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Rick Santorum

January 19, 2024

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Richard John Santorum Sr. (/sænˈtɔːrəm/ san-TOR-əm; born May 10, 1958) is an American politician, attorney, author, and 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.

Rick Santorum
Santorum in 2017
United States Senator
from Pennsylvania
In office
January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2007
Preceded byHarris Wofford
Succeeded byBob Casey Jr.
Chair of the Senate Republican Conference
In office
January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2007
LeaderTrent Lott
Bill Frist
Preceded byConnie Mack III
Succeeded byJon Kyl
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Pennsylvania's 18th district
In office
January 3, 1991 – January 3, 1995
Preceded byDoug Walgren
Succeeded byMike Doyle
Personal details
Born
Richard John Santorum

(1958-05-10) May 10, 1958 (age 65)
Winchester, Virginia, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Karen Garver
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(m. 1990)​
Children8
EducationPennsylvania State University (BA)
University of Pittsburgh (MBA)
Dickinson School of Law (JD)
Signature
Websitewww.ricksantorum.com
Rick Santorum's voice
Rick Santorum on necessary actions after the September 11 attacks
Recorded September 12, 2001

Santorum was elected to the United States Senate from Pennsylvania in 1994. He served two terms until losing his 2006 reelection bid. A Roman Catholic, Santorum is a social conservative who opposes abortion and same-sex marriage and embraced a cultural warrior image during his Senate tenure. While serving as a senator, Santorum authored the Santorum Amendment, which would have promoted the teaching of intelligent design. He was a leading sponsor of the 2003 federal law known as the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act.

In the years following his departure from the Senate, Santorum has worked as a consultant, private practice lawyer, and news contributor. He ran for the Republican nomination in the 2012 U.S. presidential election. Before suspending his campaign on April 10, 2012, 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. Santorum ran for president again in 2016, but ended his campaign in February 2016 after a poor showing in the Iowa caucuses. In January 2017, he became a CNN senior political commentator. However, he was terminated from his contract with CNN in May 2021 due to comments he made about Native Americans a few weeks prior which were deemed "dismissive".[1]

Early life and education edit

Richard John Santorum was born in Winchester, Virginia.[2] He is the second of the three children of Aldo Santorum (1923–2011), a clinical psychologist who immigrated to the United States at age seven from Riva, Trentino, Italy,[3] and Catherine (Dughi) Santorum (1918–2019), an administrative nurse[3][4][5] who was of Italian and Irish ancestry.[6]

Santorum grew up in Berkeley County, West Virginia, and Butler County, Pennsylvania. In West Virginia, his family lived in an apartment provided by the Veterans Administration.[7] Santorum attended elementary school at Butler Catholic School and then went on to Butler Senior High School. He was nicknamed "Rooster", supposedly for both a cowlick strand of hair and an assertive nature, particularly on important political issues.[8][9][10][11] After his parents transferred to the Naval Station Great Lakes in northern Illinois, Santorum attended the Roman Catholic Carmel High School in Mundelein, Illinois, for one year, graduating in 1976.[12]

Santorum attended Pennsylvania State University for his undergraduate studies, serving as chairman of the university's College Republicans chapter and graduating with a B.A. degree with honors in political science in 1980.[13] While at Penn State, Santorum joined the Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity.[14] He then completed a one-year M.B.A. program at the University of Pittsburgh's Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, graduating in 1981.[15] In 1986, Santorum received a J.D. degree with honors from Dickinson School of Law.[16]

Early career edit

Santorum first became actively involved in politics in the 1970s through volunteering for Senator John Heinz, a Republican from Pennsylvania.[17] Additionally, while in law school, Santorum was an administrative assistant to Republican state senator Doyle Corman, serving as Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Senate Local Government Committee from 1981 to 1984, then Executive Director of the Senate Transportation Committee.[16]

After graduating, Santorum was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar and practiced law for four years at the Pittsburgh law firm Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, a firm known for raising political candidates and lobbyists (later named K&L Gates). As an associate, he successfully lobbied on behalf of the World Wrestling Federation to deregulate professional wrestling, arguing that it should be exempt from federal anabolic steroid regulations because it was entertainment, not a sport.[18][19][20] Santorum left his private law practice in 1990 after his election to the House of Representatives.

U.S. House of Representatives (1991–1995) edit

 
Representative Santorum in 1991. Representatives Frank Riggs and John Boehner stand behind him.

Having been groomed by Kirkpatrick & Lockhart, Santorum decided Democratic congressman Doug Walgren was vulnerable, and took up residence in Walgren's district. Needing money and political support, he courted GOP activist and major donor Elsie Hillman,[21] the chair of the state Republican Party.[21] In 1990, at age 32, Santorum was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives to represent Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district, located in the eastern suburbs of Pittsburgh. He scored a significant upset in the heavily Democratic district, defeating seven-term Democratic incumbent Doug Walgren by a 51%–49% margin.[22] During his campaign Santorum repeatedly criticized Walgren for living outside the district for most of the year.[23] Although the 18th District was redrawn for the 1992 elections, and the new district had a 3:1 ratio of registered Democrats to Republicans, Santorum still won reelection with 61% of the vote.[24]

In 1993, Santorum was one of 17 House Republicans who sided with most Democrats to support legislation that prohibited employers from permanently replacing striking employees.[25] He also joined a minority of Republicans to vote against the North American Free Trade Agreement that year.[26] As a member of the Gang of Seven, Santorum was involved in exposing members of Congress involved in the House banking scandal.[27]

U.S. Senate (1995–2007) edit

Tenure edit

 
Senate portrait, 1995

Santorum served in the United States Senate representing Pennsylvania from 1995 to 2007. From 2001 until 2007, he was the Senate's third-ranking Republican.[28] He was first elected to the Senate during the 1994 Republican takeover, narrowly defeating incumbent Democrat Harris Wofford, 49% to 47%. The theme of Santorum's 1994 campaign signs was "Join the Fight!" During the race, he was considered an underdog, as his opponent was 32 years his senior.[29] He was reelected in 2000, defeating U.S. Congressman Ron Klink by a 52–46% margin. In his reelection bid of 2006, he lost to Democrat Bob Casey, Jr.[30] by a 59–41% margin.

After his election to the Senate in 1994, Santorum sought to "practice what [he] preached" and hired five people for his staff who were on welfare, food stamps, or other government aid.[31]

In 1996, 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. Santorum was an author and the floor manager of the bill.[32] In 1996, Santorum endorsed moderate Republican Arlen Specter in his short-lived campaign for president. Reporters have observed that though Santorum and Specter differed on social policy, Specter provided him with key political staff for his successful run in 1994.[33]

The National Taxpayers Union, a fiscal conservative organization, gave Santorum an "A−" score for his votes on fiscal issues, meaning that he was one of "the strongest supporters of responsible tax and spending policies" during his tenure, and ranked fifth in the group's rankings out of 50 senators who served at the same time.[34]

Legislative proposals edit

Religious freedom initiatives edit

 
Santorum, Sen. Arlen Specter, and Rep. John Murtha watch President George W. Bush sign the Flight 93 National Memorial Act.
 
Santorum, at right, alongside seven other members of Congress and the Secretary of the Interior as President George W. Bush signs H.R. 6111, the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006[35]

In 2002, Santorum was a co-sponsor of that year's attempt to pass the Workplace Religious Freedom Act (WRFA).[36] The bill had first been introduced in the Senate by Senator John Kerry (D-MA) in 1996, having been introduced in the House by Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) in 1994. Although Santorum was in the Senate at the time, he was not a sponsor of the bill when it was introduced in 1996, or when it was reintroduced in 1997 and 1999.[37][38][39] Once signed on as a co-sponsor, Santorum remained so throughout his tenure in the Senate.

Santorum founded the Congressional Working Group on Religious Freedom in 2003.[40][41] The group included members of both the Senate and the House of Representatives, and met monthly to address issues such as the Workplace Religious Freedom Act, tax-exempt status for churches, the CARE act, international religious freedom, and antisemitism.[35]

Teaching of evolution and intelligent design edit

Main article: Santorum Amendment

Santorum added to the 2001 No Child Left Behind bill a provision that would have provided more freedom to schools in teaching about the origins of life, including the teaching of the pseudoscience of intelligent design alongside evolution.[42][43] The bill, with the Santorum Amendment included, passed the Senate 91–8[42][44] and was hailed as a victory by intelligent design promoters,[45][46][47][48] but before it became law, scientific and educational groups successfully urged its conference committee to strike the Santorum Amendment from the final version. Intelligent design supporters in Congress then preserved the language of the Santorum Amendment in the conference committee report of the bill's legislative history.[45][46][47][48][49] The Discovery Institute and other intelligent design proponents point to this report as "a clear endorsement by Congress of the importance of teaching a variety of scientific views about the theory of evolution."[50][51]

In 2002, Santorum called intelligent design "a legitimate scientific theory that should be taught in science classes",[52] but by 2005 he had adopted the Teach the Controversy approach.[53][54] He told National Public Radio, "I'm not comfortable with intelligent design being taught in the science classroom. What we should be teaching are the problems and holes ... in the theory of evolution."[55] Later that year, Santorum resigned from the advisory board of the Christian-rights Thomas More Law Center after the Center's lawyers lost a case representing a school board that had required the teaching of intelligent design.[56] Santorum, who had previously supported the school board's policy, indicated he had not realized that certain members of the board had been motivated by religious beliefs.[56] Santorum critics said he was backtracking from his earlier position because he was facing a tough reelection fight in 2006.[56] When asked in November 2011 about his views on evolution, Santorum stated that he believes that evolution occurred on a tiny, micro level.[57]

National Weather Service Duties Act edit

Main article: National Weather Service Duties Act of 2005

Santorum introduced the National Weather Service Duties Act of 2005,[58][59] which aimed to prohibit the National Weather Service from releasing weather data to the public without charge where private-sector entities perform the same function commercially.[60] The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association was organizing a lobbying effort in opposition to the legislation,[61] but it never passed committee.[61] The motivations for the bill were controversial, as employees of AccuWeather, a commercial weather company based in Pennsylvania, donated $10,500 to Santorum and his PAC.[62] The liberal advocacy group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington cited the bill as one of several reasons for listing Santorum as one of its "most corrupt politicians".[63] In support of the bill, Santorum criticized the National Weather Service in September 2005, saying its evacuation warnings for Hurricane Katrina were "insufficient".[60][64][65]

Foreign policy edit

Santorum supports the War on Terror and shares the views of neoconservatives and the Bush Doctrine in regard to foreign policy. He felt the War in Iraq was justified and in 2006 declared that weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) had been found in Iraq. Santorum made the declaration regarding WMDs[66] based in part on declassified portions of the U.S. Army Intelligence and Security Command.[67] The report stated that coalition forces had recovered approximately 500 weapons munitions that contain degraded or vacant mustard or sarin nerve agent casings. The specific weapons he referred to were chemical munitions dating back to the Iran–Iraq War that were buried in the early 1990s. The report stated that while agents had degraded to an unknown degree, they remained dangerous and possibly lethal.[66] Officials of the Department of Defense, CIA intelligence analysts, and the White House have all explicitly stated that these expired casings were not part of the WMDs threat that the Iraq War was launched to contain.[68]

Santorum has said the war on terror can be won and is optimistic about U.S. involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan in the long term. He has defended the treatment of prisoners in Guantanamo Bay, including waterboarding, and stated that John McCain, who opposes the practice, "doesn't understand how enhanced interrogation works."[69][70][71][72] Santorum called the War in Afghanistan "a very winnable operation" in 2012, dismissing efforts for withdrawal by 2014. He similarly criticized President Obama's foreign policy, saying he was "not focused on trying to win the war" in Afghanistan,[73] and said he was against any withdrawal in Iraq in 2012, saying, "We want victory."[74]

Santorum supports U.S. political intervention[75] and economic sanctions against state sponsors of terrorism.[76] He views "Islamic fascism" in Iran as the center of the "world's conflict", and his geopolitical strategy for peace involves the United States promoting "a strong Lebanon, a strong Israel, and a strong Iraq."[75] He sponsored the Syria Accountability Act of 2003 to require Syria to cease all activity with Lebanon and end all support for terrorism.[76] In 2005, Santorum sponsored the Iran Freedom and Support Act, which appropriated $10 million aimed at regime change in Iran. The Act passed with overwhelming support. Santorum voted against the Lautenberg amendment, which would have closed the loophole that allows companies like Halliburton to do business with Iran through their foreign affiliates.[77] Santorum reflected on his last year in the Senate as one spent talking a lot about Iran and was characterized by The Atlantic Wire as an "extreme hawk" in his approach to Iran.[78][79] Santorum stated that Iran was the creator of Hezbollah and the driving force of Hamas. He said Iran was at the center of "much of the world's conflict" but he was opposed to direct military action against the country in 2006.[75] Santorum was one of only two senators who voted against confirming Robert Gates as Secretary of Defense. He said his objection was to Gates's support for talking with Iran and Syria, because it would be an error to talk with radical Islamists.[80]

Party leadership and other actions edit

Santorum became chairman of the Senate Republican Conference in 2000, the party's third-ranking leadership position in the Senate.[81] In that role, he directed Senate Republicans' communications operations and was a frequent party spokesperson. He was the youngest member of the Senate leadership and the first Pennsylvanian to hold such a prominent position since Senator Hugh Scott was Republican leader in the 1970s.[82][83] In addition, Santorum served on the Senate Agriculture Committee; the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs; the Senate Special Committee on Aging; and the Senate Finance Committee, of which he was the chairman of the Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy. He also sat at the candy desk for ten years.[82][83]

In January 2005, Santorum announced his intention to run for Senate Republican Whip, the second-highest post in the Republican caucus after the 2006 election, saying he expected the incumbent whip, Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, to run for Senate Republican leader to succeed Bill Frist of Tennessee, who was planning to retire.[84] As a result of Santorum's loss in the 2006 election, this plan was never realized.

