is being challenged by Todd Hooper.
• Rep. Woolsey has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Nancy Pelosi (D-8)

• Rep. Pelosi was elected to Congress in 1986 and is being challenged by Mike DeNunzio. In 2002, Rep. Pelosi's colleagues elected her House Democratic Leader, making her the first woman in American history to lead a major party in Congress.
• Rep. Pelosi has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Barbara Lee (D-9)

• Rep. Lee was elected to Congress in 1998 in a special election and is being challenged by John Den Dulk.
• Rep. Lee has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.
• Rep. Lee is a vocal and eloquent defender of a woman's right to choose. In addition, she believes Congress can do more to prevent the need for abortion - and in particular has sponsored legislation to fund the first-ever federal sex-education program for young people.

Ellen Tauscher (D-10)

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

Jerry McNerney (D-11)

• Jerry McNerney is challenging anti-choice Rep. Richard Pombo, who earned a 0% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America in 2005. Click here to learn more about Rep. Pombo's voting record.
• Pro-choice fact: McNerney's campaign website reflects his strong pro-choice values: "I support a woman's right to choose, and will vote to protect it."

Tom Lantos (D-12)

• Rep. Lantos was elected to Congress in 1980 and is being challenged by Michael Moloney.
• Rep. Lantos has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.
• As the senior pro-choice member on the House International Relations Committee, Rep. Lantos has played a lead role in opposing President Bush's policies that de-fund overseas family-planning clinics.

Sam Farr (D-17)

• Rep. Farr was first elected to Congress in 1992 and is being challenged by Anthony R. De Maio.
• Rep. Farr has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Lois Capps (D-23)

• Rep. Capps was elected to Congress in 1998 and is being challenged by Victor Tognazzini.
• Rep. Capps has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.
• Rep. Capps has played a key role in several choice-related issues, in particular, pushing the Bush administration to stop funding "abstinence-only" programs that teach medically inaccurate information.

Brad Sherman (D-27)

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

Howard Berman (D-28)

• Rep. Berman was elected to Congress in 1982 and is being challenged by Stanley Kesselman.
• Rep. Berman has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Adam Schiff (D-29)

• Rep. Schiff was elected to Congress in 2000 and is being challenged by William Bodell (R) and William Paparian (G).
• Rep. Schiff has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Henry A. Waxman (CA-30)

• Rep. Waxman was elected to Congress in 1974 and is being challenged by anti-choice David Nelson Jones
• Rep. Waxman has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.
• As a senior pro-choice member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Rep. Waxman is a critical player in efforts to scrutinize - or stop - anti-choice bills from moving through that panel. Additionally, Rep. Waxman has published two recent landmark investigative reports about dangerous "abstinence-only" programs and fake "crisis pregnancy centers."

Hilda Solis (D-32)

• Rep. Solis was elected to Congress in 2000 and is being challenged by Leland Faegre.
• Rep. Solis has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-34)

• Rep. Roybal-Allard was elected to Congress in 1992, becoming the first Mexican-American woman elected to Congress. She is being challenged by Wayne Miller.
• Rep. Roybal-Allard has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Jane Harman (D-36)

• Rep. Harman was first elected to Congress in 1992 and is being challenged by anti-choice Brian Gibson.
• Rep. Harman has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-37)

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

Linda Sánchez (D-39)

• Rep. Sánchez was elected to Congress in 2002 and is being challenged by James Andion.
• Rep. Sánchez has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Florice Hoffman (D-40)

• Florice Hoffman is challenging anti-choice incumbent Rep. Ed Royce, who earned a 0% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America in 2005. Click here to learn more about Rep. Royce's votes.

