Just to round out one small aspect of this story, then-Congresswoman Dahlkemper authored and fought hard for the provision in the ACA that ensures no public money would be used for abortions. (She is also the author of the portion of the ACA that allows children to remain on their parents' policies until age 26.) The KOC still spent heavily to defeat her. The better news is that the KOC couldn't completely keep Kathy down. She currently serves as the Erie County (PA) chief executive.