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Joe Arpaio's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Joe Arpaio has refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2018 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 2018.

  • "Attended a large pro life rally against Planned Parenthood in Chandler. Spoke to over 500 people at this location." (twitter.com)
  • "The landmark tax reform bill recently passed by Congress and signed by President Trump was an excellent beginning to jump-starting our economy. It allows individuals, hard-working families and companies to keep more of the money they have earned. This will allow people to save, spend and invest the money as they see fit. After all, it’s YOUR money." (www.sheriffjoeforamerica.com)
  • "As Senator, I will fight to make sure our men and women in uniform have the best training, equipment and weapons to ensure they can and will defend our country and our interests around the world." (www.sheriffjoeforamerica.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "We can do better. It’s high time we roll up our sleeves and get to work on balancing a budget with no gimmicks, no nonsense and get our financial house in order. " (www.sheriffjoeforamerica.com)
  • "President Trump has done an excellent job thus far in rolling back regulations to spur economic growth. Yet, there is still too much red tape for startup companies to cut through in order to get their business to thrive. We must get the special interests out of the way and allow entrepreneurs and small businesses to grow and prosper." (www.sheriffjoeforamerica.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.
  • "In Congress, I will strongly support legislation that protects our Second Amendment and protects our citizens from reckless and irresponsible legislation that attempts to undermine this precious civil right." (www.sheriffjoeforamerica.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Do you see this pathetic & weak #AZBorder? Illegals cross undetected. Enough is Enough. Donate and help me get to the U.S. Senate to ensure we get the rest of the #Wall we deserve with @POTUS @realDonaldTrump #SecureTheBorder we will get it done! " (twitter.com)
  • "There is simply no excuse for having a porous border with Mexico. There’s always a lot of talk in Washington about this topic, but nothing ever gets done. Finally, we have a President who not only ran on the issue of building a wall along our southern border but is actively working to make that a reality." (www.sheriffjoeforamerica.com)
  • "Whether it’s physical barriers, more manpower or more technology, we can and must do better to secure our country." (www.sheriffjoeforamerica.com)
  • "As the Sheriff of Maricopa County for 24 years I saw first-hand the dangers of illegal immigration and an open border. In my jails alone we saw criminal illegal immigrants come through our jails, handed over to ICE for deportation only to return again months later. This happened at the alarming rate of 35%. Meaning, more than a third of criminal illegal immigrants we processed through our jails returned to our jail again after committing another crime. This is simply unacceptable." (www.sheriffjoeforamerica.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.
  • "Our national security objectives should be based on simple, yet equally profound policies of "Peace through Strength" and "America First." We live in dangerous times with non-traditional threats coming to our shores and our interests in the form of mad dictators and lone wolves committed to terrorism. For far too long our national security plans have been too short-sighted. We must look farther into the future to prepare for contingencies not yet realized." (www.sheriffjoeforamerica.com)

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