Joe Baca (D-43)

Francine Busby (D-50)

• Francine Busby is challenging Rep. Brian Bilbray.
• Pro-choice fact: Busby proactively talks about her pro-choice values, stating on her website, "Francine Busby has always been a strong defender of women's rights. She believes strongly in allowing women to make their own choices…"

Bob Filner (D-51)

• Rep. Filner was first elected to Congress in 1992 and is being challenged by anti-choice Blake Miles.
• Rep. Filner has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

John Rinaldi (D-52)

• John Rinaldi is challenging anti-choice Rep. Duncan Hunter, who earned a 0% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America in 2005. Click here to learn more about Rep. Hunter's anti-choice votes.
• Pro-choice fact: Rinaldi outlined his pro-choice values in an article he authored for the American Chronicle, where he wrote, "I believe we must protect a woman's right to choose."

Susan Davis (D-53)

• Rep. Davis was elected to Congress in 2000 and is being challenged by anti-choice John "Woody" Woodrum.
• Rep. Davis has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.
• Rep. Davis is the leader of the pro-choice efforts in Congress to repeal the ban on U.S. military women using their own private funds for safe abortion care at overseas military hospitals.

Colorado

Diana DeGette (D-1)

• Rep. DeGette was elected to Congress in 1996 and is being challenged by Green candidate Tom Kelly.
• Rep. DeGette, a co-chair of the House Pro-Choice Caucus, has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Mark Udall (D-2)

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

Jay Fawcett (D-5)

• Jay Fawcett is running for an open seat against anti-choice Doug Lamborn, whose campaign website states "Senator Lamborn has been Colorado's pro-life leader in the State Legislature over the past 12 years, and to this day has introduced and helped pass more pro-life legislation than anyone in Colorado's history."
• Pro-choice fact: Despite a tough district and a fiercely anti-choice opponent, Fawcett continues to stand up for his pro-choice values, defending his support for choice against Lamborn's attacks in their first debate on October 5, 2006.

Ed Perlmutter (D-7)

• Ed Perlmutter is running for an open seat against anti-choice Rick O'Donnell, who received $1,000 from the Republican National Coalition for Life Political Action Committee in 2002.
• Pro-choice fact: Perlmutter is pro-choice and states on his website, "I worry that a woman's right to reproductive freedom is in jeopardy in this Nation. And when elected I will be a strong voice for a woman's right to reproduction freedom. There is no room for the government in decisions between a woman and her doctor."

Connecticut

Robert Simmons (R-2)

• Rep. Simmons was elected to Congress in 2000 and is being challenged by Joe Courtney.
• Rep. Simmons, a Republican co-chair of the House Pro-Choice Caucus, has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Rosa DeLauro (D-3)

• Rep. DeLauro was elected to Congress in 1990 and is being challenged by Joseph Vollano.
• Rep. DeLauro has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Diane Farrell (D-4)

• Diane Farrell is challenging Rep. Christopher Shays.
• Pro-choice fact: Farrell's campaign website states that she will "Protect Roe v. Wade against the continued assault by the Bush administration… [and] Protect a woman's right of personal privacy…"

Nancy Johnson (R-5)

• Rep. Johnson was elected to Congress in 1982 and is being challenged by Chris Murphy.
• Rep. Johnson, who has served as a Republican co-chair of the House Pro-Choice Caucus, has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

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)

• John Russell is challenging anti-choice Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite.

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)

• Christine Jennings is running for an open seat against anti-choice Vern Buchanan.
• Pro-choice fact: Jennings' campaign website reflects her pro-choice values: "Christine strongly believes in a woman's right to choose. But abortion should be rare, safe, and legal, and we need to change the way we talk about this issue in this country. Our focus should be on reducing unwanted pregnancies and increasing access to primary healthcare and age-appropriate education for our young people."

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.

Hawaii

Mazie Hirono (D-2)

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)

• David Gill is challenging anti-choice Rep. Tim Johnson, who received a 0% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America in 2005. Click here to learn more about Rep. Johnson's anti-choice votes.
• Pro-choice fact: Gill's campaign website demonstrates his pro-choice values, "…we must protect the right of a woman to choose what she will do when she does become pregnant. This is an extremely difficult decision, but it is HER extremely difficult decision, not yours or mine or Uncle Sam's. This should be a private matter between a woman and her physician."

