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Dan Delaney's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Dan Delaney did not provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2022 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 2022.

  • Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare? "No" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? "Yes" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct? "No" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "we need to end Qualified Immunity." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19? "No" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "I'd like the government to allow the market to function and end these silly lockdowns. Let people decide if they want to stay home and quarantine, and let businesses open back up." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
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  • Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? "No" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
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  • Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? "No" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
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  • Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)? "Yes" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
This candidate has responded to a Political Courage Test in a previous election. As a continued effort to provide the American public with factual information on candidates running for public office, these archived responses are made available here.
Pro-choice Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
I want to make sure the government does all it can to prevent unwanted pregnancies in the first place (educational initiatives, over the counter birth control, etc.), but at the end of the day people will find a way to have an abortion if they cannot bear a child, whether it is legal or not. I'd rather see it done safely when it must happen.
No In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
No Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
Yes Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
No Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
No, we need to end Qualified Immunity.
No Do you support increasing defense spending?
We're doing too much as it is, and cannot be the policemen of the world.
No Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
Yes Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
No Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
I'd like the government to allow the market to function and end these silly lockdowns. Let people decide if they want to stay home and quarantine, and let businesses open back up.
No Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
No Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)?
No Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
No Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
The right to bear arms shall not be infringed.
No Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
No Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
No Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
No Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
No Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
Yes Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
Yes Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
1) Address systemic issues in our police force - End Qualified Immunity, End the War on Drugs, End No Knock Raids, End Victimless Crime Laws, End Mandatory Minimum Sentencing, and End the Militarization of Police. 2) We need to reduce the size and scope of our military. We are meddling in unnecessary endeavors overseas, and that money could be much better spent here at home. 3) I will support removing federal regulations on guns, and encouraging nationwide concealed carry laws. I'd feel safer knowing that responsible gun owners were around me were carrying weapons to deter a potential threat.

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