2024 Election – Candidate Information
Wisconsin Right to Life strives to provide the public with accurate information on where each candidate stands on the protection of human life and support for women and their preborn children. Candidate comparisons are based on voting records on life issues, public statements made on the issue of abortion, and on the WRTL Candidate Questionnaire.
U.S. Senate
Tammy Baldwin
- Supports abortion without limits, and introduced the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2023, which would guarantee access to abortion till birth across the country.
- Supports taxpayer funding for abortion providers, S. 109
- Voted against the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, S. 311
- Voted against the “Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, S. 3275
- Is endorsed by several pro-abortion groups like Planned Parenthood Action Group
Eric Hovde
- Supports restricting late term abortion (PBS Wisconsin, June 2024)
- Supports pro-life laws being decided by the states (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 2024)
- Supports finding “a compassionate, commonsense solution to bring our state together on this issue.” (Wisconsin Public Radio, May 2024)
- Supports exceptions for rape, incest, and health of the mother (PBS Wisconsin, June 2024)
1st Congressional District
Peter Barca
- Opposed Assembly Bill 128 and Assembly Bill 310, to prohibit abortion coverage by state insurance plans and to prohibit a public entity from distributing tax dollars for abortions (2017-2018 Wisconsin State Legislative Session)
- Had a 100% rating from Planned Parenthood Advocates of Wisconsin and NARAL Pro-Choice Wisconsin while serving in the Wisconsin State Legislature
- Had a 0% rating from Wisconsin Right to Life while serving in the Wisconsin State Legislature
Bryan Steil
- Supported the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, H.R. 26, to require health care practitioners to provide the same degree of care to a child born alive following an abortion as would be provided to any other child born at the same gestational age
- Supported H.R. 6918 to fund and support Pregnancy Resource Centers
- Opposes taxpayer funding of abortion
- Supported H.R. 6914 to provide information to college students of resources available to pregnant and parenting students
2nd Congressional District
Mark Pocan
- Opposed the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, H.R. 26, to require health care practitioners to provide the same degree of care to a child born alive following an abortion as would be provided to any other child born at the same gestational age
- Opposed H.R. 6918 to fund and support Pregnancy Resource Centers
- Supports taxpayer funding of abortion
- Opposed H.R. 6914 to provide information to college students of resources available to pregnant and parenting students
Erik Olsen
- Believes “life begins at conception” but is “hesitant to support federal restrictions on abortion.” (WPR, July 2024)
- Supports “policies to support low-income parents, such as ensuring they have access to free diapers.” (WPR, July 2024)
3rd Congressional District
Rebecca Cooke
- Endorsed by EMILY’s List, a group that only endorses candidates who will oppose all pro-life legislation and legalize abortion on demand
- Supports codifying the right to abortion at the federal and state level (Up North News, June 2022)
- Opposes the Hyde Amendment, which ensures tax dollars do not fund abortions
- “We must act to codify the right to an abortion at the federal and state levels.” (Up North News, June 2022)
Derrick Van Orden
- Believes “life begins at conception” (The Wisconsin Independent, May 2024)
- Supported the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, H.R. 26, to require health care practitioners to provide the same degree of care to a child born alive following an abortion as would be provided to any other child born at the same gestational age
- Supported H.R. 6918 to fund and support Pregnancy Resource Centers
- Opposes taxpayer funding of abortion
- Supported H.R. 6914 to provide information to college students of resources available to pregnant and parenting students
4th Congressional District
Gwen Moore
- Opposed the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, H.R. 26, to require health care practitioners to provide the same degree of care to a child born alive following an abortion as would be provided to any other child born at the same gestational age
- Opposed H.R. 6918 to fund and support Pregnancy Resource Centers
- Supports taxpayer funding of abortion
- Opposed H.R. 6914 to provide information to college students of resources available to pregnant and parenting students
Tim Rogers
- “Life is sacred from conception to death and family is the core of American values.” (Yahoo News, 2020)
- Has pledged to protect the Hyde Amendment, which ensures tax dollars do not fund abortions (Yahoo News, 2020)
5th Congressional District
Ben Steinhoff
- Believes “reproductive rights are human rights” (wisconsinforben.com, 2024)
- Believes in “advocating for policies that expand access to reproductive healthcare, including abortion care” (wisconsinforben.com, 2024)
Scott Fitzgerald
- Supported the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, H.R. 26, to require health care practitioners to provide the same degree of care to a child born alive following an abortion as would be provided to any other child born at the same gestational age
- Supported H.R. 6918 to fund and support Pregnancy Resource Centers
- Opposes taxpayer funding of abortion
- Supported H.R. 6914 to provide information to college students of resources available to pregnant and parenting students
- Signed the 2024 Bicameral Brief calling on the Supreme Court to challenge the FDA’s dangerous deregulation of chemical abortion drugs
6th Congressional District
John Zarbano
- Supports “the personal, fundamental right to access to abortion” (johnzarbano.com, 2024)
- If elected would “vote for access to abortion” (Ripon Press, July 2024)
Glenn Grothman
- Supported the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, H.R. 26, to require health care practitioners to provide the same degree of care to a child born alive following an abortion as would be provided to any other child born at the same gestational age
- Supported H.R. 6918 to fund and support Pregnancy Resource Centers
- Opposes taxpayer funding of abortion
- Supported H.R. 6914 to provide information to college students of resources available to pregnant and parenting students
- “Committed to protecting life from conception to natural death” (grothmanhouse.gov, 2024)
7th Congressional District
Kyle Kilbourn
- Views the overturning of Roe v. Wade as a “threat to cherished freedoms” (kylekilbourn.com, 2024)
Tom Tiffany
- Supported the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, H.R. 26, to require health care practitioners to provide the same degree of care to a child born alive following an abortion as would be provided to any other child born at the same gestational age
- Supported H.R. 6918 to fund and support Pregnancy Resource Centers
- Opposes taxpayer funding of abortion
- Supported H.R. 6914 to provide information to college students of resources available to pregnant and parenting students
8th Congressional District
Kristin Lyerly
- An OBGYN who performs abortions (CBS News, April 2024)
- Plaintiff in Wisconsin lawsuit that enabled Planned Parenthood and other WI abortionists to resume abortions in violation of state law 940.04. (CBS News, April 2024)
- Endorsed by EMILY’s List, a group that only endorses candidates who will oppose all pro-life legislation and legalize abortion on demand
- Calls basic protections for women and preborn children like 24-hour waiting periods, restrictions on late term abortion, and counseling on abortion risks and alternatives “politically enacted barriers” (Wisconsin Examiner, September 2023)
Tony Weid
- Supports the ability of states to pass pro-life laws (Spectrum News 1, July 2024)
Candidate comparisons are added on a rolling basis each election cycle. Please reach out to gskogman@wrtl.org with any questions.