August 21, 2024
“New leadership is now on deck following the 11 pro-life champions headed toward the general election. Wyoming set the bar high for protecting life in law and in service when legislators worked to end the abuses of Chemical Abortion Pills, which expose women to injury, infertility, and death, as well as empowering abusers and endangering the environment,” said SFLAction Vice President of Political Affairs Chanel Jacobs. “The Pro-Life Generation can’t wait to get to work saving lives in the new year.”
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CHEYENNE, WY (08-21-2024) – Students for Life Action (SFLAction) celebrates the election of 11 pro-life candidates and incumbents in Wyoming’s senate and house primary races. SFLAction Vice President of Political Affairs Chanel Jacobs said, “Wyoming, despite one of the most reliably Republican states in the nation, has more work to do when it comes to protecting preborn lives. SF 109 Prohibiting Chemical Abortions was a step in the right direction, made possible because pro-life legislators stepped up when they were needed – and when mothers and preborn children faced the barbarism of abortion. Tonight’s 11 pro-life winners now head to the general election in November, and we look forward to standing with them to make abortion unavailable and unthinkable in Wyoming.”
In this cycle, SFLAction sent 29,802 texts, made 27,613 calls, sent 39,847 pieces of mail, and knocked on 341 doors across twenty-two targeted districts to educate voters about the records of candidates.
Wins in targeted districts include:
- Senate District 6: Darin Smith
- Senate District 14: Laura Taliaferro Pearson
- Senate District 26: Tim Salazar
- House District 5: Rep. Scott Smith
- House District 25: Paul Hoeft
- House District 30: Thomas Kelly
- House District 35: Tony Locke
- House District 38: Jayme Lien
- House District 48: Darin McCann
- House District 50: Rachel Rodriguez-Williams
- House District 55: Joel Guggenmos
Two races are still being counted and pending as of the morning of August 21.
- House District 42: Ben Hornok
- Senate District 28: Bryce Reece
SFLAction has lobbied in Wyoming for years now, educating voters and engaging lawmakers on the issue of Chemical Abortion Pills most recently, including:
- Advocating for the passage of Senate Bill SF 108– The Clean Water for All Life Act, which would have ensured the life and health of both mothers and babies are protected, go after healthcare providers who willingly break the law, and hold drug manufacturers responsible for the mitigation of any environmental impact of Chemical Abortion Pills.
- Pushing for and helping securing passage of State Sen. Tim Salazar’sSF 109 Prohibiting Chemical Abortions, one of the first laws in the nation explicitly and fully protects preborn babies and their mothers from the disastrous effects of Chemical Abortion Pills.
Wyoming is also a state with solidly pro-life elected officials in Washington, according to the results of SFLAction’s second Pro-Life Generation Report Card. Wyoming scored the 118th Congress on key pro-life votes, legislation co-sponsorships, and stances in defense of the preborn so far this Congressional cycle.
The lone U.S. House Rep. Harriet Hageman, and the two U.S. Senators, Cynthia Lummis and John Barrasso, all scored B+’s for their solid pro-life records.
SFLAction recently kicked off its abortion ballot initiative campaign with a revamped website featuring additional state specific information and resources for grassroots supporters and activists who want to get involved, including state specific information and resources, as well as messaging kits for the “Vote No” campaign.
TO LEARN MORE, READ: Students for Life Action Launches Ballot Initiative Website Ahead of November Elections, With Abortion on the Ballot in States Across the Country
TO SEE WHERE ELSE ABORTION IS ON THE BALLOT IN 2024, CLICK HERE.
TO SEE HOW WYOMING’S FEDERAL DELEGATION SCORED ON THE PRO-LIFE GENERATION REPORT CARD, Click Here.
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The Pro-Life Generation (PLG) is an umbrella organization encompassing the most-cutting edge engagement opportunities for a Vote Pro-Life First Community. PLG includes Students for Life Action (SFLAction), a 501c4, along with its 501c3 sister organization, Students for Life of America (SFLA), that together make up the nation’s largest, pro-life youth organization, managing a grassroots political and policy operation engaging Americans of all ages but with a special emphasis on the largest segment of voters — the Youth Vote. Headquartered in Fredericksburg, VA, PLG/SFLA/SFLAction serves more than 1,400 groups on middle, high school, college, medical, and law school campuses in all 50 states. Our team has more conversations with this generation targeted by the abortion lobby than any other pro-life operation in the world, each week reaching more than 4 million across social media platforms and averaging 1.3 million video views. In addition to SFLA/SFLAction, PLG leads multiple initiatives to lead and serve the future of the pro-life movement including the Campaign for Abortion Free Cities, Standing With You, and the Demetree Institute for Pro-Life Advancement . Over more than 17 years, PLG CEO Kristan Hawkins has grown the operation into a nearly $20M organization, now preparing for an abortion-free America.
