Pro-Choice Voter Guide: Florida Senate
Sen. Bill Nelson
Sen. Bill Nelson (D) is mixed-choice. He is the incumbent.
Sen. Nelson earned a 100-percent score in NARAL Pro-Choice America's 2011 Congressional Record on Choice.
Voted against the proposal to block Planned Parenthood from receiving any federal funds, which would have denied millions of Americans access to contraception, cancer screenings, and other basic medical care.
Voted against a budget bill that would have cut funding for contraception and cancer screenings, made it harder for low-income women in D.C. to choose abortion care, and eliminated family-planning programs for the world's poorest women.
Voted for the nomination of Goodwin Liu to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.
On his congressional website, Sen. Nelson states: "Senator Nelson supports a woman's right to choose as set forth by the U.S. Supreme Court in its 1973 Roe v. Wade decision."
Rep. Connie Mack IV
Rep. Connie Mack IV (R) is anti-choice.
Rep. Mack earned a 0-percent score in NARAL Pro-Choice America's 2011 Congressional Record on Choice.
Voted twice to block Planned Parenthood from receiving any federal funds, which would have denied millions of Americans access to contraception, cancer screenings, and other basic medical care.
Voted for H.R.3, a bill that would ban abortion coverage in state health-insurance exchanges; impose tax penalties on small businesses and many individuals who purchase private health plans that include abortion coverage; and make permanent several restrictions that block many women from accessing abortion care.
Voted to allow hospitals to refuse to provide emergency abortion care to women who could die without it.
Rep. Mack received an A rating from Florida Right to Life PAC for the 2012 primary election.
Chris Borgia
Chris Borgia (I) has no known position on choice.
Bill Gaylor
Bill Gaylor (I) has no known position on choice.


