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Trent Staggs' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Trent Staggs has failed to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2024 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.

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Issue Positions

For Presidential and Congressional candidates who refuse to provide voters with their positions, Vote Smart has researched their public records to determine their likely responses. These issue positions are from 2024.

  • "Abortion activists typically have the same thing to be grateful for... A mother who did not share their passion." (x.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "The federal government has grown so much that it now requires more than 25% of the average American’s income. We have lost sight of the freedoms our founders envisioned. The tax levels that led to the revolution were a fraction of what we are now paying. Your labor is your property. As a mayor, I've fought to lower every tax and fee I can get my hands on - and I'll do the same as your Senator." (trentstaggs.com)
  • "When the Federal income tax was first created in 1913, it exempted what would now be the first $91,000 of income and capped out at a top marginal rate of 7% for what would be incomes greater than $15 million today. It’s a little different today. Our income is taxed, our purchases are taxed, our property is taxed, our investments are taxed, and when we die, our children’s inheritance is taxed." (trentstaggs.com)
  • "The federal government has grown so much that it now requires more than 25% of the average American’s income. We have lost sight of the freedoms our founders envisioned. The tax levels that led to the revolution were a fraction of what we are now paying. Your labor is your property. As a mayor, I've fought to lower every tax and fee I can get my hands on - and I'll do the same as your Senator." (trentstaggs.com)
  • "When the Federal income tax was first created in 1913, it exempted what would now be the first $91,000 of income and capped out at a top marginal rate of 7% for what would be incomes greater than $15 million today. It’s a little different today. Our income is taxed, our purchases are taxed, our property is taxed, our investments are taxed, and when we die, our children’s inheritance is taxed." (trentstaggs.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Thanks to the insanity of the defund the police movement, widespread acceptance of rioting, and corrupt Soros district attorneys, crime is running amok on American streets. The homicide rate alone increased by 30% in 2020!" (trentstaggs.com)
  • "Although the soft-on-crime philosophy is frequently couched in terms of "racial justice," we know that the Democrats’ defund the police movement has hurt racial minorities the most." (trentstaggs.com)
  • "After years of relative calm, the world has become very dangerous under the Biden Administration. The Taliban controls Afghanistan. Russia has invaded its neighbor. China wants to become the world’s superpower. Now is not the time for America to become weak – or reckless." (trentstaggs.com)
  • "The priority of American defense must be defending America. Military force must only be used in the defense of our nation, her interests, and her allies. We cannot afford to maintain 750 military bases across 80 countries for free. Other nations must provide for their own defense." (trentstaggs.com)
  • "We must protect America from the threats of the 21st Century, but we have to do it smarter." (trentstaggs.com)
  • "My five priorities are: build the strongest cyber-security shield ever seen, maintain the air superiority that made us the world’s "Top Gun", ensure the Navy keeps our international trade lanes secure, keep woke ideology from destroying our military’s resolve, spend smarter than we have been. America can stay the world’s superpower, but not without real change real fast" (trentstaggs.com)
  • "Cutting taxes didn't create the debt. Years of egregiously irresponsible overspending did. There's plenty of blame for both parties on that." (x.com)
  • "Meanwhile, as Washington has been reckless with our money, they are boxing us in with more regulations than we should ever have to endure. Federal agencies now number in the hundreds, with millions of rules and regulations being imposed on us by unelected bureaucracies. This overregulation cost employers between $10-20 thousand dollars per employee to come into compliance with, and drags down our economy almost $2 trillion." (trentstaggs.com)
  • "The less Washington can control its budget the more it wants to control your life. In 1980, the national debt was just $1 trillion. With the out-of-control spending of recent years, it is now an incomprehensible $32 trillion - or some 140% of our GDP! We are now the largest debtor nation and one of the top 12 countries with the highest debt ratio." (trentstaggs.com)
  • "Wouldn’t most budget-strapped employees rather see that added to their paycheck? As Mayor, I've cut spending and regulations, and for DC, I won't just bring a hatchet; I'll bring a chainsaw." (trentstaggs.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "If the government got out of the way, we wouldn’t need to import oil from the Middle East. No American anywhere should accept the crippling of domestic energy that we’ve seen since 2021 – certainly not in the name of hysterical environmentalism." (trentstaggs.com)
  • "Our country is sitting on top of unlimited energy reserves. The only thing in the way is the federal government." (trentstaggs.com)
  • "Environmental stewardship is important, but destroying our way of life is not. I'm a firm believer that technological advances have benefited mankind and the environment in the past, and will continue to do so in the future. As your Senator, I will fight for America’s and Utah’s energy independence every day." (trentstaggs.com)
  • "If the government got out of the way, we wouldn’t need to import oil from the Middle East. No American anywhere should accept the crippling of domestic energy that we’ve seen since 2021 – certainly not in the name of hysterical environmentalism." (trentstaggs.com)
  • "Our country is sitting on top of unlimited energy reserves. The only thing in the way is the federal government." (trentstaggs.com)
  • "As crime has increased, so has the desire for Americans to defend themselves. The only thing that’s gone up more than crime is gun ownership." (trentstaggs.com)
  • "Given Americans’ clear desire to protect themselves, I reject the idea that the Second Amendment is outdated. Every dictator who has seized power from a free society has first seized their weapons. The people who want to take our guns are the same people responsible for our crime wave. As Senator, I will fight for your ability to defend yourself and your family." (trentstaggs.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "A sensible immigration policy is not what the enemies of freedom want. The globalists who hate America have made it clear that illegal immigration is the way they’ll do it. When the bad guys tell you what their evil plan is, you should probably pay attention." (trentstaggs.com)
  • "As Senator, I will fight to restore the sensible immigration policy so America stays the envy of the world for another 200 years." (trentstaggs.com)
  • "National security is a primary obligation of our federal government. Every country enforces border security and travel of non-citizens. However, this has become the defining controversy of our time. Americans have been so kind-hearted for so long that the idea of enforcing our own laws has become controversial." (trentstaggs.com)
  • "A sensible immigration policy is not what the enemies of freedom want. The globalists who hate America have made it clear that illegal immigration is the way they’ll do it. When the bad guys tell you what their evil plan is, you should probably pay attention." (trentstaggs.com)
  • "As Senator, I will fight to restore the sensible immigration policy so America stays the envy of the world for another 200 years." (trentstaggs.com)
  • "National security is a primary obligation of our federal government. Every country enforces border security and travel of non-citizens. However, this has become the defining controversy of our time. Americans have been so kind-hearted for so long that the idea of enforcing our own laws has become controversial." (trentstaggs.com)
  • "The priority of American defense must be defending America. Military force must only be used in the defense of our nation, her interests, and her allies. We cannot afford to maintain 750 military bases across 80 countries for free. Other nations must provide for their own defense." (trentstaggs.com)
  • "The priority of American defense must be defending America. Military force must only be used in the defense of our nation, her interests, and her allies. We cannot afford to maintain 750 military bases across 80 countries for free. Other nations must provide for their own defense." (trentstaggs.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.

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