CHOICE POSITIONS OF EXECUTIVES

Federal Government

• President-elect Barack Obama is pro-choice.
• Vice President-elect Joe Biden is mixed-choice.

Governors

• 19 governors are pro-choice: AZ, CT, IL, IA, KS, ME, MD, MA, MI, MT, NH, NJ, NM, NY, NC, OR, PA, WA, WI.
• 13 governors are mixed-choice: AR, CA, CO, DE, HI, KY, MO, OH, OK, TN, VT, VA, WY.
• 18 governors are anti-choice: AL, AK, FL, GA, ID, IN, LA, MN, MS, NE, NV, ND, RI, SC, SD, TX, UT, WV.
• The choice position of the mayor of the District of Columbia is unknown.

CHOICE POSITIONS OF LEGISLATURES

U.S. Congress

• The choice composition of the U.S. Senate is:
  • 40 pro-choice senators
  • 19 mixed-choice senators
  • 41 anti-choice senators
• The choice composition of the U.S. House is:
  • 185 pro-choice members
  • 45 mixed-choice members
  • 205 anti-choice members

State Legislatures¹

• Anti-choice legislatures that are solidly anti-choice still outnumber solidly pro-choice legislatures:
  • 12 states and the District of Columbia have pro-choice legislatures (both the house and senate are pro-choice): CA, CO, DE, DC (Council), HI, IA, ME, MA, NH, NJ, OR, VT, WA.
  • 19 states have anti-choice legislatures (both the house and senate are anti-choice): AL, AZ, AR, ID, KY, LA, MI, MS, MO, NE, ND, OH, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, UT, WV.
• Choice composition of state senates:
  • 15 states have a pro-choice senate (and the District of Columbia Council is pro-choice): CA, CO, CT, DE, DC, HI, IA, ME, MA, MN, NH, NJ, OR, VT, WA, WI.
  • 14 states have a mixed-choice senate: AK, FL, GA, IL, MD, MT, NV, NM, NY, NC, SC, VA, WV, WY.
  • 21 states have an anti-choice senate: AL, AZ, AR, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MS, MO, NE, ND, OH, OK, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, UT.
• Choice composition of state houses:
  • 15 states have a pro-choice house: CA, CO, DE, HI, IA, ME, MD, MA, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OR, VT, WA.
  • 11 states have a mixed-choice house: CT, IL, IN, MN, MT, NV, NC, OH, SC, WV, WI.
  • 23 states have an anti-choice house: AL, AK, AZ, AR, FL, GA, ID, KS, KY, LA, MI, MS, MO, ND, OK, PA, RI, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WY.

CHOICE POSITIONS OF STATE GOVERNMENTS

• There are seven states with pro-choice governments (both a majority of the legislature and the governor are pro-choice): IA, ME, MA, NH, NJ, OR, WA.
• There are 10 states with anti-choice governments (both a majority of the legislature and the governor are anti-choice): AL, ID, LA, MS, NE, ND, RI, SD, TX, UT.

1 The terms “house” and “senate” include the equivalent bodies in states that have different titles for their state legislative bodies. Nebraska has a unicameral body that is counted as a senate.