K Street Project edit

Beginning in 1995, Republicans leaders such as Tom DeLay and Grover Norquist initiated an order to place Republicans in lobbying firm jobs and exclude Democrats. In addition, the initiative pressured lobbying firms to contribute to Republican campaigns by withholding access to lawmakers from firms that did not comply.[85] The initiative became politically toxic for Republicans when the Jack Abramoff scandal broke in late 2004. Although some sources indicate that Santorum played a key role[86][87] in the K Street Project, he has denied any involvement.[88][89] In November 2005, several months after the indictments of Abramoff and DeLay, Santorum told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "The K Street project is purely to make sure we have qualified applicants for positions that are in town. From my perspective, it's a good government thing."[90] A few months later, however, Santorum emphatically denied any connection with either the K Street Project or Norquist, saying: "I had absolutely nothing to do—never met, never talked, never coordinated, never did anything—with Grover Norquist and the quote K Street Project."[91] In January 2012, The Washington Post's "Fact Checker" concluded that "we can't prove definitively whether or not Santorum collaborated on the K Street Project", saying that it "depend[ed] on how you define the initiative".[92]

2006 reelection campaign edit

 
County results of the 2006 U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania. Counties in red were won by Santorum.
Main article: 2006 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

In 2006, Santorum sought reelection to a third Senate term.[93] He ran unopposed in the Republican Party. His seat was considered among the most vulnerable for Republicans and was a prime target of the Democratic Party in the 2006 elections. George W. Bush had a 38% approval rating in Pennsylvania in 2006.[94] Mary Isenhour, a Democratic strategist, reflected on Santorum's campaign and his connection to the unpopular president, "In 2006, we were doubly blessed—we could run against George W. Bush and Rick Santorum".[95] Santorum chose to campaign alongside George W. Bush and called him a "terrific president", hurting his popularity. Also problematic was Santorum's 2004 endorsement of his Republican Senate colleague Arlen Specter over conservative Congressman Pat Toomey in the primary for Pennsylvania's other Senate seat. Many socially and fiscally conservative Republicans considered the endorsement a betrayal of their cause.[96][97]

Santorum's opponent was Democratic State Treasurer Bob Casey, Jr., the son of popular former governor Robert Casey, Sr. Casey was well known for his opposition to abortion, negating one of Santorum's key issues.[98] For most of the campaign, Santorum trailed Casey by 15 points or more in polls.[99] Green Party candidate Carl Romanelli failed to gain ballot access in the race, further hurting Santorum's chances. Reportedly, several of Santorum's supporters had funded and petitioned for Romanelli to siphon away Democrats from Casey.[100]

Santorum was mired in controversy and spent much of his time on the campaign defending his past statements and positions. He faced criticism from Casey and others for several statements in his book It Takes a Family, including his denunciation of 1960s "radical feminism", which he said had made it "socially affirming to work outside the home" at the expense of child care.[101] In the book, Santorum also compared pro-choice Americans to "German Nazis." John Brabender, an adviser to Santorum's Senate and presidential races, reflected back on the book's controversies and said Santorum was warned that sections could bring political damage, and Santorum was not willing to change much of it simply to gain moderate supporters.[102] In addition, a past article Santorum wrote to The Catholic Online in which he linked liberalism and moral relativism in American society, particularly within seminaries, to the Roman Catholic Church sex abuse scandal resurfaced in 2005. He wrote, "It is no surprise that Boston, a seat of academic, political and cultural liberalism in America, lies at the center of the storm."[103][104] His remarks were heavily criticized, especially in Massachusetts, and he was asked for an explanation. Santorum did not retract his statement and defended his premise that it was "no surprise that the center of the Catholic Church abuse took place in very liberal, or perhaps the nation's most liberal area, Boston."[105] Casey also raised the question of Santorum's association with the K Street Project.[90][91][106][107]

Santorum said he spent "maybe a month a year" at his Pennsylvania home,[108] raising allegations of hypocrisy as he had denounced his former opponent Doug Walgren for living away from his House district.[109] Critics also complained that Pennsylvania taxpayers were paying 80% of the tuition for five of Santorum's children to attend an online "cyber school"—a benefit available only to Pennsylvania residents—when all his children lived in Virginia.[110] The Penn Hills School District, which covered the tuition costs for the cyber school through local taxes, unsuccessfully filed a complaint against Santorum for reimbursement in 2005,[111] but won reimbursement from the state in September 2006 in the amount of $55,000.[112][113] In response, Santorum asked county officials to remove the homestead tax exemption from his Penn Hills property, saying he was entitled to it but chose not to take it because of the political dispute.[114] Since 2006, Santorum has been home-schooling his seven children.[115][116] Santorum responded to the dispute saying that his children should not be implicated in the "politics of personal destruction".[117] One of his children appeared in a 2006 reelection campaign ad, saying, "My dad's opponents have criticized him for moving us to Washington so we could be with him more."[118]

Santorum ran a television ad suggesting that Casey's supporters had been under investigation for various crimes. The negative ad backfired, as The Scranton Times-Tribune found that all but a few of Casey's contributors donated when he was running for other offices, and none were investigated for anything.[119] In fact, two of the persons cited in Santorum's campaign ad actually contributed to Santorum in 2006, and one died in 2004.[120] Santorum's campaign countered that those donations were not kept and had been donated to educational institutions.[121]

Toward the end of his campaign, Santorum shifted his theme to the threat of radical Islam.[70][122] In October 2006 he gave a "Gathering Storm" speech, invoking British Prime Minister Winston Churchill's description of Europe prior to World War II.[70][122] As evidence that Islamists were waging a more-than-300-year-old crusade against the Western world, Santorum pointed to September 11, 1683, the date of the Battle of Vienna.[123] Casey responded, "No one believes terrorists are going to be more likely to attack us because I defeat Rick Santorum."[19] Noting that he had been "even more hawkish" during this time period than President Bush, Santorum later said, "Maybe that wasn't the smartest political strategy, spending the last few months running purely on national security".[122]

A heated debate between the candidates occurred on October 11, 2006.[124] Bill Toland of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette described both candidates' performances during the debate as "unstatesmanlike".[124]

In the November 7, 2006, election, Santorum lost by over 700,000 votes, receiving 41% of the vote to Casey's 59%. This was the largest margin of defeat for a sitting senator in the 2006 cycle, and the largest margin of defeat for an incumbent senator since 1980.[125][126]

Post-Senate career edit

Lawyer, political consultant and commentator edit

In January 2007, Santorum joined the Ethics and Public Policy Center, a D.C.-based conservative think tank, as director of its America's Enemies Program focusing on foreign threats to the United States, including Islamic fascism, Venezuela, North Korea and Russia.[122] In February 2007, he signed a deal to become a contributor on the Fox News Channel, offering commentary on politics and public policy.[127] In March 2007 he joined Eckert Seamans,[128] where he primarily practiced law in the firm's Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C., offices, providing business and strategic counseling services to the firm's clients. In 2007, he joined the Board of Directors of Universal Health Services, a hospital management company based in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.[129] He also began writing an op-ed column, "The Elephant in the Room", for The Philadelphia Inquirer.[130]

Santorum earned $1.3 million in 2010 and the first half of 2011. The largest portion of his earnings—$332,000—came from his work as a consultant for industry interest groups, including Consol Energy and American Continental Group. Santorum also earned $395,414 in corporate director's fees and stock options from Universal Health Services and $217,385 in income from the Ethics and Public Policy Center.[86][131][132] In 2010 he was paid $23,000 by The Philadelphia Inquirer for his work as a columnist.[86]

In January 2017, Santorum became a CNN senior political commentator.[133] In April 2021, he claimed at an April 23 Young America's Foundation event that "There isn't much Native American culture in American culture. We came here and created a blank slate. We birthed a Nation. From nothing. I mean there was nothing here." Santorum's comments, which were described as racist,[134][135] led to calls for CNN to terminate his contract, which the network did days later.[136][137]

Speculation about political plans edit

Before the 2006 election, Santorum was frequently mentioned as a possible 2008 presidential candidate. Such speculation faded when, during the 2006 campaign and in light of unimpressive poll numbers in his Senate race, he declared that, if reelected, he would serve a full term. After he lost, Santorum once again ruled out a presidential run.[138]

On February 1, 2008, Santorum said he would vote for Mitt Romney in the 2008 Republican presidential primary.[139] Santorum criticized John McCain, questioning his anti-abortion voting record and conservative values. Santorum later said he endorsed Romney because he saw him as the "best chance to stop John McCain", whom he considered too moderate.[140] In September 2008, Santorum expressed support for McCain as the nominee, citing McCain's choice of Sarah Palin as his running mate as a step in the right direction.[141]

Santorum was mentioned as a candidate for governor of Pennsylvania in 2010.[142] At one point, he was said to have "quietly but efficiently put his fingerprints on a wide array of conservative causes in the state."[143] Santorum declined to seek the gubernatorial nomination and instead endorsed eventual winner Tom Corbett.[144]

2012 presidential campaign edit

 
Santorum speaking at the Iowa State Fair in August 2011
See also: Rick Santorum 2012 presidential campaign

In the fall of 2009, Santorum gave a speech at the University of Dubuque on the economy, fueling speculation that he would run for president in 2012. Santorum later recalled, "It got a lot of buzz on the Internet, so I thought, 'Wow, maybe there's some interest'". He decided to campaign after multiple conversations with his wife, who was not enthusiastic at first.[145]

On September 11, 2009, Santorum spoke to Catholic leaders in Orlando, Florida, saying that the 2012 presidential elections were going to be "a real opportunity for success." He then scheduled various appearances in Iowa with political nonprofit organizations.[146]

On January 15, 2010, 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 conservative vision for our country's future". He continued, "And right now, I just don't see anyone stepping up to the plate. I have no great burning desire to be president, but I have a burning desire to have a different president of the United States".[147] He formed a presidential exploratory committee on April 13, 2011. Santorum also mentioned his grandfather's historical encounter with Italian fascism as an inspiration for his presidential campaign.[148]

He formally announced his run for the Republican presidential nomination on ABC's Good Morning America on June 6, 2011, saying he was "in it to win." He initially lagged in the polls but gained as other conservative candidates slumped. By the weekend before the Iowa caucuses, polls showed him in the top three along with Romney and Ron Paul.[149][150] The Des Moines Register also noted that the momentum was with Santorum. In the closest finish in the history of the Iowa caucuses, the count on the night put Romney as winner by a margin of eight votes, but the final result announced two weeks later showed that Santorum had won by 34 votes.[151] Santorum later focused on the states holding votes on February 7, a strategy that paid off, as he won all three.[152][153] Santorum surged in polls taken shortly after, ranking first in some and a close second in others.[154] In the March 13 primaries, Santorum narrowly won both Mississippi and Alabama[155] and followed up with a victory in Louisiana on March 24.[156]

Following the hospitalization of his daughter Bella and losses in Wisconsin, Maryland, and the District of Columbia, Santorum announced the suspension of his campaign on April 10, 2012, in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.[157][158] He had won 11 state primaries and nearly 4 million votes, more than any other candidate except Romney.[159] Santorum topped Romney in polls for a brief period. Upon the conclusion of Santorum's run, Romney called him "an important voice" in the GOP.[160]

Santorum received a prime time speaking slot at the 2012 Republican National Convention. He was originally slated to speak early in the evening, but convention organizers moved him to 9 pm with the other highly anticipated speakers of the evening, Ann Romney and convention keynote Chris Christie.[161] Santorum spoke of the American dream his immigrant grandfather worked to give his family and said Obama was turning the dream into a nightmare.[162] He talked about his experiences on the presidential campaign trail, speaking with emotion about his daughter Bella and meeting disabled people and their families.[163] He emphasized the importance of strengthening marriage and the family.[164] He also condemned Obama's actions on the welfare reform law,[165] of which he was one of the chief proponents in Congress, and his actions on education, including school choice and student loans.[166] Santorum concluded his speech to a standing ovation, saying,

I thank God that America still has one party that reaches out their hands in love to lift up all of God's children—born and unborn—and says that each of us has dignity and all of us have the right to live the American Dream. And without you, America is not keeping faith with that dream. We are stewards of a great inheritance. In November we have a chance to vote for life and liberty, not dependency. A vote for Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan will put our country back in the hands of leaders who understand what America can and, for the sake of our children, must be to keep the dream alive.[164][167]

Patriot Voices edit

In June 2012, Santorum launched Patriot Voices, a 501(c)(4) nonprofit with a mission to "mobilize conservatives around this country who are committed to promoting faith, family, freedom and opportunity" in support of causes and candidates across the country.[168] Santorum supported U.S. Senate candidates Ted Cruz in Texas and Richard Mourdock in Indiana in their respective Republican primaries; both won.[169] In the general elections, Patriot Voices endorsed eight U.S. Senate candidates and four House candidates.[170] In Iowa's 2012 retention elections Santorum lent support to the "NO Wiggins" effort to oust Iowa Supreme Court Justice David Wiggins, who they say promulgated a personal political agenda in the court.[171] They have also been vocal in opposition to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which they say threatens parental rights and U.S. sovereignty.[172] In August 2021 Santorum became a Senior Advisor to the Convention of States Project of Citizens for Self-Governance. "As Senior Advisor, Rick is counseling us on strategy, will serve as a public voice for the surging Convention of States movement, and will focus his incredible energy on restoring our nation and returning the proper balance to our republic," said Mark Meckler, head of the Convention of States Project.

