Off to the Races: Mark Schauer week has arrived!

From now until the election, NARAL Pro-Choice America will focus on a different congressional race each week. This week is Mark Schauer week, so stay tuned to Blog for Choice for more information about Schauer's race!

Remember last week when I blogged about the McCain campaign pulling out of Michigan? And how it'd be good for our strong slate of pro-choice candidates running in Michigan? Well that includes the previous "Race of the Week" candidate Gary Peters and the new "Race of the Week" candidate... Mark Schauer!

Pro-choice Schauer is currently the Senate Democratic Leader in the Michigan State Senate. Schauer received a 100% rating from Planned Parenthood Advocates of Michigan in 2005-2006 and voted against numerous anti-choice bills in one of the most hostile legislative bodies in the country.

Schauer's opponent, anti-choice Tim Walberg, is a first-term member of the House who is even more anti-choice than his predecessor. That's no good. Walberg won the "Advocate for Life" award from Michigan Right to Life and received endorsements Right to Life of Michigan and National Right to Life, cosponsored the Right to Life Act (which would make abortion illegal in all cases), and if all of that weren't enough, he even votes against measures to improve access to birth control.

Check out Schauer's welcome message:

I'm glad to hear Schauer's a believer in the power of online organizing ;)

You can learn more about the race on our Race of the Week webpage. Not a Michigan voter? No problem. See if we've endorsed pro-choice candidates in your state or district... and, as always, stay tuned for more information on the Schauer/Walberg race.