Rick Santorum

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CNN Senior Political Contributor — Patriot Voices

Rick Santorum was a candidate for the Republican nomination for President in 2012 and 2016 – winning the 2012 Iowa caucuses, 10 additional states and nearly 4 million votes. Prior to his campaigns for president, Rick served two terms in both the House of Representatives and Senate, where he gained a reputation as one of the nation’s leading government reformers, pro-life advocates, and national security experts. Rick Santorum is the author of the 2005 New York Times bestseller It Takes a Family, American Patriots: Answering the Call to Freedom, and Blue Collar Conservatives: Recommitting to an America that Works. Rick and his wife Karen are also the co-authors of Bella’s Gift that chronicles the inspiring story of life with the Santorums’ special-needs youngest child. Bella was born with a condition called Trisomy 18, and she wasn’t expected to survive her first birthday. Beating all the odds, Bella will turn 12 in May of 2020. Rick is currently a CNN Senior Political Contributor.

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Rick Santorum – Live Action Interview

"The sonographer goes over, and looks at my wife and says, 'Your son has a fatal defect and is going to die.'" Source: EXCLUSIVE: Rick Sant...

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