Business ventures edit

In June 2013, Santorum became Chairman and CEO of EchoLight Studios, a Dallas-based Christian movie company.[173] Santorum has produced the Christmas-themed movie The Christmas Candle[174] and the religious liberty film One Generation Away.[175]

He is a part owner of Plasma Technologies LLC.[176]

2016 presidential campaign edit

Main article: Rick Santorum 2016 presidential campaign
 
Rick Santorum speaking at the 2015 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in National Harbor, Maryland on February 27, 2015

Appearing on NBC's Meet the Press on August 4, 2013, Santorum said, "I'm open to looking into a presidential race in 2016."[177] He outlined plans for a potential 2016 run in an interview with The Washington Post,[178] and officially announced his candidacy on May 27, 2015.[179] After performing poorly in the Iowa caucuses, Santorum ended his campaign on February 3, 2016,[180] and endorsed Florida senator Marco Rubio.[181] After Rubio suspended his campaign, Santorum endorsed Donald Trump.[182]

CNN racism accusation edit

In May 2021, Santorum stated that America was founded by white Europeans and that prior to their arrival, America was populated by nothing more than a handful of primitive warring Native American tribes. He was dropped from CNN over these remarks, with some responses referring to them as "classic white supremacist rhetoric" and being "dangerous manipulation".[183][184][185] In response, Santorum said he had “misspoke” and denied that he was “trying to dismiss [the genocide of] Native Americans”.[183]

LGBT issues and "santorum" edit

See also: Rick Santorum's views on homosexuality and Campaign for the neologism "santorum"
 
Santorum speaking in Des Moines, Iowa in 2011

In his 2005 book It Takes a Family, Santorum advocated a society oriented toward "family values" and centered on monogamous, heterosexual relationships, marriage, and child raising. He opposes both same-sex marriage and civil unions, saying the American public and their elected officials should decide on these "incredibly important moral issues" rather than the Supreme Court.[186]

During a 2003 interview, Santorum expressed opposition to same-sex marriage, said he favors having laws against polygamy, sodomy (between same sex or opposite sex couples), and other actions "antithetical to a healthy, stable, traditional family", and likened homosexuality to bestiality and child sexual abuse.[187][188] The remarks drew a retaliatory response from many, including author, journalist, and LGBT community activist Dan Savage, who launched a contest to coin a "santorum" neologism among the readers of his blog with the winner as "the frothy mixture of lube and fecal matter that is sometimes the byproduct of anal sex".[189][190] The website Savage set up for the campaign became one of the top search results for Santorum's surname,[191] creating a situation that commentators dubbed "Santorum's Google problem".[190][192] Santorum has characterized the campaign as a "type of vulgarity" spread on the Internet.[192] In September 2011, Santorum unsuccessfully requested that Google remove the content from its search engine index.[193] In 2015, 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 ... I stand by that."[194][195]

In 2011, 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 that effectively banned gays and lesbians from open service in the United States Armed Forces and fielded a question from Stephen Snyder-Hill, a gay soldier then serving in Iraq, about the progress made by gay soldiers in the military.[196] The soldier was booed by some in the audience, and Santorum said his administration would reinstate the ban on gay soldiers in the military. Santorum was roundly criticized for not supporting the soldier, and he later asserted he had not heard the booing from the stage.

In 2015, 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.[197] The pledge states, in part: "A decision purporting to redefine marriage flies in the face of the Constitution and is contrary to the natural created order. As people of faith we pledge obedience to our Creator when the State directly conflicts with higher law."[198] In April 2015, Santorum stated on Hugh Hewitt's radio program that he would not attend a same-sex wedding, saying: "as a person of my faith, that would be something that would be a violation of my faith."[199]

At a Republican convention in South Carolina in 2015, Santorum responded to a question about Caitlyn Jenner by saying: "if [Jenner] says he's a woman, then he's a woman. My responsibility as a human being is to love and accept everybody. Not to criticize people for who they are."[200] Due to Santorum's consistent opposition to same-sex marriage, his apparent acceptance of Jenner's transition surprised some.[who?][201] Some people criticized Santorum for continuing to use the male pronoun in reference to Jenner.[202] Santorum declined to take a position on whether transgender people should be allowed to use restrooms of the gender of their choice, saying only that he believed the federal government should leave the issue to local authorities.[203][204] Santorum later clarified his statement, writing that he "meant to express empathy", and "not a change in public policy."[204]

Religious faith edit

 
Rick Santorum at prayer, 2012

Although he was raised in a nominally Catholic household, Santorum's faith began to deepen when he met his future wife, Karen. By his account, conversations with her father, Kenneth Garver, a staunch Catholic and abortion opponent, solidified his understanding and opposition to abortion. He and his wife have since become increasingly religious.[205] Santorum now considers himself a devout Catholic and acknowledges his faith as the source of his politics and worldview.[206] He attends Mass almost daily and organized a Catholic study group for lawmakers while in Congress.[207]

Santorum proudly calls himself a culture warrior and true Christian conservative. In so positioning himself, he has garnered popularity among Protestant evangelicals, but his support among Catholics is not as robust.[208][209] Santorum's emphasis on his "Christian roots" was especially favored by evangelicals in the Midwest and Southern states during the 2012 primaries, although he lost the Republican Catholic vote in most states to Romney.[210] Exit polls found only 42% of those Catholics and less than a third of Protestant evangelicals knew Santorum was Catholic.[211] After Santorum won Protestant-majority states Alabama and Mississippi but lost in heavily Catholic Puerto Rico, The Huffington Post said he "seemed exasperated by the trend"[212] and said his base support came from "people who take their faith seriously", not necessarily fellow Catholics.[212]

Santorum has written for Catholic publications and frequently comments on political issues from a religious standpoint. He has said, "I don't believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute. The First Amendment means the free exercise of religion and that means bringing people and their faith into the public square."[213][214] In an interview with the National Catholic Reporter, Santorum said that the distinction between private religious conviction and public responsibility, espoused by President John F. Kennedy, had caused "great harm in America". He said: "All of us have heard people say, 'I privately am against abortion, homosexual marriage, stem cell research, cloning. But who am I to decide that it's not right for somebody else?' It sounds good, but it is the corruption of freedom of conscience."[215] He told a group of college students in 2008 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."[216]

Santorum has said he values faith over politics and considers politicians' 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.[217] Santorum has said that "if the president says he's a Christian, he's a Christian" but has stated that Obama's agenda is based on a "phony theology", not the Bible.[218] In an interview with Glenn Beck, Santorum said Obama's desire for greater higher education rates nationwide was a veiled attempt at "indoctrination", saying that "62 percent of kids who go into college with a faith commitment leave without it." Santorum declined to provide a source for that figure.[219][220] He believes colleges reinforce secular relativism and antagonize religiosity, particularly Christianity, and lists young people's support for abortion, gay marriage, and pornography as "symptoms" of indoctrination.[221]

Political positions edit

 
Rick Santorum speaking at CPAC Hungary 2022

Santorum has consistently held socially conservative views and has advocated "compassionate conservatism".[222] He has a more mixed record on fiscal issues.[223] As a member of Congress, he voted for the Bush tax cuts, favored a balanced budget amendment and sought to curb entitlements, playing a key role in enacting welfare cuts.[223] He has been criticized for supporting costly federal programs in education and transportation and for using earmarks to fund Pennsylvania projects.[223] He says he regrets many of his votes for such programs and opposes earmarks.[223] He has also specifically disavowed his 2003 support for the unfunded Medicare prescription drug benefit and his vote for the No Child Left Behind Act.[223][224]

In 2003, he was described by the Pennsylvania Report as having a "confrontational, partisan, 'in your face' style of politics and government."[225] "I just don't take the pledge. I take the bullets", Santorum said. "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."[226]

Abortion edit

 
Santorum at the signing of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act by Pres. George W. Bush in 2004
 
Members of Congress join Rick Santorum in introducing the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act

Santorum considered himself pro-choice on abortion throughout his early life but adopted an anti-abortion position by 1990 when he ran for Congress.[227][228][229] He has become known for his staunch opposition to abortion.[230][231][232] In 2015, he said, "'I do not believe life begins at conception. I know life begins at conception. This is not a matter of debate. It's not a matter of faith ... Every child at the moment of conception is both living—that embryo is metabolizing—and it is ... genetically completely human"'.[232] During a 2016 presidential debate, Santorum said, "'Twice in my life we were counseled to have an abortion—once with our son Gabriel and one with our little girl, Bella ... Neither time did Karen (Santorum's wife) and I even think about [an abortion], because we know life begins at conception'".[230]

In 1996, Santorum led the unsuccessful attempt to override President Bill Clinton's veto of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1995,[233] He also sponsored a similar bill in 1999.[234] Santorum was a lead sponsor of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act,[235] which was signed into law by President George W. Bush in November 2003[236] and upheld by the Supreme Court of the United States in the 2007 decision Gonzales v. Carhart.[237]

Class/Inequality edit

Santorum has condemned the term "middle class" as "Marxism talk" used by liberals, maintaining that the United States has no social classes.[238][239] At an August 2013 GOP fundraiser in Rock Rapids, Iowa, he said, "Don't use the term the other side uses... [t]he middle class.... Since when in America do we have classes? Since when in America are people stuck in areas or defined places called a class? That's Marxism talk... When Republicans get up and talk about middle class, we're buying into their rhetoric of dividing America. Stop it. There's no class in America. Call them on it."[238]

Contraception edit

Santorum has said he does not believe a "right to privacy" is part of the Constitution. He has criticized the Supreme Court decision in Griswold v. Connecticut (1965), which held that the Constitution guaranteed that right and overturned a law prohibiting the sale of contraceptives to married couples.[240] Santorum has asserted that the right to privacy set forth in Griswold was a "jurisprudential novelty [that] quickly become a constitutional wrecking ball" and eventually led the Court to recognize a constitutional right to abortion in Roe v. Wade (1973).[240] In critiquing Griswold, Santorum emphasized that he did not support laws banning contraceptives.[240] Santorum has, however, described contraception as "a license to do things in [the] sexual realm that [are] counter to how things are supposed to be."[241]

Death penalty edit

In March 2005, Santorum expressed misgivings about the death penalty in light of wrongly convicted individuals who were sentenced to death. He went on to say, "I agree with the Pope that in the civilized world... the application of the death penalty should be limited. I would definitely agree with that. I would certainly suggest there probably should be some further limits on what we use it for."[242] In January 2012, Santorum said that "when there is certainty, that's the case that capital punishment can be used" but that "if there is not certainty, under the law, it shouldn't be used."[243]

Drugs edit

Santorum used cannabis in college, but later said, "Even during that time, I knew that what I was doing was wrong."[244] He is against the legalization of cannabis and believes that the federal law against it should be enforced in Colorado.[245] He has voted in favor of increasing penalties for drug trafficking and possession and for increased spending on drug control.[244]

