On October 14th, 2008, Bob Lord had another super-secret fundraiser, this time in Tucson with Special Guest star Gloria Feldt, former President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America. Feldt also wrote The War on Choice: the Right-Wing Attack on Women’s Rights and How to Fight Back.
Lord is also being directly supported by pro-abortion groups and individuals:
National Abortion Rights Action League (NARAL) – $2500Planned Parenthood of Arizona – $500
Planned Parenthood Action Fund – $2000
Gloria Feldt (former President of Planned Parenthood National) - $200
Bryan Howard – (Director of Planned Parenthood Arizona) - $4600
And these are just the high-profile donations. Lord is receiving hundreds, thousands of dollars from the pro-choice community and campaign committees around the country.
Co-hosts of the event in Tucson included:
Stephen Anderson – Board member, Planned Parenthood of AZ
Bonnie Booden – previous sponsor of the Planned Parenthood Honors the Past at Gala
Kent Burbank – Executive Director of Wingspan, Southern Arizona ’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center
Pam Grissom – Chairman of the Board, Arizona List (A Political Committee to Elect Pro-Choice Democratic Women in Arizona)
Bryan Howard – CEO, Planned Parenthood of Arizona
Bill & Alice Roe - New “Sugar Daddy’s” of the AZ Democratic Party; their contributions include: $30,000 to the Arizona Democratic Party and $10,000 to the Competitive Edge PAC, a political-action committee controlled by Napolitano. They also gave $57,000 to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and $50,500 to the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee.
Madeline Wachter – Arizona Women’s Caucus (promotes pro-choice women candidates)
Ginger Yrun – Direct of Planned Parenthood Tucson; Member at Large of Arizona Family Planning Council (provides abortion services)