Government & You

Choice Positions of Executives

• Federal Government
• President Barack Obama is pro-choice.
• Vice President Joe Biden is mixed-choice.
• Governors
• 16 governors and the mayor of the District of Columbia are pro-choice: CA, CO, CT, DC, HI, IL, MD, MA, MN, MT, NH, NY, NC, OR, RI, VT, WA.
• 5 governors are mixed-choice: AR, DE, KY, MO, NV.
• 29 governors are anti-choice: AL, AK, AZ, FL, GA, ID, IN, IA, KS, LA, ME, MI, MS, 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:
• 40 pro-choice senators
• 14 mixed-choice senators
• 46 anti-choice senators
• The choice composition of the U.S. House is:
• 154 pro-choice members
• 33 mixed-choice members
• 247 anti-choice members

State Legislatures ¹

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

 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.