Energy and environment edit

Santorum rejects the overwhelming scientific consensus on climate change, which states that global warming is harmful and primarily human-caused, calling it "junk science". He has claimed that global warming is a "beautifully concocted scheme" by the political left and "an excuse for more government control of your life."[246]

In reaction to Pope Francis's encyclical Laudato si', which acknowledges man-made climate change and calls for swift and unified global policies to phase out fossil fuels, Santorum said in 2015: "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're good at, which is theology and morality."[247][248]

He has stated a policy of "drill everywhere" for oil and that there is "enough oil, coal and natural gas to last for centuries".[249]

Euthanasia edit

In 2012, 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 involuntary euthanizations. Santorum's statements were called "bogus" by FactCheck.org,[250] and Glenn Kessler, fact-checker for The Washington Post, said there was no evidence to support them.[251] Santorum's comments were met with a significant backlash in the Netherlands and were significantly criticized worldwide.[252]

Fiscal policy edit

As U.S. representative from Pennsylvania, in each year from 1992 through 1994 Santorum received a grade of B, and as U.S. Senator from Pennsylvania he received grades of A from 1995 through 1997, B+ in 1998 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.[253][254]

Gun laws edit

Santorum, who received nearly $116,000 from the gun lobby from 1990 to 2017, has consistently supported gun rights.[255][256] Santorum is an advocate of the right to bear arms. He is also a defender of gun manufacturers, and voted for the 2005 Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (Bill S 397), which prevents civil suits from being brought against gun manufacturers for criminal acts perpetrated with their weapons.[257] On March 25, 2018, 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."[258] Columbia Journalism Review called the comment "asinine on its face," but said that, even so, the response from doctors, journalists and students about the "stupid" comment was excessive.[259]

Immigration edit

In 2015, 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.[260]

In 2006, Santorum opposed the Senate's immigration reform proposal, saying the U.S. should simply act to enforce currently existing laws. He has openly stated his opposition to amnesty for illegal immigrants. He supports the construction of a barrier along the U.S.–Mexican border, an increase in the number of border patrol agents, and the stationing of National Guard troops along the border. He also believes that illegal immigrants should be deported immediately when they commit crimes and that undocumented immigrants should not receive benefits from the government. He believes English should be established as the national language in the United States.[261] Santorum cites his own family's history (his father immigrated to the U.S. from Italy) as proof of how to immigrate "the right way".[262]

At the 2015 Iowa Freedom Summit, Santorum said the volume of legal immigration into the United States is also too high, and stated that the number of immigrants lawfully entering the country was "affecting American workers" by taking jobs and lowering wages.[263][264] Santorum claimed that all "net new jobs" created in the United States economy since 2000 have gone to immigrants (both legal and illegal).[265] At the Iowa Freedom Summit, Santorum said: "We need an immigration policy that puts American workers first."[263]

Libertarianism edit

In June 2011, Santorum said he would continue to "fight very strongly against libertarian influence within the Republican Party and the conservative movement."[266] In an interview with NPR in the summer of 2005, Santorum discussed what he called the "libertarianish right", saying "they have this idea that people should be left alone, be able to do whatever they want to do. Government should keep our taxes down and keep our regulation low and that we shouldn't get involved in the bedroom, we shouldn't get involved in cultural issues, you know, people should do whatever they want. Well, that is not how traditional conservatives view the world, and I think most conservatives understand that individuals can't go it alone."[267]

Minimum wage edit

During his 2016 presidential campaign, Santorum came out in support of an increase in the federal minimum wage. In September 2015, he said, "'Republicans are losing elections because we aren't talking about [workers], all we want to talk about is what happened to business, there are people that work in those businesses.'"[268]

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Santorum supports paid family leave.[269]

Pornography edit

On his website, Santorum said that the "Obama Administration has turned a blind eye" to pornography, but promised the situation would "change under a Santorum Administration."[270] According to USA Today, some conservatives believe Santorum's opposition to pornography could "hurt the party politically."[270] On March 23, 2012, 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 women.[271] Researchers say that there is no such evidence of brain changes, although pornography's harmfulness "is still in dispute."[271]

Santorum defended his assertions by saying that "the Obama Department of Justice seems to favor pornographers over children and families", and that the department's failure to prosecute the porn industry "proves his point."[272] He then said that Obama has not put a priority on tackling the porn industry, "putting children at risk as a result of that."[272] In a position paper circulated in March 2012, Santorum said he would order his attorney general to "vigorously enforce" existing laws that "prohibit distribution of hardcore (obscene) pornography on the Internet, on cable/satellite TV, on hotel/motel TV, in retail shops and through the mail or by common carrier."[273]

Poverty edit

While in Congress, Santorum supported efforts to fight global HIV/AIDS,[274] provide assistance to orphans and vulnerable children in developing countries, combat genocide in Sudan, and offer third world debt relief.[275] In 2006, rock musician and humanitarian Bono said of Santorum, "he has been a defender of the most vulnerable."[276][277] On the domestic front, Santorum supported home ownership tax credits, savings accounts for children, rewarding savings by low-income families, funding autism research, fighting tuberculosis, and providing housing for people with HIV/AIDS. He supported increased funding for Social Services Block Grants and organizations like Healthy Start and the Children's Aid Society, and financing community health centers.[276]

Social Security edit

Santorum supported partial privatization of Social Security, and following President Bush's reelection, he held forums across Pennsylvania on the topic.[278]

Trade policy edit

The Cato Institute's Center for Trade Policy Studies identified Santorum, during his U.S. Senate tenure, as having a mostly pro-free trade and mostly anti-subsidies voting record.[279]

Electoral history edit

1994 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rick Santorum 1,735,691 49.40%
Democratic Harris Wofford (incumbent) 1,648,481 46.92%
Patriot Party Diane G. Blough 69,825 1.99%
Libertarian Donald Ernsberger 59,115 1.68%
Write-in 249 0.01%
Total votes 3,513,361 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic
2000 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania[280]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rick Santorum (incumbent) 2,481,962 52.4%
Democratic Ron Klink 2,154,908 45.5%
Libertarian John Featherman 45,775 1.0%
Constitution Lester Searer 28,382 0.6%
Reform Robert Domske 24,089 0.5%
Total votes 4,735,116 100.00%
Republican hold
2006 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania[281]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bob Casey, Jr. 2,392,984 58.64%
Republican Rick Santorum (incumbent) 1,684,778 41.28%
Write-in 3,281 0.08%
Total votes 4,081,043 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican
Cumulative results of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mitt Romney 10,031,336 52.13%
Republican Rick Santorum 3,932,069 20.43%
Republican Newt Gingrich 2,734,571 14.21%
Republican Ron Paul 2,095,762 10.89%
Republican Jon Huntsman 83,918 0.44%
Republican Rick Perry 54,769 0.28%
Republican Michele Bachmann 35,089 0.21%
Republican Buddy Roemer 33,588 0.17%
Republican Herman Cain 40,666 0.07%
Republican Fred Karger 12,743 0.06%
Republican Gary Johnson 4,293 0.02%
Cumulative results of the 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Donald Trump 14,015,993 44.95%
Republican Ted Cruz 7,822,100 25.08%
Republican John Kasich 4,290,448 13.76%
Republican Marco Rubio 3,515,576 11.27%
Republican Ben Carson 857,039 2.75%
Republican Jeb Bush 286,694 0.92%
Republican Rand Paul 66,788 0.21%
Republican Mike Huckabee 51,450 0.16%
Republican Carly Fiorina 40,666 0.13%
Republican Chris Christie 57,637 0.18%
Republican Jim Gilmore 18,369 0.06%
Republican Rick Santorum 16,627 0.05%

Personal life edit

 
Rick Santorum's wife Karen, along with daughter Sarah Maria, at the Values Voter Summit in October 2011

Santorum met his future wife, Karen Garver (born 1960), while she was a neo-natal nurse studying law at the University of Pittsburgh and he was recruiting summer interns for Kirkpatrick & Lockhart. They married in 1990[11] and have seven living children.

In 1996, the Santorums' son Gabriel was born prematurely after 20 weeks of pregnancy and died in the hospital two hours later. Karen wrote that she and Rick slept with Gabriel's body between them in the hospital that night and brought his body home the following day so that their other children could see him.[81][282][283] The Santorums' four eldest children appeared with their parents on Piers Morgan Tonight in January 2012. Elizabeth, who was five at the time of Gabriel's death, said she was glad to have seen him, and that he holds a place in her heart.[284]

Santorum traveled, in 2002, to Rome to speak at a centenary celebration of the birth of Saint Josemaría Escrivá, founder of Opus Dei.[215][285] He and his wife were invested as Knight and Dame of Magistral Grace of the Knights of Malta in a ceremony at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York on November 12, 2004.[286]

Santorum's net worth has been estimated between $880,000 and $3 million,[287] which is mainly held as five rental properties around Penn State University,[288] two personal homes in Great Falls and Penn Hills,[289] and some IRAs.[290] In 1997, Santorum purchased a three-bedroom house in the Pittsburgh suburb of Penn Hills. In 2001, he bought a $640,000 house in Leesburg, Virginia,[131] sold it in 2007 for $850,000,[291] and purchased a $2 million home in Great Falls, Virginia.[292]

According to The Washington Post, Santorum has paid $50,000 per year out of pocket for medical expenses not covered by insurance for his daughter Isabella's Trisomy 18.[293][294] The Santorums once paid $25,000 to have Isabella airlifted from a Virginia hospital to a children's hospital in Philadelphia.[294]

In his free time, Santorum is an avid fantasy baseball player.[295]

Books edit

Santorum has written four books: It Takes a Family: Conservatism and the Common Good (2005);[296] American Patriots: Answering the Call to Freedom (2012);[297] Blue Collar Conservatives: Recommitting to an America That Works (2014);[298] and Bella's Gift: How One Little Girl Transformed Our Family and Inspired a Nation (2015).[299] In addition to Santorum's books, a collection of his speeches as a U.S. senator was published and released by Monument Press in 2005 under the title Rick Santorum: A Senator Speaks Out on Life, Freedom, and Responsibility.

Santorum also wrote a foreword to William A. Dembski's 2006 Darwin's Nemesis: Phillip Johnson and the Intelligent Design Movement[300] and a 2006 autobiography.[301]

In It Takes a Family, Santorum argues that the traditional family is the foundation of society. Santorum criticizes alike laissez-faire conservatives and liberal proponents of social welfare for promoting a radical view of autonomy. In particular, he criticizes the "bigs" – "big government, big media, big entertainment, big universities." The book became a New York Times bestseller.[302]

American Patriots tells the stories of 25 lesser-known Americans from the American Revolution.[303] Santorum writes, "Most Americans know something about our Founding Fathers and their role in creating the government of the United States. However, most know little about the day-to-day battles fought by Americans of all backgrounds that paved the way for the high ideals of our founders to be put into practice."[304] He also writes, "Today we are facing a threat to the very foundation our founders laid. That threat does not come from an alien force but from those who are willing and determined to abandon the concept of God-given rights. Like the royalty during the Revolution, today's elites wish to return to the pre-Revolutionary paradigm in which they, through governmental force, allocate rights and responsibilities."[304]

Blue Collar Conservatives departs from traditional Republican orthodoxy[305] and says that the Republican Party must appeal to blue collar Americans. He says, "As many as six million blue collar voters stayed home from the polls, and there's good reason to believe that a large majority of them would have voted Republican if they had voted."[305] Santorum puts forward a recipe for Republican success in which Republicans advocate for workers and not just corporations.[306] He says that many middle class workers who have been forced into part-time jobs at big box stores or even into public assistance programs are amenable to the GOP's message if it is presented in relatable terms.[306] He tackles education, saying the current system of government-run schools is a "relic of the late 19th century" and that children should not be pressured into going to college when a job or vocational training would be a better option.[306] He criticizes libertarian influence in the Republican Party, saying, "There are some in my party who have taken the ideal of individualism to such an extreme that they have forgotten the obligation to look out for our fellow man."[305] He says the GOP should be less quick to dismiss concerns over decreasing social and economic mobility, saying that large businesses and stocks are strong, while life has become "a trickle" for workers.[305] He questions rich compensation of business executives, and says that while he supports free trade, Republicans need to look at its impact on the average person and consider whether existing laws are fair.[305]

In January 2015, Santorum announced Bella'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.[307]

