NATIONAL POLICE ORGANIZATION ANNOUNCES FIRST ROUND OF 1998 CAMPAIGN ENDORSEMENTS

Washington, D.C. – Today, the National Association of Police Organizations (NAPO) announced its first round of 1998 campaign endorsements.  NAPO is a coalition of police unions and associations from across the United States that serves in Washington, DC to advance the interests of America’s law enforcement officers through legislative and legal advocacy, political action and education.  Founded in 1978, NAPO now represents 4,000 police organizations and more than 220,000 sworn law enforcement officers.

“NAPO has decided to endorse these candidates today, because we believe that these individuals will support law enforcement officers who put their lives on the line protecting the public,” said Robert T. Scully, NAPO executive director.  “We looked for candidates who we believe will work to enforce or pass legislation that will guarantee basic police officer rights, give police officers the resources needed to do their jobs, reduce crime and protect public safety,” continued Scully.

The list of those candidates endorsed today are as follows:

ARIZONA
Attorney General
John Kaites

US Senate
John McCain

U.S. House of Representatives
Matt Salmon
Ed Pastor
Bob Stump
John Shadegg
Jim Kolbe
Steve Owens

CALIFORNIA
Attorney General
Bill Lockyer (D)

Lt. Governor
Cruz Bustamente (D)

Governor
Gray Davis (D)

U.S. House of Representatives
Xavier Becerra (D-30)
Howard Berman (D-26)
Brian Bilbray (R-49)
Tom Campbell (R-15)
Gary Condit (D-18)
Julian Dixon (D-32)
Calvin Dooley (D-20)
John Doolittle (R-4)
Sam Farr (D-17)
Janice Hahn (D-36)
Steve Horn (R-38)
Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-37)
George Miller (D-7)
Grace Napolitano (D-34)
Doug Ose (R-3)
Loretta Sanchez (D-46)
Brad Sherman (D-24)
Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-33)
Mike Thompson (D-1)
Henry Waxman (D-29)

U.S. Senate
Barbara Boxer (D)
 
COLORADO
U.S. Senate
Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R)

FLORIDA
Governor
Jeb Bush (R)

U.S. House of Representatives
Jim Davis (D-11)
Peter Deutsch (D-20)

U.S. Senate
Charlie Crist (R)

MASSACHUSETTS
Attorney General
Lois Pines (D)

MICHIGAN
Attorney General
Scott Romney (R)

U.S. House of Representatives
John Conyers, Jr. (D-14)
Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-15)

MINNESOTA
Attorney General
Mike Hatch (D)

Governor
Hubert H. Humphrey, III (D)

U.S. House of Representatives
Bill Luther (D-6)
David Minge (D-2)
Jim Ramstad (R-3)

NEW JERSEY
U.S. House of Representatives
Robert Andrews (D-1)
Bob Franks (R-7)
Frank LoBiondo (R-2)
Robert Menendez (D-13)
Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-6)
Mike Pappas (R-12)
William Pascrell, Jr. (D-8)
Donald Payne (D-10)
Steven Rothman (D-9)
Marge Roukema (R-5)
Jim Saxton (R-3)
Christopher Smith (R-4)

NEW YORK
Attorney General
Dennis Vacco (R)

Lt. Governor
Mary Donohue (R)

Governor
George Pataki (R)

U.S. House of Representatives
Gary Ackerman (D-5)
Benjamin Gilman (R-20)
Vito Fosella (R-13)
Sue Kelly (R-19)
Peter King (R-3)
Rick Lazio (R-2)
Nita Lowey (D-18)
Jack Quinn (R-30)
Tom Reynolds (R-27)

U.S. Senate
Alfonse D’Amato (R)

OHIO
Attorney General
Betty Montgomery (R)

Governor
Lee Fisher (D)

U.S. House of Representatives
Sherrod Brown (D-13)
Steve Chabot (R-1)
Tony Hall (D-3)
David Hobson (R-7)
Marcy Kaptur (D-9)
John Kasich (R-12)
Dennis Kucinich (D-10)
Steve LaTourette (R-19)
Bob Ney (R-18)
Rob Portman (R-2)
Deborah Pryce (R-15)
Ted Strickland (D-6)
James Traficant (D-17)

OREGON
U.S. House of Representatives
Earl Blumenauer (D-3)
Peter DeFazio (D-4)
Darlene Hooley (D-5)
Greg Walden (R-2)

U.S. Senate
Ron Wyden (D)

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