Phil Hare (D-17)

• Phil Hare is running for an open seat against anti-choice Andrea Lane Zinga, whose campaign website sates that she is "Pro-life, with exceptions for life of the mother and rape-incest IF REPORTED WITHIN 72 HOURS." (emphasis is hers)
• Pro-choice fact: According to a recent article in the Associated Press, "Hare's nomination gives voters a clear choice on a host of issues, including his support of abortion rights…"

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)

• David Loebsack is challenging Rep. Jim Leach.
• Pro-choice fact: Loebsack has said, "I believe women should be allowed to make the reproductive choices that are right for her. I do not support laws that chip away at the rights established in Roe v. Wade."

Maryland

John Sarbanes (D-3)

• John Sarbanes is running for an open seat against John White.
• Pro-choice fact: Sarbanes' website reflects his strong pro-choice values: "A woman's decision about whether to carry her pregnancy to term is a private one… Only by keeping abortion legal can we ensure that it is safe…"

Steny Hoyer (D-5)

• Rep. Hoyer was elected to Congress in 1980 and is being challenged by Steve Warner.
• Rep. Hoyer is the House Democratic Whip, and has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

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)

• Rep. Van Hollen was elected to Congress in 2002 and is being challenged by Jeff Stein.
• Rep. Van Hollen has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Massachusetts

James McGovern (D-3)

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

Barney Frank (D-4)

• Rep. Frank was elected to Congress in 1980 and is running unopposed.
• Rep. Frank has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Michigan

Nancy Skinner (D-9)

• Nancy Skinner is challenging anti-choice Rep. Joe Knollenberg, who received a 0% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America in 2005. Click here to learn more about Rep. Knollenberg's anti-choice votes.

Minnesota

Tim Walz (D-1)

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)

• Keith Ellison is running for an open seat against anti-choice Alan Fine, whose campaign website states, "I don't believe that the abortion option should be taken outside of the case of rape, incest, or the life of the mother being at risk."
• Pro-choice fact: Ellison has a solidly pro-choice voting record in the Minnesota House of Representatives.

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.

Jill Derby (D-2)

New Jersey

Carol Gay (D-4)

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)

• Patricia Madrid is challenging anti-choice Rep. Heather Wilson, who received a 0% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America in 2005. Click here to learn more about Rep. Wilson's anti-choice votes.
• Pro-choice fact: While serving as the first woman elected attorney general of New Mexico, Madrid defended women against many measures that would have undermined reproductive freedom in the state.

New York

Tim Bishop (D-1)

Rep. Bishop was elected to Congress in 2002 and is being challenged by Italo Zanzi.

Rep. Bishop has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Steve Israel (D-2)

Rep. Israel was elected to Congress in 2000 and is being challenged by anti-choice John Bugler

Rep. Israel has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Dave Mejias (D-3)

• Dave Mejias is challenging anti-choice Rep. Peter King, who received a 0% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America in 2005. Click here to learn more about Rep. Kings's voting record.
• Pro-choice fact: Mejias has pledged to protect a woman's right to choose.

Carolyn McCarthy (D-4)

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

Gary Ackerman (D-5)

• Rep. Ackerman was elected to Congress in 1983 in a special election and is running unopposed.
• Rep. Ackerman has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Joseph Crowley (D-7)

• Rep. Crowley was elected to Congress in 1998 and is being challenged by Kevin Brawley.
• Rep. Crowley is fully pro-choice, and has shown leadership on a number of choice-related issues, particularly concerning family-planning services for women both in the U.S. and overseas.

Jerrold Nadler (D-8)

• Rep. Nadler was elected to Congress in 1992 and is being challenged Dennis Adornato (C) and Eleanor Friedman (R).
• Rep. Nadler, a senior pro-choice member on the Judiciary Committee which oversees choice-related legislation, has not only earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America, but is a true congressional leader on this issue.