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rick, santorum, santorum, redirects, here, slang, term, campaign, neologism, santorum, richard, john, santorum, ɔːr, born, 1958, american, politician, attorney, author, political, commentator, represented, pennsylvania, united, states, senate, from, 1995, 2007. Santorum redirects here For the slang term see Campaign for the neologism santorum Richard John Santorum Sr s ae n ˈ t ɔːr e m san TOR em born May 10 1958 is an American politician attorney author and 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 Rick SantorumSantorum in 2017United States Senatorfrom PennsylvaniaIn office January 3 1995 January 3 2007Preceded byHarris WoffordSucceeded byBob Casey Jr Chair of the Senate Republican ConferenceIn office January 3 2001 January 3 2007LeaderTrent LottBill FristPreceded byConnie Mack IIISucceeded byJon KylMember of the U S House of Representatives from Pennsylvania s 18th districtIn office January 3 1991 January 3 1995Preceded byDoug WalgrenSucceeded byMike DoylePersonal detailsBornRichard John Santorum 1958 05 10 May 10 1958 age 65 Winchester Virginia U S Political partyRepublicanSpouseKaren Garver m 1990 wbr Children8EducationPennsylvania State University BA University of Pittsburgh MBA Dickinson School of Law JD SignatureWebsitewww wbr ricksantorum wbr comRick Santorum s voice source source Rick Santorum on necessary actions after the September 11 attacksRecorded September 12 2001Santorum was elected to the United States Senate from Pennsylvania in 1994 He served two terms until losing his 2006 reelection bid A Roman Catholic Santorum is a social conservative who opposes abortion and same sex marriage and embraced a cultural warrior image during his Senate tenure While serving as a senator Santorum authored the Santorum Amendment which would have promoted the teaching of intelligent design He was a leading sponsor of the 2003 federal law known as the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act In the years following his departure from the Senate Santorum has worked as a consultant private practice lawyer and news contributor He ran for the Republican nomination in the 2012 U S presidential election Before suspending his campaign on April 10 2012 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 Santorum ran for president again in 2016 but ended his campaign in February 2016 after a poor showing in the Iowa caucuses In January 2017 he became a CNN senior political commentator However he was terminated from his contract with CNN in May 2021 due to comments he made about Native Americans a few weeks prior which were deemed dismissive 1 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Early career 3 U S House of Representatives 1991 1995 4 U S Senate 1995 2007 4 1 Tenure 4 2 Legislative proposals 4 2 1 Religious freedom initiatives 4 2 2 Teaching of evolution and intelligent design 4 2 3 National Weather Service Duties Act 4 3 Foreign policy 4 4 Party leadership and other actions 4 4 1 K Street Project 4 5 2006 reelection campaign 5 Post Senate career 5 1 Lawyer political consultant and commentator 5 2 Speculation about political plans 5 3 2012 presidential campaign 5 4 Patriot Voices 5 5 Business ventures 5 6 2016 presidential campaign 5 7 CNN racism accusation 6 LGBT issues and santorum 7 Religious faith 8 Political positions 8 1 Abortion 8 2 Class Inequality 8 3 Contraception 8 4 Death penalty 8 5 Drugs 8 6 Energy and environment 8 7 Euthanasia 8 8 Fiscal policy 8 9 Gun laws 8 10 Immigration 8 11 Libertarianism 8 12 Minimum wage 8 13 Paid family leave 8 14 Pornography 8 15 Poverty 8 16 Social Security 8 17 Trade policy 9 Electoral history 10 Personal life 11 Books 12 See also 13 References 14 External linksEarly life and education editRichard John Santorum was born in Winchester Virginia 2 He is the second of the three children of Aldo Santorum 1923 2011 a clinical psychologist who immigrated to the United States at age seven from Riva Trentino Italy 3 and Catherine Dughi Santorum 1918 2019 an administrative nurse 3 4 5 who was of Italian and Irish ancestry 6 Santorum grew up in Berkeley County West Virginia and Butler County Pennsylvania In West Virginia his family lived in an apartment provided by the Veterans Administration 7 Santorum attended elementary school at Butler Catholic School and then went on to Butler Senior High School He was nicknamed Rooster supposedly for both a cowlick strand of hair and an assertive nature particularly on important political issues 8 9 10 11 After his parents transferred to the Naval Station Great Lakes in northern Illinois Santorum attended the Roman Catholic Carmel High School in Mundelein Illinois for one year graduating in 1976 12 Santorum attended Pennsylvania State University for his undergraduate studies serving as chairman of the university s College Republicans chapter and graduating with a B A degree with honors in political science in 1980 13 While at Penn State Santorum joined the Tau Epsilon Phi fraternity 14 He then completed a one year M B A program at the University of Pittsburgh s Joseph M Katz Graduate School of Business graduating in 1981 15 In 1986 Santorum received a J D degree with honors from Dickinson School of Law 16 Early career editSantorum first became actively involved in politics in the 1970s through volunteering for Senator John Heinz a Republican from Pennsylvania 17 Additionally while in law school Santorum was an administrative assistant to Republican state senator Doyle Corman serving as Executive Director of the Pennsylvania Senate Local Government Committee from 1981 to 1984 then Executive Director of the Senate Transportation Committee 16 After graduating Santorum was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar and practiced law for four years at the Pittsburgh law firm Kirkpatrick amp Lockhart a firm known for raising political candidates and lobbyists later named K amp L Gates As an associate he successfully lobbied on behalf of the World Wrestling Federation to deregulate professional wrestling arguing that it should be exempt from federal anabolic steroid regulations because it was entertainment not a sport 18 19 20 Santorum left his private law practice in 1990 after his election to the House of Representatives U S House of Representatives 1991 1995 edit nbsp Representative Santorum in 1991 Representatives Frank Riggs and John Boehner stand behind him Having been groomed by Kirkpatrick amp Lockhart Santorum decided Democratic congressman Doug Walgren was vulnerable and took up residence in Walgren s district Needing money and political support he courted GOP activist and major donor Elsie Hillman 21 the chair of the state Republican Party 21 In 1990 at age 32 Santorum was elected to the U S House of Representatives to represent Pennsylvania s 18th congressional district located in the eastern suburbs of Pittsburgh He scored a significant upset in the heavily Democratic district defeating seven term Democratic incumbent Doug Walgren by a 51 49 margin 22 During his campaign Santorum repeatedly criticized Walgren for living outside the district for most of the year 23 Although the 18th District was redrawn for the 1992 elections and the new district had a 3 1 ratio of registered Democrats to Republicans Santorum still won reelection with 61 of the vote 24 In 1993 Santorum was one of 17 House Republicans who sided with most Democrats to support legislation that prohibited employers from permanently replacing striking employees 25 He also joined a minority of Republicans to vote against the North American Free Trade Agreement that year 26 As a member of the Gang of Seven Santorum was involved in exposing members of Congress involved in the House banking scandal 27 U S Senate 1995 2007 editTenure edit nbsp Senate portrait 1995Santorum served in the United States Senate representing Pennsylvania from 1995 to 2007 From 2001 until 2007 he was the Senate s third ranking Republican 28 He was first elected to the Senate during the 1994 Republican takeover narrowly defeating incumbent Democrat Harris Wofford 49 to 47 The theme of Santorum s 1994 campaign signs was Join the Fight During the race he was considered an underdog as his opponent was 32 years his senior 29 He was reelected in 2000 defeating U S Congressman Ron Klink by a 52 46 margin In his reelection bid of 2006 he lost to Democrat Bob Casey Jr 30 by a 59 41 margin After his election to the Senate in 1994 Santorum sought to practice what he preached and hired five people for his staff who were on welfare food stamps or other government aid 31 In 1996 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 Santorum was an author and the floor manager of the bill 32 In 1996 Santorum endorsed moderate Republican Arlen Specter in his short lived campaign for president Reporters have observed that though Santorum and Specter differed on social policy Specter provided him with key political staff for his successful run in 1994 33 The National Taxpayers Union a fiscal conservative organization gave Santorum an A score for his votes on fiscal issues meaning that he was one of the strongest supporters of responsible tax and spending policies during his tenure and ranked fifth in the group s rankings out of 50 senators who served at the same time 34 Legislative proposals edit Religious freedom initiatives edit nbsp Santorum Sen Arlen Specter and Rep John Murtha watch President George W Bush sign the Flight 93 National Memorial Act nbsp Santorum at right alongside seven other members of Congress and the Secretary of the Interior as President George W Bush signs H R 6111 the Tax Relief and Health Care Act of 2006 35 In 2002 Santorum was a co sponsor of that year s attempt to pass the Workplace Religious Freedom Act WRFA 36 The bill had first been introduced in the Senate by Senator John Kerry D MA in 1996 having been introduced in the House by Rep Jerrold Nadler D NY in 1994 Although Santorum was in the Senate at the time he was not a sponsor of the bill when it was introduced in 1996 or when it was reintroduced in 1997 and 1999 37 38 39 Once signed on as a co sponsor Santorum remained so throughout his tenure in the Senate Santorum founded the Congressional Working Group on Religious Freedom in 2003 40 41 The group included members of both the Senate and the House of Representatives and met monthly to address issues such as the Workplace Religious Freedom Act tax exempt status for churches the CARE act international religious freedom and antisemitism 35 Teaching of evolution and intelligent design edit Main article Santorum Amendment Santorum added to the 2001 No Child Left Behind bill a provision that would have provided more freedom to schools in teaching about the origins of life including the teaching of the pseudoscience of intelligent design alongside evolution 42 43 The bill with the Santorum Amendment included passed the Senate 91 8 42 44 and was hailed as a victory by intelligent design promoters 45 46 47 48 but before it became law scientific and educational groups successfully urged its conference committee to strike the Santorum Amendment from the final version Intelligent design supporters in Congress then preserved the language of the Santorum Amendment in the conference committee report of the bill s legislative history 45 46 47 48 49 The Discovery Institute and other intelligent design proponents point to this report as a clear endorsement by Congress of the importance of teaching a variety of scientific views about the theory of evolution 50 51 In 2002 Santorum called intelligent design a legitimate scientific theory that should be taught in science classes 52 but by 2005 he had adopted the Teach the Controversy approach 53 54 He told National Public Radio I m not comfortable with intelligent design being taught in the science classroom What we should be teaching are the problems and holes in the theory of evolution 55 Later that year Santorum resigned from the advisory board of the Christian rights Thomas More Law Center after the Center s lawyers lost a case representing a school board that had required the teaching of intelligent design 56 Santorum who had previously supported the school board s policy indicated he had not realized that certain members of the board had been motivated by religious beliefs 56 Santorum critics said he was backtracking from his earlier position because he was facing a tough reelection fight in 2006 56 When asked in November 2011 about his views on evolution Santorum stated that he believes that evolution occurred on a tiny micro level 57 National Weather Service Duties Act edit Main article National Weather Service Duties Act of 2005 Santorum introduced the National Weather Service Duties Act of 2005 58 59 which aimed to prohibit the National Weather Service from releasing weather data to the public without charge where private sector entities perform the same function commercially 60 The Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association was organizing a lobbying effort in opposition to the legislation 61 but it never passed committee 61 The motivations for the bill were controversial as employees of AccuWeather a commercial weather company based in Pennsylvania donated 10 500 to Santorum and his PAC 62 The liberal advocacy group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington cited the bill as one of several reasons for listing Santorum as one of its most corrupt politicians 63 In support of the bill Santorum criticized the National Weather Service in September 2005 saying its evacuation warnings for Hurricane Katrina were insufficient 60 64 65 Foreign policy edit Santorum supports the War on Terror and shares the views of neoconservatives and the Bush Doctrine in regard to foreign policy He felt the War in Iraq was justified and in 2006 declared that weapons of mass destruction WMDs had been found in Iraq Santorum made the declaration regarding WMDs 66 based in part on declassified portions of the U S Army Intelligence and Security Command 67 The report stated that coalition forces had recovered approximately 500 weapons munitions that contain degraded or vacant mustard or sarin nerve agent casings The specific weapons he referred to were chemical munitions dating back to the Iran Iraq War that were buried in the early 1990s The report stated that while agents had degraded to an unknown degree they remained dangerous and possibly lethal 66 Officials of the Department of Defense CIA intelligence analysts and the White House have all explicitly stated that these expired casings were not part of the WMDs threat that the Iraq War was launched to contain 68 Santorum has said the war on terror can be won and is optimistic about U S involvement in Iraq and Afghanistan in the long term He has defended the treatment of prisoners in Guantanamo Bay including waterboarding and stated that John McCain who opposes the practice doesn t understand how enhanced interrogation works 69 70 71 72 Santorum called the War in Afghanistan a very winnable operation in 2012 dismissing efforts for withdrawal by 2014 He similarly criticized President Obama s foreign policy saying he was not focused on trying to win the war in Afghanistan 73 and said he was against any withdrawal in Iraq in 2012 saying We want victory 74 Santorum supports U S political intervention 75 and economic sanctions against state sponsors of terrorism 76 He views Islamic fascism in Iran as the center of the world s conflict and his geopolitical strategy for peace involves the United States promoting a strong Lebanon a strong Israel and a strong Iraq 75 He sponsored the Syria Accountability Act of 2003 to require Syria to cease all activity with Lebanon and end all support for terrorism 76 In 2005 Santorum sponsored the Iran Freedom and Support Act which appropriated 10 million aimed at regime change in Iran The Act passed with overwhelming support Santorum voted against the Lautenberg amendment which