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2012 ProEnglish Congressional Candidate Survey

Where do your 2012 candidates stand on Official English?

ProEnglish sent a six-question survey to the candidates of every political party - Republican, Democrat, Libertarian, Independent - for every U.S. Senate and House race in the nation. Below is a list of the candidates who completed the survey (or responded via letter explaining their record) along with a profile of their responses. ProEnglish does not endorse candidates.

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U.S. Senate Candidates

Indiana

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Richard Mourdock

Race: U.S. Senate, Indiana
Party: Republican (website)
View his completed survey

Supports Official English
Opposes Bilingual Ballots
Opposes Clinton's EO 13166
Supports English-in-the-Workplace
Opposes DREAM Act Amnesty
Supports Requiring English for Puerto Rican Statehood

Maine

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Angus King

*WINS SEAT*

Race: U.S. Senate, Maine
Party: Independent (website)
View his letter to ProEnglish

Supports Official English

Although Mr. King did not complete the full survey, he wrote to us to inform us that
he opposed official English, but believes that Americans should be able to speak English
in order to fully participate in American life and business.

Missouri

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Congressman Todd Akin

Race: U.S. Senate, Missouri
Party: Republican (website)
View his completed survey

Supports Official English
Opposes Bilingual Ballots
Opposes Clinton's EO 13166
Supports English-in-the-Workplace
Opposes DREAM Act Amnesty
Supports Requiring English for Puerto Rican Statehood

Tennessee

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Kermit Steck

Race: U.S. Senate, Tennessee
Party: Constitution (website)

Supports Official English
Opposes Bilingual Ballots
Opposes Clinton's EO 13166
Supports English-in-the-Workplace
Opposes DREAM Act Amnesty
Supports Requiring English for Puerto Rican Statehood

West Virginia

John Raese

Race: U.S. Senate, West Virginia
Party: Republican (website)
View his completed survey

Supports Official English
Opposes Bilingual Ballots
Opposes Clinton's EO 13166
Supports English-in-the-Workplace
Opposes DREAM Act Amnesty
Supports Requiring English for Puerto Rican Statehood

U.S. House - Incumbents

California

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Congressman Buck McKeon

*WINS SEAT*

Race: U.S. House, CA-25th
Party: Republican (website)

Supports Official English
Opposes Bilingual Ballots
Opposes Clinton's EO 13166
Supports English-in-the-Workplace
Opposes DREAM Act Amnesty
Supports Requiring English for Puerto Rican Statehood

Rep. McKeon did not complete the survey but wrote to us welcoming us to use his voting record as an indication of his positions on these issues. Rep. McKeon has a long history of supporting and voting for English language unity.

Rep. McKeon's voting record includes co-sponsoring H.R. 997, the English Language Unity Act; co-sponsoring H.R. 1307, to repeal Clinton's language mandate Executive Order 13166; voted against the DREAM Act (H.R. 5281, Roll Call 625, Dec. 8, 2010); voted against Puerto Rican statehood (Roll Call 242) as well as a phony English prerequisite amendment (Roll Call 237); voted in favor of Rep. Steve King's amendment to repeal Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act which mandates bilingual ballots in 2006 (Roll Call 372, H. AMDT. 1185).

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Congressman John Campbell

*WINS SEAT*

Race: U.S. House, CA-48th
Party: Republican (website)
View his letter to ProEnglish

Supports Official English
Opposes Bilingual Ballots
Opposes DREAM Act Amnesty
Supports Requiring English forPuerto Rican Statehood

Rep. Campbell did not complete the survey but wrote to us welcoming us to use his voting record as an indication of his positions on these issues. Rep. Campbell has a history of supporting and voting for English language unity, although he has supported statehood for Puerto Rico in the past.

His voting record includes co-sponsoring H.R. 997, the English Language Unity Act; voted against the DREAM Act (H.R. 5281, Roll Call 625, Dec. 8, 2010); voted in favor of the Puerto Rico Democracy Act (Roll Call 242); voted for Rep. Steve King's amendment to repeal Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act which mandates bilingual ballots in 2006 (Roll Call 372, H. AMDT. 1185).

