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 |
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| 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.
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