would have closed the loophole that allows companies like Halliburton to do business with Iran through their foreign affiliates 77 Santorum reflected on his last year in the Senate as one spent talking a lot about Iran and was characterized by The Atlantic Wire as an extreme hawk in his approach to Iran 78 79 Santorum stated that Iran was the creator of Hezbollah and the driving force of Hamas He said Iran was at the center of much of the world s conflict but he was opposed to direct military action against the country in 2006 75 Santorum was one of only two senators who voted against confirming Robert Gates as Secretary of Defense He said his objection was to Gates s support for talking with Iran and Syria because it would be an error to talk with radical Islamists 80 Party leadership and other actions edit Santorum became chairman of the Senate Republican Conference in 2000 the party s third ranking leadership position in the Senate 81 In that role he directed Senate Republicans communications operations and was a frequent party spokesperson He was the youngest member of the Senate leadership and the first Pennsylvanian to hold such a prominent position since Senator Hugh Scott was Republican leader in the 1970s 82 83 In addition Santorum served on the Senate Agriculture Committee the Senate Committee on Banking Housing and Urban Affairs the Senate Special Committee on Aging and the Senate Finance Committee of which he was the chairman of the Subcommittee on Social Security and Family Policy He also sat at the candy desk for ten years 82 83 In January 2005 Santorum announced his intention to run for Senate Republican Whip the second highest post in the Republican caucus after the 2006 election saying he expected the incumbent whip Mitch McConnell of Kentucky to run for Senate Republican leader to succeed Bill Frist of Tennessee who was planning to retire 84 As a result of Santorum s loss in the 2006 election this plan was never realized K Street Project edit Beginning in 1995 Republicans leaders such as Tom DeLay and Grover Norquist initiated an order to place Republicans in lobbying firm jobs and exclude Democrats In addition the initiative pressured lobbying firms to contribute to Republican campaigns by withholding access to lawmakers from firms that did not comply 85 The initiative became politically toxic for Republicans when the Jack Abramoff scandal broke in late 2004 Although some sources indicate that Santorum played a key role 86 87 in the K Street Project he has denied any involvement 88 89 In November 2005 several months after the indictments of Abramoff and DeLay Santorum told the Pittsburgh Post Gazette The K Street project is purely to make sure we have qualified applicants for positions that are in town From my perspective it s a good government thing 90 A few months later however Santorum emphatically denied any connection with either the K Street Project or Norquist saying I had absolutely nothing to do never met never talked never coordinated never did anything with Grover Norquist and the quote K Street Project 91 In January 2012 The Washington Post s Fact Checker concluded that we can t prove definitively whether or not Santorum collaborated on the K Street Project saying that it depend ed on how you define the initiative 92 2006 reelection campaign edit nbsp County results of the 2006 U S Senate race in Pennsylvania Counties in red were won by Santorum Main article 2006 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania In 2006 Santorum sought reelection to a third Senate term 93 He ran unopposed in the Republican Party His seat was considered among the most vulnerable for Republicans and was a prime target of the Democratic Party in the 2006 elections George W Bush had a 38 approval rating in Pennsylvania in 2006 94 Mary Isenhour a Democratic strategist reflected on Santorum s campaign and his connection to the unpopular president In 2006 we were doubly blessed we could run against George W Bush and Rick Santorum 95 Santorum chose to campaign alongside George W Bush and called him a terrific president hurting his popularity Also problematic was Santorum s 2004 endorsement of his Republican Senate colleague Arlen Specter over conservative Congressman Pat Toomey in the primary for Pennsylvania s other Senate seat Many socially and fiscally conservative Republicans considered the endorsement a betrayal of their cause 96 97 Santorum s opponent was Democratic State Treasurer Bob Casey Jr the son of popular former governor Robert Casey Sr Casey was well known for his opposition to abortion negating one of Santorum s key issues 98 For most of the campaign Santorum trailed Casey by 15 points or more in polls 99 Green Party candidate Carl Romanelli failed to gain ballot access in the race further hurting Santorum s chances Reportedly several of Santorum s supporters had funded and petitioned for Romanelli to siphon away Democrats from Casey 100 Santorum was mired in controversy and spent much of his time on the campaign defending his past statements and positions He faced criticism from Casey and others for several statements in his book It Takes a Family including his denunciation of 1960s radical feminism which he said had made it socially affirming to work outside the home at the expense of child care 101 In the book Santorum also compared pro choice Americans to German Nazis John Brabender an adviser to Santorum s Senate and presidential races reflected back on the book s controversies and said Santorum was warned that sections could bring political damage and Santorum was not willing to change much of it simply to gain moderate supporters 102 In addition a past article Santorum wrote to The Catholic Online in which he linked liberalism and moral relativism in American society particularly within seminaries to the Roman Catholic Church sex abuse scandal resurfaced in 2005 He wrote It is no surprise that Boston a seat of academic political and cultural liberalism in America lies at the center of the storm 103 104 His remarks were heavily criticized especially in Massachusetts and he was asked for an explanation Santorum did not retract his statement and defended his premise that it was no surprise that the center of the Catholic Church abuse took place in very liberal or perhaps the nation s most liberal area Boston 105 Casey also raised the question of Santorum s association with the K Street Project 90 91 106 107 Santorum said he spent maybe a month a year at his Pennsylvania home 108 raising allegations of hypocrisy as he had denounced his former opponent Doug Walgren for living away from his House district 109 Critics also complained that Pennsylvania taxpayers were paying 80 of the tuition for five of Santorum s children to attend an online cyber school a benefit available only to Pennsylvania residents when all his children lived in Virginia 110 The Penn Hills School District which covered the tuition costs for the cyber school through local taxes unsuccessfully filed a complaint against Santorum for reimbursement in 2005 111 but won reimbursement from the state in September 2006 in the amount of 55 000 112 113 In response Santorum asked county officials to remove the homestead tax exemption from his Penn Hills property saying he was entitled to it but chose not to take it because of the political dispute 114 Since 2006 Santorum has been home schooling his seven children 115 116 Santorum responded to the dispute saying that his children should not be implicated in the politics of personal destruction 117 One of his children appeared in a 2006 reelection campaign ad saying My dad s opponents have criticized him for moving us to Washington so we could be with him more 118 Santorum ran a television ad suggesting that Casey s supporters had been under investigation for various crimes The negative ad backfired as The Scranton Times Tribune found that all but a few of Casey s contributors donated when he was running for other offices and none were investigated for anything 119 In fact two of the persons cited in Santorum s campaign ad actually contributed to Santorum in 2006 and one died in 2004 120 Santorum s campaign countered that those donations were not kept and had been donated to educational institutions 121 Toward the end of his campaign Santorum shifted his theme to the threat of radical Islam 70 122 In October 2006 he gave a Gathering Storm speech invoking British Prime Minister Winston Churchill s description of Europe prior to World War II 70 122 As evidence that Islamists were waging a more than 300 year old crusade against the Western world Santorum pointed to September 11 1683 the date of the Battle of Vienna 123 Casey responded No one believes terrorists are going to be more likely to attack us because I defeat Rick Santorum 19 Noting that he had been even more hawkish during this time period than President Bush Santorum later said Maybe that wasn t the smartest political strategy spending the last few months running purely on national security 122 A heated debate between the candidates occurred on October 11 2006 124 Bill Toland of the Pittsburgh Post Gazette described both candidates performances during the debate as unstatesmanlike 124 In the November 7 2006 election Santorum lost by over 700 000 votes receiving 41 of the vote to Casey s 59 This was the largest margin of defeat for a sitting senator in the 2006 cycle and the largest margin of defeat for an incumbent senator since 1980 125 126 Post Senate career editLawyer political consultant and commentator edit In January 2007 Santorum joined the Ethics and Public Policy Center a D C based conservative think tank as director of its America s Enemies Program focusing on foreign threats to the United States including Islamic fascism Venezuela North Korea and Russia 122 In February 2007 he signed a deal to become a contributor on the Fox News Channel offering commentary on politics and public policy 127 In March 2007 he joined Eckert Seamans 128 where he primarily practiced law in the firm s Pittsburgh and Washington D C offices providing business and strategic counseling services to the firm s clients In 2007 he joined the Board of Directors of Universal Health Services a hospital management company based in King of Prussia Pennsylvania 129 He also began writing an op ed column The Elephant in the Room for The Philadelphia Inquirer 130 Santorum earned 1 3 million in 2010 and the first half of 2011 The largest portion of his earnings 332 000 came from his work as a consultant for industry interest groups including Consol Energy and American Continental Group Santorum also earned 395 414 in corporate director s fees and stock options from Universal Health Services and 217 385 in income from the Ethics and Public Policy Center 86 131 132 In 2010 he was paid 23 000 by The Philadelphia Inquirer for his work as a columnist 86 In January 2017 Santorum became a CNN senior political commentator 133 In April 2021 he claimed at an April 23 Young America s Foundation event that There isn t much Native American culture in American culture We came here and created a blank slate We birthed a Nation From nothing I mean there was nothing here Santorum s comments which were described as racist 134 135 led to calls for CNN to terminate his contract which the network did days later 136 137 Speculation about political plans edit Before the 2006 election Santorum was frequently mentioned as a possible 2008 presidential candidate Such speculation faded when during the 2006 campaign and in light of unimpressive poll numbers in his Senate race he declared that if reelected he would serve a full term After he lost Santorum once again ruled out a presidential run 138 On February 1 2008 Santorum said he would vote for Mitt Romney in the 2008 Republican presidential primary 139 Santorum criticized John McCain questioning his anti abortion voting record and conservative values Santorum later said he endorsed Romney because he saw him as the best chance to stop John McCain whom he considered too moderate 140 In September 2008 Santorum expressed support for McCain as the nominee citing McCain s choice of Sarah Palin as his running mate as a step in the right direction 141 Santorum was mentioned as a candidate for governor of Pennsylvania in 2010 142 At one point he was said to have quietly but efficiently put his fingerprints on a wide array of conservative causes in the state 143 Santorum declined to seek the gubernatorial nomination and instead endorsed eventual winner Tom Corbett 144 2012 presidential campaign edit nbsp Santorum speaking at the Iowa State Fair in August 2011See also Rick Santorum 2012 presidential campaign In the fall of 2009 Santorum gave a speech at the University of Dubuque on the economy fueling speculation that he would run for president in 2012 Santorum later recalled It got a lot of buzz on the Internet so I thought Wow maybe there s some interest He decided to campaign after multiple conversations with his wife who was not enthusiastic at first 145 On September 11 2009 Santorum spoke to Catholic leaders in Orlando Florida saying that the 2012 presidential elections were going to be a real opportunity for success He then scheduled various appearances in Iowa with political nonprofit organizations 146 On January 15 2010 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 conservative vision for our country s future He continued And right now I just don t see anyone stepping up to the plate I have no great burning desire to be president but I have a burning desire to have a different president of the United States 147 He formed a presidential exploratory committee on April 13 2011 Santorum also mentioned his grandfather s historical encounter with Italian fascism as an inspiration for his presidential campaign 148 He formally announced his run for the Republican presidential nomination on ABC s Good Morning America on June 6 2011 saying he was in it to win He initially lagged in the polls but gained as other conservative candidates slumped By the weekend before the Iowa caucuses polls showed him in the top three along with Romney and Ron Paul 149 150 The Des Moines Register also noted that the momentum was with Santorum In the closest finish in the history of the Iowa caucuses the count on the night put Romney as winner by a margin of eight votes but the final result announced two weeks later showed that Santorum had won by 34 votes 151 Santorum later focused on the states holding votes on February 7 a strategy that paid off as he won all three 152 153 Santorum surged in polls taken shortly after ranking first in some and a close second in others 154 In the March 13 primaries Santorum narrowly won both Mississippi and Alabama 155 and followed up with a victory in Louisiana on March 24 156 Following the hospitalization of his daughter Bella and losses in Wisconsin Maryland and the District of Columbia Santorum announced the suspension of his campaign on April 10 2012 in Gettysburg Pennsylvania 157 158 He had won 11 state primaries and nearly 4 million votes more than any other candidate except Romney 159 Santorum topped Romney in polls for a brief period Upon the conclusion of Santorum s run Romney called him an important voice in the GOP 160 Santorum received a prime time speaking slot at the 2012 Republican National Convention He was originally slated to speak early in the evening but convention organizers moved him to 9 pm with the other highly anticipated speakers of the evening Ann Romney and convention keynote Chris Christie 161 Santorum spoke of the American dream his immigrant grandfather worked to give his family and said Obama was turning the dream into a nightmare 162 He talked about his experiences on the presidential campaign trail speaking with emotion about his daughter Bella and meeting disabled people and their families 163 He emphasized the importance of strengthening marriage and the family 164 He also condemned