Government & You

Choice Positions of Executives

Federal Government

• President Barack Obama is pro-choice.
• Vice President Joe Biden is mixed-choice.

Governors

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

Choice Positions of Legislatures

U.S. Congress

• The choice composition of the U.S. Senate is:
  • 42 pro-choice senators
  • 12 mixed-choice senators
  • 46 anti-choice senators
• The choice composition of the U.S. House is:
  • 173 pro-choice members
  • 22 mixed-choice members
  • 239 anti-choice members
  • 1 member’s choice position is unknown

State Legislatures¹

• Legislatures that are anti-choice outnumber pro-choice legislatures:
  • 8 states and the District of Columbia have prochoice legislatures (both the house and senate are pro-choice): CA, CO, CT, DC (city council), HI, MA, NJ, OR, VT.
  • 24 states have anti-choice legislatures (both the house and senate are anti-choice): AL, AZ, FL, GA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MN, MS, MT, NE, NC, ND, OH, OK, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI.
• Choice composition of state senates:
  • 14 states and the District of Columbia have a pro-choice senate: CA, CO, CT, DC, HI, IL, IA, MD, MA, MN, NH, NJ, NM, OR, VT.
  • 10 states have a mixed-choice senate: AK, DE, ME, NV, NY, PA, SC, WA, WV, WY.
  • 26 states have an anti-choice senate: AL, AZ, AR, FL, GA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MS, MO, MT, NE, NC, ND, OH, OK, RI, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI.
• Choice composition of state houses:
  • 11 states have a pro-choice house: CA, CO, CT, HI, ME, MA, NJ, NY, OR, VT, WA.
  • 9 states have a mixed-choice house: DE, IL, MD, NH, NV, NM, RI, WV, WY.
  • 29 states have an anti-choice house: AL, AK, AZ, AR, FL, GA, ID, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MI, MN, MS, MO, MT, NC, ND, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI.

Choice Positions of State Governments

• There are 7 states and the District of Columbia with pro-choice governments (both a majority of the legislature and the governor are pro-choice): CA, CO, CT, DC (mayor), HI, MA, OR, VT.
• There are 21 states with anti-choice governments (both a majority of the legislature and the governor are antichoice): AL, AZ, FL, GA, ID, IN, KS, LA, MI, MS, NE, NC, ND, OH, OK, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI.

Pro-Choice and Anti-Choice State Governments

 

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1 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.