Anthony Weiner (D-9)

• Rep. Weiner was elected to Congress in 1998 and is running unopposed.
• Rep. Weiner has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Yvette Clarke (D-11)

Nydia Velazquez (D-12)

• Rep. Velazquez was elected to Congress in 1992, becoming the first Puerto Rican woman elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. She is being challenged by Allan Romaguera.
• Rep. Velazquez has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Carolyn Maloney (D-14)

• Rep. Maloney was elected to Congress in 1992 and is being challenged by Daniel Maio.
• Rep. Maloney, who is the chief House sponsor of multiple pro-choice bills, has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Eliot Engel (D-17)

• Rep. Engel was elected to Congress in 1988 and is being challenged by Jim Faulkner.
• Rep. Engel has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Nita Lowey (D-18)

• Rep. Lowey was elected to Congress in 1988 and is being challenged by Richard Hoffman.
• Rep. Lowey, a former chair of the House Pro-Choice Caucus, has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America and is a longtime congressional champion of choice.

Kirsten Gillibrand (D-20)

• Kirsten Gillibrand is challenging anti-choice Rep. John Sweeney, who received a 10% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America in 2005. Click here to learn more about Rep. Sweeney's voting record.
• Pro-choice fact: Gillibrand is a strong pro-choice advocate, and has said, "Reproductive decisions should be between a woman and her doctor, not a woman and her government."

Maurice Hinchey (D-22)

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

Michael Arcuri (D-24)

• Michael Arcuri is running in an open race against anti-choice Ray Meier.
• Pro-choice fact: Arcuri's campaign website demonstrates his pro-choice values: "The Constitution protects an individual's right to privacy. I support a woman's right to choose."

Dan Maffei (D-25)

• Dan Maffei is challenging anti-choice Rep. Jim Walsh who received a 0% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America in 2005. Click here to learn more about Rep. Walsh's voting record.
• Pro-choice fact: Maffei is fully pro-choice, and was quoted as saying, "I believe it is not the role of government to intervene in the personal lives of Americans. Whether the issue is similar to the Florida case involving Terry Schiavo or on the issue of a woman's right to choose, I value an American citizen's right to decide what is best for themselves."

Brian Higgins (D-27)

• Rep. Higgins was elected to Congress in 2004 and is being challenged by Michael McHale.
• Rep. Higgins has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Louise Slaughter (D-28)

• Rep. Slaughter was elected to Congress in 1986 and is being challenged by John Donnelly.
• Rep. Slaughter, a co-chair of the House Pro-Choice Caucus, has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Eric Massa (D-29)

• Eric Massa is challenging anti-choice Rep. John "Randy" Kuhl who received a 0% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America in 2005. Click here to learn more about Rep. Kuhl's voting record.
• Pro-choice fact: Massa's campaign website demonstrates his pro-choice values: "I believe that abortion should be safe, legal, and above all, rare."

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)

• Dr. Victoria Wulsin is challenging anti-choice Rep. Jean Schmidt, whose campaign website touts her endorsement of Cincinnati Right to Life PAC.
• Pro-choice fact: Wulsin's campaign website demonstrates her pro-choice values: "I have practiced medicine in countries such as El Salvador, Venezuela, and Kenya, where abortion is not legal, and I have witnessed the death of women - and girls - who I could not save because their self-inflicted bleeding or infections were too far-advanced. Criminalizing abortion will not stop it but does endanger the lives of both mother and child."

Stephanie Tubbs Jones (D-11)

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

Bob Shamansky (D-12)

• Bob Shamansky is challenging anti-choice Rep. Patrick J. Tiberi, who earned a 0% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America in 2005. Click here to learn more about Rep. Tiberi's voting record.
• Pro-choice fact: As a member of Congress from Ohio in 1981-82, Shamansky earned a fully pro-choice voting record.

