Republican Candidates

Don Bates
Richard Behney
Former Congressman John Hostettler
State Senator Marlin Stutzman
Former Senator Dan Coats (RNC's Anti-gun, Carpet Bagging, Virginia Lobbyist)
I don't like Coats, but, except for the above designation, I will try to be impartial presenting his record.

Wikipedia Links
Former Senator Dan Coats (RNC's Anti-gun, Carpet Bagging, Virginia Lobbyist)
Former Congressman John Hostettler
State Senator Marlin Stutzman

Campaign Contribution on Open Secrets

Hostettler vs Coats on Gun Control

Candidate Comparison based on Web Site Statements

	Bates	Behney	Coats	Hostettler	Stutzman
Legislative Experience	None	None	U.S. Senate '89-'99 and U.S Senate '81-89	U.S. House '95-'06	Indiana House '02-08 and Indiana Senate '09-10
Business Experience	Worked In business and financial services	Owner Plumbing Company	Lawyer and Lobbyist	Power Plant Engineer, wrote book Nothing for the Nation - Who Got What Out of Iraq	Stutzman Farms and Trucking
Second Amendment	No Position	Supports	Voted For 1994 semi-Auto ban and 1991 anti-gun laws*	Voted to repeal the 1994 Semi-Auto Ban, Sponsored concealed carry reciprocity*	NRA A rating, Wrote Indiana’s lifetime handgun permit
Growth of Government	Will Limit
Judicial Nominations			Promoted Harriet Myers for Bush		I believe the Constitution means what it says
Economy	Stop bailouts and takovers, cut taxes and regulations, State + Fed Corp. Tax from 39% to 20%	Favors Free Market No Government take overs or bailouts.	Lower spending and business taxes to grow the economy.		Let Free Market work, stop Obama care, Cap and Trade, Spending, no Bailouts, Cut Taxes
Healthcare	Against ObamaCare, Fix what is broken and keep what is working	Use Free Market not Government takeover	Start over with common sense solutions.	Repeal Obama care, Free Market Solutions	Against Obama Care, Free market solution
Energy	Responsible Offshore Drilling, ANWHR, Oil Shale and Nuclear and alternative energy.				Develop America's fossil fuels encouraging more renewable energy
Spending	balanced budget amendment				Cut Spending
Earmarks	will neither request nor accept earmarks
National Security	increasing defense spending to 4% of our nation’s annual GDP
Immigration	strong border and interior enforcement, temporary worker program				Border Security First, then illegals go to the back of the line.
Pro-Life	No taxpayer funding or embyonic stem cell research	Unborn baby has Constitutional right to live.		Co-sponsored the Partial Birth Abortion Ban & Right to Life Act	He is prolife
Family Values	support a federal marriage amendment
National Defense				Keep Strong, don't treat terrorists as criminals.	Peace through strength.
Card Check					Oppose
Cap and trade					Oppose
Education					Local Control

* These two blocks based on Congressional voting record.

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