Chris Hackett (PA)
First elected
CWPAC Endorsed: 2008
Residence:
Marital Status: Married (Ramah)
Prev. Occupation: Entrepreneur, President of Staffing Company
Prev. Political Exp.:
Education: Wittenburg University
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Philadelphia
Church: Catholic Church
Campaign Website: http://www.chrishackettforcongress.com/home.php
Why CWPAC Endorsed
In 2006, according to media experts, a number of “conservative” democrats were swept into office. Unfortunately, most of these so-called conservatives voting records have not lived up to their own hype since being elected in 2006.
One of these new freshmen is Congressman Chris Carney (D-PA-10).
While Chris Carney may claim to be conservative, his voting record isn’t, and I will show in a moment just what I mean.
Concerned Women Political Action Committee (CWPAC) endorsed pro-family, pro-life businessman Chris Hackett for Congress in the Tenth Congressional District in Pennsylvania.
This is a solidly Republican seat. Many experts argue that the only way Chris Carney won this seat in 2006 was that he ran against an incumbent whose illicit, extramarital affair made the front pages of their local paper.
This is a hard working, middle class area of the state that is pro-family and pro-life.
Chris Carney was able to slide into Congress in part by masquerading as a conservative.
But take a look at Congressman Carney’s short record, and you tell me if it is conservative or not.
· He voted in favor of more federal tax payer funding for embryonic stem cell research, even though this
research has shown little signs of promise, and private funders have refused to use their money for
such a risky venture.
· He voted against an amendment to legislation that would have prohibited federal funds from going to
Planned Parenthood.
· He voted in favor of the so-called Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) which could lead to
fines and potential jail time for Christians who refuse to hire someone whose behavior they disagree
with.
Congressman Chris Carney even voted against a bill that would have prohibited the federal government from implanting the so-called fairness doctrine, an idea cooked up by liberals to shut down conservative talk radio.
This was all in a short span of less than two years! Can you imagine what he will do if he is in even longer?
That’s why CWPAC endorsed Chris Hackett for Congress. Mr. Hackett is a pro-life businessman who runs his own staffing company. That’s right, he helps people get jobs.
Chris is running for Congress in Pennsylvania because he doesn’t think that the current Congressman represents his (or yours and my) values.
Unfortunately, Chris Hackett just came out of a bruising primary race and the incumbent has raised close to $1.5 million and still has close to a $1 Million left in the bank.
Chris is doing everything he can to win this seat, so I thought it was right that CWPAC do everything we can to help him.
You see, members of Congress like Chris Carney can count on practically every single liberal group in America to do his dirty work and trash his challenger Chris Hackett from now until November. Meanwhile, Carney gets to sit back and wait for the last few weeks of the campaign and then barrage the district with glossy puff pieces on all the “things” he has done.
Every dollar candidates like Chris Hackett raise, on the other hand, goes to getting his conservative message out and introduce him to the voters in his district.
Candidates like Chris Hackett are the reason I started CWPAC in 2002.
Here is a man who has his own business helping people find jobs. Like you and your family, he and his wife are doing everything they can to raise a family of four daughters to respect life and honor this great country.
And yet, like you, when Chris Hackett saw that something wasn’t right, he stepped up – this time as a candidate for Congress.
If you were to go to Chris Hackett’s campaign website at http://www.chrishackettforcongress.com/home.php, you will find a man running for Congress who isn’t afraid to tell people in a general election that he will defend the unborn, protect traditional marriage, and do everything he can to see that Congress promotes adoption over abortion.
Not every candidate who comes looking for the CWPAC endorsement is actually willing like Chris to campaign on our issues. They always seem to have excuses: “I will be with you when it counts,” or “You don’t understand my district; if I say I am pro-family, I might not get elected.”
We have to turn those candidates away.
We aren’t just looking for good votes in Congress – We want leaders. Chris Hackett has pledged to be that kind of Congressman.
This is a good man who has an opportunity to take back a seat that should be represented by a pro-life, pro-family conservative.
Chris Carney's Voting Record
2008 Race Outlook
Cook Report rates this race: Toss up
Rothenberg Political Report – Toss up
CWPAC’s take -- Toss up -- This could go either way. Click here to donate.
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