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'''Bartholomew Thomas "Bart" Stupak''' (born February 29, 1952) has served as a [[Democrat]]ic U.S. Representative from [[Michigan]]'s 1st congressional district since 1993. He is a member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce and chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation.  

'''Bartholomew Thomas "Bart" Stupak''' (born February 29, 1952) has served as a [[Democrat]]ic U.S. Representative from [[Michigan]]'s 1st congressional district since 1993. He is a member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce and chairman of the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigation. His high-profile [[Abortion betrayal|betrayal]] of the [[pro-lifer]]s resulted in the creation of a new word:  "Stupaked".

He is a graduate from Northwestern Michigan College, Saginaw Valley State University, and earned a [[Juris Doctor]] from Thomas Cooley Law School. Stupak served as a Michigan State Trooper from 1973 to 1984. After being injured in the line of duty he retired, and was elected to the Michigan House in 1988. In 1990 he lost a race for the State Senate. He was elected to the [[House of Representatives]] in 1992 and has been easily reelected ever since.

He is a graduate from Northwestern Michigan College, Saginaw Valley State University, and earned a [[Juris Doctor]] from Thomas Cooley Law School. Stupak served as a Michigan State Trooper from 1973 to 1984. After being injured in the line of duty he retired, and was elected to the Michigan House in 1988. In 1990 he lost a race for the State Senate. He was elected to the [[House of Representatives]] in 1992 and has been easily reelected ever since.

Stupak is strongly [[pro-life]] regarding [[abortion]], although he caved in to [[liberal pressure]] by the [[pro-aborts]] and agreed to vote yes. In 2006, he received a 100% rating from the [[National Right to Life Committee]]. <ref>http://www.ontheissues.org/MI/Bart_Stupak.htm</ref> He voted for banning [[partial-birth abortion]]s and supported [[President George W. Bush]]'s veto of embryonic-stem-cell-research.  

Stupak claimed to be [[pro-life]] regarding [[abortion]], but then caved in to [[liberal pressure]] by the [[pro-aborts]] and agreed to vote yes on the health care bill. In 2006, he received a 100% rating from the [[National Right to Life Committee]], but another time voted against defunding [[Planned Parenthood]]]. <ref>http://www.ontheissues.org/MI/Bart_Stupak.htm</ref> He voted for banning [[partial-birth abortion]]s and supported [[President George W. Bush]]'s veto of embryonic-stem-cell-research.  

Stupak endorsed [[John Edwards]] in the 2008 Democratic primaries. <ref>http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Bart_Stupak</ref>

Stupak endorsed [[John Edwards]] in the 2008 Democratic primaries. <ref>http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Bart_Stupak</ref>