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Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020

Should the federal government ban certain "military-style" firearms, such as the AR-15?

"The U.S. Constitution does not empower Congress to restrict firearms."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018

Do you support "The Speaker Project" from the organization No Labels, a proposal to change several House rules with the intent of encouraging bipartisan cooperation? (Learn more at https://www.nolabels.org/the-speaker-project/)

"I am undecided on this issue."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018

Do you believe the "Trump tax plan" bill passed in December 2017 helps middle income citizens?

"Abolish the federal income tax."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Do you support abolishing any federal agencies or departments?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Do you support abolishing the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency and redistributing its duties?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Do you support a constitutional amendment limiting terms for U.S. representatives and senators?

"Undecided"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Do you support a ban on federal funds for schools that teach “divisive concepts,” such as critical race theory?
"I support total elimination of federal aid to schools from kindergarten to university, because Congress has no authority under the U.S. Constitution to provide such aid."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020

Should the federal government amend the Affordable Care Act/"Obamacare" by giving states a fixed block grant for Medicaid?

"Abolish Medicare and Medicaid because the U.S. Constitution does not authorize them."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should the federal government combat inflation by requiring budget cuts to match any new federal spending?

"Undecided"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should the federal government combat inflation by capping price increases by large businesses?

"Against"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020

Should Congress create a path to citizenship for illegal/undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children?

"Shut down I.C.E. and U.S. Border Patrol"

Project Vote Smart Survey, 2010

Supports a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants and said, "Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Do you support a law that would allow U.S. officials to turn away migrants seeking asylum when the number of border crossings exceeds a certain number?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should the federal government combat inflation by decreasing tariffs on imports from foreign countries?

"Undecided"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Do you support a federal rule that would oblige automakers to make 50% or more of the vehicles they sell electric?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020

Should the federal government amend the Affordable Care Act/"Obamacare" by eliminating the "essential health benefits" insurance plans must cover?

"Abolish Medicare and Medicaid because the U.S. Constitution does not authorize them."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should the federal government eliminate qualified immunity, which generally shields law enforcement officers from lawsuits?

"For"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Do you support revising Title IX to limit participation in female sports based on an individual's reproductive biology and genetics at birth?

Project Vote Smart Survey, 2010

Does not support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Do you support an expanded child tax credit that sends monthly payments to middle and low income families?
"Reduce the financial burdens Congress and State and local governments impose on parents and other persons."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Do you support extending the Trump-backed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) past 2025?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Should the federal government ban some abortions?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018

Should the federal government ban abortion after 20 weeks gestation, with exceptions for cases of rape/incest and health complications?

"Congress must ban all abortions in the District of Columbia and military facilities, but has no authority to ban them in States."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should the federal government ban abortion after 24 weeks gestation, with exceptions for cases of rape/incest and serious health complications of the mother and/or child?
"Here two unalienable rights conflict with each other. The mother has an unalienable right to control her body. The baby's right to life narrowly preempts that right. The baby's right to live in that womb is the most natural of all natural rights."

Project Vote Smart Survey, 2010

Supports "requiring the federal budget to be balanced each year"

Project Vote Smart Survey, 2010

Does not support "enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020

Should the federal government do more to combat climate change by increasing funding for research on climate issues?

"Abolish federal highway grants and D.C. zoning laws."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018

Should the federal government continue to fund Planned Parenthood?

"I oppose federal funding for Planned Parenthood."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018

Should the government enforce federal marijuana laws in states that have legalized marijuana?

"The government should not enforce federal marijuana laws in states that have legalized marijuana."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020

Should the federal government raise the minimum wage?

"The U.S. Constitution does not empower Congress to do this"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020

Should the federal government increase oversight of state and local police departments?

"The U.S. Constitution does not empower Congress to oversee state and local cops."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020

Should the federal government have the power to override state public health decisions to close or reopen public areas?

"The U.S. Constitution must be followed."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020

Should the federal government pass a law guaranteeing the right to an abortion as decided in Roe v. Wade?

"Congress must abolish federal laws that burden mothers in crisis pregnancies."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should the federal government pass a law guaranteeing the right to choose abortion before fetal viability (generally 24 weeks gestation)?
"Congress needs to repeal any federal obstacles that make it difficult for persons to provide jobs, temporary housing and child care for mothers with unplanned babies."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018

Should the federal government continue to subsidize the domestic production of coal?

"Against"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020

Should the federal government do more to combat climate change by providing subsidies for energy efficiency?

"Abolish federal highway grants and D.C. zoning laws."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018

Should the federal government continue to subsidize the domestic production of natural gas?

"Against"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018

Should the federal government increase subsidies for nuclear energy to bring them into line with subsidies for other energy sources with low greenhouse emissions, such as wind and solar?

"I oppose increased subsidies for nuclear energy."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018

Should the federal government continue to subsidize the domestic production of oil?

"Against"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020

Should the federal government do more to combat climate change by providing subsidies for renewable energy?

"Abolish federal highway grants and D.C. zoning laws."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020

Should the federal government provide free tuition at public colleges and universities?

"The U.S. Constitution does not authorize this."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020

Should higher income brackets pay more in federal taxes than they currently do?

