Card image cap

Sheila Griffin's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Key

Official Position: Candidate addressed this issue directly by taking the Political Courage Test.
Inferred Position: Candidate refused to address this issue, but Vote Smart inferred this issue based on the candidate's public record, including statements, voting record, and special interest group endorsements.
Unknown Position: Candidate refused to address this issue, or we could not infer an answer for this candidate despite exhaustive research of their public record.
Additional Information: Click on this icon to reveal more information about this candidate's position, from their answers or Vote Smart's research.
Other or Expanded Principles & Legislative Priorities are entered exactly as candidates submit them. Vote Smart does not edit for misspelled words, punctuation or grammar.

Sheila Griffin 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.

What is the Political Courage Test?

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.

  • "With strong ethics grounded in personal faith and understanding of the privilege to serve, she continually claims new territory for the success of her family, business, community, and nation. Pro life. Pro 2nd Amendment. Pro Family. Pro Small Government." (www.votegriffin.us)
  • "Every economic class deserves the same chance to utilize their creativity for their family and generations to prosper without government unduly burdensome regulations. The American Dream includes freedom to prosper while raising families." (www.votegriffin.us)
  • "Griffin Supports: Reduction in Government Size." (www.votegriffin.us)
  • "Sheila pledges support for the president's committment to tax reduction, new business initiatives, and opportunity zones." (www.votegriffin.us)
  • "Pinellas GOP host a forum tonight to tackle the "Medicare for all" with presenters Robert Bell, PhD; Robert Levin, MD; and Mr. Craig Duncan, CHfC. Incredible wisdom and solutions that does not lead to bloated government control. Thanks much to facilitator, Pam McAloon and Chair, Todd Jennings." (www.facebook.com)
  • "What really is happening here is the Elizabeth Warren is looking at diverting Freedom to create greater poverty and dysfunction in the guise of a hostile take-over of medicine called "Medicare for All." #medicarefornone; #sheilasez." (twitter.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.
  • "Every economic class deserves the same chance to utilize their creativity for their family and generations to prosper without government unduly burdensome regulations. The American Dream includes freedom to prosper while raising families." (www.votegriffin.us)
  • "Griffin Supports: Reduction in Government Size." (www.votegriffin.us)
  • "Sheila pledges support for the president's committment to tax reduction, new business initiatives, and opportunity zones. When private-sector partnerships are developed to create incentives for increased skill in inner-city and rural work populations the efforts have more longevity." (www.votegriffin.us)
  • "WANTED. U.S. House of Representative, District 13. Need overall breadth of regional and local knowledge of housing, transportation, infrastructure planning, business, municipality interactions, local history and federal policy. CHOICE:: SHEILA GRIFFIN!" (twitter.com)
  • "Every economic class deserves the same chance to utilize their creativity for their family and generations to prosper without government unduly burdensome regulations. The American Dream includes freedom to prosper while raising families." (www.votegriffin.us)
  • "Sheila pledges support for the president's committment to tax reduction, new business initiatives, and opportunity zones." (www.votegriffin.us)
  • 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.
  • "I also support the five federal environmental agencies pursuit of free-market green energy initiatives to include supporting a mix of renewable energy (wind, geothermal, biomass; protect drinking water and economic base of the local community." (www.votegriffin.us)
  • "Pinellas County, with its 35 miles of beaches and lakefront ecosystems must be protected and managed well. We do not need a "new green deal." To protect the region's environment, I support free-market solutions where private industry contributes take on the identity as conscientious corporations. This helps bring about innovative solutions with a necessity for constrained but responsible government regulation." (www.votegriffin.us)
  • "Every economic class deserves the same chance to utilize their creativity for their family and generations to prosper without government unduly burdensome regulations. The American Dream includes freedom to prosper while raising families." (www.votegriffin.us)
  • "I also support the five federal environmental agencies pursuit of free-market green energy initiatives to include supporting a mix of renewable energy (wind, geothermal, biomass; protect drinking water and economic base of the local community." (www.votegriffin.us)
  • "Pinellas County, with its 35 miles of beaches and lakefront ecosystems must be protected and managed well. We do not need a "new green deal." To protect the region's environment, I support free-market solutions where private industry contributes take on the identity as conscientious corporations. This helps bring about innovative solutions with a necessity for constrained but responsible government regulation." (www.votegriffin.us)
  • "I support fiercely support the Second Amendment and encourage American to enjoy this liberty and be responsible through gaining skill through training." (www.votegriffin.us)
  • "National policy should defer to State home rule unless this right of the people is under attack." (www.votegriffin.us)
  • "The Second Amendment, like other Amendments in the Bill of Rights, provides protections for citizens against governmental overreach. Every competent citizen has the right, "to bear arms."" No laws restricting law abiding citizens should be enacted. The exception is balanced to support laws that are narrowly tailored restrictions on evil intent, violent fringe or mentally incompetent persons." (www.votegriffin.us)
  • "Griffin Supports: Reduction in Government Size." (www.votegriffin.us)
  • "THE ANSWER IS HELL NO! To socialism where the government dictates access and the people lose more and more liberty and freedom. To government take-over of health care or any other free-market industries." (www.facebook.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "In this sovereign nation, President Trump, Head of State and Commander In Chief, is responsible for US citizens' safety through policy decisions. Congress continues to fail to put forth a comprehensive immigra-tion plan. This creates an urgent need to build a border wall. Anything less encourages the demise of our governmental structure. Massive illegal immigration hurts struggling Americans directly by depleting the resources and decreasing wages." (www.votegriffin.us)
  • "I support immediate real legislative collaboration for strong immigration policy and all methods necessary to maintain sovereign borders and decrease the economic burden on infrastructure, social programs that fall on the shoulders of legal citizens." (www.votegriffin.us)
  • "All people deserve protections and safety - "[Immigrants] must come here legally." (www.facebook.com)
  • "Massive illegal immigration hurts struggling Americans directly by depleting the resources and decreasing wages. I support immediate real legislative collaboration for strong immigration policy and all methods necessary to maintain sovereign borders and decrease the economic burden on infrastructure, social programs that fall on the shoulders of legal citizens." (www.votegriffin.us)
  • "Yes. Legal Immigration Is Real! From every nation and every tongue ... America the Beautiful! They waited in line, they followed the rule of law and they escaped the traps of predators targeting those illegally entering the country." (www.facebook.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Greatest progress occurs in times of peace. "Great nations do not fight endless wars." (www.facebook.com)
  • ""Tariffs are better than weapons of war." I am sure those business people would rather pay a few dollars more than suffer the loss of one life in war. Money is not everything." (twitter.com)
  • "Reciprocity means that we respect your rights to protect your citizens from crippling economic tariffs, BUT We Reserve The Rights to Protect Americans Who Participate In International Trade." (www.facebook.com)

Vote Smart does not permit the use of its name or programs in any campaign activity, including advertising, debates, and speeches.

arrow_upward