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Richard John Santorum is an American politician, attorney, author, and former CNN political commentator, who represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate from 1995 to 2007. He was the Senate's third-ranking Republican during the final six years of his tenure. He also ran unsuccessfully for president of the United States in the 2012 Republican primaries, finishing second to Mitt Romney.
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“faith significant. He questioned whether Barack Obama truly has a religion, alleging that he may have chosen Christianity as a politically expedient platform for power. Santorum has said that”
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“s desire for greater higher education rates nationwide was a veiled attempt at”
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“Obama Administration has turned a blind eye”
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“I stand out in front and I lead to make sure the voices of those who do not have a voice are out in front and being included in the national debate.”
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“best chance to stop John McCain”
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The Guardian: Rick Santorum claims he was ‘savaged for telling truth’ after CNN firing
The Guardian: Rick Santorum axed by CNN over racist remarks on Native Americans
The Guardian: CNN urged to fire Rick Santorum after racist comments on Native Americans
In response to the "March for Our Lives", Santorum told CNN that rather than marching the students should "take CPR classes" instead of "looking to someone else to solve their problems
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Claimed: ““There were 10 million people that would have been on some path to staying in this country for indefinitely in the proposal that [Sens.] Dick Durbin and Lindsey Graham put forward.”” — rated Fuzzy math by The Washington Post.
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Claimed: ““As everyone knows, the Medicaid cap per cap was proposed by President Clinton. Now it is seen as this draconian measure.”” — rated Two Pinocchios by The Washington Post.
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Claimed: “"We have over a million (legal immigrants) a year, more than at any time in the history of this country. We have the largest percentage of immigrants, almost tied now with the historical high as a percentage of immigrants living in this country."” — rated Half True by PolitiFact.
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Campaign ended: 2016 presidential election; endorsed Florida.
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The Guardian: Santorum drops out of the Republican primary race and endorses Marco Rubio
And endorsed Florida senator Marco Rubio
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The Guardian: Rick Santorum: an Iowa requiem for the candidate holding a tiny slice of support
But ended his campaign in February 2016 after a poor showing in the Iowa caucuses
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Campaign: 2016 presidential election.
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“s radio program that he would not attend a same-sex wedding, saying:”
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Santorum responded to a question about Caitlyn Jenner by saying: "if [Jenner] says he's a woman, then he's a woman
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Santorum signed an online pledge vowing not to respect any law, including any decision by the United States Supreme Court, conferring legal recognition on same-sex marriage
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During an interview on The Rachel Maddow Show, he expressed regret for making the "man-on-dog" statement, which he described as "flippant", but added: "[T]he substance of what I said
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“The Church has gotten it wrong a few times on science, and I think we probably are better off leaving science to the scientists and focusing on what we”
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Santorum called for more restrictions on family-based immigration after warning of a "flood of legal—not illegal—immigrants to our country", which he blamed for depressing the median income of American workers
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Said, "'I do not believe life begins at conception
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Santorum said, "I'm open to looking into a presidential race in 2016
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Santorum exceeded expectations by winning 11 primaries and caucuses and receiving nearly four million votes, making him the runner-up to eventual nominee Mitt Romney
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Santorum wrote on his campaign website that there is "a wealth of research" demonstrating that pornography causes "profound brain changes" and widespread negative effects on children and adults, including violence to wom
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“when there is certainty, that”
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Santorum's net worth was estimated to be between $880,000 and $3 million, mainly held as five rental properties around Penn State University, two personal homes in Great Falls and Penn Hills, and some IRAs
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“s Gift: How One Little Girl Transformed Our Family and Inspired a Nation, a book about his daughter Bella, who lives with a rare genetic condition called Trisomy 18. The book is authored by Santorum and his wife, Karen Santorum, and co-authored by their daughter, Elizabeth Santorum. It was released February 10, 2015. See also Republican Party presidential primaries, 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries, 2016 Republican Party presidential candidates, 2016 Campaign for the neologism”
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Dismissing efforts for withdrawal by 2014
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Santorum said that half of all euthanizations in the Netherlands are involuntary, that Dutch hospitals euthanize elderly patients for financial reasons, and that 10% of all deaths in the Netherlands are the result of inv
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Campaign: 2012 presidential election.
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During his bid for the Republican nomination in the upcoming presidential election, Santorum attended a Republican primary debate held two days after the official end of the Clinton-era "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy tha
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“fight very strongly against libertarian influence within the Republican Party and the conservative movement.”
