Make your voice heard on election day!

The country is at a crossroads with some candidates and private interest groups pushing for extreme interpretations of the Constitution that would put government firmly back in people’s private lives.

One of the greatest pieces of the US Constitution is to acknowledge American’s right to privacy and freedom from government interference. Government has no business dictating the size or type of your family. Government has no business dictating what a woman does with her own body. Government has no business being led by extremists who are frighteningly out of the mainstream views of proudly moderate Delaware.

The Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Delaware urges voters to support candidates who believe in a woman’s right to control her own body; as well as equal access to health care, equal access to age-appropriate, medically accurate sex education, and equal treatment for all people with dignity and respect.

Tuesday, November 2, is not a day to stay home. Its time to make our voices heard and make sure we keep government out of our personal lives. For further information, visit www.pro-choicedelaware.org.

2010 Local Candidate Endorsements

Today the Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Delaware announced its endorsement of the 2010 General Assembly candidates. Every election year the Planned Parenthood Advocacy Fund of Delaware (PPAFD) endorses candidates that support reproductive rights—including choice; family planning; and age-appropriate, medically-accurate sex education.

While much attention is focused on congressional races, state legislators make decisions every session that impact sexual and reproductive health in Delaware such as funding for breast and cervical cancer screenings and family planning services for low income women; regulation of health care organizations; and key new provisions of national health care reform.

Fifteen minutes after we launched the e-mail to our supporters announcing PPAFD’s endorsements, we got a phone call from a supporter asking why a particular state representative was not endorsed. It’s not easy to earn an endorsement and our supporters want to know who made the cut. See below, Delaware!

State House of Representatives Endorsed Candidates
Name	District
Rep. Helene Keeley (D) - Incumbent	House District 3
Rep. Melanie George (D) - Incumbent	House District 5
Debra Heffernan (D)	House District 6
Rep. Bryon Short (D) – Incumbent	House District 7
Rebecca Walker (D)	House District 9
Rep. Deborah Hudson (R) - Incumbent	House District 12
Rep. Valerie Longhurst (D) -Incumbent	House District 15
Rep. James "JJ" Johnson (D) - Incumbent	House District 16
Rep. Michael Barbieri (D) - Incumbent	House District 18
David Ellis (D)	House District 22
Rep. Teresa Schooley (D) - Incumbent	House District 23
Edward Osienski (D)	House District 24
Rep. John Kowalko (D) - Incumbent	House District 25
Rep. John Viola (D) – Incumbent	House District 26
John McCutchan (D)	House District 29
Rep. Darryl Scott (D) - Incumbent	House District 31
Jill A. Fuchs (D)	House District 34
James Westoff (D)	House District 35
State Senate Endorsed Candidates
Name	District
Sen. Harris McDowell (D) - Incumbent	Senate District 1
Sen. Patricia Blevins (D) - Incumbent	Senate District 7
Sen. David Sokola (D) - Incumbent	Senate District 8
Sen. Karen Peterson (D) - Incumbent	Senate District 9
Sen. Bruce Ennis (D) - Incumbent	Senate District 14

The election will be held on November 2. Polls are open from 7:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. Want to know where to vote? Coming soon: polling place locations at www.pro-choicedelaware.org.

Questions? Call 302-655-7296, ext. 36. PPAFD endorsement decisions are made solely by the organization and are not in coordination with any candidate or candidate’s committee.