Wikipedia.org political website


(Click for external website)

OnTheIssues.org excerpts:  (click on issues for details)

Abortion     Kathleen Sebelius: Vetoed Comprehensive Abortion Reform Act as unconstitutional.     Kathleen Sebelius: Endorsed by Planned Parenthood for years as pro-choice.     Alberto Gonzales: Perceived as supporting abortion because of judicial rulings.     Christy Mihos: Supports abortion rights.     Linda Lingle: No residency requirement for abortions; clinics ok.     Josh Green: No residency requirement for abortions; clinics ok.     Kirk Caldwell: No residency requirement for abortions; clinics ok.

Budget & Economy     Larry Kudlow: FactCheck: No, deficit is increasing with Trump tax cuts.     Evan McMullin: Worked as investment banker at Goldman Sachs.

Civil Rights     David McCormick: 2013: supported same-sex marriage to Supreme Court.     Dan Bishop: Authored "bathroom bill": no trans-gendered public restrooms.     Bill Waller: Father shut down segregationist Mississippi Commissions.     Ann-Marie Adams: President of the Conn. Association of Black Communicators.     Joe Biden: 1987 Biden Report: Reject Bork; he'd roll back civil rights.     Ted Kennedy: 1987: "Robert Bork's America" means censorship & segregation.     Kathleen Sebelius: No Constitutional amendment against same-sex marriage.     Laura Richardson: Co-wrote bill to legalize same-sex marriage in California.     Cynthia McKinney: Introduced MLK Records Act, to unseal assassination files.     Alberto Gonzales: No express grant of habeas corpus in the Constitution.     Mike Gravel: Unequivocally supports same-sex marriage.     Christy Mihos: Supports gay marriage and adoption by same-sex couples.     Tom Reilly: Led Budd & Reilly--largest minority law firm in MA.     Samuel Alito: Agrees that women should consult husband before abortion.     Samuel Alito: Government cannot supress free speech in alcohol ads.

Corporations     Linda McMahon: CEO of wrestling business, a "testosterone-charged industry".

Crime     David Koch: Fight systemic overcriminalization and overincarceration.     David Koch: End asset forfeiture by law enforcement.     David Koch: Require criminal intent for prosecuting white-collar crimes.     Andrew Gillum: Restorative justice programs to reduce teen recidivism.     Kathleen Sebelius: Opponent of capital punishment during Supreme Court ruling.     Laura Richardson: Supported 40,000 more prison at cost of $7.4 billion.     Mike Gravel: Citizen Power includes abolition of the death penalty.     Antonin Scalia: Statistical racial sentencing disparities are inevitable.     Harry Blackmun: Statistical racial sentencing disparities unconstitutional.     John Paul Stevens: Statistical racial sentencing disparities unconstitutional.     Sandra Day O`Connor: Statistical racial sentencing disparities are inevitable.     William Rehnquist: Statistical racial sentencing disparities are inevitable.     Harry Blackmun: Black defendants have Constitutional right to blacks on jury.     John Paul Stevens: Black defendants have Constitutional right to blacks on jury.     Sandra Day O`Connor: Black defendants have Constitutional right to blacks on jury.     William Rehnquist: Black defendants have no right to blacks on jury.

Drugs     Mike Gravel: Legalize the use and possession of marijuana.

Education     Linda McMahon: 2009: Member of Connecticut Board of Education.     Linda McMahon: 2000: GET REAL program: promoted reading among children.     Mike Bloomberg: Replaced school board with direct mayoral control.     Mike Bloomberg: No social promotion; more after-school.     Mike Bloomberg: Strengthened cell-phone ban in city schools.     Mike Gravel: Citizen Power includes school vouchers.     Samuel Alito: Cannot ban hate speech in a school’s anti-harassment policy.     Samuel Alito: Supported free religious expression in kindergartens.     Anthony Kennedy: Admissions preference is unconstitutional racial balancing.     Antonin Scalia: Admissions preference is unconstitutional racial balancing.     Clarence Thomas: Admissions preference is unconstitutional racial balancing.     David Souter: College affirmative action ok to achieve racial diversity.     John Paul Stevens: College affirmative action ok to achieve racial diversity.     Ruth Bader Ginsburg: College affirmative action ok to achieve racial diversity.     Sandra Day O`Connor: College affirmative action ok to achieve racial diversity.     Stephen Breyer: College affirmative action ok to achieve racial diversity.     William Rehnquist: Admissions preference is unconstitutional racial balancing.

Energy & Oil     Ryan Zinke: Increase coal, oil & gas mining access at National Monuments.     Alvin Greene: Supports offshore drilling to lower the price of gas.     Laura Richardson: Declined to sign global warming legislation.     Alberto Gonzales: Kept Cheney’s Energy task force documents secret.     Linda Lingle: Suspended the gasoline price cap.     Josh Green: Voted YES to suspend the gasoline price cap.     Kirk Caldwell: Voted YES to suspend the gasoline price cap.

