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Candidate Notes on 01-NGA12

 


01-NGA12 on Sep 7, 2001

The Issue

Growing evidence suggests that children from families in which fathers do not contribute their time and support endure a number of risk factors. Children with absent fathers are more likely to drop out of school, become teenage parents, develop drug or alcohol problems, or become involved in violent criminal behavior. Congress and the administration have recently proposed a number of federal programs to support state and local fatherhood initiatives.

NGA’s Position

Governors believe that government at all levels can and should take immediate action to help reduce the number of out-of-wedlock pregnancies and encourage active participation by fathers of all ages in raising their children. Governors have played a leadership role at both the national and state level in developing and implementing comprehensive strategies to strengthen the role of fathers in their childrens’ lives. While many Governors are using Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and other federal program funds to support state-specific fatherhood initiatives, additional investment in fatherhood would broaden the population of fathers that can be served. Governors believe that there should be support of and coordination between existing programs and any new federal funding stream designated for fatherhood initiatives and that these new initiatives should not be funded at the expense of another vital human service program.



Democrats participating in 01-NGA12

Roy Barnes s1aGA02 Former Democratic
Ben Cayetano s1aHI Former Democratic
Gray Davis s1aCA03 Former Democratic
Howard Dean s1aPOTUS Democrat
Mike Easley s1aNC Democrat
Parris Glendening s1aMD00 Former Democratic
Jim Hodges s1aSC00 Former Democratic
Bob Holden s1aMO Former Democrat
John Kitzhaber s1aOR00 Former Democratic
Gary Locke s1aWA Former Democrat
Ruth Ann Minner s1aDE Democrat
Ronnie Musgrove s1aMS Democrat
Frank O'Bannon s1aIN00 Former Democratic
Jeanne Shaheen s1aNH Former Democratic Nominee
Don Siegelman s1aAL00 Former Democratic
Tauese Sunia s1aAS Democrat
Tom Vilsack s1aIA Democrat
Bob Wise s1aWest Virginia Democrat



Republicans participating in 01-NGA12

Lincoln Almond s1aRI00 Former Republican
Jeb Bush s1aFL Republican
Donny DiFrancesco s1aNJ00 Republican 2000
Mike Foster s1aLA Republican
Jim Geringer s1aWY Republican
Jim Gilmore s1aVA Republican Senate Challenger; previously Governor
Bill Graves s1aKS00 Former Republican
Kenny Guinn s1aNV Republican
John Hoeven s1aND Republican
Mike Huckabee s1aAR Republican
Jane Dee Hull s1aAZ00 Former Republican
Bill Janklow s1aSD00 Former Republican
Mike Johanns s1aNE Republican Senate Challenger; previously Governor
Gary Johnson s1aNM00 Former Republican
Frank Keating s1aOK00 Former Republican
Dirk Kempthorne s1aID Republican
Judy Martz s1aMT Former Republican
Scott McCallum s1aWI00 Former Republican Candidate
Bill Owens s1aCO Republican
George Pataki s1aNY Republican
Rick Perry s1aTX Republican
Tom Ridge s1aPA00 Former Republican
John Rowland s1aCT Republican
George Ryan s1aIL00 Former Republican
Don Sundquist s1aTN00 Former Republican
Jane Swift s1aMA02 Former Republican
Bob Taft s1aOH Republican



Independents participating in 01-NGA12

Sila Calderon s1aPR Puerto Rico
Carl Gutierrez s1aGU Guam
Angus King s1aME02 Independent Former Governor
Tony Knowles s1aAK 2004 former Senate Democrat challenger; previously Governor
Mike Leavitt s1aUS Cabinet
Pedro Tenorio s1aIT TK Former
Charles Turnbull s1aVI Virgin Islands
Jesse Ventura s1aMN02 Independent Former



Total recorded by OnTheIssues:

Democrats: 18
Republicans: 27
Independents: 8