Delaware Valley Pagan Network

Candidates for Senate

Written by DVPN
Saturday, 04 November 2006
Note: The following is a summary of candidates' positions on some key issues. We're including only Senate candidates because there are just too many candidates for the House of Representatives to put them all here. Likewise, we only included Senate candidates from the Democratic and Republican parties, although each state has at least one more on the ballot (New Jersey has nine). For more information on the candidates in your district and their stand on various issues, we recommend www.vote-smart.org. Pennsylvania Robert Casey Jr. (Democrat) Has called for Rumsfeld's resignation over Iraq, but does not support a deadline for U.S. troop withdrawal Opposes abortion, but supports contraception including the "morning after" pill Supports alternative fuel sources and energy conservation, opposes drilling in Alaskan reserve Supports "amnesty" for illegal immigrants Former PA state treasurer, has a history of fiscal responsibility Richard Santorium (Republican - Incumbent) Supports "staying the course" in Iraq and stronger measures against Iran Opposes abortion, and also contraception like the "morning after" pill Supports drilling for oil in Alaskan reserve and offshore U.S. Opposes "amnesty" for illegal immigrants Supported a compromise bill on stem cell research New Jersey Thomas Kean Jr. (Republican) Has called for Rumsfeld's resignation over Iraq, but does not support a deadline for U.S. troop withdrawal Supports alternative fuel sources and energy conservation, opposes drilling in Alaskan reserve Opposes "amnesty" for illegal immigrants Supports minimum wage increase Supports more money for NJ port and transportation security Robert Menendez (Democrat-Incumbent) Among the Democrats calling for a timeline for U.S. withdrawal from Iraq Supports alternative fuel sources and energy conservation, opposes drilling in Alaskan reserve Fully supports stem cell research Co-sponsored bill to increase minimum wage Co-sponsored bill to mandate reduction in greenhouse gases Delaware Thomas Richard Carper (Democrat-Incumbent) Supports California's climate change bill, and the Clean Air Bill in Congress Opposes gay marriage Supports the Patriot Act Supports national budget reform by overhauling social security Supports offshore oil drilling Jan Ting (Republican) Opposes a timeline for U.S. troop withdrawal in Iraq Supports President Bush's plan for alternative energy Wants to make Bush's tax cuts permanent Supports building a fence on the Mexican border to keep out immigrants Quote from his site: "Efforts to ignore and separate religious faith from American government are anti-historical, misguided, and harmful."
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