2022 AL Senate race: on Families & Children


Lynda Blanchard: Improved the lives of thousands of families in 16 countries

Blanchard is a passionate advocate for children's issues internationally and domestically. She has worked in Africa, Asia and South America engaging with local partners to further 100X's mission resulting in innovative partnerships to establish orphanages, sustainable development programs, and food production companies that have improved the lives of thousands of families in 16 countries. As former CEO of 100X, Blanchard was involved in shaping the goals of the Foundation's programs.
Source: U.S. Embassy in Slovenia website: 2022 Alabama Senate race May 9, 2021

Lynda Blanchard: An advocate for people with special needs

A leader and advocate for people with special needs for more than 20 years, Blanchard has served on the advisory board for the Montgomery Area Nontraditional Equestrians, a non-profit organization that provides therapeutic horseback riding opportunities to people with emotional, physical, cognitive, and developmental disabilities. Ms. Blanchard has voluntarily served on the Boards and supported other education programs in Alabama and has worked to help families who are interested in adoption.
Source: U.S. Embassy in Slovenia website: 2022 Alabama Senate race May 9, 2021

Will Boyd: Oppose efforts to limit Family and Medical Leave Act

Source: 2022 Alabama Senate campaign website DrWillBoyd.com May 25, 2022

Kay Ivey: No gender-affirming surgery; no transgender bathrooms

All three GOP candidates for Alabama's open U.S. Senate seat voiced support for Alabama's recent passage of legislation involving LGBT issues, including an amendment modeled on Florida's so called "Don't Say Gay" bill.

Gov. Kay Ivey signed the two bills into law [this week]. One criminalizes gender-affirming surgeries for trans youth. Another requires students use the bathroom of the "biological sex" listed on their birth certificate and, in an amendment modeled on Florida's law, prevents classroom discussion of topics "regarding sexual orientation or gender identity" in kindergarten through fifth grade.

The legislation comes just a year after Alabama passed a bill to remove anti-gay language from its sex-education standards. The state's sex education standards still emphasize abstinence but language about homosexuality being illegal and unacceptable was removed in 2021.

Source: Birmingham News on 2022 Alabama Senate race Apr 13, 2022

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Candidates and political leaders on Families & Children:

Retired Senate as of Jan. 2015:
GA:Chambliss(R)
IA:Harkin(D)
MI:Levin(D)
MT:Baucus(D)
NE:Johanns(R)
OK:Coburn(R)
SD:Johnson(D)
WV:Rockefeller(D)

Resigned from 113th House:
AL-1:Jo Bonner(R)
FL-19:Trey Radel(R)
LA-5:Rod Alexander(R)
MA-5:Ed Markey(D)
MO-9:Jo Ann Emerson(R)
NC-12:Melvin Watt(D)
SC-1:Tim Scott(R) 		Retired House to run for Senate or Governor:
AR-4:Tom Cotton(R)
GA-1:Jack Kingston(R)
GA-10:Paul Broun(R)
GA-11:Phil Gingrey(R)
HI-1:Colleen Hanabusa(D)
IA-1:Bruce Braley(D)
LA-6:Bill Cassidy(R)
ME-2:Mike Michaud(D)
MI-14:Gary Peters(D)
MT-0:Steve Daines(R)
OK-5:James Lankford(R)
PA-13:Allyson Schwartz(D)
TX-36:Steve Stockman(R)
WV-2:Shelley Capito(R) 		Retired House as of Jan. 2015:
AL-6:Spencer Bachus(R)
AR-2:Tim Griffin(R)
CA-11:George Miller(D)
CA-25:Howard McKeon(R)
CA-33:Henry Waxman(D)
CA-45:John Campbell(R)
IA-3:Tom Latham(R)
MN-6:Michele Bachmann(R)
NC-6:Howard Coble(R)
NC-7:Mike McIntyre(D)
NJ-3:Jon Runyan(R)
NY-4:Carolyn McCarthy(D)
NY-21:Bill Owens(D)
PA-6:Jim Gerlach(R)
UT-4:Jim Matheson(D)
VA-8:Jim Moran(D)
VA-10:Frank Wolf(R)
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