NARAL (Pro-Choice Missouri PAC) Endorsements:
In the early evening of May 25th, NARAL officially endorsed its first round of candidates for 2006.
This is a picture of executive director Pam Summers, waxing poetic and standing tall on the summit of the retaining wall, striking a "Sermon on the Mount" pose.
Here is the list of endorsed candidates:
Sen. Rita Days (Senate 14)
Sen. Joan Bray (Senate 24)
Rep. Rodney Hubbard (House 58)
Rep. Jeanette Mott Oxford (House 59)
Rep. Connie Johnson (House 61)
Rep. Robin Wright Jones (House 63)
Rep. Rachel Storch(House 64)
Rep. John Bowman (House 70)
Rep. Esther Haywood (House 71)
Rep. Maria Chappelle-Nadal (House 72)
Rep. Margaret Donnelly(House 73)
Ingrid Owens (House 74)
Rep. Sam Page (House 82)
Jake Zimmerman (House 83)
Martha “Marty” Ott (House 86)
Martin Komo II (House 90)
Beverly White (House 92)
Genevieve Frank (House 93)
Rep. Jane Bogetto (House 94)
Judi Parker (House 95)
Rep. Michael Frame (House 105)
The latest email notice from Rep. Jeanette Mott Oxford lists her other endorsements, and offers the opportunity for 59th District residents and supporters to host your neighbors and friends at a coffee get-together with Jeanette.
Posted by Joe Frank on Tue., May 30, 2006 at 3:50 PMApparently all NARALPCMO did in this "first round" was make the easy, obvious choices. Clearly they (quite properly) made no endorsement in districts with no pro-choice candidate (e.g., Senate 2 and House 65 and 96), but also missing from the list are the hot primaries in Senate 4 and House 57, 60 and 85.
Posted by St Louis Oracle on Wed., May 31, 2006 at 12:08 AMOften they do not endorse in contested races where there are multiple pro-choice candidates.
Posted by Tim on Wed., May 31, 2006 at 12:19 AMThanks. Now I know whom not to vote for.
Posted by Helen Louise on Wed., May 31, 2006 at 2:46 PM
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