Endorsements

Nebraskans United for Life cannot endorse any current presidential candidate due to the simple fact that none of the candidates have filled out our questionnaire and they are not 100% pro-life; HOWEVER, we recommend Senator McCain for his opposition to abortion.

Please, visit http://www.crossroadsinitiative.com/pics/comparison0909084c.pdf to read a comparison between the two candidates on their abortion views.

Nebraskans United for life is NOT endorsing Mike Johanns for U.S. Senate, because he chose not to fill out our survey.

At Nebraskans United for Life, we pride ourselves in endorsing only 100% pro-life candidates. In order for us to endorse a candidate we request that they fill out our pro-life survey. After their survey is returned to us, we set up an appointment to interview the candidate. We then, decide who will be endorsed.

There are primarily two reasons for not endorsing a candidate. A candidate may choose not to fill out our survey, taking themselves out of consideration for endorsement or a candidate may not answer all questions in a way that affirms an unwavering pro-life stance on the issues. Some other issues may include a voting record showing a weak stance on pro-life issues, donations to anti-life causes or similar activities that have not been reconciled satisfactorily with Nebraskans United for Life.

Click here to view our survey

http://nebraskansunitedforlife.org/08candidate_survey.pdf


Click here to view our most recent list of endorsements

http://nebraskansunitedforlife.org/endorse.htm

Click here to view a comparison between presidential candidates.

http://www.crossroadsinitiative.com/pics/comparison0909084c.pdf

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Atkins = YES


Caniglia = YES


Hendrix = NO


Huber = NO


Lowe = NO


Mc Dermott = YES


McQuade = NO


Swartz = NO


White = NO


Coffey = YES


Dougherty = YES


Lamberty = NO


Polk = YES


Randall = NO


Moran = NO


Carlson = NO


Irwin = YES


High = YES


Van Norman = YES


Miller-Lerman = YES

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U.S. Congress

District 1 Jeff Fortenberry

District 2 Lee Terry

District 3 Adrian Smith

Nebraska Legislature

District 3 Gail Kopplin
Scott Price

District 5 Rebecca Barrientos-Patlan

District 7 Christopher Moles

District 13 Kurt Geschwender

District 18 Scott A. Lautenbaugh

District 23 Chris Langemeier

District 29 Tony Fulton

District 31 Rich Pahls

District 35 Greg Neuhaus

District 39 Beau McCoy

District 41 Paul Eurek

District 47 Ken Schilz

University of NE Bd of Regents

Howard Hawks

NE Dept of Ed,

Dist 4 Tim A Heller

Metro Community College

District 3 Tony Sorrentino

District 4 Steve Brock

District 5 James “Jim” Nekuda

Omaha School Board

District 6 Jim Enright

District 12 Sandra Kostos Jensen

Millard School Board

Mike Pate and Linda Poole

District 66 School Board

Elmer Gray

Ft. Calhoun School Board

Deborah DeBoer

Learning Community Dist 3

John Sieler
Lynne Timmerman Fees

Papillion-LaVista Bd of Ed Dist 27

Gene Kelly

Chase School Board Thomas Gaschler


Natural Resources Districts

Lewis & Clark District 1 Daniel Schaefer

Papio-MO River Dist 5 Rich Tesar

Upper Elkhorn, Dist 7 Jerry Heithoff

Lower Platte, Dist 8 Robert Meduna

South Platte, Dist 8 Larry Hall

Lower Loup, Dist 10 Darwin Anderson

Upper Republican, Dist 5 Thomas Gaschler

Lewis & Clark, Dist 2 Mark Fehringer

Lower Elkhorn Dist 2 Chris Carlson

Western Community College

Richard Stickney

Bennington Mayor CC “Skip” Wolff

Valley Mayor Carroll Smith

Metro Utilities District

Mike McGowan
Thomas Dowd

Douglas County Board Chip Maxwell

Sarpy County Commissioner Jerry Ryan

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Pro-Life Election Winners
U.S. Congress
District 1 Jeff Fortenberry
District 2 Lee Terry
District 3 Adrian Smith