Obama s actions on the welfare reform law 165 of which he was one of the chief proponents in Congress and his actions on education including school choice and student loans 166 Santorum concluded his speech to a standing ovation saying I thank God that America still has one party that reaches out their hands in love to lift up all of God s children born and unborn and says that each of us has dignity and all of us have the right to live the American Dream And without you America is not keeping faith with that dream We are stewards of a great inheritance In November we have a chance to vote for life and liberty not dependency A vote for Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan will put our country back in the hands of leaders who understand what America can and for the sake of our children must be to keep the dream alive 164 167 Patriot Voices edit In June 2012 Santorum launched Patriot Voices a 501 c 4 nonprofit with a mission to mobilize conservatives around this country who are committed to promoting faith family freedom and opportunity in support of causes and candidates across the country 168 Santorum supported U S Senate candidates Ted Cruz in Texas and Richard Mourdock in Indiana in their respective Republican primaries both won 169 In the general elections Patriot Voices endorsed eight U S Senate candidates and four House candidates 170 In Iowa s 2012 retention elections Santorum lent support to the NO Wiggins effort to oust Iowa Supreme Court Justice David Wiggins who they say promulgated a personal political agenda in the court 171 They have also been vocal in opposition to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities which they say threatens parental rights and U S sovereignty 172 In August 2021 Santorum became a Senior Advisor to the Convention of States Project of Citizens for Self Governance As Senior Advisor Rick is counseling us on strategy will serve as a public voice for the surging Convention of States movement and will focus his incredible energy on restoring our nation and returning the proper balance to our republic said Mark Meckler head of the Convention of States Project Business ventures edit In June 2013 Santorum became Chairman and CEO of EchoLight Studios a Dallas based Christian movie company 173 Santorum has produced the Christmas themed movie The Christmas Candle 174 and the religious liberty film One Generation Away 175 He is a part owner of Plasma Technologies LLC 176 2016 presidential campaign edit Main article Rick Santorum 2016 presidential campaign nbsp Rick Santorum speaking at the 2015 Conservative Political Action Conference CPAC in National Harbor Maryland on February 27 2015Appearing on NBC s Meet the Press on August 4 2013 Santorum said I m open to looking into a presidential race in 2016 177 He outlined plans for a potential 2016 run in an interview with The Washington Post 178 and officially announced his candidacy on May 27 2015 179 After performing poorly in the Iowa caucuses Santorum ended his campaign on February 3 2016 180 and endorsed Florida senator Marco Rubio 181 After Rubio suspended his campaign Santorum endorsed Donald Trump 182 CNN racism accusation edit In May 2021 Santorum stated that America was founded by white Europeans and that prior to their arrival America was populated by nothing more than a handful of primitive warring Native American tribes He was dropped from CNN over these remarks with some responses referring to them as classic white supremacist rhetoric and being dangerous manipulation 183 184 185 In response Santorum said he had misspoke and denied that he was trying to dismiss the genocide of Native Americans 183 LGBT issues and santorum editSee also Rick Santorum s views on homosexuality and Campaign for the neologism santorum nbsp Santorum speaking in Des Moines Iowa in 2011In his 2005 book It Takes a Family Santorum advocated a society oriented toward family values and centered on monogamous heterosexual relationships marriage and child raising He opposes both same sex marriage and civil unions saying the American public and their elected officials should decide on these incredibly important moral issues rather than the Supreme Court 186 During a 2003 interview Santorum expressed opposition to same sex marriage said he favors having laws against polygamy sodomy between same sex or opposite sex couples and other actions antithetical to a healthy stable traditional family and likened homosexuality to bestiality and child sexual abuse 187 188 The remarks drew a retaliatory response from many including author journalist and LGBT community activist Dan Savage who launched a contest to coin a santorum neologism among the readers of his blog with the winner as the frothy mixture of lube and fecal matter that is sometimes the byproduct of anal sex 189 190 The website Savage set up for the campaign became one of the top search results for Santorum s surname 191 creating a situation that commentators dubbed Santorum s Google problem 190 192 Santorum has characterized the campaign as a type of vulgarity spread on the Internet 192 In September 2011 Santorum unsuccessfully requested that Google remove the content from its search engine index 193 In 2015 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 I stand by that 194 195 In 2011 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 that effectively banned gays and lesbians from open service in the United States Armed Forces and fielded a question from Stephen Snyder Hill a gay soldier then serving in Iraq about the progress made by gay soldiers in the military 196 The soldier was booed by some in the audience and Santorum said his administration would reinstate the ban on gay soldiers in the military Santorum was roundly criticized for not supporting the soldier and he later asserted he had not heard the booing from the stage In 2015 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 197 The pledge states in part A decision purporting to redefine marriage flies in the face of the Constitution and is contrary to the natural created order As people of faith we pledge obedience to our Creator when the State directly conflicts with higher law 198 In April 2015 Santorum stated on Hugh Hewitt s radio program that he would not attend a same sex wedding saying as a person of my faith that would be something that would be a violation of my faith 199 At a Republican convention in South Carolina in 2015 Santorum responded to a question about Caitlyn Jenner by saying if Jenner says he s a woman then he s a woman My responsibility as a human being is to love and accept everybody Not to criticize people for who they are 200 Due to Santorum s consistent opposition to same sex marriage his apparent acceptance of Jenner s transition surprised some who 201 Some people criticized Santorum for continuing to use the male pronoun in reference to Jenner 202 Santorum declined to take a position on whether transgender people should be allowed to use restrooms of the gender of their choice saying only that he believed the federal government should leave the issue to local authorities 203 204 Santorum later clarified his statement writing that he meant to express empathy and not a change in public policy 204 Religious faith edit nbsp Rick Santorum at prayer 2012Although he was raised in a nominally Catholic household Santorum s faith began to deepen when he met his future wife Karen By his account conversations with her father Kenneth Garver a staunch Catholic and abortion opponent solidified his understanding and opposition to abortion He and his wife have since become increasingly religious 205 Santorum now considers himself a devout Catholic and acknowledges his faith as the source of his politics and worldview 206 He attends Mass almost daily and organized a Catholic study group for lawmakers while in Congress 207 Santorum proudly calls himself a culture warrior and true Christian conservative In so positioning himself he has garnered popularity among Protestant evangelicals but his support among Catholics is not as robust 208 209 Santorum s emphasis on his Christian roots was especially favored by evangelicals in the Midwest and Southern states during the 2012 primaries although he lost the Republican Catholic vote in most states to Romney 210 Exit polls found only 42 of those Catholics and less than a third of Protestant evangelicals knew Santorum was Catholic 211 After Santorum won Protestant majority states Alabama and Mississippi but lost in heavily Catholic Puerto Rico The Huffington Post said he seemed exasperated by the trend 212 and said his base support came from people who take their faith seriously not necessarily fellow Catholics 212 Santorum has written for Catholic publications and frequently comments on political issues from a religious standpoint He has said I don t believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute The First Amendment means the free exercise of religion and that means bringing people and their faith into the public square 213 214 In an interview with the National Catholic Reporter Santorum said that the distinction between private religious conviction and public responsibility espoused by President John F Kennedy had caused great harm in America He said All of us have heard people say I privately am against abortion homosexual marriage stem cell research cloning But who am I to decide that it s not right for somebody else It sounds good but it is the corruption of freedom of conscience 215 He told a group of college students in 2008 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 216 Santorum has said he values faith over politics and considers politicians 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 217 Santorum has said that if the president says he s a Christian he s a Christian but has stated that Obama s agenda is based on a phony theology not the Bible 218 In an interview with Glenn Beck Santorum said Obama s desire for greater higher education rates nationwide was a veiled attempt at indoctrination saying that 62 percent of kids who go into college with a faith commitment leave without it Santorum declined to provide a source for that figure 219 220 He believes colleges reinforce secular relativism and antagonize religiosity particularly Christianity and lists young people s support for abortion gay marriage and pornography as symptoms of indoctrination 221 Political positions edit nbsp Rick Santorum speaking at CPAC Hungary 2022Santorum has consistently held socially conservative views and has advocated compassionate conservatism 222 He has a more mixed record on fiscal issues 223 As a member of Congress he voted for the Bush tax cuts favored a balanced budget amendment and sought to curb entitlements playing a key role in enacting welfare cuts 223 He has been criticized for supporting costly federal programs in education and transportation and for using earmarks to fund Pennsylvania projects 223 He says he regrets many of his votes for such programs and opposes earmarks 223 He has also specifically disavowed his 2003 support for the unfunded Medicare prescription drug benefit and his vote for the No Child Left Behind Act 223 224 In 2003 he was described by the Pennsylvania Report as having a confrontational partisan in your face style of politics and government 225 I just don t take the pledge I take the bullets Santorum said 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 226 Abortion edit nbsp Santorum at the signing of the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act by Pres George W Bush in 2004 nbsp Members of Congress join Rick Santorum in introducing the Born Alive Infants Protection ActSantorum considered himself pro choice on abortion throughout his early life but adopted an anti abortion position by 1990 when he ran for Congress 227 228 229 He has become known for his staunch opposition to abortion 230 231 232 In 2015 he said I do not believe life begins at conception I know life begins at conception This is not a matter of debate It s not a matter of faith Every child at the moment of conception is both living that embryo is metabolizing and it is genetically completely human 232 During a 2016 presidential debate Santorum said Twice in my life we were counseled to have an abortion once with our son Gabriel and one with our little girl Bella Neither time did Karen Santorum s wife and I even think about an abortion because we know life begins at conception 230 In 1996 Santorum led the unsuccessful attempt to override President Bill Clinton s veto of the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1995 233 He also sponsored a similar bill in 1999 234 Santorum was a lead sponsor of the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act 235 which was signed into law by President George W Bush in November 2003 236 and upheld by the Supreme Court of the United States in the 2007 decision Gonzales v Carhart 237 Class Inequality edit Santorum has condemned the term middle class as Marxism talk used by liberals maintaining that the United States has no social classes 238 239 At an August 2013 GOP fundraiser in Rock Rapids Iowa he said Don t use the term the other side uses t he middle class Since when in America do we have classes Since when in America are people stuck in areas or defined places called a class That s Marxism talk When Republicans get up and talk about middle class we re buying into their rhetoric of dividing America Stop it There s no class in America Call them on it 238 Contraception edit Santorum has said he does not believe a right to privacy is part of the Constitution He has criticized the Supreme Court decision in Griswold v Connecticut 1965 which held that the Constitution guaranteed that right and overturned a law prohibiting the sale of contraceptives to married couples 240 Santorum has asserted that the right to privacy set forth in Griswold was a jurisprudential novelty that quickly become a constitutional wrecking ball and eventually led the Court to recognize a constitutional right to abortion in Roe v Wade 1973 240 In critiquing Griswold Santorum emphasized that he did not support laws banning contraceptives 240 Santorum has however described contraception as a license to do things in the sexual realm that are counter to how things are supposed to be 241 Death penalty edit In March 2005 Santorum expressed misgivings about the death penalty in light of wrongly convicted individuals who were sentenced to death He went on to say I agree with the Pope that in the civilized world the application of the death penalty should be limited I would definitely agree with that I would certainly suggest there probably should be some further limits on what we use it for 242 In January 2012 Santorum said that when there is certainty that s the case that capital punishment can be used but that if there is not certainty under the law it shouldn t be used 243 Drugs edit Santorum used cannabis in college but later said Even during that time I knew that what I was doing was wrong 244 He is against the legalization of cannabis and believes that the federal law against it should be enforced in Colorado 245 He has voted in favor of increasing penalties for drug trafficking and possession and for increased spending on drug control 244 Energy and environment edit Santorum rejects the overwhelming scientific consensus on climate change which states that global warming is harmful and primarily human caused calling it junk science He has claimed that global warming is a beautifully concocted scheme by the political left and an excuse for more government control of your life 246 In reaction to Pope Francis s encyclical Laudato si which acknowledges man made climate change and calls for swift and unified global policies to phase out fossil fuels Santorum said in 2015 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 re good at which is theology and morality 247 248 He has stated a policy of drill