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Ciattarelli Flip-Flopped On Abortion, Alleging He Supported Abortion Rights While Also Supporting A 20-Week Abortion Ban

The New Jersey Right To Life PAC Refused To Endorse Ciattarelli In 2021 Due To His Proclaimed Support Of Abortion Rights


The New Jersey Right To Life PAC Refused To Fully Endorse Ciattarelli In 2021 Due To His Proclaimed Support Of Abortion Rights. According to The New Jersey Globe, “New Jersey’s largest anti-abortion group endorsed Bill Spadea for governor Thursday. […] The New Jersey Right to Life PAC is connected to the National Right to Life Committee, the country’s largest anti-abortion organization. The state group hesitantly ‘recommended’ Jack Ciattarelli in his 2021 campaign to unseat Gov. Phil Murphy. New Jersey Right to Life refused to fully endorse Ciattarelli at the time because of his proclaimed support of abortion rights.” [New Jersey Globe, 11/14/24]  

2021: New Jersey Right To Life Cautiously Recommended Ciattarelli For Governor But Declined To Fully Endorse Him Because He Claimed To Support Abortion Rights. According to The New Jersey Globe, “New Jersey Right to Life PAC cautiously ‘recommended’ Jack Ciattarelli in his 2021 campaign to unseat Gov. Phil Murphy. They declined to fully endorse Ciattarelli at the time because of his proclaimed support of abortion rights.” [New Jersey Globe, 12/5/24] 

Ciattarelli Claimed That He Supported A Woman’s Right To An Abortion With Abortion Restrictions 

Ciattarelli Supported Parental Notification Requirements And A 20-Week Abortion Ban

2021: Ciattarelli Claimed That He Supported A Woman’s Right To An Abortion But Wanted Parental Notification Requirements For Minors. According to The Star Ledger, “Ciattarelli said he supports a woman's right to get an abortion, but minors should have to get their parent's permission first.” [Star Ledger, 10/16/21] 

2021: Ciattarelli Claimed He “Never Not Advocated For A Woman’s Right To Choose” But Went On To Say He Supported A Parental Notification Law For Minors And On Ban On Abortion After 20 Weeks. According to The Star Ledger, “Ciattarelli: ‘I have never not advocated for a woman's right to choose.’ Ciattarelli made this statement during the first debate last month. But when questioned further, he said he supports a parental notification law for minors — a requirement in 10 other states — and a ban on abortion after 20 weeks, which 17 states have enacted, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a research organization that supports abortion rights.” [Star Ledger, 10/16/21] 

Ciattarelli Called Texas’ Six-Week Abortion Ban “A Form Of Extremism”

2021: Ciattarelli Called Texas’ Six-Week Abortion Ban “A Form Of Extremism” But Wanted To Ban Abortions After 20 Weeks. According to The Star Ledger, “He called the Texas abortion ban after six weeks ‘a form of extremism’ but he doesn't believe abortions should be allowed past 20 weeks.” [Star Ledger, 10/16/21] 

Ciattarelli Supported A 20-Week Abortion Ban And Opposed Planned Parenthood Funding

2021: Ciattarelli Said He Supported A Ban On Abortion After 20 Weeks. According to The Star Ledger, “Ciattarelli: ‘I have never not advocated for a woman's right to choose.’ Ciattarelli made this statement during the first debate last month. But when questioned further, he said he supports a parental notification law for minors — a requirement in 10 other states — and a ban on abortion after 20 weeks, which 17 states have enacted, according to the Guttmacher Institute, a research organization that supports abortion rights.” [Star Ledger, 10/16/21] 

2021 Campaign Website: Ciattarelli Supported The “Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act” Which Prohibited Abortions After 20 Weeks. According to the Rights & Freedoms Section of Jack for Governor, “Support New Jersey’s proposed ‘Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act’, which would prohibit abortions after 20 weeks while ensuring all women have access to high-quality prenatal care and education Oppose the proposed, so-called ‘Reproductive Freedom Act’, which could allow abortion up to the point of birth.” [Rights & Freedoms, Jack for Governor via archive.org, Archived on 6/20/21]  

HEADLINE: Star-Ledger Editorial Board Opinion: “Make No Mistake: Abortion Is On The NJ Ballot This Year | Editorial” [Editorial Board Opinion – Star-Ledger, 10/22/23]

