| − | '''Richard John "Rick" Santorum''' (Winchester, Virginia, May 10, 1958) is an American lawyer and politician. He is member of the Republican Party. Santorum served as [[United States]] [[Senator]] from [[Pennsylvania]] from January, 1995 through January, 2007. During that time, Santorum was known for his [[conservative]] political views, but he would endorse and aggressively campaign for [[pro-abortion]] candidates against [[pro-life]] opponents. In the [[Presidential Election 2012]], Santorum senselessly remained the race presumably as a [[stalking horse]] for [[Mitt Romney]], who has a [[pro-abortion]] record. | + | '''Richard John "Rick" Santorum''' (Winchester, Virginia, May 10, 1958) is an American conservative lawyer and politician. He is member of the Republican Party. Santorum served as [[United States]] [[Senator]] from [[Pennsylvania]] from January, 1995 through January, 2007. During that time, Santorum was known for his [[conservative]] political views, but he would endorse and aggressively campaign for [[pro-abortion]] candidates against [[pro-life]] opponents. In the [[Presidential Election 2012]], Santorum senselessly remained the race presumably as a [[stalking horse]] for [[Mitt Romney]], who has a [[pro-abortion]] record. |
| | In 2000, he was elected by his peers to the position of Senate Republican Conference Chairman. | | In 2000, he was elected by his peers to the position of Senate Republican Conference Chairman. |