Pennsylvania United States Senate election, 2006

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Pennsylvania United States Senate election, 2006

1 Candidates
2 Voters Guide
3 Election Results
4 References
5 See also

[edit] Candidates

Class	Incumbent	Party	Elected	Status	Opponent
1	Rick Santorum	Republican	1994	Running	Rick Santorum (Rep) Bob Casey (Dem) Carl Romanelli (Grn)

[edit] Voters Guide

Issue	Rick Santorum (Rep)	Bob Casey (Dem)	Carl Romanelli (Grn)
Abortion	opposes	opposes	supports
Agriculture	supports family farms supports farmland preservation	supports family farms supports farmland preservation	supports family farms supports organic growing
America in the Middle East	supports involvement in Iraq	supports exit from Iraq supports protecting Israel	supports exit from Iraq
Economy	supports small businesses increased miniumum wage balanced national budget	supports small businesses	balance national budget living wage
Education	supports NCLB supports financial aid reform	supports NCLB reform supports financial aid reform	no data
Energy	supports domestic coal and oil opposes gasoline price gouging opposes ban on ANWR drilling	supports hybrid and alternative fuels opposes ANWR drilling	supports clean energy technologies
Environmental protection	supports mine and brownfield redevelopment supports open space protection	supports reduced emissions supports open space protection	no data
Health care	supports Medicare supports medical liability reform	supports fixing Medicare prescription Plan D supports affordable health care	supports universal health care
Illegal Immigration	supports border wall opposes amnesty opposes benefits for illegals	supports border enforcement supports stricter employment laws	no data
Same-sex marriage	opposes with marriage amendment	supports civil unions, not marriage	supports
Stem cell research	supports non-embryonic	supports non-embryonic	no data
Taxation	opposes marriage tax penalty and death tax	supports tax cuts for middle and working classes opposes tax cuts for upper class	no data

Note: These positions are taken from the candidates' official websites and OnTheIssues.org and summarized to provide a quick guide. Please see the official websites for more information.