Betty Sutton (D-13)

• Betty Sutton is running for an open seat against anti-choice Craig Foltin, who is endorsed by Ohio Right to Life
• Pro-choice fact: Sutton has said, "My support for reproductive freedom is unequivocal… I believe that women have a right to make health and medical decisions for themselves. I also support funding for pregnancy prevention programs and access to safe, approved contraceptives." (www.emilyslist.org)

Mary Jo Kilroy (D-15)

• Mary Jo Kilroy is challenging Rep. Deborah Pryce.
• Pro-choice fact: Kilroy is a strong pro-choice advocate, and has said, "We should end inequities that provide coverage for Viagra but not birth control. We should eliminate the global gag rule on health clinics. We need to make abortion 'safe, legal, and rare' by resisting legislative efforts to chip away at the fundamental rights guaranteed by Roe."

Oregon

Earl Blumenauer (D-3)

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

Peter DeFazio (D-4)

• Rep. DeFazio was elected to Congress in 1986 and is being challenged by Jim Feldkamp.
• Rep. DeFazio has earned a fully pr-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Darlene Hooley (D-5)

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

Pennsylvania

Lois Murphy (D-6)

• Lois Murphy is running against a staunch anti-choice incumbent, Rep. Jim Gerlach. Click here (/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)

• Rep. Doggett was elected to Congress in 1994 and is being challenged by Grant Rostig.
• Rep. Doggett has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Gene Green (D-29)

• Rep. Green was elected to Congress in 1992 and is being challenged by anti-choice Eric Story.
• Rep. Green has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

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

Robert Scott (D-3)

• Rep. Scott was elected to Congress in 1992 and is running unopposed.
• Rep. Scott has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America, and as a senior pro-choice member of the House Judiciary committee, a key panel through which anti-choice lawmakers frequently push choice-related bills, Rep. Scott is a leader in working to protect our reproductive rights.

Al Weed (D-5)

• Al Weed is challenging anti-choice Rep. Virgil Goode, Jr., who earned a 0% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America in 2005.

Jim Moran (D-8)

• Rep. Moran was elected to Congress in 1990 and is being challenged by Tom O'Donoghue.
• Rep. Moran has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Judy Feder (D-10)

• Judy Feder is challenging anti-choice Rep. Frank Wolf, who earned a 0% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America in 2005. Click here to learn more about Rep. Wolf's voting record.
• Pro-choice fact: Feder demonstrated her support for pro-choice values, attending NARAL Pro-Choice America's annual dinner in celebration of the anniversary of Roe v. Wade.

Washington

Jay Inslee (D-1)

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

Rick Larsen (D-2)

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

Brian Baird (D-3)

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

Jim McDermott (D-7)

• Rep. McDermott was elected to Congress in 1988 and is being challenged by anti-choice Steve Beren.
• McDermott has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Darcy Burner (D-8)

• Darcy Burner is challenging anti-choice Rep. Dave Reichert, who received a 0% rating from NARAL Pro-Choice America in 2005. Click here to learn more about Rep. Reichert's voting record.
• Pro-choice fact: Burner's campaign website demonstrates her pro-choice values, saying that she "supports protecting a woman's right to make decisions about her own body and supports efforts to provide essential family planning and healthcare services to poor nations."

Adam Smith (D-9)

• Rep. Smith was elected to Congress in 1996 and is being challenged by anti-choice Steve Cofchin, who is endorsed by Human Life of Washington Political Action Committee.
• Rep. Smith has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Wisconsin

Tammy Baldwin (D-2)

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

Gwen Moore (D-4)

• Rep. Moore was elected to Congress in 2004 and is being challenged by anti-choice Perfecto Rivera.
• Rep. Moore, whom NARAL Pro-Choice America honored in 2006 as an "Unsung Hero for Choice" at the annual Roe v. Wade commemorative dinner, has earned a fully pro-choice voting record from NARAL Pro-Choice America.

Bryan Kennedy (D-5)

• Bryan Kennedy is challenging anti-choice Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, who is one of the House's worst anti-choice members. Click here to learn about Rep. Sensenbrenner's voting record.
• Pro-choice fact: Kennedy's website reflects his pro-choice stance and says "I believe in a culture of freedom and personal responsibility."