The 2008 Obama Campaign Catholic National Advisory Council
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The 2008 Obama Campaign Catholic National Advisory Council
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The Council contained three governors, six senators, and 16 House members, for a total of 25 elected officials. Twenty-two of the 25 are solidly pro-abortion politicians.[1] The council did include some Catholics whose pro-life credentials are impeccable, including Minnesota Congressman James Oberstar. However of the 21 senators, congressmen and governors listed on the council's National Leadership Committee, 17 have a 90%-100% NARAL approval rating. Even Mr. Casey now enjoys a 65% NARAL approval rating.[2]
Personnel
On April 11, 2008 the Obama Campaign released the names on its Catholic National Advisory Council.[1] The following served on the council:[3]
National Co-Chairs
- Senator Bob Casey
- Representative Patrick Murphy (PA-08)
- Former Congressman Tim Roemer, President of the Center for National Policy
- Governor Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas
- Governor Tim Kaine of Virginia
- Tom Chabolla, Assistant to the President, Service Employees International Union
- Victoria Reggie Kennedy, President, Common Sense About Kids and Guns
- Sr. Jamie Phelps, O.P., Director and Professor of Theology, Institute for Black Catholic Studies, Xavier University
- Sr. Catherine Pinkerton, Congregation of St. Joseph
National Steering Committee
- Mary Jo Bane, Professor, Harvard Kennedy School
- Nicholas P. Cafardi, Catholic Author and Scholar, Pittsburgh, PA
- Lisa Cahill, Professor of Theology, Boston College
- M. Shawn Copeland, Associate Professor of Theology, Boston College
- Ron Cruz, Leadership Development Consultant, Burke, VA
- Sharon Daly, Social Justice Advocate, Knoxville, MD
- Richard Gaillardetz, Murray/Bacik Professor of Catholic Studies, University of Toledo
- Grant Gallicho, Associate Editor, Commonweal Magazine
- Margaret Gannon, IHM, A Sister of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Scranton, PA
- Don Guter, Judge Advocate General of the Navy (2000-2002); Rear Admiral, Judge Advocate General’s Corps, U.S. Navy (Ret.), Pittsburgh, PA
- Cathleen Kaveny, Professor of Law and Professor of Theology, University of Notre Dame
- Jim Kesteloot, President and Executive Director, Chicago Lighthouse
- Vincent Miller, Associate Professor of Theology, Georgetown University
- David O’Brien, Loyola Professor of Catholic Studies at the College of the Holy Cross
- Peter Quaranto, Senior Researcher and Conflict Analyst, Resolve Uganda (Notre Dame Class of 2006)
- Dave Robinson, International Peace Advocate, Erie, Pennsylvania
- Vincent Rougeau, Associate Professor of Law, University of Notre Dame
- Mary Wright, Inter-Faith Liaison, Louisville, KY
National Leadership Committee
- Governor Jim Doyle of Wisconsin
- Former Senator Majority Leader Tom Daschle
- Senator Richard Durbin of Illinois
- Senator Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts
- Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts
- Senator Patrick Leahy of Vermont
- Rep. Xavier Becerra of California
- Rep. Mike Capuano of Massachusetts
- Rep. Lacy Clay of Missouri
- Rep. Jerry Costello of Illinois
- Rep. Bill Delahunt of Massachusetts
- Rep. Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut
- Rep. Anna Eshoo of California
- Rep. Raul Grijalva of Arizona
- Rep. Patrick Kennedy of Rhode Island
- Rep. John Larson of Connecticut
- Rep. George Miller of California
- Rep. James Oberstar of Minnesota
- Rep. Linda Sanchez of California
- Rep. Carol Shea Porter of New Hampshire
- Rep. Peter Welch of Vermont
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Catholic News Agency: Who Are Obama's Catholic Supporters?, April 17, 2008 (accessed on Aug. 21, 2012)
- ↑ WSJ: NARAL Catholics Line Up for Obama, June 24, 2008 (accessed on Aug. 21, 2012)
- ↑ God-O-Meter: Obama’s Catholic Committee: The Lineup, April 2008 (accessed on Aug. 21, 2012)
