Dannenfelser: 'Cecile Bledsoe is a dedicated pro-life leader with a history of passionate advocacy for women and unborn children in Arkansas'

Contact: Mallory Quigley, Susan B. Anthony List, 703-380-6674, mquigley@sba-list.org

WASHINGTON, April 1 /Christian Newswire/ -- Today the Susan B. Anthony List Candidate Fund, a national pro-life political action committee, announced their endorsement of Cecile Bledsoe, Republican candidate for Arkansas' third Congressional District. Susan B. Anthony List Candidate Fund President Marjorie Dannenfelser commented on the endorsement:

"The Susan B. Anthony List is proud to endorse Cecile Bledsoe--a dedicated pro-life leader with a history of passionate advocacy for women and unborn children in Arkansas. The Susan B. Anthony List Candidate Fund is confident that Cecile Bledsoe will be a courageous representative for Americans, born and unborn, on Capitol Hill.

"Susan B. Anthony List members are eager to support dedicated pro-life heroines when they need it most," said Dannenfelser. "The consequences of disengagement are dire, as we've seen this past year. The lives of women and their unborn babies are on the line, and the Susan B. Anthony List Candidate Fund is ready to defend them at the ballot box in Arkansas and across the country."

As a State Senator in Arkansas, Cecile Bledsoe sponsored the Partial Birth Abortion Ban and the Right to Know bill. She has a 100% pro-life voting record with Arkansas Right to Life. 

Arkansas' primary election is scheduled for May 18th, when Cecile Bledsoe will face Gunner DeLay, Steve Lowry, Kurt Maddox, Mike Moore, Bernard Skoch, and Steve Womack. The winner will face Randy Laverty, Larry Stricklin, or David Whitaker in the general election. 

Susan B. Anthony List Candidate Fund endorsements are promoted to the organization's nationwide membership of over 280,000 Americans.  The SBA List Candidate Fund endorses pro-life female candidates, as well as pro-life male candidates who run against female candidates in favor of abortion rights.  During the 2008 election cycle, the Susan B. Anthony List bundled over $1 million in direct candidate contributions from its members. 

The Susan B. Anthony List is a nationwide network of over 280,000 Americans, residing in all 50 states, dedicated to mobilizing, advancing, and representing pro-life women in politics.  Its connected Candidate Fund increases the percentage of pro-life women in the political process.