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David Richter's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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David Richter has failed to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2020 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 2020.

  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "President Trump’s tax cuts were a good start and helped to spur economic growth, but more needs to be done to help South Jersey taxpayers under constant attack by Governor Murphy and Trenton Democrats. In Congress, David will fight to lift the state-and-local-tax (SALT) deduction cap and further cut individual marginal tax rates." (richter2020.com)
  • "In Congress, David will work with members in both parties to ensure that our government keeps its promises to our seniors and strengthens both Social Security and Medicare now and for the future." (richter2020.com)
  • "PROTECT OUR SENIORS AND STRENGTHEN SOCIAL SECURITY AND MEDICARE" (richter2020.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.
  • "That means supporting increased funding for our national defense and reforming the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) healthcare system to ensure that each and every person who has served in this country’s military has ready access to the very best medical care we can provide." (richter2020.com)
  • "In Congress, he will work with President Trump and be a leader in the effort to pass a comprehensive infrastructure bill that invests in America in order to improve our competitiveness and create millions of new jobs. He will also fight to bring federal transportation dollars back to South Jersey, and he won’t rest until the long-promised and never-delivered Route 55 extension is funded and completed." (richter2020.com)
  • "President Trump’s tax cuts were a good start and helped to spur economic growth, but more needs to be done to help South Jersey taxpayers under constant attack by Governor Murphy and Trenton Democrats. In Congress, David will fight to lift the state-and-local-tax (SALT) deduction cap and further cut individual marginal tax rates." (richter2020.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.
  • "David will be an ardent defender of the U.S. Constitution, including our Second Amendment rights, and will fight back against liberals who want to further infringe upon our constitutional freedoms." (richter2020.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.
  • "In Congress, David will oppose across-the-board amnesty, seek to ban so-called sanctuary cities and states, support construction of a wall along the border with Mexico, and increase funding for both the hiring of more border agents and the tools they need to secure our borders and keep Americans safe." (richter2020.com)
  • "In Congress, David will oppose across-the-board amnesty, seek to ban so-called sanctuary cities and states, support construction of a wall along the border with Mexico, and increase funding for both the hiring of more border agents and the tools they need to secure our borders and keep Americans safe." (richter2020.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.
  • "But our region’s growers face myriad regulations that reduce their profits while providing minimal public benefit. In Congress, David will push for regulatory reform and fight for trade legislation that benefits, not handicaps, South Jersey’s family farms and agricultural businesses." (richter2020.com)

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