SARCONE EARNS PLANNED PARENTHOOD ENDORSEMENT

Debbie Sarcone, Democratic state Assembly candidate in the Eighth Legislative District, today received the endorsement of the New Jersey Planned Parenthood Action Committee in the November 3 general election.

This is the first time Planned Parenthood has endorsed any candidate – Democrat or Republican – in Burlington County’s Eighth Legislative District.

Sarcone, a former Evesham Township Deputy Mayor and long-time community activist, received a 100 percent rating from the committee, the state political and advocacy arm of Planned Parenthood Affiliates of New Jersey.

“We are proud to endorse the state Assembly candidacy of Debbie Sarcone,” said Planned Parenthood Action Committee board member Jeff Brand. “She is committed to protecting health care services and reproductive rights for all women.

“Voters in the Eighth Legislative District can count on her to support common-sense prevention measures to reduce the number of unintended pregnancies,” Brand added. “We will do all we can to help Debbie win in November and to ensure that all women have access to quality, affordable health care."

In receiving her 100 percent rating from Planned Parenthood, Sarcone voiced her agreement with the principles of the organization as listed on their candidate questionnaire.

“I am a life-long supporter of the efforts of Planned Parenthood and I am thrilled to have them on our team in this election,” Sarcone said. “The organization stands for providing women with fair and sensible health care and reproductive choices, options which I believe should be unalienable rights for all Burlington County residents.

“I am honored to be the first candidate in the Eighth Legislative District to receive their endorsement,” she said. “I will be proud to stand with them and their supporters in the state Legislature when I take my Assembly seat next January.”

Sarcone’s running mate, fellow Democrat and former U.S. Navy SEAL and Iraq War veteran Bill Brown, received a 90 percent rating from Planned Parenthood based on his answers to the candidate questionnaire. For this rating, Brown gained a formal “recommendation” from the committee.

You can learn more about Brown and Sarcone’s campaign to bring change and effective leadership to state government by visiting their Web site, www.changetrentonnow.com.

The Planned Parenthood Action Committee of New Jersey only endorses and recommends candidates with strong family planning positions.  The committee engages in statewide educational and electoral activity that includes informing voters about reproductive health issues and encouraging the election of candidates who share their views on these issues.

The Planned Parenthood Action Committee of New Jersey is an independent non-partisan organization formed as the statewide political arm of the Planned Parenthood Affiliates of New Jersey. Visit www.plannedparenthoodnj.org/votes for more information.