"CUT SPENDING"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020

Should higher income brackets pay more in federal taxes than they currently do?

"CUT SPENDING"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020

Do you generally support higher tariffs on imports from countries such as China, where we have a large trade deficit?

"Against"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018

Would you vote in favor of impeaching President Donald Trump based on what is known to date?

"I am undecided on this issue."

Project Vote Smart Survey, 2010

Supports eliminating funding for scientific and medical research

Project Vote Smart Survey, 2010

Supports "domestic oil exploration in federally-protected areas"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Do you support increasing military aid to Taiwan?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Do you support increasing oil and natural gas leases on publicly owned land and water?
"Balance environmental interests with economic interests."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should the federal government reauthorize the Keystone XL pipeline?

"Undecided"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Should military aid to Israel include a requirement that Israel take certain actions to reduce civilian casualties?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should the federal government limit certain firearm purchases to residents over age twenty-one?

"Eighteen and that's it, you're an adult, period."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should the federal government lower the corporate tax rate?

"Cut spending."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Do you support the option of mail-in ballots for all voters, not just absentees?
"That should be up to the States."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should the government legalize marijuana at the federal level?

"For"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020

Should the federal government reform Social Security by requiring means testing?

"Abolish the Social Security Tax to phase out social security"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should the federal government amend the Affordable Care Act/"Obamacare" by automatically enrolling every citizen in Medicare, replacing most private insurance?

"Abolish Medicare because it is not an enumerated power of Congress."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should the federal government amend the Affordable Care Act/"Obamacare" by allowing citizens to opt into Medicare if they so choose?

"Abolish Medicare because it is not an enumerated power of Congress."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should the U.S. build a physical wall between Mexico and the U.S.?

"Take a tour of the Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C. and look what happened when law enforcement goons in the United States of America prevented millions of innocent persons from escaping."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should the U.S. government continue to provide military aid to Ukraine (without putting U.S. soldiers on the ground)?
"Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Do you support increasing federal enforcement of organized retail crime?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018

Should the federal government provide more funding to states to fight opioid addiction?

"The federal government has provided enough funding to states to fight opioid addiction."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020

Should NH invest more in transportation infrastructure?

"The U.S. Constitution does not empower Congress to spend money on this"

Project Vote Smart Survey, 2010

Does not support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018

Should the federal government provide health care and/or insurance to every citizen?

"The federal government should not offer universal health care or insurance."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Do you support a new wealth tax that would require households worth over $100 million to pay a 20% tax on their income and unrealized capital gains?
"Cut spending instead of raising taxes."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018

Should the U.S. impose additional sanctions on North Korea unless it abandons its nuclear program?

"The U.S. should not impose additional sanctions on North Korea."

Candidate's Website, 2016

"Truth is, law enforcement is a necessary evil, but lately they have been far more evil than necessary."

Candidate's Website, 2016

"I would be in favor of constitutional amendments imposing nationwide bans on public schools and zoning restrictions. I will absolutely vote against federal grants to public schools, and will support efforts to eliminate public schools in the District of Columbia."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2024

Do you support presidential action to bar asylum-seekers from staying in the United States before their court date?

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020

Should the federal government privatize some or all of Social Security?

"Abolish the Social Security Tax to phase out social security"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020

Should the federal government reform social security by raising the cap on income subject to the Social Security tax?

"Abolish the Social Security Tax to phase out social security"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020

Should the federal government reform Social Security by raising the retirement age from today's age of 67?

"Abolish the Social Security Tax to phase out social security"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should the federal government combat inflation by raising taxes to reduce the budget deficit?

"Against"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020

Should the federal government amend the Affordable Care Act/"Obamacare" by repealing the tax penalty for employers who do not offer health insurance?

"Abolish Medicare and Medicaid because the U.S. Constitution does not authorize them."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should federal law require all voters to present a government-issued ID, such as a driver’s license?
"Except in Congressional elections, Congress has no such authority."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should the federal government combat inflation by repealing or revising the Jones Act to allow more foreign involvement in shipping between U.S. ports?

"For"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should Congress revise Section 230, a federal law that shields social media companies from lawsuits over content that appears on their platforms?

"Against"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018

Should the U.S. impose additional sanctions on Russia in retaliation for its aggressive action in Syria and the Ukraine?

"The U.S. should not impose additional sanctions on Russia."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should the federal government forgive/cancel up to $10,000 of student loan debt per borrower?
"The federal government should stop making student loans, because they are not authorized by the Constitution; then buy all the federally insured student loans, stop the interest on them and collect what the borrowers can be required to pay."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2020

Should the federal government allow student loan payments to be reduced based on income?

"Student loans must be abolished and current debtors allowed to reduce payments."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should the federal government combat inflation by supporting further Federal Reserve interest rate hikes?
"Abolish the Federal Reserve."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should the federal government tax carbon emissions?

"Undecided"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2022

Should the federal government continue to turn back migrants seeking asylum under Title 42, a public health law?

"Against"

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018

Do you support Pres. Trump's decision to withdraw from the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement?

"I am undecided on this issue."

Citizens Count Issue Survey, 2018

Do you agree with President Trump on withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement?

"I agree with President Trump on withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement."

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