Star-Ledger Editorial Board Opinion: Ciattarelli Favored A Ban On Abortions After 20 Weeks And Supported Christie’s Policy To Cut Funding For Planned Parenthood. According to a Star-Ledger Editorial Board opinion, “There is a consensus that abortion rights are safe in New Jersey, and that nothing is likely to dim the beacon of freedom that our state represents for any woman who needs access to reproductive health care. The reality is more sobering. In a post-Roe nation, where 21 states have imposed full bans or significant restrictions on abortion rights, New Jersey could be only a few election cycles away from severe curtailment or a possible elimination of those rights, and all you have to do is listen to the politicians who want to make that happen. […] They are reminders that anti-abortion politicians have always been certain that they are better equipped than a woman and her doctor to determine whether a pregnancy should be carried to term, and as Chris Christie proved for eight years, some Republicans have no misgivings about making reproductive health care available only to the wealthy by erasing funding for Planned Parenthood. We know this because they introduce such bills almost every year. So ask yourself again what can happen if the Assembly and Senate turn over next month, followed by the 2025 election of a governor like Jack Ciattarelli, who favors a ban on abortions after 20 weeks and supported Christie's cut to family planning services.” [Editorial Board Opinion – Star-Ledger, 10/22/23] 

HEADLINE: Tom Moran Opinion: “Texas Abortion Ruling Will Hurt Ciattarelli” [Tom Moran Opinion – Star-Ledger, 9/5/21]

Tom Moran Opinion: Ciattarelli Wanted To Ban Abortion After 20 Weeks And Eliminate Funding For Planned Parenthood, Saying He Would Instead Fund “Federal Health Centers.” According to a Tom Moran Opinion from The Star-Ledger, “The Supreme Court’s midnight decision to support a Texas ban on abortions after six weeks of pregnancy is bad news for women in the state, who will have to flee across the border to secure what was a Constitutional right until last week. […] Finally, the Texas decision is bad news for Jack Ciattarelli, the Republican candidate for governor, who wants to ban abortions after 20 weeks, in violation of the 24-week protection spelled out in Roe v. Wade. He would also eliminate funding for Planned Parenthood, saying he would plug the gap in women’s health care by funding federal health centers instead.” [Tom Moran Opinion – Star-Ledger, 9/5/21] 

Ciattarelli Avoided Taking A Strong Stance On Abortion

In 2021, Ciattarelli Claimed He Was Not Particularly Focused On Abortion

2021: Ciattarelli Said He Would Speak On His Abortion Policies When Asked But Was Not Particularly Focused On The Issue. According to The Hill, “In that vein, Ciattarelli has focused much of his campaign on issues such as New Jersey's property taxes and government spending. And while he has policies on culture war issues like abortion and immigration, he says that's not where his focus lies. ‘I have an obligation to speak to those issues whenever anyone asks, but I think the reason why I've won seven races in this state, all in contests where Democrats outnumber Republicans, is because I focus on the two issues that matter most to people: opportunity and security,’ Ciattarelli said in an interview. ‘I think a commonsense, conservative approach to government and ... lower taxes better provide opportunity and security.’” [The Hill, 7/21/21]

2021: Ciattarelli Claimed That His Strategy Of Not Talking About Abortion Helped Him Win Elections In Blue Areas. According to Politico, “During a question-and-answer session at the gun range event last month, Ciattarelli stressed that he's won elections in places with a lot of Democrats because ‘I go places Republicans typically don't go.’ ‘I go into the brown community, I go into the Black community, I go into Democratic places. And I ... don't talk about abortion and gun rights. What I do talk about are ... things that everybody wants, no matter who they are,’ he said.” [Politico, 7/21/21]  

 

A Tom Moran Opinion Piece Highlighted That Ciattarelli Alienated Pro-Choice And Anti-Abortion Voters And Emphasized How Ciattarelli Avoided Addressing Abortion Issues

Tom Moran Opinion: Ciattarelli Simultaneously Favored Restrictions On Abortion And Supported Abortion Rights With Conditions, Which Alienated Both Pro-Choice And Anti-Abortion Voters. According to a Tom Moran Opinion from The Star-Ledger, “If Roe is overturned, and federal protection for abortion rights disappears, each state will have to find its own way. And that raises the temperature on an issue where Ciattarelli has no natural allies in New Jersey. Matthew Hale, a political scientist at Seton Hall University, says Ciattarelli alienates pro-choice voters by favoring restrictions, and alienates pro-life voters by supporting abortion rights under some conditions. ‘He doesn’t gain on either end,’ Hale says.” [Tom Moran Opinion – Star-Ledger, 9/5/21] 