Nebraska Legislative
Pro-Life Candidates
District 3 Gail Kopplin
Scott Price
District 5 Rebecca Barrientos-Patlan
District 7 Christopher Moles
District 13 Kurt Geschwender
District 18 Scott A. Lautenbaugh
District 23 Chris Langemeier
District 29 Tony Fulton
District 31 Rich Pahls
District 35 Greg Neuhaus
District 39 Beau McCoy
District 41 Paul Eurek
District 47 Ken Schilz

University of NE Bd of Regents
Howard Hawks

Metro Utilities District Thomas Dowd

Douglas County Board Chip Maxwell

Sarpy County Commissioner Jerry Ryan

Metro Community College

District 3 Tony Sorrentino
District 4 Steve Brock
District 5 James “Jim” Nekuda


Omaha School Board
District 6 Jim Enright
District 12 Sandra Kostos Jensen

Millard School Board
Mike Pate and Linda Poole

District 66 School Board Elmer Gray

Ft. Calhoun School Board Deborah DeBoer

Chase School Board Thomas Gaschler

NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE
We regret to inform that Nebraskans United For Life is no longer endorsing the following candidate:
District 3: Christopher N. Geary

US SENATE
Pat Flynn

U S CONGRESS
District 2: Lee Terry

NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE

District 3: Scott Price, Bellevue
District 5: Rebecca Barrientos-Patllan
District 7: Christopher Moles
District 13: Jacqueline Casey
District 17: Jason Bowman
District 18: Scott A. Lautenbaugh
District 23: Chris Langemeier
District 29: Tony Fulton
District 31: Rich Pahls
District 33: Marvin “Butch” Hughes
District 35: Gregg Neuhaus
District 39: Robert Tingehoff
District 39: Beau McCoy
District 41: Paul Eurek
District 41: Gary A. Rasmussen
District 47: Ken Schilz

NE Public Power Board
Subdistrict 7: Ken Dunze

Director NPPD

District 1: Paul J. LiessDistrict 2 Glen R. Schmieding



DOUGLAS COUNTY BOARD
District 5: Chip Maxwell


OMAHA SCHOOL BOARD
District 12: Sandra Kostos Jensen

Metro CC Board of Director
District 5: James “Jim” Nekuda

MUD Director
Dist At-Large Thomas F. Dowd

Metro Utilities District
John Sieler

Director NRD
District 1: Daniel Schaefer

Upper Elkhorn NRD Director
District 7: Geral L. “Jerry” Heithoff

Papio-Missouri River NRD
District 5: Rev. Rich Tesar

Lower Loup NRD Bd.
District 10: Darwin B. Anderson

Director Lower Platte NRD
District 8: Robert J. Meduna

URNRD & Chase School Board
District 5: Thomas Gaschler

Director Lewis & Clark
District 2: Mark E. Fehringer

Director Loup River NPPD
District 9: Richard “Dick” Tooley

ENDORSEMENT REVOKED FOR NEBRASKA GENERAL ELECTION OCTOBER 2006


Mr. Jim Esch's endorsement for Congressional District #2, has been revoked. Mr. Esch, answered our questionnaire 100% and visited with Mr. John Lillis, PAC Chairman and Ann Marie Bowen, President and Chairman of the Board of Nebraskans United for Life, Inc. and Nebraskans United for Life, Educational Fund. The PAC Chairman and Mrs. Bowen were convinced Mr. Esch's stands on the right to life issues were appropriate for endorsement.

Mr. Esch appeared in public on a local radio station 10/10/06 and recanted his statement to questions #1, #9 and #10 of our Candidate Questionnaire.

We believe in the right to life of each individual from conception to natural death. The statements made by Mr. Esch are not in keeping with those beliefs, since he is in favor of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF).

IVF includes procedures such as "IVF culling" or "IVF harvesting," which refers to the selective process of the embryo prior and after implantation. IVF Culling/Harvesting implies that the remaining embryos would be destroyed, frozen or used for experimentation. (More soon…)

We appreciate Mr. Esch’s opposition to elective abortion and his stand on euthanasia but with this newest development we cannot continue to endorse him for congress.

We regret any inconvenience this may have caused to early voters.

NUFL Endorsements 2006 General Elections!


Candidates for Governor:
# Dave Heineman.

Candidates for the U.S. Senate:
# Pete Ricketts.
# Ben Nelson.

