http://projects.newsobserver.com/blogs/ncfrees_senate_endorsements Comments for "NCFREE's Senate endorsements" en http://projects.newsobserver.com/blogs/ncfrees_senate_endorsements <!-- Begin check for Blog Icon --> <!-- End check for Blog Icon --> <!-- Begin check for Teaser Toggle --> <div class="field-item"> <p>A pro-business group has made its first round of Senate endorsements.</p><p>The political action committee of the <a href="http://www.ncfree.com/">N.C. Forum for Research and Education</a> endorsed all but one Republican and 13 Democrats in the state Senate for re-election.</p><p>The endorsements were based on the senators&#39; voting records on business issues, how business-friendly they are compared to their district and their effectiveness in office.</p><p>The Democrats include President pro tem <a href="/profiles/marc_basnight">Marc Basnight</a> and Senate Majority Leader <a href="/profiles/tony_rand">Tony Rand</a> and Sen. <a href="/profiles/kay_hagan">Kay Hagan</a>, a rumored candidate for U.S. Senate.</p><p>The Republicans included Senate Minority Leader <a href="/profiles/phil_berger">Phil Berger</a>, Sen. <a href="http://ncleg.net/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=Senate&amp;nUserID=83">Tom Apodaca</a> and Sen. <a href="http://ncleg.net/gascripts/members/viewMember.pl?sChamber=Senate&amp;nUserID=139">Harry Brown</a>. </p><p>The one Republican not endorsed was Sen. <a href="/profiles/fred_smith">Fred Smith</a>, presumably because he is running for governor and not for re-election. </p><p>A full list after the jump.</p> <div class="node-blog-teaser-footer"> <div class="node-blog-teaser-readmore"> <a href="http://projects.newsobserver.com/blogs/ncfrees_senate_endorsements"><img src="http://projects.newsobserver.com/sites/8830.newsobserver-drupal-projects.apps.prod.nandomedia.com/themes/nao/images/dome_read_more.gif" width="74" height="23" border="0" /></a></div> <div class="node-blog-teaser-comments">&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://projects.newsobserver.com/blogs/ncfrees_senate_endorsements#comment"><img src="http://www.newsobserver.com/images/front_new/icon_discussion.gif" width="11" height="7" border="0" /> Comments (0)</a> <!-- If permissions, display edit link at end of teaser --> <!-- End edit link code --> </div> </div> </div> <!-- End check for Teaser Toggle --> <!-- BEGIN AUDIO ATTACHMENT CODE --> http://projects.newsobserver.com/blogs/ncfrees_senate_endorsements#comment endorsements Fred Smith Harry Brown Kay Hagan Legislature &#039;08 Marc Basnight NCFREE Senate &#039;08 Tom Apodaca Tony Rand Under the Dome Thu, 25 Oct 2007 15:18:39 -0400 ryanteaguebeckwith 2838 at http://projects.newsobserver.com