2011: Stirrup’s Campaign Website Stated, “I Am 100% Pro-Life” And Touted Stirrup’s Role As A Founder Of An Anti-Choice PAC. According to the issues section of John Stirrup’s 2011 campaign website for Virginia State Senate, “Protecting Life: I am 100% pro-life. Earlier in my career, I was a founding member of a pro-life Political Action Committee during the several years I worked for Representative (now U.S. Senator) Dr. Tom Coburn.” [John Stirrup for Senate, Issues, 11/30/22 via archive.org]
Stirrup’s 2011 Campaign Website Touted His Support Of Restrictions On Abortion Clinics While He Served On The Prince William County Board Of Supervisors. According to the issues section of John Stirrup’s 2011 campaign website for Virginia State Senate, “Over the past eight years as a Prince William County Supervisor, I fought for lower taxes, tougher immigration laws and led the charge to promote responsible growth in our community. […] While the Board of Supervisors rarely has abortion-related issues before it, I recently initiated a letter to Governor McDonnell supporting the regulation of abortion clinics in Virginia, which was unanimously supported by the Board’s Republicans.” [John Stirrup for Senate, Issues, 11/30/22 via archive.org]
2011: Stirrup’s Campaign Website Stated “I Am 100% Pro-Life” And Touted Stirrup’s Role As A Founder Of An Anti-Choice PAC. According to John Stirrup’s campaign website, “Protecting Life: I am 100% pro-life. Earlier in my career, I was a founding member of a pro-life Political Action Committee during the several years I worked for Representative (now U.S. Senator) Dr. Tom Coburn.” [John Stirrup for Senate, 6/10/11, Via archive.org]
2011: Stirrup’s Campaign Website Touted His Support Of Restrictions On Abortion Clinics While He Served On The Prince William County Board Of Supervisors. According to John Stirrup’s campaign website, “Over the past eight years as a Prince William County Supervisor, I fought for lower taxes, tougher immigration laws and led the charge to promote responsible growth in our community. […] While the Board of Supervisors rarely has abortion-related issues before it, I recently initiated a letter to Governor McDonnell supporting the regulation of abortion clinics in Virginia, which was unanimously supported by the Board’s Republicans.” [John Stirrup for Senate, 6/10/11, Via archive.org]
2009: Stirrup Introduced His “Mentor,” Anti-Choice Former Senator Tom Coburn, At The 2006 Prince William & Manassas Family Alliance (PWMFA) Gala. According to Prince William & Manassas Family Alliance, “Prince William County Supervisor John Stirrup introduced Senator Coburn, for whom he had worked as chief of staff in the U.S. House of Representatives. We are so fortunate that a local official had such an exceptional mentor. [...] Senator Coburn confirmed his reputation as a stellar speaker, and waxed eloquent on conservative issues. Time and again he stressed to us that the real problem in Washington is the unwillingness of Republican and Democrat politicians alike to put the needs of the nation ahead of their own political careers. Senator Coburn has continued his practice as an Ob-Gyn. Doctor, and Dr. Coburn told us of the many patients he had seen who had suffered great harm as a result of an abortion, 95% of which were done for ‘birth control,’ not any health issue. By the way, one of the current goals of PWMFA is to persuade the City of Manassas to regulate the local abortion clinic so that common sense hea