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It’s Time to Elect the Best Pro-Life Candidates

From the Political Action Committee Chairman ~

In Respect for Life,Dave Plemmons

Dave Plemmons

As pro-life activists and life-first voters, it bears repeating and reinforcing during each election cycle – keep working, keep praying, keep voting! Babies die when we don’t.

And keep educating. I was reminded of this important factor just this week when I received a call from a candidate curious about his status as a possible endorsee in a state legislative primary. We had never met, and he had never before held office. We had a great discussion, but he kept apologizing for taking part of my Saturday for a phone call. But I’m the one who kept him talking. Why? Because it’s a priority to spend time explaining issues and history to a guy who could end up being in the Missouri General Assembly. And he should know the issues, whether he wins or not – and frankly, whether we endorse him or not!

That being said, I’d like to implore everyone who is a life-first voter to be vigilant in their decisions on whom to support and elect. This is especially important in races where multiple candidates are pinning the pro-life label on themselves.

I am so proud of the work that our Missouri Right to Life Political Action Committee does. The PAC board is representative of all pro-life Missourians. We work very hard to reflect the life-saving priorities of our members statewide.

And what are the guidelines and priorities for endorsement? Of course, first and foremost a candidate must be pro-life! This is determined based on the candidate’s responses to Missouri Right to Life PAC’s survey, public statements, public record, voting records for those who presently hold or previously held office, candidate interviews, and information from those in the districts. Endorsements are non-partisan, although only major-party candidates are typically considered.

Please take a close look at our Missouri Right to Life PAC endorsements.

Pick good candidates, then get out and get them elected! Lives depend on it!

were born for such a time as this.”

Missouri right to Life PoLiticaL action coMMittees candidate ratings and endorseMents

Primary Election ~ August 2, 2016Below are the candidates of the major parties as they appear on the ballot and their ratings by Missouri Right to Life Political Action Committees. Ratings are based on surveys, public statements, public record, voting records for those who presently hold or previously held office, interviews, and information from those in the districts. Candidates in BOLD CAPS are endorsed by Missouri Right to Life Political Action Committees for the August 2nd primary election.

Current or past endorsement by anti-life organization

BOLD CAPS = MRL-PAC ENDORSED

FEDERAL

U. S. SenateROy BLUNt (R) I PLKristi Nichols (R) NV/GSBernie Mowinski (R) NV/GSRyan Luethy (R) NRChief Wana Dubie (D) NV/GSCori Bush (D) NRJason Kander (D) ALiRobert Mack (D) M

U. S. Congress District 1Steven Bailey (R) NRPAUL BERRy III (R) PLWm. (Bill) Haas (D) NRLacy Clay (D) I ALi

U. S. Congress District 2ANN WAgNER (R) I PLGreg Sears (R) NRBill Otto (D) AL

U. S. Congress District 3BLAINE LUEtkEMEyER (R) I PLCynthia Davis (R) GSKevin Miller (D) NR

U. S. Congress District 4John Webb (R) NV/GSVICky HARtzLER (R) I PLGordon Christensen (D) NRJack Truman (D) NR

U. S. Congress District 5Austin Rucker (R) NRBerton Knox (R) NV/GS Michael Burris (R) NRJACOB tURk (R) PLEmanuel Cleaver (D) I ALiRoberta Gough (D) NR

U. S. Congress District 6SAM gRAVES (R) I PLKyle Reid (R) NRChristopher Ryan (R) NRTravis Gonzalez (D) M

MISSOURI StAtEWIDEgovernorCAtHERINE HANAWAy (R) PLEric Greitens (R) NRJOHN BRUNNER (R) PLPEtER kINDER (R) PLLeonard Steinman II (D) NV/GSChris Koster (D) ALEric Morrison (D) NRCharles Wheeler (D) AL

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KEy I Incumbent

D Democrat

R Republican

PL Pro-life/Endorsed

M Mixed voting record and/or survey

AL Anti-life

NV No voting record

GV Good voting record

GS Good survey

NR No response to survey

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Edward Fields (D) NRDavid Blackwell (D) NRKyle Yarber (D) NRMatthew McNabney (D) NR