Tom Moran Opinion: Ciattarelli Avoided Directly Addressing The Abortion Topic And Did Not Use The Word “Abortion” On His Campaign Website. According to a Tom Moran Opinion from The Star-Ledger, “Ciattarelli declined to be interviewed on the topic, and if you search for the word ‘abortion’ on his campaign web site, you have to dig. His position is described under a section titled, ‘Promote healthy children and families.’” [Tom Moran Opinion – Star-Ledger, 9/5/21] 

Ciattarelli Spread False Information About Abortions

2021: Ciattarelli Said That Science Proved A Fetus Could Feel Pain During An Abortion After 20 Weeks Despite Studies Showing That A Fetus Did Not Have The Capacity To Feel Pain Until At Least 24 Weeks Of Gestation. According to The Star Ledger, “‘We know the baby feels pain during an abortion after 20 weeks. That's the science,’ Ciattarelli said. But is it? According to the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecologists, ‘A human fetus does not have the capacity to experience pain until after viability.’ ‘Rigorous scientific studies have found that the connections necessary to transmit signals from peripheral sensory nerves to the brain, as well as the brain structures necessary to process those signals, do not develop until at least 24 weeks of gestation,’ according to a statement on the medical association's website, addressing the Trump administration.” [Star Ledger, 10/16/21] 

Ciattarelli Opposed Funding For Women’s Health Care And Planned Parenthood

Ciattarelli Supported Governor Christie’s Efforts To Pull Funding For Women’s Healthcare

Ciattarelli Supported Governor Christie’s Efforts To Pull $7.5 Million In Funding For Women’s Healthcare, Which Christie Later Confirmed Was An Attack On Abortion Rights. According to The Bergen Record, “Murphy's campaign also points to Ciattarelli's repeated support for Christie's efforts to pull $7.5 million for women's health care clinics, run mostly by Planned Parenthood. Democrats and women's groups saw it as a thinly-veiled attack on a right to abortion, which Christie initially denied but later confirmed at a conservative policy conference.” [Bergen Record, 4/19/21] 

2021: Two Democratic Assemblymen And The Atlantic County Commissioner Joined 28 Democratic Women Lawmakers To Condemn Ciattarelli For Not Supporting Funding For Women’s Reproductive Health Care Organizations That Advocate For Abortion. According to The Press of Atlantic City, “Democratic Assemblyman Vince Mazzeo […] and Democratic running mates Assemblyman John Armato, D-Atlantic, and Atlantic County Commissioner Caren Fitzpatrick, signed on in support of 28 Democratic women lawmakers in the state, who recently condemned Jack Ciattarelli for not supporting funding for women's reproductive health care organizations that advocate for abortion.  ‘I wrote the law that restored Chris Christie's devastating cuts to women's health care in New Jersey,’ Mazzeo said in a written statement. ‘We allocated over $7 million in funds to restore the cuts instituted by the former administration because access to healthcare is a right, not a privilege, and women's access to healthcare should not be a partisan issue.’” [Press of Atlantic City, 3/29/21] 

2021 Campaign For Governor: Ciattarelli Opposed Taxpayer Funding Of Abortion 

2021 Campaign Website: Ciattarelli Opposed Taxpayer Funding Of Abortion. According to the Rights & Freedoms Section of Jack for Governor, “Oppose taxpayer funding of abortion.” [Rights & Freedoms, Jack for Governor via archive.org, Archived on 6/20/21] 

In 2017, Ciattarelli Supported Governor Christie’s Funding Cuts To Planned Parenthood 

2017: Ciattarelli Did Not Support Restoring Christie’s Funding Cuts To Planned Parenthood. According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, “From abortion to climate change and taxes, GOP gubernatorial candidates Lt. Gov. Kim Guadagno and Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli staked out positions Thursday in their last debate before the New Jersey primary that served as a reminder of the relative moderation of the Republican Party in the state. […] On the topic of Planned Parenthood, Guadagno said that she was ‘;not in favor of abortions, but I am pro-choice.’; ‘;I don't believe government has a place in my home, what I do with my body,’; Guadagno said, though neither she nor Ciattarelli supported restoring Christie's funding cuts to Planned Parenthood.” [Philadelphia Inquirer, 5/18/17] 