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Santorum sent an email and letter to supporters of his political action committee, saying, "I'm convinced that conservatives need a candidate who will not only stand up for our views, but who can articulate a conservativ
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Was paid $23,000 by The Philadelphia Inquirer for his work as a columnist
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Santorum spoke to Catholic leaders in Orlando, Florida, saying that the 2012 presidential elections were going to be "a real opportunity for success
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Santorum said he would vote for Mitt Romney in the 2008 Republican presidential primary
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That the United States had been founded on "Judeo-Christian" ethics, and now "it is a shambles, it is gone from the world of Christianity as I see it
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Joined the Board of Directors of Universal Health Services, a hospital management company based in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
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Election lost: 2006 reelection election.
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We were doubly blessed—we could run against George W
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Rock musician and humanitarian Bono said of Santorum, "he has been a defender of the most vulnerable
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Santorum opposed the Senate's immigration reform proposal, saying the U
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Declared that weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) had been found in Iraq
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Campaign: 2006 reelection election.
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Santorum sought reelection to a third Senate term
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Under the title Rick Santorum: A Senator Speaks Out on Life, Freedom, and Responsibility
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Career landmark: United States senator (2005–2007).
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“The K Street project is purely to make sure we have qualified applicants for positions that are in town. From my perspective, it”
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Santorum sponsored the Iran Freedom and Support Act, which appropriated $10 million aimed at regime change in Iran
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But won reimbursement from the state in September 2006 in the amount of $55,000
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Was described by the Pennsylvania Report as having a "confrontational, partisan, 'in your face' style of politics and government
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Career landmark: United States senator (2003–2005).
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To Rome to speak at a centenary celebration of the birth of Saint Josemaría Escrivá, founder of Opus Dei
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Santorum was a co-sponsor of that year's attempt to pass the Workplace Religious Freedom Act (WRFA)
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Santorum called intelligent design "a legitimate scientific theory that should be taught in science classes", but by 2005 he had adopted the Teach the Controversy approach
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Bought a $640,000 house in Leesburg, Virginia, sold it in 2007 for $850,000, and purchased a $2 million home in Great Falls, Virginia
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Career landmark: United States senator (2001–2003).
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“We need an immigration policy that puts American workers first.”
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The party's third-ranking leadership position in the Senate
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Career landmark: United States senator (1999–2001).
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“I mean people who don't heed those warnings and then put people at risk as a result of not heeding those warnings [...] There may be a need to look at tougher penalties on those who decide to ride it out and understand that there are consequences to not leaving.”
And 1999, B in 2000, A from 2001 through 2004, B in 2005, and B+ in 2006 from the National Taxpayers Union, a conservative taxpayers advocacy organization
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“The idea is that the state doesn't have rights to limit individuals' wants and passions. I disagree with that. I think we absolutely have rights because there are consequences to letting people live out whatever wants or passions they desire. And we're seeing it in our society.”
Career landmark: United States senator (1997–1999).
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Santorum purchased a three-bedroom house in the Pittsburgh suburb of Penn Hills
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Santorum led the unsuccessful attempt to override President Bill Clinton's veto of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1995, He also sponsored a similar bill in 1999
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Santorum served as Chairman of the Republican Party Task Force on Welfare Reform, and contributed to legislation that became the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act
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Santorum endorsed moderate Republican Arlen Specter in his short-lived campaign for president
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Or when it was reintroduced in 1997 and 1999
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The Santorums' son Gabriel was born prematurely after 20 weeks of pregnancy and died in the hospital two hours later
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Having been introduced in the House by Rep
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Career landmark: United States senator (1995–1997).
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Republicans leaders such as Tom DeLay and Grover Norquist initiated an order to place Republicans in lobbying firm jobs and exclude Democrats
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Santorum sought to "practice what [he] preached" and hired five people for his staff who were on welfare, food stamps, or other government aid
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Santorum was one of 17 House Republicans who sided with most Democrats to support legislation that prohibited employers from permanently replacing striking employees
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Career landmark: United States representative (1993–1995).
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Career landmark: United States representative (1991–1995).
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Career landmark: United States representative (1991–1993).
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At age 32, Santorum was elected to the U
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After his election to the House of Representatives
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Studied at Penn State Dickinson Law, Juris Doctor (1986).
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Studied at University of Pittsburgh, Master of Business Administration (1981).
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Studied at Pennsylvania State University, Bachelor of Arts (1980).
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Born 1958-05-10.
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