U. S. Congress District 7BILLy LONg (R) I PLChristopher Batsche (R) NV/GSMatthew Evans (R) NRLyndle Spencer (R) NRNathan Bradham (R) NRMatt Canovi (R) NRJames Nelson (R) NRMary Byrne (R) NRGenevieve Williams (D) NRCamille Lombardi-Olive (D) MSteven Reed (D) NR

U. S. Congress District 8Todd Mahn (R) NV/GSPhillip Smith (R) NV/GSJASON SMItH (R) I PLHal Brown (R) NRDave Cowell (D) NR

No No GrEITENs!No response to Missouri right to Life PAC survey ... No reply to request for meeting

Despite numerous requests for a completed survey and for a meeting with Republican gubernatorial candidate Eric Greitens, Missouri Right to Life PAC received no response.

Dave Plemmons, MRL PAC’s chair, said the PAC made frequent and repeated attempts to obtain that candidate sur-vey from Mr. Greitens and to meet with the candidate. Those attempts were unsuccessful.

It is disappointing that returning a survey from the larg-est pro-life organization in the state would not be a priority. However, that seems to be the situation and indicates that pro-life voters need to work and vote for one of the MRL PAC-endorsed candidates.

An endorsed candidate will help ensure a pro-life governor.

the take-away -- vote for an MrL PAC-endorsed candidate who supports LIFE!

MISSOURI SENAtE

District 1RANDy JOttE (R) PLScott Sifton (D) I ALi

District 3Gary Romine (R) I NR/GV

District 5Jamilah Nasheed (D) I ALiDylan Hassinger (D) NR

District 7Jason Holsman (D) I ALi

District 9Shalonn (Kiki) Curls (D) I ALi

District 11BRENt LASAtER (R) PLJohn Rizzo (D) ALiJessica Podhola (D) ALiAnthony Banks (D) NRMary Catherine DiCarlo (D) NR

District 13Gina Walsh (D) I M

District 15ANDREW kOENIg (R) PLRick Stream (R) GSMark Boyko (D) ALiStephen Eagleton (D) NR

District 17Ryan Silvey (R) I NR/GVJ. Ranen Bechthold (D) NV/GS

District 19CALEB ROWDEN (R) PL Stephen Webber (D) ALi

District 21DENNy HOSkINS (R) PLMIkE MCgHEE (R) PLElGene Ver Dught (D) NR

District 23BILL EIgEL (R) PLANNE zERR (R) PLMichael E. Carter (R) NRRichard Orr (D) ALiGreg Upchurch (D) NR

District 25Doug Libla (R) I NR/GVBill Burlison (D) NR

District 27WAyNE WALLINgFORD (R) I PLDonnie Owens (D) ALi

District 29DAVID SAtER (R) I PL

District 31ED EMERy (R) I PLBill Yarberry (R) NV/GS

District 33Mike Cunningham (R) I NR/GV

MO HOUSE OF REPRESENtAtIVES

District 1ALLEN ANDREWS (R) I PL

District 2J. EggLEStON (R) I PLHomer Lee Curtis (R) NR

District 3NAtE WALkER (R) I PL

District 4CRAIg REDMON (R) I PL

District 5LINDELL SHUMAkE (R) I PLO. C. Latta (D) ALi

District 6tIM REMOLE (R) I PL

District 7John Myers (R) NRRUSty BLACk (R) PL

District 8JAMES (JIM) NEELy (R) I PL

District 9DELUS JOHNSON (R) I PL

District 10Pat Conway (D) I AL

District 11Galen Higdon Jr (R) I NR/GV

District 12kENNEtH WILSON (R) I PLSandy Van Wagner (D) ALiDistrict 13Nick Marshall (R) I NR/GVTyler McCall (D) ALi

District 14kEVIN CORLEW (R) I PLSean Pouche (R) NV/GSMartin Rucker II (D) ALi

District 15Jon Carpenter (D) I ALi

District 16Noel Shull (R) I NR/GV

District 17S. NICk kINg (R) I PLMary Hill (R) NV/GSMark Ellebracht (D) ALiDistrict 18Lauren Arthur (D) I ALi

District 19Manny Abarca IV (D) NRIngrid Burnett (D) NR

District 20BILL E. kIDD (R) I PLChristopher Dale (R) NV/GSMike Englert (D) NR

District 21VICkI RILEy (R) PLIra Anders (D) I ALiDistrict 22Brandon Ellington (D) I ALi

