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.
| Pro-choice | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| No | Do you support the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade? | ||
| In the US, I feel that pregnancy has become so normalized the baby showers and gender reveal parties that we fail to consider just how dangerous a pregnancy can become to the pregnant woman. When you factor in economic handicaps that women can encounter along with genetic abnormalities that can arise, I strongly feel that any pregnancy issues that may arise should ONLY be addressed between the pregnant woman and her physician. | |||
| Yes | Do you support expanding federal funding to support social safety net programs such as Social Security and Medicare? | ||
| No | Do you support a decrease in income taxes in order to balance the budget? | ||
| Yes | Do you support a wealth tax in order to pay for public programs? | ||
| A) SSA and Medicare are paid for by the American worker and should be protected in spite of previous misuse of the trust fund. B) Decreasing taxes does not, and never has increased revenue. C )YES. generational wealth is incompatible with a healthy democracy | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations, unions, and individuals? | ||
| A) As a current Union dues paying member of NALC Local 203, I strongly support Unions but we MUST get money out of politics. | |||
| No | Do you support protecting government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct? | ||
| A) Qualified immunity prevents accountability of government officials. In America, NO ONE is above the Law. | |||
| Yes | Do you support increasing defense spending? | ||
| A) While a support a strong Military, the DOD has never passed an audit. We need to be accountable and spend our money effectively and efficiently. | |||
| Yes | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth (e.g. grants, tax incentives)? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the federal government increasing funding for affordable housing programs? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the federal government taking action, beyond those of the Federal Reserve, to alleviate inflation? | ||
| c) initiate congressional hearings on price gouging, on food, housing and transportation. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the forgiveness of federal student loan debt? | ||
| A) You can have the strongest Military in the world but without educated citizens a country can not prosper. | |||
| Yes | Do you support requiring a government-issued identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
| Yes | Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | ||
| No | Do you support the federal government allowing permits for drilling on public lands? | ||
| Yes | Do you generally support gun-control legislation (e.g. red flag laws, boyfriend loopholes)? | ||
| Yes | Do you support a government-run (e.g. single-payer) healthcare program, such as Medicare-for-All? | ||
| Yes | Do you support expanding paid family AND/OR medical leave benefits (e.g. maternity leave)? | ||
| Yes | Should the government be able to regulate the cost of prescription drugs? | ||
| Yes | Do you support increasing security along the southern US border? | ||
| No | Do you support requiring immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship, regardless of their immigration status? | ||
| a) The 118th congress refused to pass the bipartisan senate immigration bill, until we replace this congress we can?t efficiently address security. | |||
| Yes | Do you support economic intervention as a means of resolving international conflicts? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the US providing increased offensive military aid to Ukraine? | ||
| Yes | Do you generally support increased regulations on social media companies (e.g. Tik Tok, Facebook, etc.)? | ||
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