Candidates for Congress:
# District 1: Jeff Fortenberry . (*Maxine B. Moul**Not endorsable**)
# District 2: Lee Terry (*Jim Esch**ENDORSEMENT REVOKED **).
# District 3: Adrian M. Smith (*Scott Kleeb**Not endorsable**)

Candidates for Nebraska ATTORNEY General:
# Jon Bruning .

Candidates for Treasurer of State:
# Shane Osborn.

Candidate for Nebraska Auditor:
# Mike Foley .

Cadidates for the Legislature:
# District 4: Pete Pirsch .
# District 6: John Nelson.
# District 8: None Endorsable (*Mark Kraft**Not endorsable**)
# District 10: Mike Friend .
# District 12: None Endorsed.
# District 14: None Endorsed.
# District 16: Jeffrey Bush.
# District 18: None Endorsed.
# District 20: Carol Casey.
# District 22: None Endorsed.
# District 24: None Endorsed.
# District 26: None Endorsed.
# District 28: None Endorsed.
# District 30: Tony Ojeda.
# District 32: None Endorsed.
# District 34: Greg Senkbile.
# District 36: None Endorsed.
# District 38: None Endorsed.
# District 40: Cap Dierks .
# District 42: None Endorsed.
# District 44: Mark Christensen .
# District 46: Carol Brown .
# District 48: George Schlothauer .

Candidate for Public Service Commissioner:
# Tim Schram .

Candidates for Sarpy Co. Commissioner Dist #2:
# Joni M Jones .

Candidate for Nebraska Board of Education:
# District 5: Alan Jacobsen.
# District 6: None Endorsed.
# District 7: Paula Pfister.
# District 8: None Endorsed.

Candidates for Nebraska Board of Regents:
# District 3: None Endorsed.
# District 4: Jim Nagengast.
# District 5: None Endorsed.
# District 8: Randy Ferlic is recommended.
(*Carol Russell*Not endorsable*Currently President of Planned Parenthood & Board of Director of Nebraskan's for Research*)

Candidates for Board of Governors Metro Community College:
# None Endorsed.

Candidate for Douglas County Sheriff:
# Timothy Dunning.

Candidate for Douglas County Clerk of Court:
# John Friend.

Candidate for Douglas County Assessor:
# Roger Morrissey.

Candidates for Bellevue Mayor:
# Ed Babbitt .
# Jerry Ryan.

Candidate for Bellevue City Council Ward III:
# Sharon Brown.

Candidate for Bellevue City Council Ward V:
# Gary Mixan.

Candidate for Ralston City Council Ward V:
# Rich Onken .

Dear Candidate:

Please consider responding to our 2006 Pro Life Questionnaire. This document is put out by our Nebraskans United for Life PAC and is the only record we will have of your pre and post election stances on life. As Chairman of this wing of our pro-life outreach, I implore you to go on the record when it comes to issues of life from natural conception to natural and unaided death.

Nebraskans United for Life works to protect the lives of the unborn, the newly born, the women who bear the unborn, the elderly, the infirm, the handicapped, the disabled and the dying. We encourage you to examine your consciences while running for office and if you are elected, we encourage you to reject the temptations of 'big business' and either become or remain staunchly PRO LIFE.

If you have any questions regarding this year's questionnaire, call me at 402-203-9111 and I will be happy to assist you.

Candidates that fail to return a questionnaire or who fail to answer in a 100% Pro-Life way, will not be endorsed by our Board of Directors and will not appear on this year's PINK CARD.

The deadline for returning this year's questionnaire is April 6th.

Thank you and may God bless you.

In His Service, for Life, I am, Sincerely,

John Lillis
PAC Chairman, NUFL

Each candidate receives a letter or fax from Nebraskans United for Life, requesting they answer our Questionnaire. In addition to the questionnaire, we meet with them for a more personal interview. After that, we decide whether we will endorse them or not.

2005 NUFL Endorsements
Nebraskans United for Life endorsed the following candidates in 2005:

# David Friend.

# District 1: Richard Bettger.

# District 3: James Vokal, Jr.

# District 5: Dan Welch.

# District 6: Mike Cavanaugh and Franklin Thompson.

# District 7: Tim Lonergan, and Chuck Sigerson.