District 23Randy Dunn (D) I ALiDerron Black (D) NR

District 24Judy Morgan (D) I ALi

District 25Greg Razer (D) ALi

District 26Gail McCann Beatty (D) I ALi

Lieutenant governorA. C. Dienoff (R) NRBEV RANDLES (R) PLMIkE PARSON (R) PLWinston Apple (D) MRuss Carnahan (D) ALiTommie Pierson, Sr. (D) ALi

Secretary of StateWILL kRAUS (R) PLJOHN (JAy) ASHCROFt (R) PLRoi Chinn (R) NRBill Young (D) NRRobin Smith (D) NRMD Rabbi Alam (D) NR

State treasurerERIC SCHMItt (R) PLPat Contreras (D) ALiJudy Baker (D) ALi

Attorney generalJOSH HAWLEy (R) PLkURt SCHAEFER (R) PLJake Zimmerman (D) ALiTeresa Hensley (D) ALi

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District 27Bonnaye Mims (D) I ALiRichard Brown (D) NR

District 28WILLIAM VAN BUSkIRk (R) PLJIM AzIERE (D) PLJosh Greene (D) NRJerome Barnes (D) NRPat Riehle (D) ALiDiane Krizek (D) ALi

District 29Rory Rowland (D) I AL

District 30MIkE CIERPIOt (R) I PL

District 31SHEILA SOLON (R) I PLDan Stacy (R) NV/GS

District 32Jeanie Lauer (R) I NR/GV

District 33DONNA PFAUtSCH (R) I PLChase Linder (D) ALiSyed Asif (D) NR

District 34REBECCA ROEBER (R) I PL

District 35gARy CROSS (R) I PL

District 36DaRon McGee (D) I ALi

District 37Joe Runions (D) I AL

District 38T. J. Berry (R) I NR/GV

District 39JOE DON MCgAUgH (R) I PL

District 40JIM HANSEN (R) I PL

District 41Randy Pietzman (R) I NR/GV

District 42BARt kORMAN (R) I PL

District 43JAy HOUgHtON (R) I PLEd Lockwood (D) ALiDistrict 44CHERI tOALSON REISCH (R) PL Tom Pauley (D) ALi

District 45Kip Kendrick (D) I ALi

District 46DON WAtERMAN (R) PL Cathy Richards (D) NRMartha Stevens (D) ALi

District 47CHARLES BASyE (R) I PLSusan McClintic (D) ALi

District 48DAVE MUNtzEL (R) I PL

District 49tRAVIS FItzWAtER (R) I PL

District 50CALEB JONES (R) I PL

District 51DEAN DOHRMAN (R) I PL John Cozort (D) NR

District 52NAtHAN BEARD (R) I PLKyle Garner (D) NR

District 53gLEN kOLkMEyER (R) I PL

District 54DAN HOUx (R) PLBob Gregory (D) M

District 55RICk BRAttIN (R) I PL Ashley Beard-Fosnow (D) NR

District 56JACk BONDON (R) I PLD.J. Rash (D) NR

District 57WANDA BROWN (R) I PLWilliam Grimes (D) ALi

District 58DAVID WOOD (R) I PLAlex Stafford (R) NV/GSMike Staton (R) NV/GSTravis Maupin (D) NR

District 59MIkE BERNSkOEttER (R) I PLRandy Dinwiddie (R) NR

District 60Jason (Jay) Barnes (R) I NR/GV Kevin Nelson (D) NR

District 61JUStIN ALFERMAN (R) I PLTom Smith (D) ALi

District 62tOM HURSt (R) I PL

District 63BRyAN SPENCER (R) I PLLiz Gattra (D) NR

District 64ROBERt CORNEJO (R) I PLMark Routburg (D) NR

District 65ADAM SCHNELtINg (R) PLTom Hannegan (R) NRKenny Biermann (D) M

District 66John Saxton (R) NRTommie Pierson Jr (D) I ALiKhalil Abdul Mumin (D) ALiMarlene Terry (D) ALi

