Global Leaders for Congress

While you can find all of our globally-minded candidates on our website, here is a sample of the candidates Citizens for Global Solutions is enthusiastically endorsing:

Senator Dick Lugar (R-IN) is chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee. He has been an aggressive advocate for global solutions to global problems. He co-authored the Lugar-Biden Climate Change Resolution, which calls for U.S. participation in international climate change agreements. He also worked across the aisle to pass the Nunn-Lugar Cooperative Threat Reduction program, which dismantles former Soviet nuclear weapons and safeguards nuclear materials worldwide. Sen. Lugar has also endorsed the Law of the Sea Treaty and supported robust funding to fight AIDS.

Representative Sherrod Brown (D-OH) is running for the Senate. He is committed to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and promoting global institutions and international cooperation. He has been especially vocal in the fight against infectious diseases, sponsoring legislation to increase funding for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria. In his candidate questionnaire, he said “…global stability and human advancement depend on multinational efforts to eradicate poverty, fight global illnesses and promote both freedom and peace.”

Bob Casey, a Democrat, is challenging Senator Rick Santorum (R) in
Pennsylvania. Casey is a strong supporter of global health and environmental issues. Meanwhile, Sen. Santorum received poor grades from Citizens for Global Solutions in its last three report cards.

Jerry McNerney, a Democrat and engineer who runs a wind turbine company, is challenging Richard Pombo in California’s 11th District. A strong advocate of alternative energy, McNerney said in his candidate questionnaire that “…helping develop a rational energy policy for a sustainable economy will be my signature issue.”
He also supports global health issues and the International Criminal Court.

Representative Frank Wolf (R-VA) is the incumbent in Virginia’s 10th District. He serves as chairman of the Congressional Human Rights Caucus and the appropriations subcommittee in charge of the State Department’s budget. He has worked tenaciously to stop the genocide in Darfur and maintain the peace between Sudan’s north and south regions. Additionally, he has pursued greater global democracy initiatives.

Representative Nita Lowey (D-NY), from New York’s 18th District, is the ranking member on the House Appropriations Foreign Operations Subcommittee and a member of the Congressional Human Rights Caucus. She values diplomacy and foreign aid as important pillars to a strong national security strategy. She has consistently supported U.N. funding and the International Criminal Court. She has been a long-time champion of providing funds to fight infectious diseases in sub-Saharan Africa and other regions.

Representative Jim Leach (R-IA), the long-time member from Iowa’s
2nd District, has demonstrated that global issues are truly bipartisan. He cosponsored the U.N. Emergency Peace Service legislation and has worked with his colleagues to increase the international affairs budget. Over his career, he has supported a strong and effective U.N.

Contributing Writer: Drew J. Asson


Updated June 30, 2006