Star-Ledger Editorial Board Opinion: Ciattarelli Supported Governor Christie’s Policy To Cut Funding For Planned Parenthood. According to a Star-Ledger Editorial Board opinion, “They are reminders that anti-abortion politicians have always been certain that they are better equipped than a woman and her doctor to determine whether a pregnancy should be carried to term, and as Chris Christie proved for eight years, some Republicans have no misgivings about making reproductive health care available only to the wealthy by erasing funding for Planned Parenthood. We know this because they introduce such bills almost every year. So ask yourself again what can happen if the Assembly and Senate turn over next month, followed by the 2025 election of a governor like Jack Ciattarelli, who favors a ban on abortions after 20 weeks and supported Christie's cut to family planning services.” [Editorial Board Opinion – Star-Ledger, 10/22/23] 

In 2017, Ciattarelli Favored Funding Veterans And Mental Health Services Over Restoring Funding For Women’s Health Centers

2017: Ciattarelli Said Funding Care For Veterans And Mental Health Services Was More Urgent Than Restoring Funding For Women’s Health Centers. According to NJ Spotlight News, “For instance, neither said they would restore the more than $7 million in funding for women's health centers that Christie cut, which has led to the closure of six centers across the state. Guadagno said tax dollars should not be used to fund abortions, adding that the administration has given money to federal health centers to make up for the cut. Ciattarelli said that while women's health is important, 'there are a number of more urgent matters, including care for veterans and mental health services, that need funding.” [NJ Spotlight News, 5/19/17] 

Ciattarelli Opposed The Reproductive Freedom Act

In 2021, Ciattarelli Called The Reproductive Freedom Act “Radical By Any Measure”

2021 Campaign Website: Ciattarelli Called The Reproductive Freedom Act “Radical By Any Measure” For Allowing Abortions Of “Full-Term Babies,” Outlawing Parental Notification For Minors, And Authorizing Non-Licensed Physicians To Perform Abortions. According to a press release from Jack for Governor, “Ciattarelli continued, ‘The debate over Roe v. Wade is one that evokes passion on both sides whereby reasonable people can disagree, but a law that would allow the abortion of full-term babies, outlaw parental notification for minors, and authorize non-licensed physicians to perform abortions is radical by any measure.’” [Press Release – Jack for Governor via archive.org, Archived on 6/23/21] 

Ciattarelli Called The Legislation “Too Expansive”

2021: Ciattarelli Opposed The Reproductive Freedom Act As Being “Too Expansive.” According to a Press of Atlantic City Editorial Board opinion, “Murphy supports the Reproductive Freedom Act's expansive support for abortion rights and access, while opponent Jack Ciattarelli opposes it as too expansive.” [Editorial Board Opinion – Press of Atlantic City, 6/20/21] 

In 2021, Ciattarelli Pledged To Sign Into Law Abortion Rights But Opposed The Reproductive Freedom Act

2021: Ciattarelli Said He Would Sign A Law Protecting Abortion Rights In New Jersey But Would Not Support The Reproductive Freedom Act. According to The Star Ledger, “The former Republican Assemblyman from Somerset County also said he would sign a law that protects abortion rights in New Jersey, but not the ‘extreme’ bill championed by Murphy, which Ciattarelli claims would allow the procedure at any stage of a pregnancy, and for medical professionals other than doctors.” [Star Ledger, 10/16/21]

2021: Ciattarelli Said He Would Not Sign The Reproductive Freedom Act “In A Million Years.” According to The Bergen Record, “‘Not in a million years,’ Ciattarelli said in May, when asked if he would sign the Reproductive Freedom Act if elected. ‘We're not going to have abortions in months seven, eight and nine, let alone performed by professionals other than MDs. ... It's not where New Jersey is on that issue.’” [Bergen Record, 9/13/21]  

2021: Ciattarelli Said He Would Refuse To Sign The Reproductive Freedom Act As Governor. According to Ciattarelli’s Twitter, “Senate President Sweeney and Assembly Speaker Coughlin are refusing to move the so-called ‘Reproductive Freedom Act’ (S-3030) for the same reason that I would strongly oppose it and refuse to sign it as governor.”

