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[[Image:Rick Santorum.jpg|right|thumb|Rick Santorum]]

'''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 to January, 2007. During that time, Santorum was known for his [[conservative]] political views. Santorum was a strong candidate for the [[Presidential Election 2012|2012 Presidential Election]]. Endorsed by the [[pro-life]] [[Susan B. Anthony List|Susan B. Anthony]] organization,<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/02/17/susan-b-anthony-list-to-endorse-santorum/</ref> was a candidate in the [[2012 Republican Primary]], but suspended his campaign on April 10, 2012.

'''Richard John "Rick" Santorum''' (Winchester, [[Virginia]], May 10, 1958) is an [[America]]n [[conservative]] lawyer and politician. He is member of the [[Republican Party]] and served as [[United States]] [[Senator]] for [[Pennsylvania]] from January 1995 to January 2007. During that time, Santorum was known for his [[conservative]] political views and was elected to the position of Senate Republican Conference Chairman in 2000.

When [[conservative]] [[Rick Santorum]] won [[Louisiana]] March 25, 2012, it was the 11th state that he won in the [[Presidential Election 2012|Republican primary]], "tying a record ....  Not since [[Ronald Reagan]] in 1976 has a conservative candidate won as many states as" as Santorum has'''.<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/25/us/politics/santorum-projected-winner-of-louisiana-primary.html?_r=1]</ref>

Endorsed by the [[pro-life]] [[Susan B. Anthony List|Susan B. Anthony]] organization,<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/02/17/susan-b-anthony-list-to-endorse-santorum/</ref> Santorum was a strong candidate in the [[2012 Republican Primary]]. After winning [[Louisiana]] on March 25, 2012 - his 11th victory in the primary race - the [[New York Times]] noted that "not since [[Ronald Reagan]] in 1976 has a conservative candidate won as many states as Santorum has".<ref>http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/25/us/politics/santorum-projected-winner-of-louisiana-primary.html?_r=1]</ref> He suspended his campaign on April 10, 2012, citing personal reasons.<ref>http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/04/10/santorum</ref>

 

In 2000, he was elected by his peers to the position of Senate Republican Conference Chairman.

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