Sherrod Brown's Win Marks a Pro-Choice Pick-Up

Washington, DC – Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, praised the voters of Ohio for electing pro-choice-endorsed-candidate Rep. Sherrod Brown.

"Rep. Sherrod Brown's victory is a sign that voters are tired of divisive attacks on women's reproductive freedom," Keenan said. "They want leaders like Brown who will defend our constitutional rights, while uniting behind commonsense, common-ground proposals, like better access to birth control, that would prevent unintended pregnancies and reduce the need for abortion. We look forward to working with Brown in standing up for the pro-choice values that a vast majority of Americans support."

Rep. Brown defeated anti-choice incumbent Sen. DeWine – one of the Senate's most anti-choice members and author of the so-called "Unborn Victims of Violence Act." NARAL Pro-Choice America mobilized 21,541 pro-choice activists in Ohio to vote for Brown. He was also among the select candidates featured in the September "Pro-Choice Picks" email alert sent to 45,000 top members nationwide. Early in the race, NARAL Pro-Choice America reached out to its members in the Buckeye State and built a list of 300 volunteers for the Brown campaign.

NARAL Pro-Choice America, the nation's largest non-partisan pro-choice political organization, capitalized on the public's call for change with a comprehensive $2.5 million political program, which included independent expenditures in congressional races, direct contributions to candidates, and contributions to the efforts to defeat anti-choice ballot measures. The organization's one-million-strong network of member activists built on these financial investments by phone banking and going door-to-door on behalf of pro-choice candidates across the country.

Contact:
Ted Miller, 202.973.3032