[Twitter, @Jack4NJ, 5/18/21]

Ciattarelli Opposed Abortion Later In Pregnancy, The Expansion Of Abortion Providers, And Outlawing Parental Notification Requirements

2021: Ciattarelli Opposed Protections For Third Trimester Abortions And The Expansion Of Medical Examiners Allowed To Perform Abortions, But Claimed He Supported Codifying Abortion Rights Into State Law. According to The Bergen Record, “Murphy has said he wants the Legislature to send him the Reproductive Freedom Act to codify Roe v. Wade into state law, but the Republican nominee for governor, Jack Ciattarelli, said he opposes the types of expansion the medical examiners approved Wednesday. ‘No one supports an abortion in months seven, eight and nine, let alone it having it performed by somebody other than an M.D.,’ or medical doctor, he said at Tuesday night's debate. Ciattarelli did, however, say he supports codifying the right to abortion into state law.” [Bergen Record, 10/13/21] 

2021: Ciattarelli Called The Reproductive Freedom Act “Radical” For Protecting Abortion Later In Pregnancy, Outlawing Parental Notification For Minors, And Allowing Physicians Other Than Doctors To Perform Abortions. According to The Press of Atlantic City, “Murphy, a Democrat, is running for reelection this year, and his likely Republican opponent, former Assemblyman Jack Ciattarelli, said in a statement Tuesday he opposes the Reproductive Freedom Act.  ‘The debate over Roe v. Wade is one that evokes passion on both sides whereby reasonable people can disagree,’ Ciattarelli said, ‘but a law that would allow the abortion of full-term babies, outlaw parental notification for minors and authorize non-licensed physicians to perform abortions is radical by any measure.’” [Press of Atlantic City, 5/21/21] 

2021: Ciattarelli Lamented That The Reproductive Freedom Act Allowed People To Travel From Out-Of-State To Receive Abortions And Claimed That It Allowed Abortions “Up To The Day Of Delivery.” According to Ciattarelli’s Twitter, “Yesterday the Democratically-controlled legislature fast-tracked on the very last day of the lame duck voting seesion an abortion bill the public had no opportunity to comment on. The bill didn't even have the complete support of all Democrats. When Gov. Murphy signs the bill, as he said he will, abortions will be allowed up to the day of delivery; people are welcomed from out-of-state to have their abortion performed here; and no parental notification is required for minors seeking an abortion.”

[Twitter, @Jack4NJ, 1/11/22]

Ciattarelli Called Governor Murphy “Too Extreme” On Abortion

HEADLINE: “Ciattarelli Slams Murphy’s ‘Out Of Touch’ N.J. Late Term Abortion Bill” [Save Jersey, 5/19/21] 

Ciattarelli’s Campaign Called Murphy’s Reproductive Freedom Act “Out Of Touch” And About Politics Rather Than Women’s Health. According to The New Jersey Globe, “The Ciattarelli campaign shares the assessment that the bill Murphy wants passed won’t work with some members of his own party. ‘Governor Murphy can’t even get Democrats to support something so out of touch, Williams said. ‘Otherwise, he would call the Legislature into session and pass his law today. The truth is, for Governor Murphy, this isn’t about women’s health – it’s about politics and he is once again out of step with New Jersey.’” [New Jersey Globe, 9/1/21] 

Ciattarelli Made False Claims About The Reproductive Freedom Act’s Expansion Of Abortion Providers

Ciattarelli’s Campaign Said The Reproductive Freedom Act That Murphy Was Pushing Allowed Abortions “Up To The Minute Of Birth” And Allowed Someone Other Than A Medical Doctor Could Perform An Abortion. According to The New Jersey Globe, “But the Ciattarelli campaign said it was Murphy’s position on abortion that were ‘extreme.’ ‘The law he’s pushing would prevent parents from being notified if their 15-year old daughter was seeking an abortion, while allowing abortions up to the minute of birth, performed by someone other than a medical doctor,’ said Stami Williams, a spokesperson for Ciattarelli. ‘That’s insane.’” [New Jersey Globe, 9/1/21] 

2021: Ciattarelli Falsely Claimed That The Reproductive Freedom Act Would Allow People Other Than Doctors To Perform Second And Third-Trimester Abortions, When It Only Allowed Nurses To Perform First-Trimester Abortions. According to The Star Ledger, “New Jersey regulations allow only physicians to perform aspiration abortions, a first-trimester procedure, Sutocky said. The legislation would allow an advance practice nurse to step in, making the procedure more available. The vast majority of abortions in America — 91% — are performed at or before 13 weeks, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. Despite Ciattarelli's comments, the bill would not allow anyone other than a doctor to perform a second- or third-trimester abortion, Sutocky said.” [Star Ledger, 10/16/21] 

