Very often, candidates do not give the public all the information they
need to make informed decisions on Election Day, and many anti-choice
candidates try to hide their true agendas until after the election.
To combat this, PPHP Action Fund provides voters with information
about where their candidates stand on reproductive health issues through
a ratings system.
The 2008 PPHP Action Fund Voter Guide is a compilation of confidential
responses to our candidate questionnaire, public statements made by
the candidate, and/or past voting records, where applicable.
In addition to rating the candidates, PPHP Action Fund endorses a
select group of candidates who explicitly affirm support for every woman's
right to decide whether and when to have a child. This affirmation includes
unequivocal support for access to the full range of reproductive and
sexual health care services that may be needed throughout a woman's
lifetime to insure the health and well being of women and their families.
The Action Fund’s endorsements are non-partisan.
2008 Voter Guide
(click here for PDF version)
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President of the United States
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Candidate
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Endorsement
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Rating
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Barack Obama (D)
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Endorsed
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Pro-Choice
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John McCain ( R )
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Anti-Choice
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United States House of Representatives
Suffolk County Districts
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District
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Candidate
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Endorsement
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Rating
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CD 1
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Timothy Bishop* (D)
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Endorsed
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Pro-Choice
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Lee M. Zeldin ( R )
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CD 2
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Steve Israel* (D)
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Endorsed
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Pro-Choice
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Frank J. Stalzer ( R )
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CD 3
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Peter King* ( R )
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Anti-Choice
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Graham Long (D)
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Pro-Choice
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Westchester,
Rockland, and Putnam County Districts
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CD 17
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Eliot Engel* (D)
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Endorsed
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Pro-Choice
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Robert Goodman (R )
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CD 18
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Nita Lowey* (D)
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Endorsed
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Pro-Choice
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Jim Russell (R )
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CD 19
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John Hall* (D)
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Endorsed
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Pro-Choice
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Kieran Michael Lalor (R )
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New York State Senate
Suffolk County Districts
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District
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Candidate
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Endorsement
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Rating
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SD 1
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Kenneth LaValle* ( R )
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Anti-Choice
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Gregory John Fischer (D)
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No Response
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SD 2
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John Flanagan* ( R )
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Anti-Choice
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Michael DePaoli (D)
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Mixed
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SD 3
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Brian Foley (D)
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Endorsed
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Pro-Choice
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Caesar Trunzo* ( R )
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Anti-Choice
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SD 4
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Owen Johnson* (R )
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Anti-Choice
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Tanya Gilliard (D)
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No Response
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SD 5
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Matthew Meng (D)
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Endorsed
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Pro-Choice
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Carl Marcellino* ( R )
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Anti-Choice
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SD 8
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Carol Gordon (D)
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Endorsed
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Pro-Choice
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Charles Fuschillo* ( R )
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Anti-Choice
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Westchester County Districts
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SD 34
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Jeff Klein* (D)
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Endorsed
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Pro-Choice
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Daniel Fasolino
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No Response
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SD 35
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Andrea Stewart-Cousins* (D)
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Endorsed
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Pro-Choice
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John Murtagh (R )
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No Response
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SD 36
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Ruth Hassell Thompson* (D)
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Endorsed
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Pro-Choice
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Curtis Brooks ( R )
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No Response
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SD 37
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Suzi Oppenheimer* (D)
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Endorsed
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Pro-Choice
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Elizabeth Feld ( R )
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No Response
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Rockland County Districts
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SD 38
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Gregory Julian (D)
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Endorsed
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Pro-Choice
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Thomas Morahan* (R )
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Anti-Choice
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Putnam County Districts
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SD 40
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Vincent L. Leibell, III*
(R )
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Anti-Choice
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New York State Assembly
Suffolk County Districts
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District
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Candidate
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Endorsement
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Rating
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AD 1
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Marc Alessi* (D)
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Pro-Choice
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James Staudenraus ( R )
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Anti-Choice
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AD 2
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Fred Thiele* (R )
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Endorsed
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Pro-Choice
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William Pitcher (D)
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No Response
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AD 3
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Patricia Eddington* (D)
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Endorsed
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Pro-Choice
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Scott Salimando ( R )
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No Response
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AD 4
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Steven Englebright* (D)
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Endorsed
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Pro-Choice
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Bruce Bennett ( R )
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Anti-Choice
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AD 5
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Ginny Fields* (D)
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Endorsed
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Pro-Choice
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John Bugler
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No Response
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AD 6
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Philip Ramos* (D)
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Endorsed
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Pro-Choice
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AD 7
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Michael Fitzpatrick* ( R )
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Anti-Choice
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Allen Huggins (D)
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No Response
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AD 8
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Elizabeth Bloom (D)
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Endorsed
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Pro-Choice
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Philip Boyle* (R )
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Mixed
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AD 9
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Andrew Raia* ( R )
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