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Tim Gilpin's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Tim Gilpin has failed 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.

  • "No woman should be denied services based on the political or religious views of their employer." (www.gilpin4congress.com)
  • "We must work to make access to vital healthcare services for women - such as well-checks, prenatal care, and contraception – more accessible not more restrictive." (www.gilpin4congress.com)
  • "Instead of a trickle-down approach – which we know has never worked – real tax reform should be directed and benefit everyone, including middle- and low-wage workers and their families." (www.gilpin4congress.com)
  • "We must close loopholes and reign in tax breaks that benefit only the richest among us." (www.gilpin4congress.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Education is the key to our economic success; we must invest in life-long training and education." (www.gilpin4congress.com)
  • "Instead of a trickle-down approach – which we know has never worked – real tax reform should be directed and benefit everyone, including middle- and low-wage workers and their families." (www.gilpin4congress.com)
  • "We must close loopholes and reign in tax breaks that benefit only the richest among us." (www.gilpin4congress.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.
  • "Universal background checks are a must. All 50 states, and the military, should report into an electronic background check system that is modern, reliable and fast. Bump stocks and military-grade weapons should not be open for private or public sale to untrained, un-checked individuals." (www.gilpin4congress.com)
  • "The Affordable Healthcare Act should be improved, not repealed." (www.gilpin4congress.com)
  • "The Affordable Healthcare Act was a vital step forward in providing coverage for millions of Americans and should be protected and efforts to continually improve it should be a first priority of Congress and the American people." (www.gilpin4congress.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Congress must oppose the Trump Administration’s policies of taking unconstitutional, unilateral actions on immigration." (www.gilpin4congress.com)
  • "We must fight to ensure that families are preserved and not living under constant fear of deportation and retaliation as a result of failure for Congress to enact comprehensive immigration reform." (www.gilpin4congress.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "We should be seeking diplomatic solutions, whenever possible, to prevent international conflict." (www.gilpin4congress.com)
  • "We should be seeking diplomatic solutions, whenever possible, to prevent international conflict." (www.gilpin4congress.com)

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