everywhere for oil and that there is enough oil coal and natural gas to last for centuries 249 Euthanasia edit In 2012 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 involuntary euthanizations Santorum s statements were called bogus by FactCheck org 250 and Glenn Kessler fact checker for The Washington Post said there was no evidence to support them 251 Santorum s comments were met with a significant backlash in the Netherlands and were significantly criticized worldwide 252 Fiscal policy edit As U S representative from Pennsylvania in each year from 1992 through 1994 Santorum received a grade of B and as U S Senator from Pennsylvania he received grades of A from 1995 through 1997 B in 1998 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 253 254 Gun laws edit Santorum who received nearly 116 000 from the gun lobby from 1990 to 2017 has consistently supported gun rights 255 256 Santorum is an advocate of the right to bear arms He is also a defender of gun manufacturers and voted for the 2005 Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act Bill S 397 which prevents civil suits from being brought against gun manufacturers for criminal acts perpetrated with their weapons 257 On March 25 2018 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 258 Columbia Journalism Review called the comment asinine on its face but said that even so the response from doctors journalists and students about the stupid comment was excessive 259 Immigration edit In 2015 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 260 In 2006 Santorum opposed the Senate s immigration reform proposal saying the U S should simply act to enforce currently existing laws He has openly stated his opposition to amnesty for illegal immigrants He supports the construction of a barrier along the U S Mexican border an increase in the number of border patrol agents and the stationing of National Guard troops along the border He also believes that illegal immigrants should be deported immediately when they commit crimes and that undocumented immigrants should not receive benefits from the government He believes English should be established as the national language in the United States 261 Santorum cites his own family s history his father immigrated to the U S from Italy as proof of how to immigrate the right way 262 At the 2015 Iowa Freedom Summit Santorum said the volume of legal immigration into the United States is also too high and stated that the number of immigrants lawfully entering the country was affecting American workers by taking jobs and lowering wages 263 264 Santorum claimed that all net new jobs created in the United States economy since 2000 have gone to immigrants both legal and illegal 265 At the Iowa Freedom Summit Santorum said We need an immigration policy that puts American workers first 263 Libertarianism edit In June 2011 Santorum said he would continue to fight very strongly against libertarian influence within the Republican Party and the conservative movement 266 In an interview with NPR in the summer of 2005 Santorum discussed what he called the libertarianish right saying they have this idea that people should be left alone be able to do whatever they want to do Government should keep our taxes down and keep our regulation low and that we shouldn t get involved in the bedroom we shouldn t get involved in cultural issues you know people should do whatever they want Well that is not how traditional conservatives view the world and I think most conservatives understand that individuals can t go it alone 267 Minimum wage edit During his 2016 presidential campaign Santorum came out in support of an increase in the federal minimum wage In September 2015 he said Republicans are losing elections because we aren t talking about workers all we want to talk about is what happened to business there are people that work in those businesses 268 Paid family leave edit Santorum supports paid family leave 269 Pornography edit On his website Santorum said that the Obama Administration has turned a blind eye to pornography but promised the situation would change under a Santorum Administration 270 According to USA Today some conservatives believe Santorum s opposition to pornography could hurt the party politically 270 On March 23 2012 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 women 271 Researchers say that there is no such evidence of brain changes although pornography s harmfulness is still in dispute 271 Santorum defended his assertions by saying that the Obama Department of Justice seems to favor pornographers over children and families and that the department s failure to prosecute the porn industry proves his point 272 He then said that Obama has not put a priority on tackling the porn industry putting children at risk as a result of that 272 In a position paper circulated in March 2012 Santorum said he would order his attorney general to vigorously enforce existing laws that prohibit distribution of hardcore obscene pornography on the Internet on cable satellite TV on hotel motel TV in retail shops and through the mail or by common carrier 273 Poverty edit While in Congress Santorum supported efforts to fight global HIV AIDS 274 provide assistance to orphans and vulnerable children in developing countries combat genocide in Sudan and offer third world debt relief 275 In 2006 rock musician and humanitarian Bono said of Santorum he has been a defender of the most vulnerable 276 277 On the domestic front Santorum supported home ownership tax credits savings accounts for children rewarding savings by low income families funding autism research fighting tuberculosis and providing housing for people with HIV AIDS He supported increased funding for Social Services Block Grants and organizations like Healthy Start and the Children s Aid Society and financing community health centers 276 Social Security edit Santorum supported partial privatization of Social Security and following President Bush s reelection he held forums across Pennsylvania on the topic 278 Trade policy edit The Cato Institute s Center for Trade Policy Studies identified Santorum during his U S Senate tenure as having a mostly pro free trade and mostly anti subsidies voting record 279 Electoral history edit1994 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania Party Candidate Votes Republican Rick Santorum 1 735 691 49 40 Democratic Harris Wofford incumbent 1 648 481 46 92 Patriot Party Diane G Blough 69 825 1 99 Libertarian Donald Ernsberger 59 115 1 68 Write in 249 0 01 Total votes 3 513 361 100 00 Republican gain from Democratic2000 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania 280 Party Candidate Votes Republican Rick Santorum incumbent 2 481 962 52 4 Democratic Ron Klink 2 154 908 45 5 Libertarian John Featherman 45 775 1 0 Constitution Lester Searer 28 382 0 6 Reform Robert Domske 24 089 0 5 Total votes 4 735 116 100 00 Republican hold2006 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania 281 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Bob Casey Jr 2 392 984 58 64 Republican Rick Santorum incumbent 1 684 778 41 28 Write in 3 281 0 08 Total votes 4 081 043 100 00 Democratic gain from RepublicanCumulative results of the 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries Party Candidate Votes Republican Mitt Romney 10 031 336 52 13 Republican Rick Santorum 3 932 069 20 43 Republican Newt Gingrich 2 734 571 14 21 Republican Ron Paul 2 095 762 10 89 Republican Jon Huntsman 83 918 0 44 Republican Rick Perry 54 769 0 28 Republican Michele Bachmann 35 089 0 21 Republican Buddy Roemer 33 588 0 17 Republican Herman Cain 40 666 0 07 Republican Fred Karger 12 743 0 06 Republican Gary Johnson 4 293 0 02 Cumulative results of the 2016 Republican Party presidential primaries Party Candidate Votes Republican Donald Trump 14 015 993 44 95 Republican Ted Cruz 7 822 100 25 08 Republican John Kasich 4 290 448 13 76 Republican Marco Rubio 3 515 576 11 27 Republican Ben Carson 857 039 2 75 Republican Jeb Bush 286 694 0 92 Republican Rand Paul 66 788 0 21 Republican Mike Huckabee 51 450 0 16 Republican Carly Fiorina 40 666 0 13 Republican Chris Christie 57 637 0 18 Republican Jim Gilmore 18 369 0 06 Republican Rick Santorum 16 627 0 05 Personal life edit nbsp Rick Santorum s wife Karen along with daughter Sarah Maria at the Values Voter Summit in October 2011Santorum met his future wife Karen Garver born 1960 while she was a neo natal nurse studying law at the University of Pittsburgh and he was recruiting summer interns for Kirkpatrick amp Lockhart They married in 1990 11 and have seven living children In 1996 the Santorums son Gabriel was born prematurely after 20 weeks of pregnancy and died in the hospital two hours later Karen wrote that she and Rick slept with Gabriel s body between them in the hospital that night and brought his body home the following day so that their other children could see him 81 282 283 The Santorums four eldest children appeared with their parents on Piers Morgan Tonight in January 2012 Elizabeth who was five at the time of Gabriel s death said she was glad to have seen him and that he holds a place in her heart 284 Santorum traveled in 2002 to Rome to speak at a centenary celebration of the birth of Saint Josemaria Escriva founder of Opus Dei 215 285 He and his wife were invested as Knight and Dame of Magistral Grace of the Knights of Malta in a ceremony at St Patrick s Cathedral in New York on November 12 2004 286 Santorum s net worth has been estimated between 880 000 and 3 million 287 which is mainly held as five rental properties around Penn State University 288 two personal homes in Great Falls and Penn Hills 289 and some IRAs 290 In 1997 Santorum purchased a three bedroom house in the Pittsburgh suburb of Penn Hills In 2001 he bought a 640 000 house in Leesburg Virginia 131 sold it in 2007 for 850 000 291 and purchased a 2 million home in Great Falls Virginia 292 According to The Washington Post Santorum has paid 50 000 per year out of pocket for medical expenses not covered by insurance for his daughter Isabella s Trisomy 18 293 294 The Santorums once paid 25 000 to have Isabella airlifted from a Virginia hospital to a children s hospital in Philadelphia 294 In his free time Santorum is an avid fantasy baseball player 295 Books editSantorum has written four books It Takes a Family Conservatism and the Common Good 2005 296 American Patriots Answering the Call to Freedom 2012 297 Blue Collar Conservatives Recommitting to an America That Works 2014 298 and Bella s Gift How One Little Girl Transformed Our Family and Inspired a Nation 2015 299 In addition to Santorum s books a collection of his speeches as a U S senator was published and released by Monument Press in 2005 under the title Rick Santorum A Senator Speaks Out on Life Freedom and Responsibility Santorum also wrote a foreword to William A Dembski s 2006 Darwin s Nemesis Phillip Johnson and the Intelligent Design Movement 300 and a 2006 autobiography 301 In It Takes a Family Santorum argues that the traditional family is the foundation of society Santorum criticizes alike laissez faire conservatives and liberal proponents of social welfare for promoting a radical view of autonomy In particular he criticizes the bigs big government big media big entertainment big universities The book became a New York Times bestseller 302 American Patriots tells the stories of 25 lesser known Americans from the American Revolution 303 Santorum writes Most Americans know something about our Founding Fathers and their role in creating the government of the United States However most know little about the day to day battles fought by Americans of all backgrounds that paved the way for the high ideals of our founders to be put into practice 304 He also writes Today we are facing a threat to the very foundation our founders laid That threat does not come from an alien force but from those who are willing and determined to abandon the concept of God given rights Like the royalty during the Revolution today s elites wish to return to the pre Revolutionary paradigm in which they through governmental force allocate rights and responsibilities 304 Blue Collar Conservatives departs from traditional Republican orthodoxy 305 and says that the Republican Party must appeal to blue collar Americans He says As many as six million blue collar voters stayed home from the polls and there s good reason to believe that a large majority of them would have voted Republican if they had voted 305 Santorum puts forward a recipe for Republican success in which Republicans advocate for workers and not just corporations 306 He says that many middle class workers who have been forced into part time jobs at big box stores or even into public assistance programs are amenable to the GOP s message if it is presented in relatable terms 306 He tackles education saying the current system of government run schools is a relic of the late 19th century and that children should not be pressured into going to college when a job or vocational training would be a better option 306 He criticizes libertarian influence in the Republican Party saying There are some in my party who have taken the ideal of individualism to such an extreme that they have forgotten the obligation to look out for our fellow man 305 He says the GOP should be less quick to dismiss concerns over decreasing social and economic mobility saying that large businesses and stocks are strong while life has become a trickle for workers 305 He questions rich compensation of business executives and says that while he supports free trade Republicans need to look at its impact on the average person and consider whether existing laws are fair 305 In January 2015 Santorum announced Bella 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 307 See also edit nbsp Biography portal nbsp Pennsylvania portal nbsp Conservatism portalRepublican Party presidential primaries 2012 Republican Party presidential primaries 2016 Republican Party presidential candidates 2016References edit CNN Drops Rick Santorum After Dismissive Comments About Native Americans The New York Times May 22 2021 Retrieved May 23 2021 GOP Candidate Rick Santorum s Daughter Hospitalized In Virginia CBS January 31 2012 Retrieved February 19 2012 a b Aldo Santorum Obituary Legacy com Retrieved January 2 2012 Pennsylvania Town Hall Pennsylvania s Marketplace of Ideas Patownhall com January 15 2011 Retrieved January 1 2012 Zito Salena January 21 2011 Psychologist Aldo Santorum devoted career to fellow veterans Pittsburgh Tribune Review Archived from the original on January 14 2012 Retrieved January 2 2012 The Senator s Biography Santorum s Senate website Archived from the original on December 30 2006 Retrieved December 30 2006 Steve Goldstein April 17 2005 Big Profile Big Target Beaver County Times 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Post Retrieved January 9 2012 Butler Senior High School classbook The Magnet 1975 a b Nation amp World 20 things about Rick Santorum U S News amp World Report Usnews com June 16 2006 Retrieved January 11 2012 Tony Scifo November 5 1996 Carmel s political alumni return for chat with students Carmel High School Daily Herald Murray Michael August 26 2011 Santorum to visit Penn State The Daily Collegian Archived from the original on June 2 2013 Retrieved February 14 2012 Cherkis Jason March 5 2012 Rick Santorum s Frat Brothers Perplexed By Claims Of Cultural Oppression HuffPost Retrieved June 30 2012 New York Times At a Glance Rick Santorum October 1 2011 a b The Pennsylvania Manual Archived June 12 2012 at the Wayback Machine Vol 116 Section Eight The Federal Government pp 8 11 2003 Retrieved 2013 05 05 Cherkis Jason February 26 2012 Rick Santorum A Conservative Who Once Defended Labor Unions Gays In Military Art Funding HuffPost Retrieved March 9 2012 Tapper Jake January 4 2012 Rick 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