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Reasons why Kansans For Life
Political Action Committee endorses Senator Tim Huelskamp for the 1st
District U.S. Congressional seat.
Pro-Life Voting
Record
- Tim Huelskamp has served as a Kansas Senator
representing the 38th District (southwest Kansas including Dodge
City & Liberal, KS) for 14 years.
- Tim Huelskamp has a proven 100
% pro-life voting record.
- For many years, the majority
of the Kansas Senate was not pro-life. Tim Huelskamp has the courage to bring
pro-life legislation to the Senate floor and demand a vote – even when it was
a losing and unpopular cause.
- There are many pressures on a
Kansas Senator. Pressures from the lobbyists, the news media, the PAC’s,
fellow legislators, donors, and pressure from constituents. Through all this,
Tim Huelskamp has never wavered from his pro-life convictions.
- Tim Huelskamp has been a
leader with pro-life legislative efforts in the Kansas Senate since his
election. He has on several occasions, challenged the leadership of the
Senate and pressed for votes on controversial pro-life legislation.
- Through the efforts of Tim
Huelskamp, there was a vote to try and prevent funding of cloning in Kansas.
The leadership of the Senate had opposed having a vote on this controversial
issue.
- For the last several years,
Tim Huelskamp has led the effort to stop taxpayer funding of Planned
Parenthood. Planned Parenthood in Kansas performs more abortions than anyone
else. They are still under criminal investigation and do not merit any
funding whatsoever.
- There is only one other
candidate who is serving as an elected official. However, from the beginning,
Kansans For Life has worked to educate this individual, persuade this person
to vote correctly, and we continue to have to lobby this person because we are
not convinced of their commitment – we cannot rely on a pro-life vote.
- None of the other candidates
have faced the challenges of an elected legislator.
Pro-Life Activity
- Tim Huelskamp has attend
multiple pro-life functions, events, rallies, and banquets. He has
participated in pro-life activities long before he ran for office. In fact,
his pro-life convictions were a primary reason for seeking public office.
- Tim Huelskamp has spoken at
the annual Rally for Life on January 22nd in Topeka. He attends the
annual KFL Prayer Breakfast.
- If there is a pro-life
function going on, if possible, Tim Huelskamp will be in attendance.
- A couple of the other
candidates have attended a few pro-life functions but none close to the extent
that Tim Huelskamp has been involved.
Other important factors
- Tim, his wife Angela, and
their four adopted children, live on a farm near Fowler, Kansas. Tim is a
rancher / famer who has lived in the 1st District his entire life
(except when he was in college).
- Tim Huelskamp earned a Ph.D.
in Political Science with a specialization in Agricultural Policy from
American University in Washington D.C.
- Tim Huelskamp is a
conservative Republican. A Roman Catholic. A Farmer / Rancher. An active and
effective State Senator in Topeka.
- One of the other candidates
(Rob Wasinger) has lived in the Washington D.C. area for the last several
years and recently moved to the district to run for office.
- Another of the candidates
(Tracey Mann) has lived and worked in Kansas City until moving back to Salina
to run for office. He also has financially supported Jim Slattery, a Democrat
who challenged Pat Roberts a few years back. Then, after Pat Roberts won the
race, Tracey Mann gave Pat Roberts a donation as well.
- Another of the candidates (Jim
Barnett) recently moved his family to Kansas City.
Kansans For
Life Political Action Committee acknowledges that there are other candidates
that are pro-life running in this race. However, none has the long-term proven
pro-life track record of Tim Huelskamp. Therefore, we enthusiastically endorse
Tim Huelskamp and urge you to vote for him on August 3rd.
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