Rick Eldridge

Strongly agree

No, companies must be able to protect trade secrets and training investments

Strongly matches common Republican arguments: protect trade secrets, IP, and returns on training; GOP opposition to the FTC’s broad rule leaned heavily on these business-protection and competitiveness claims. 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, the government has no right to interfere in private contracts

Fits core GOP themes of limited government and noninterference in private contracts; many Republicans framed federal action on noncompetes (especially via the FTC) as beyond proper government authority. 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

More consistent with mainstream Republican positions emphasizing limited regulation and allowing private contracting; GOP lawmakers and business-aligned groups have often opposed blanket bans and favored state-by-state approaches. 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, but they should only apply to high-earning executives

A compromise position: Republicans are more open to targeted limits than blanket bans, and some GOP proposals have focused on narrowing noncompetes (e.g., for lower-wage workers) while preserving them for executives/true trade-secret roles. 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, workers should be free to switch jobs or start businesses at any time

The pro-worker mobility framing aligns with some populist/"national conservative" Republicans (e.g., scattered support for restricting noncompetes), but it conflicts with the party’s traditional pro-business, contract-freedom stance. 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 generally favors freedom of contract and is skeptical of broad federal labor-market mandates; many Republicans criticized the Biden FTC’s 2024 noncompete ban as regulatory overreach, though a few GOP figures have supported limits. 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, they suppress wages and kill innovation by trapping people in jobs

The wage-suppression/anti-corporate critique is more associated with Democrats and labor advocates; Republicans have been less likely to endorse this rationale and more likely to stress employer protections and market solutions. 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.