Environment     Ryan Zinke: End ban on lead bullets & fishing tackle in wildlife refuges.     Patrick Morrisey: EPA exceeds its authority on Clean Water & Cross-State Air.

Families & Children     Bill Waller: 2015: Let same-sex couples divorce.     Jim Hood: 2015: Let same-sex couples divorce.     Kevin de Leon: Yes Means Yes: affirmative consent standard at colleges.

Foreign Policy     David McCormick: Promote equality and pluralism around the world.     Alberto Gonzales: Parts of Geneva Convention are “quaint” and outdated.

Free Trade     David McCormick: When China succeeds, the United States succeeds.     David McCormick: With Bush: embrace trade; with Trump: America First.

Government Reform     David McCormick: January 6 was a dark chapter in American history.     Marsha Blackburn: Require presidential candidates to show birth certificates.     Henry McMaster: Cited by Ethics Commission for excessive donations of $51K.     Joe Arpaio: Fined $153,978 for illegal in-kind campaign contributions.     Linda McMahon: 2000: Initiated non-partisan voter-registration campaign.     Joe Biden: 1987: Rejected Bork on grounds of too-strong originalism.     Bill Clinton: 1993: Proposed (and failed at) campaign finance reform.     Christy Mihos: Would pursue strict campaign finance reform.

Gun Control     Andrew Gillum: Operation Safe Neighborhood: community crime watch.     Alvin Greene: Supports the Constitution on firearms.     Kathleen Sebelius: Vetoed concealed carry law.     Kathleen Sebelius: Allow machine gun ownership if NFA requirements met.     Mike Bloomberg: Founder of Mayors Against Illegal Guns.

Health Care     Mike Bloomberg: Prioritize city healthcare on HIV, diabetes & hypertension.     Mike Gravel: Citizen Power includes universal health care.

Homeland Security     Alvin Greene: Involuntary honorable discharge after several decorations.     Jim Slattery: Limited spending on B-2 bomber & Supercollider in 1990.     Cynthia McKinney: Criticized excessive secrecy in 9/11 investigation.     Mike Gravel: Filibustered the draft in ‘71, causing its expiration in ‘73.

Immigration     Sally Yates: Refused to defend 2017 Muslim ban; dismissed as AG.     Evan McMullin: Worked briefly as UN volunteer refugee resettlement officer.     Gary Johnson: Would veto Arizona SB 1070 as Latino racial discrimination.     Jan Brewer: Supreme Court ok's immigration status checks.     Laura Richardson: No border fence; yes path to citizenship.     Alberto Gonzales: 3 out of 4 of his grandparents were illegal immigrants.     Mike Bloomberg: Normalize status of otherwise law-abiding illegal immigrants.     Mike Bloomberg: Border controls fight natural forces of supply and demand.     Rudy Giuliani: Supports Senate guest worker plan & path to citizenship.

Jobs     Misty Snow: Raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour.

Principles & Values     Democratic Party: Planned 12 Democratic 2020 presidential primary debates.     Michael Bennet: Born in India, to diplomat & Jewish Holocaust survivor.     Donald Trump: OpEd: Trump is a symbol of renewed white identity.     Adam Laxalt: Son of Sen. Pete Domenici; grandson of Gov. Paul Laxalt.     Ray Metcalfe: 1986: Formed Moderate Party to oppose religious right in GOP.     Nikki Haley: Born in S.C. as Nimrata Randhawa, to Sikh parents.     Alvin Greene: Party officials claim Greene does not share their values.     Alvin Greene: Surprise primary victory challenged; rematch rejected.     Ted Kaufman: Member of Obama-Biden transition team.     Ted Kaufman: Served as Biden’s chief-of-staff for 19 years.     Ted Kaufman: Appointed for 2-year term; will not run for re-election.     Ronnie Musgrove: 2003: “Tragedy” to remove Ten Commandments from MS Capitol.     Ted Stevens: Under investigation by IRS; home searched by FBI in 2007.     Jim Slattery: Served in the US House, Kansas House, and in Army Reserves.     Cynthia McKinney: Oct. 2007: Resigned Democratic Party & joined Green Party.     Cynthia McKinney: Lost 2002 primary; sued against “open primary” & lost.     Cynthia McKinney: Apology on House floor for punching Capitol Police officer.     Alberto Gonzales: Served as general counsel when Bush was Texas Governor.     Mike Gravel: Came in 3rd for Vice Presidential nomination in 1972.     Mike Gravel: Has campaigned in NH almost fulltime since April 2006.     John Edwards: Maintains PAC, One America Committee.     Mark Warner: Term-limited as governor in 2008.     Mark Warner: We can’t win presidency in only 16 blue states.     Russell Feingold: Launched presidential PAC, the Progressive Patriots Fund.     Tom Reilly: “Misguided youth” included arrest for drunkenness.