District 67Alan Green (D) I AL Shelia Thompson (D) NR

District 68Jay Mosley (D) NRBert Atkins (D) ALi

District 69Gretchen Bangert (D) ALiJerome (Jerry) Burke (D) NR

District 70ANDREW PURCELL (R) PLMARk MAttHIESEN (R) PLByron DeLear (D) ALi

District 71JIM CAIN (R) PLBryan Like (D) NRSue Meredith (D) I ALi

District 72DAN HyAtt (R) PLMary Nichols (D) I ALi

District 73Daniel Wibracht (D) NRCourtney Allen Curtis (D) I ALiEileen Grant McGeoghegan (D) ALiLee Smith (D) NR

District 74Cora Faith Walker (D) ALiDon Houston (D) NR

District 75Alan Gray (D) ALiTeona McGhaw-Boure’ (D) ALi

District 76Joshua Peters (D) I ALi

District 77Jesse Todd (D) ALiSteve Roberts (D) ALiJohn Collins-Muhammad (D) NV/GSBrian Elsesser (D) ALi

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District 78ERIk SHELqUISt (R) PLBruce Franks (D) ALiPenny Hubbard (D) I AL

District 79Michael Butler (D) I ALi

District 80Ben Murray (D) ALiPeter Merideth (D) ALi

District 81Alfred (Fred) Wessels (D) NRStEVE BUtz (D) PLAdam Kustra (D) ALi

District 82ROBERt CRUMP (R) PL Donna Baringer (D) NR

District 83Gina Mitten (D) I ALi

District 84Karla May (D) I ALi

District 85StEVEN MCkNIgHt (R) PLClem Smith (D) I ALi

District 86Joe Adams (D) I ALi

District 87Stacey Newman (D) I ALi

District 88Tracy McCreery (D) I ALi

District 89DEAN PLOCHER (R) I PLJack Schilligo (D) ALi

District 90MARk MILtON (R) PL Deb Lavender (D) I ALi

District 91Greg Mueller (R) NRSarah Unsicker (D) ALi

District 92DANIEL BOgLE (R) PLGenise Montecillo (D) I ALi

District 93LANDRy SORBEL (R) PL Bob Burns (D) I ALi

District 94CLORIA BROWN (R) I PLVicki Lorenz Englund (D) ALi

District 95Marsha Haefner (R) I NR/GVGlenn Koenen (D) NR

District 96DAN REUtER (R) PLDAVID gREgORy (R) PL

District 97JOHN MCCAHERty (R) I PL

District 98SHAMED DOgAN (R) I PLNancy Craig (D) NR

District 99RICHARD LAVIOLEttE (R) PLPHILIP OEHLERkINg (R) PLJEAN EVANS (R) PLNICHOLAS gERtH (R) PLWilliam (Bill) Pinkston (D) NR

District 100Mike Allen (R) NRDerek Grier (R) NR

District 101JOy kRIEgER (R) PLBRUCE DEgROOt (R) PLANNE gASSEL (R) PLNOREEN MCCANN (R) PLDennis Lavallee (D) NR

District 102Kurt Bahr (R) I NR/GV

District 103JOHN WIEMANN (R) I PLMarguerite Dillworth (D) NR

District 104kAtHIE CONWAy (R) I PLPeggy Sherwin (D) NR

District 105PHIL CHRIStOFANELLI (R) PLBrian Stiens (D) NR

District 106CHRISSy SOMMER (R) I PLMary West (R) NV/GSMichael Dorwart (D) ALi

District 107NICk SCHROER (R) PLRICk LUCAS (R) PLCurtis Wylde (D) NR

District 108JUStIN HILL (R) I PLJeff Schwentker (R) NREd Shew (D) ALi

District 109PAUL CURtMAN (R) I PL

District 110kIRk MAtHEWS (R) I PL

District 111SHANE RODEN (R) I PLRyan Jones (R) NV/GSJason Jarvis (R) NV/GSGary Bonacker (R) NRTammy Orzel (R) NRDel Viehland (D) NR