Ciattarelli Supported Additional Restrictions On Abortions

2021: Ciattarelli Supported “Putting New Restrictions On Abortions” In New Jersey. According to Politico, “Though considered a moderate when he was in the Assembly, Ciattarelli has put forward conservative policy proposals like encouraging governments to cooperate with federal immigration authorities, enacting a voter ID requirement, loosening restrictions on concealed carry permits and putting new restrictions on abortions.” [Politico, 6/8/21]  

Howie Klein Opinion: Klein Called Ciattarelli A “Standard-Issue Republican” That Supported Restrictions On Abortion. According to a Howie Klein opinion from Down With Tyranny, “Nevertheless, Ciattarelli isn't some kind of liberal; he's promising tax cuts, harsh immigration policies, and restrictions on abortion, among other things. In other words, he's a standard-issue Republican.” [Howie Klein Opinion – Down With Tyranny, 6/12/21] 

Ciattarelli Supported Parental Notification Requirements For Minors Seeking Abortion Procedures

2021 Campaign Website: Ciattarelli Supported Parental Notification For Minors Seeking An Abortion. According to the Rights & Freedoms Section of Jack for Governor, “Support parental notification for minors seeking an abortion.” [Rights & Freedoms, Jack for Governor via archive.org, Archived on 6/20/21] 

Ciattarelli Said He Believed In Abortion Ban Exceptions In The Cases Of Rape, Incest, And Life Of The Mother

2021: Ciattarelli Said He Believed In Abortion Ban Exceptions In The Cases Of Rape And Incest. According to The Star Ledger, “On abortion, Ciattarelli said he believes in two exceptions. ‘I cannot look a woman in the eye who's been a victim of rape or incest and tell her that she has to carry that pregnancy to full term,’ he said.” [Star Ledger, 5/26/21] 

2021 Campaign Website: Ciattarelli Said He Would Not Support Policies That Forced Expectant Mothers Facing Serious Health Risks Or Death To Carry A Pregnancy To Term. According to the Rights & Freedoms Section of Jack for Governor, “My wife and I are the proud parents of four children, including one daughter. We believe in and have practiced with our family a culture that values life. As Governor, I will not, however, force a victim of rape or incest to carry a pregnancy to full term, nor will I support policies that require an expectant mother to risk her life or face serious health risks for carrying a pregnancy to term.” [Rights & Freedoms, Jack for Governor via archive.org, Archived on 6/20/21]  

Ciattarelli Received A 80% Rating Or Higher From The Anti-Abortion American Conservative Union

2014: Ciattarelli Received A Rating Of 80 Percent Or Higher From The American Conservative Union, Which Rated Elected Officials On Conservative Issues Including Opposing Taxpayer Funding Of Abortions. According to a press release from The American Conservative Union, “‘On behalf of the American Conservative Union, I am pleased to announce the winners of our 2013 State Legislative Ratings for members of the New Jersey Legislature,’ said ACU Chairman Al Cardenas. ‘For 42 years, ACU has set the gold standard for Congressional ratings, and we are now able to offer that same level of transparent information to the voters of New Jersey so they can hold their elected officials accountable at the state level as well. Conservatives in the New Jersey Legislature are to be commended for opposing a laundry list of liberal bills in 2013 that weaken Second Amendment rights, give unions control over state projects and increases taxpayer funding of abortions.’ […] The winners of the ‘ACU Conservative’ award - given to those members who scored 80 percent or higher - in the Senate: Dawn Marie Addiego, Christopher Bateman, Jennifer Beck, Anthony R. Bucco, Gerald Cardinale, Christopher Connors, James Holzapfel, Thomas Kean, Jr., Joseph Kyrillos, Jr. and Samuel Thompson. ‘ACU Conservatives’ in the Assembly include: Jack Ciattarelli, Ronald Dancer, BettyLou DeCroce, Sean Kean, Alison Littell McHose, David Rible, Scott Rudder, Brian Rumpf, Holly Schepisi, Parker Space and David Wolfe.” [Press Release – American Conservative Union, 2/6/14]