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Life
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Family
Ethics
Political
Action
Committee
of Southwest Washington
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Brian Baird (D) * 2008 United States Congress, 3rd District
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3% National Right To Life Voting Record |
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Key Votes by Congressman Baird - Reported by National Right To Life
BAIRD KNOCKS BUSH ON ABORTION
GREGG HERRINGTON, Columbian staff writer
Jan 23, 2001
Describing himself as "saddened" by President Bush's anti- abortion action Monday, U.S. Rep. Brian Baird said the new president and his wife "should take a trip to India" and witness firsthand the effects of world overpopulation.
Baird, a Vancouver Democrat, said while 25,000 children die of starvation every day worldwide, Bush is "not addressing family planning."
"This is not compassionate conservatism," he said. "I'm saddened."
Baird, elected in November to a second two-year term from Southwest Washington, added, "The single greatest threat to the overall quality of life on our planet for future generations and our generation is overpopulation.
"We have a huge population problem. It's straining our resources. This is not the time to impede family planning."
The president's action Monday prohibits U.S. funds from going to the U.S. Agency for International Development to pay for or promote abortions. Baird said that means the money "can't even go to countries to talk about abortion as an option."
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Local angle
Baird's Vote on
Embryonic Stem Cell Legislation
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Columbian staff writer
... U.S. Rep. Brian Baird, D-Vancouver, voted to override Bush's [stem cell] veto, but the effort failed to muster the necessary two-thirds of House members.
Full story at: http://www.columbian.com/news/localNews/07202006news44337.cfm
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NARAL Pro-Choice Washington has endorsed the following candidates for the United States Congress:
3rd Congressional District
Rep. Brian Baird (D)
Retrieved 6/12/06 from http://www.prochoicewashington.org/politicalupdates/voteprochoice.shtml
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"Immediately after the election, Baird announced that he and his wife, Mary, were divorcing, prompting some people to accuse him of deceiving voters about his family life. Baird said it was a private matter;"
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SOMETHING ABOUT MARY
Seattle Times, Nov 11, 1998
"All year, Brian Baird, you were a happily married man, running for Congress. You showed us photos of your wife, Mary. She was the one holding your hand along a riverbank; she was the one with whom you shared a Kodak embrace, heads close, smiling. You told us that you two avoided the "peace of an empty nest" by becoming host parents to a Bosnian teenager.
Today, you are the newly elected Congressman of Southwest Washington, and it appears the nest has been empty for months.
The Bairds separated Sept. 10 and Baird signed divorce papers two days after the election, The Times' David Postman reported. Mary Baird says her husband wanted a divorce in April but asked her to keep it secret during his campaign...
Misrepresenting oneself while running for office makes it public, and duping the voters for personal profit sends up a warning flare."
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Baird will marry Rachel Nugent, a former teaching colleague, during Easter weekend at a small civil ceremony in Tacoma. It will be the third marriage for Baird, 44, and second for Nugent, 42.
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WASHINGTON REP. BAIRD PLANS TO WED FORMER PLU PROFESSOR
The Oregonian, Apr 11, 2000
Excerpts: "On Monday, Baird's office said he has decided not to answer any questions about his upcoming marriage or his relationship with Nugent. "He feels it's a private matter," said Poppy Meier, his press secretary.
"Meier said the couple decided around Christmas 1999 to get married. She said
she did not know when Baird's relationship with Nugent began or whether it
was a factor in Baird's divorce.
