By Eli Bolus

Candidate:  Rick Santorum

Political Party: Republican

Qualifications: Pennsylvania U.S. Representative, and U.S. Senate

Website: ricksantorum.com

Stance on Issues

Economy:  Create jobs by rolling back job killing laws, lowering taxes, and increasing innovation and entrepreneurship.

Energy: Decrease dependence on foreign oil by drilling in Alaska and other oil possibilities in America.

Education: Attempted to include the “Santorum Amendment” in No Child Left Behind; it was an attempt allow Intelligent design to be taught in public schools.

Environment:  Supported drilling in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska and in 1999 he worked to strip the Energy Department of 65 million dollars tagged to solar energy research.

National Security: Recognize Iran as a serious threat and to combat Iran by working with Israel to determine the proper military response to stabilize the region.

Abortion:  Pro-life; wants to take funding from Planned Parenthood and birth control.

Immigration: Feels the strong influx is damaging to the nation and a strong advocate of former President George W. Bush’s U.S.-Mexico fence initiative and guest worker program.