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Congressman Duncan Hunter

*WINS SEAT*

Race: U.S. House, CA-50th
Party: Republican (website)
View his completed survey

Supports Official English
Opposes Bilingual Ballots
Opposes Clinton's EO 13166
Supports English-in-the-Workplace
Opposes DREAM Act Amnesty
Supports Requiring English for Puerto Rican Statehood

Iowa

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Congressman Steve King

*WINS SEAT*

Race: U.S. House, IA-5th
Party: Republican (website)
View his completed survey

Supports Official English
Opposes Bilingual Ballots
Opposes Clinton's EO 13166
Supports English-in-the-Workplace
Opposes DREAM Act Amnesty
Supports Requiring English for Puerto Rican Statehood

Louisiana

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Congressman Jeff Landry

Race: U.S. House, LA-3rd
Party: Republican (website)
View his completed survey

Supports Official English
Opposes Bilingual Ballots
Opposes Clinton's EO 13166
Supports English-in-the-Workplace
Opposes DREAM Act Amnesty
Supports Requiring English for Puerto Rican Statehood

Maryland

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Congressman Roscoe Bartlett

Race: U.S. House, MD-6th
Party: Republican (website)
View his completed survey

Supports Official English
Opposes Bilingual Ballots
Opposes Clinton's EO 13166
Supports English-in-the-Workplace
Opposes DREAM Act Amnesty
Supports Requiring English for Puerto Rican Statehood

Minnesota

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Congressman John Kline

*WINS SEAT*
Race: U.S. House, MN-2nd
Party: Republican (website)

Supports Official English
Opposes Bilingual Ballots
Opposes Clinton's EO 13166
Supports English-in-the-Workplace
Opposes DREAM Act Amnesty

Rep. Kline did not complete the survey but wrote to us welcoming us to use his voting record as an indication of his positions on these issues. Rep. Kline has a history of supporting and voting for English language unity.

Rep. Kline's voting record includes co-sponsoring H.R. 997, the English Language Unity Act of 2009; co-sponsoring H.R. 1307, to repeal Clinton's language mandate Executive Order 13166; co-sponsoring the Common Sense English Act of 2009, to protect private employers with English-on-the-job policies; voted against the DREAM Act (H.R. 5281, Roll Call 625, Dec. 8, 2010); and voted in favor of Rep. Steve King's amendment to repeal Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act which mandates bilingual ballots in 2006 (Roll Call 372, H. AMDT. 1185).

Missouri

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Rep. Jo Ann Emerson

*WINS SEAT*

Race: U.S. House, MO-8th
Party: Republican (website)
View her completed survey

Supports Official English
Opposes Bilingual Ballots
Opposes Clinton's EO 13166
Supports English-in-the-Workplace
Opposes DREAM Act Amnesty
Supports Requiring English for Puerto Rican Statehood

New York

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Congresswoman Ann Marie
Buerkle

Race: U.S. House, NY-25th
Party: Republican (website)
View her completed survey

Supports Official English
Opposes Bilingual Ballots
Opposes Clinton's EO 13166
Supports English-in-the-Workplace
Opposes DREAM Act Amnesty
Supports Requiring English for Puerto Rican Statehood

North Carolina

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Congressman Patrick McHenry

*WINS SEAT*

Race: U.S House, NC-10th
Party: Republican (website)
View his completed survey

Supports Official English
Opposes Bilingual Ballots
Opposes Clinton's EO 13166
Supports English-in-the-Workplace
Opposes DREAM Act Amnesty
Supports Requiring English for Puerto Rican Statehood*

*Congressman McHenry noted that he opposes Puerto Rican statehood regardless of an English requirement

Ohio

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Congressman Steve Chabot

*WINS SEAT*

Race: U.S. House, OH-1st
Party: Republican (website)
View his completed survey

Supports Official English
Opposes Bilingual Ballots
Opposes Clinton's EO 13166
Supports English-in-the-Workplace
Opposes DREAM Act Amnesty
Supports Requiring English for Puerto Rican Statehood

