2022 CT Senate race: on Abortion


Leora Levy: Signed pledge she believes life begins at conception

Leora is a champion for the Pro-Life movement and will fight to protect the miracle of life. Leora signed The Big Family Pledge solidifying her belief in the beginning of life from conception. A mother of three adult children Leora recognizes that motherhood has been her greatest accomplishment in life.
Source: 2022 Connecticut Senate campaign website LeoraForCT.com Aug 11, 2022

Leora Levy: Switched views on abortion and Trump, now opposes abortion

A supporter of abortion rights in 2012 and critic of Trump in 2016, Levy has since repudiated both positions. She now proclaims herself opposed to all abortions, except in cases where a pregnancy is a consequence of rape or endangers the life of the pregnant person.
Source: The CT Mirror on 2022 Connecticut Senate race Aug 2, 2022

Themis Klarides: Her voting record endorsed by NARAL Pro-Choice Connecticut

Leora Levy, a member of the Republican National Committee and a candidate for U.S. Senate, campaigned in the throng. "I am a pro-life Republican," Levy said. Her appearance foreshadows abortion becoming a wedge issue in a Republican primary. Her main rival, former state House Minority Leader Themis Klarides, is a supporter of abortion rights with a voting record endorsed by NARAL Pro-Choice Connecticut.
Source: The Connecticut Mirror on 2022 Connecticut Senate race Jan 31, 2022

Leora Levy: Life begins at conception

Issues like abortion, gun control and the economy divided this primary race. Levy is running pro-life and pro-gun.

[Republican opponent] Lumaj says the Supreme Court "got it right" overturning Roe v. Wade, but claims opponent Levy flip-flopped her views on abortion. Levy said "no," and instead cited a change of heart, adding "life begins at conception."

On the other side, Klarides on the other side stated multiple times she is pro-choice.

Source: Hartford Courant on 2022 Connecticut Senate race Jul 26, 2022

Themis Klarides: Pro-choice

Issues like abortion, gun control and the economy divided this primary race. Levy is running pro-life and pro-gun.

[Republican opponent] Lumaj says the Supreme Court "got it right" overturning Roe v. Wade, but claims opponent Levy flip-flopped her views on abortion. Levy said "no," and instead cited a change of heart, adding "life begins at conception."

On the other side, Klarides on the other side stated multiple times she is pro-choice.

Source: Hartford Courant on 2022 Connecticut Senate race Jul 26, 2022

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Candidates and political leaders on Abortion:

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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