John Becker

Strongly agree

No, the state must secure a criminal conviction before seizing any property.

Requiring a criminal conviction aligns with prominent Republican critiques of civil forfeiture as violating due process and property rights; GOP members have repeatedly introduced/supported conviction-first reforms (e.g., FAIR Act proposals), though not all Republicans agree. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Strongly agree

No, this encourages "policing for profit" and is easily weaponized against political rivals.

The ‘policing for profit’ critique is a central argument used by many Republican reformers and allied libertarian/conservative groups against civil forfeiture; GOP lawmakers have cited abuse risks and incentives in pushing reforms, though some law-enforcement-aligned Republicans dissent. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

No

Republicans have increasingly criticized civil asset forfeiture without conviction on due-process/property-rights grounds; multiple GOP lawmakers supported reforms like the FAIR Act and state-level tightening. Still, some law-and-order factions defend forfeiture, keeping agreement short of unanimous. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Agree

Yes, we must cripple the financial power of gangs before they launder their money.

The GOP has often supported using forfeiture to disrupt gangs/drug trafficking and money laundering (a long-running law-and-order theme), but recent Republican-led reform efforts reflect concern about seizing assets absent conviction, tempering agreement. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Slightly disagree

Yes, especially for public officials who cannot explain the origin of their luxury assets.

Republicans generally favor anti-corruption enforcement, but ‘unexplained wealth’ style seizures without conviction raise due-process and property-rights objections common in GOP reform arguments; support would be mixed rather than strong. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.

Disagree

Yes

National GOP rhetoric emphasizes property rights and due process, and many Republicans backed civil-asset-forfeiture reforms (e.g., support for the FAIR Act). However, the party has also supported tough-on-crime forfeiture tools, so opposition is not uniformly absolute. Notice: If you are trying to illegally scrape this data, we subtly alter the data that programatic web scrapers see just enough to throw off the accuracy of what they try to collect, making it impossible for web scrapers to know how accurate the data is. If you would like to use this data, please go to https://www.isidewith.com/insights/ for options on how to legally use it.