Pennsylvania

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Congressman Bill Shuster

*WINS SEAT*

Race: U.S. House, PA-9th
Party: Republican (website)
View his completed survey

Supports Official English
Opposes Bilingual Ballots
Opposes Clinton's EO 13166
Supports English-in-the-Workplace
Opposes DREAM Act Amnesty
Supports Requiring English for Puerto Rican Statehood

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Congressman Lou Barletta

*WINS SEAT*

Race: U.S. House, PA-11th
Party: Republican (website)
View his completed survey

Supports Official English
Opposes Bilingual Ballots
Opposes Clinton's EO 13166
Supports English-in-the-Workplace
Opposes DREAM Act Amnesty
Supports Requiring English for Puerto Rican Statehood

Texas

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Congressman Ted Poe

*WINS SEAT*

Race: U.S. House, TX-2nd
Party: Republican (website)
View his completed survey

Supports Official English
Opposes Bilingual Ballots
Opposes Clinton's EO 13166
Supports English-in-the-Workplace
Opposes DREAM Act Amnesty
Supports Requiring English for Puerto Rican Statehood

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Congressman Randy Neugebauer

*WINS SEAT*

Race: U.S. House, TX-19th
Party: Republican (website)
View his letter to ProEnglish

Supports Official English
Opposes Bilingual Ballots
Opposes DREAM Act Amnesty
Supports Requiring English for Puerto Rican Statehood

Rep. Neugebauer did not complete the survey but wrote to us welcoming us to use his voting record as an indication of his positions on these issues. Rep. Neugebauer has a history of supporting and voting for English language unity.

His voting record includes co-sponsoring H.R. 997, the English Language Unity Act; voted against the DREAM Act (H.R. 5281, Roll Call 625, Dec. 8, 2010); voted against Puerto Rican statehood (Roll Call 242); voted in favor of Rep. Steve King's amendment to repeal Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act which mandates bilingual ballots in 2006 (Roll Call 372, H. AMDT. 1185).

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Congressman Lamar Smith

*WINS SEAT*

Race: U.S. House, TX-21st
Party: Republican (website)
View his letter to ProEnglish

Supports Official English
Opposes Bilingual Ballots
Opposes DREAM Act Amnesty
Supports Requiring English for Puerto Rican Statehood

Rep. Smith did not complete the survey but wrote to us welcoming us to use his voting record as an indication of his positions on these issues. Rep. Smith has a history of supporting and voting for English language unity.

His voting record includes opposing the DREAM Act (H.R. 5281, Roll Call 625, Dec. 8, 2010); voting against the Puerto Rico Democracy Act (Roll Call 242); and voting for Rep. Steve King's amendment to repeal Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act which mandates bilingual ballots in 2006 (Roll Call 372, H. AMDT. 1185). Although Rep. Smith has not cosponsored an official English bill in Congress, he is the current chairman of the House Judiciary Committee and has advanced H.R. 997, the English Language Unity Act of 2011, by holding a hearing.

U.S House - Challengers

Alabama

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Therese Ford

Race: U.S. House, AL-2nd
Party: Democratic (website)
View her completed survey

Supports Official English

Opposes Bilingual Ballots

Opposes Clinton's EO 13166

Supports English-in-the-Workplace

Opposes DREAM Act Amnesty

Supports Requiring English for Puerto Rican Statehood

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Don Chamberlain

Race: U.S. House, AL-7th
Party: Republican (website)
View his completed survey

Supports Official English
Opposes Bilingual Ballots
Opposes Clinton's EO 13166
Supports English-in-the-Workplace
Opposes DREAM Act Amnesty
Supports Requiring English for Puerto Rican Statehood

California

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Gregg Imus

Race: U.S. House, CA-8th
Party: Republican (website)
View his completed survey

Supports Official English
Opposes Bilingual Ballots
Opposes Clinton's EO 13166
Supports English-in-the-Workplace
Opposes DREAM Act Amnesty
Supports Requiring English for Puerto Rican Statehood