Tax Reform     Larry Kudlow: Never believe the CBO: tax cuts will not increase deficit.     Alvin Greene: Let the Bush tax cuts expire.     Mike Gravel: Supports a national sales tax to replace IRS.

Technology     Eric Greitens: OpEd: used self-immolating texting despite open records laws.     Josh Hawley: Investigate state use of self-immolating messaging.     Andrew Gillum: Digital Harmony Project: computers & internet for schoolkids.     Ted Stevens: The internet is like a series of tubes.

War & Peace     Evan McMullin: Served in clandestine CIA in post-9-11 conflict zones.     Alvin Greene: Use war money for domestic programs.     Laura Richardson: City anti-war petition led to her support-troop resolution.     Laura Richardson: City anti-war petition led to her support-troop resolution.     Laura Richardson: With Saddam gone, bring US troops home.     Cynthia McKinney: Introduced articles of impeachment at end of 2006 session.     Mike Gravel: Immediate withdrawal from the war in Iraq.

Click for quotations from other sources by: Adam Laxalt Nevada Republican candidate for governor of Nevada Alberto Gonzales Cabinet-2008 Alvin Greene 2010 Democratic Challenger South Carolina Andrew Gillum Florida Democratic candidate for governor of Florida Ann-Marie Adams Democratic candidate for Connecticut U. S. Senate Connecticut Anthony Kennedy Republican Appointee to Supreme Court (retired) Antonin Scalia Republican Appointee to Supreme Court (deceased 2016) Bill Clinton Democrat Bill Waller Mississippi Republican Gubernatorial candidate Christy Mihos Former Independent Challenger 2006 Clarence Thomas Republican Appointee to Supreme Court Cynthia McKinney Green Dan Bishop Republican U.S. Rep North Carolina-9 David Koch Libertarian candidate for Vice President (1980) David McCormick Republican Challenger Pennsylvania David Souter Republican Appointee to Supreme Court (retired 2009) Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Presidential incumbent Eric Greitens Missouri Republican Governor (resigned) Evan McMullin Independent candidate for President Gary Johnson New Mexico Libertarian Gubernatorial Challenger Harry Blackmun Henry McMaster South Carolina Republican Jan Brewer Arizona Republican Governor Jim Hood Mississippi Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger Jim Slattery Former Democratic Senate Challenger (2008) Kansas Joe Arpaio Republican Candidate for Arizona U. S. Senator Arizona Joe Biden Democratic V.P. John Edwards Democrat John Paul Stevens Republican Appointee to Supreme Court (retired 2010) Josh Green Hawaii Democratic challenger for Governor Josh Hawley Republican candidate for Missouri U.S. Senator Missouri Kathleen Sebelius Kansas Former Democratic Governor (1994-2002); Cabinet Sec'y (HHS) Kevin de Leon Democratic candidate for California U.S. Senator California Kirk Caldwell Hawaii Democratic Challenger Larry Kudlow Connecticut Former Council of Economic Advisers Laura Richardson Democrat U.S. Rep California-37 Linda Lingle Hawaii Former Republican Governor (2002-2010) Linda McMahon Connecticut Former Small Business Administration Mark Warner Virginia Former Democratic Governor (2002-2006); elected Senator 2008 Marsha Blackburn Republican Challenger for TN Senator Tennessee Michael Bennet Colorado Democratic candidate for President; Colorado Senator Mike Bloomberg New York Mayor of NYC Mike Gravel Democratic challenger for president Misty Snow Democratic candidate for Senate Utah Nikki Haley South Carolina Former UN Ambassador 2017-2018 Patrick Morrisey Republican candidate for West Virginia U.S. Senator West Virginia Ray Metcalfe Democratic candidate for Senate Alaska Ronnie Musgrove Mississippi Former Democratic Governor (2000-2003) Rudy Giuliani New York Former Mayor of NYC Russell Feingold Democrat Ruth Bader Ginsburg Former Democratic Appointee to Supreme Court Ryan Zinke Montana Secretary of Interior 2017-2019 Sally Yates Former Attorney General Samuel Alito Republican Appointee to Supreme Court Sandra Day O`Connor Republican Appointee to Supreme Court (retired 2005) Stephen Breyer Democratic Appointee to Supreme Court Ted Kaufman Democratic Jr Senator (retiring 2010) Delaware Ted Kennedy Democratic Senator (until 2009) Massachusetts Ted Stevens Former Republican Sr Senator Alaska Tom Reilly Former Dem. 2006 Challenger William Rehnquist Republican Appointee to Supreme Court (until 2005)