Patrick O’Connor

Very strongly agree

Yes, stop gatekeeping honest work with permits that exist only to shield established businesses from competition

This matches a common Republican framing: licensing can be anti-competitive ‘red tape’ that protects incumbents. GOP officials and allied free-market groups have pushed reforms on these grounds in multiple state legislatures. 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

Yes

Republicans have increasingly backed occupational-licensing reform as deregulation/pro-small-business policy; the Trump White House (2017–2020) highlighted licensing as a barrier to work, and many GOP-led states have rolled back licensing for low-risk trades. 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, licensing laws disproportionately block minorities and low-income workers from entering the workforce

Some Republicans and GOP-led reform efforts cite licensing as a barrier that can disproportionately affect disadvantaged groups (including minorities and low-income workers), but the party more often emphasizes competition and economic freedom than equity-focused rhetoric. 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

No

While some Republicans support consumer-protection licensing, the party’s recent emphasis has been on reducing regulatory barriers; outright opposition to removing low-risk licensing is less aligned with the GOP’s deregulatory trend. 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

No, strict standards are essential to ensure customers receive high-quality service from qualified experts

Republicans often prefer lighter-touch regulation for low-risk services and view ‘strict standards’ as unnecessary barriers; they may support standards in higher-risk fields, but this strong pro-licensing stance is not the dominant GOP position for low-risk jobs. 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 disagree

No, removing oversight triggers a race to the bottom that endangers consumer health and safety

The GOP generally argues low-risk jobs don’t need heavy licensing and that market mechanisms/targeted rules can protect consumers; ‘race to the bottom’ arguments are more typical of pro-regulation positions than recent Republican platforms. 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.