Menendez Win Keeps Seat in Pro-Choice Hands

Washington, DC – Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, praised the voters in New Jersey for reelecting pro-choice-endorsed candidate Sen. Bob Menendez.

Sen. Menendez defeated Tom Kean, Jr. - a candidate who initially tried to persuade New Jersey voters he was moderate on choice, but whose true views were unveiled when he welcomed last-minute electoral help from extremist groups like the National Right to Life Committee.

"Sen. Menendez's victory is a sign that voters are tired of divisive attacks on women's reproductive freedom," Keenan said. "They want leaders like Sen. Menendez 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 Sen. Menendez in standing up for the pro-choice values that a vast majority of Americans support."

NARAL Pro-Choice America mobilized 16,021 pro-choice activists to vote for Sen. Menendez, helping elect a leader who in addition to earning a fully pro-choice record, has authored groundbreaking legislation to prevent teen pregnancy.

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.

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