District 112ROB VESCOVO (R) I PLRobert Butler (D) NV/GS

District 113DAN SHAUL (R) I PLMike Evans (D) ALiKaren Settlemoir-Berg (D) NR

District 114BECky RUtH (R) I PL

District 115ELAINE F. gANNON (R) I PLBarbara Stocker (D) AL

District 116kEVIN ENgLER (R) I PL

District 117MIkE MILLER (R) PLMike Henderson (R) NV/GS tRAVIS BARNES (D) PL

District 118BEN HARRIS (D) I PL

District 119gREg PUgH (R) PLNAtE tAtE (R) PLRON BLUM (R) PL

District 120Jason Chipman (R) I NR/GV

District 121kEItH FREDERICk (R) I PL

District 122StEVE LyNCH (R) I PL

District 123DIANE FRANkLIN (R) I PL

District 124Rocky Miller (R) I NR/GV

District 125Warren Love (R) I NR/GV

District 126PAtRICIA PIkE (R) I PL

District 127MIkE kELLEy (R) I PL

District 128ROy HARMS (R) PLMIkE StEPHENS (R) PLRICk VANCE (R) PL

District 129SANDy CRAWFORD (R) I PL

District 130JEFF MESSENgER (R) I PLElla Jane Goeppinger (D) ALi

District 131SONyA M. ANDERSON (R) I PLNate Branscom (D) ALi

District 132tHOMAS qUINN (R) PL tyLER HOBBS (R) PLCrystal Quade (D) ALi Bob Sweere (D) NR

District 133CURtIS tRENt (R) PLMAttHEW SIMS (R) PLDAVID CORt (R) PLMIkE gOODARt (R) PLJim Clemmons (D) NR

District 134ELIJAH HAAHR (R) I PLAngela Dowler Pryor (D) ALi

District 135StEVE HELMS (R) PLRandy Alberhasky (D) ALi

District 136kEVIN AUStIN (R) I PLJeff Munzinger (D) NR

District 137Jake Myers (R) NRLyNDALL FRAkER (R) I PL

District 138Don Phillips (R) I NR/GV

District 139JERED tAyLOR (R) I PL

District 140LyNN MORRIS (R) I PLJim Billedo (D) ALi

District 141StAN CODAy (R) PLHANNAH kELLy (R) PL

District 142ROBERt ROSS (R) I PLBobby Johnston Jr (D) NR

District 143Bobby Simpson (R) NV/GSJEFFREy POgUE (R) I PL

District 144PAUL FItzWAtER (R) I PL

District 145RICk FRANCIS (R) PLCHAD UNtERREINER (R) PLRonald Pember (D) NR

District 146DONNA LICHtENEggER (R) I PL

District 147kAtHy SWAN (R) I PL

District 148HOLLy REHDER (R) I PL

District 149DON RONE (R) I PLBrantley Atchley (D) NR

District 150ANDREW MCDANIEL (R) I PLLena Samford (D) NR

District 151tILA R. HUBRECHt (R) I PL

District 152Todd Richardson (R) I NR/GV

District 153StEVE COOkSON (R) I PLMatt Michel (D) NR

District 154Shawn Rhoads (R) I NR/GV

District 155Mike Lind (R) NRLyLE ROWLAND (R) I PL

District 156Jeff Justus (R) I NR/GV

District 157Mike Moon (R) I NR/GV

District 158SCOtt FItzPAtRICk (R) I PL

District 159Bill Lant (R) I NR/GV

District 160BILL REIBOLDt (R) I PL

District 161William (Bill) White (R) I M

District 162CHARLIE DAVIS (R) I PL

District 163BILL BIRkES (R) PLCODy SMItH (R) PLSteve Leibbrand (R) NR

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“Missouri Right to Life is profoundly disappointed in the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning the Texas law that requires protective measures for women seeking abortion. Missouri passed similar laws in 2005. These laws requiring that an abortionist have hospital privileges within 30 miles of the abortion clinic and that abortion clinics follow the same proce-dures as all ambulatory surgical centers are common sense safety measures and not undue burdens,” said Steve Rupp, President of Missouri Right to Life.

President Rupp continued, “This de-cision allows the abortion industry to operate unsafe clinics -- and with little oversight. The court ignored recent cases of medical negligence, manslaughter, and murder carried out in abortion clinics in Pennsylvania and Texas. Today the court advanced the abortion agenda over the protection of women’s health.”

supreme Court overturns Law on Commonsense safety requirements

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