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David Hernandez

Race: U.S. House, CA-29th
Party: None (website)
View his completed survey

Supports Official English
Opposes Bilingual Ballots
Opposes Clinton's EO 13166 Not taking a position
Supports English-in-the-Workplace
Opposes DREAM Act Amnesty
Supports Requiring English for Puerto Rican Statehood

Colorado

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State Senator Kevin Lundberg

Race: U.S. House, CO-2nd
Party: Republican (website)
View his completed survey

Supports Official English
Opposes Bilingual Ballots
Opposes Clinton's EO 13166
Supports English-in-the-Workplace
Opposes DREAM Act Amnesty
Supports Requiring English for Puerto Rican Statehood

james_pirtle

James Pirtle

Race: U.S. House, CO-5th
Party: Libertarian (website)
View his completed survey

Supports Official English
Opposes Bilingual Ballots
Opposes Clinton's EO 13166
Supports English-in-the-Workplace
Opposes DREAM Act Amnesty
Supports Requiring English for Puerto Rican Statehood

Florida

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David Werder

Race: U.S. House, FL-11th
Party: Democratic
View his completed survey

Supports Official English
Opposes Bilingual Ballots
Opposes Clinton's EO 13166
Supports English-in-the-Workplace
Opposes DREAM Act Amnesty
Supports Requiring English for Puerto Rican Statehood

Georgia

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Lee Anderson

Race: U.S. House, GA-12th
Party: Republican (website)
View his completed survey

Supports Official English
Opposes Bilingual Ballots
Opposes Clinton's EO 13166
Supports English-in-the-Workplace
Opposes DREAM Act Amnesty
Supports Requiring English for Puerto Rican Statehood

Illinois

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Richard Grabowski

Race: U.S. House, IL-3rd
Party: Republican (website)
View his completed survey

Supports Official English
Opposes Bilingual Ballots
Opposes Clinton's EO 13166
Supports English-in-the-Workplace
Opposes DREAM Act Amnesty
Supports Requiring English for Puerto Rican Statehood

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Timothy Wolfe

Race: U.S. House, IL-9th
Party: Republican (website)
View his completed survey

Supports Official English

Opposes Bilingual Ballots
Opposes Clinton's EO 13166
Supports English-in-the-Workplace
Opposes DREAM Act Amnesty
Supports Requiring English for Puerto Rican Statehood

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Angela Michael

Race: U.S. House, IL-15th
Party: Democratic (website)
View her completed survey

Supports Official English
Opposes Bilingual Ballots
Opposes Clinton's EO 13166
Supports English-in-the-Workplace
Opposes DREAM Act Amnesty
Supports Requiring English for Puerto Rican Statehood

Kentucky

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Kenneth Stepp

Race: U.S. House, KY-5th
Party: Democratic
View his completed survey

Supports Official English
Opposes Bilingual Ballots
Opposes Clinton's EO 13166
Supports English-in-the-Workplace
Opposes DREAM Act Amnesty

Supports Requiring English for Puerto Rican Statehood

Maryland

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State Senator Nancy Jacobs

Race: U.S. House, MD-2nd
Party: Republican (website)
View her completed survey

Supports Official English
Opposes Bilingual Ballots
Opposes Clinton's EO 13166
Supports English-in-the-Workplace
Opposes DREAM Act Amnesty
Supports Requiring English for Puerto Rican Statehood

Massachusetts

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Joe Selvaggi

Race: U.S. House, MA-8
Party: Republican(website)
View his completed survey

Supports Official English
Opposes Bilingual Ballots
Opposes Clinton's EO 13166 *
Supports English-in-the-Workplace
Opposes DREAM Act Amnesty
Supports Requiring English for Puerto Rican Statehood

*Mr. Selvaggi noted on the question of whether or not he agrees with President Bill Clinton's Executive Order 13166, which mandates taxpayer funding for translated government documents and services into any language requested, that "reasonable efforts should be made to allow important documents to be understood by recent immigrants."

Michigan

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