Social › Abortion
What is your stance on abortion?
Party’s support basePro-life |
Social › Gay Marriage
Do you support the legalization of same sex marriage?
Tom Reed voterbaseTake the government out of marriage and instead make it a religious decision |
Social › LGBT Adoption Rights
Should gay couples have the same adoption rights as straight couples?
Party’s support baseYes, as long as they pass the same background checks as straight couples |
Healthcare › COVID Mask Mandate
Should the federal government require people to wear face masks in public during the COVID pandemic?
the Economy › Equal Pay
Should employers be required to pay men and women the same salary for the same job?
Party’s support baseYes, and businesses should be required to publish their salary ranges for each position |
Domestic Policy › Gun Control
Should there be more restrictions on the current process of purchasing a gun?
Healthcare › Stay At Home Order
Should the government enforce a “stay-at-home” order to combat the coronavirus?
Domestic Policy › Trump Impeachment
Do you support the impeachment of President Donald Trump?
Social › Planned Parenthood Funding
Should the government continue to fund Planned Parenthood?
Tom Reed voterbaseYes, as long as funding is not used for abortion procedures |
Social › Marital Rape
Should marital rape be classified and punished as severely as non-marital rape?
Crime › Police Body Cameras
Should police officers be required to wear body cameras?
Party’s support baseYes, but only for patrol officers in high crime areas |
the Environment › Climate Change
Should the government increase environmental regulations to prevent climate change?
Tom Reed voterbaseYes, and provide more incentives for alternative energy production |
Healthcare › COVID-19 Vaccine
Will you get the Covid-19 vaccine once it is ready?
the Economy › Minimum Wage
Should the government raise the federal minimum wage?
the Economy › Taxes
Should the U.S. raise taxes on the rich?
Healthcare › Pre-Existing Conditions
Should health insurers be allowed to deny coverage to individuals who have a pre-existing condition?
Party’s support baseNo, it is immoral to deny health insurance to people with pre-existing conditions |
Healthcare › Drug Price Regulation
Should the government regulate the prices of life-saving drugs?
Party’s support baseYes, and the government should regulate the price of all prescription drugs |
Domestic Policy › Insurrection Act
Should the President of the United States have the power to deploy military troops in order to stop protests?
Tom Reed voterbaseYes, if a governor or mayor loses control the military needs to step in |
Social › Gun Buyback
Should the federal government institute a mandatory buyback of assault weapons?
Social › Religious Freedom Act
Should a business be able to deny service to a customer if the request conflicts with the owner’s religious beliefs?
Crime › Defunding the Police
Should funding for local police departments be redirected to social and community based programs?
Domestic Policy › COVID-19 School Closures
Should the state government order schools to provide online only classes in order to combat coronavirus?
Education › Student Loans
Do you support increasing taxes for the rich in order to reduce interest rates for student loans?
Healthcare › Mental Health
Should the government increase funding for mental health research and treatment?
Party’s support baseYes, but only increase funding for personalized care instead of subsidizing pharmaceutical companies |
Education › School Reopenings
Should K-12 schools reopen for in-person learning?
Immigration › Immigration Ban
Should there be a temporary ban on all immigration into the United States?
Party’s support baseNo, but we should spend more to increase our border security |
Healthcare › Stay-At-Home Order
When should your state end the “Stay at Home” order and reopen its economy?
Tom Reed voterbaseUntil a vaccine is approved by the FDA |
Domestic Policy › Armed Teachers
Should teachers be allowed to carry guns at school?
Immigration › Muslim Immigrants
Should Muslim immigrants be banned from entering the country until the government improves its ability to screen out potential terrorists?
Education › Free College for All
Should the federal government pay for tuition at four-year colleges and universities?
Education › Critical Race Theory in K-12 Education
Should critical race theory be taught in K-12 education?
Crime › Demilitarize the Police
Should police departments be allowed to use military grade equipment?
Science › Mandatory Vaccinations
Should the government require children to be vaccinated for preventable diseases?
Domestic Policy › Gerrymandering
Should the redrawing of Congressional districts be controlled by an independent, non-partisan commission?
Party’s support baseYes, switch to a multi-member, proportionally selected redistricting system |
Domestic Policy › Muslim Surveillance
Should local police increase surveillance and patrol of Muslim neighborhoods?
Party’s support baseNo, but police should increase surveillance and patrol of all high crime neighborhoods |
the Economy › Paid Sick Leave
Should businesses be required to provide paid leave for full-time employees during the birth of a child or sick family member?
Party’s support baseYes, but only for maternity leave |
Social › Racial Sensitivity Training
Should the federal government require racial sensitivity training for employees?
Social › Government Mandates
Should health insurance providers be required to offer free birth control?
Tom Reed voterbaseYes, except for religious organizations and charities that oppose the use of contraception |
Social › Gender Identity
Should “gender identity” be added to anti-discrimination laws?
Immigration › Border Wall
Should the U.S. build a wall along the southern border?
Immigration › Immigration Healthcare
Should illegal immigrants have access to government-subsidized healthcare?
Elections › Electoral College
Should the electoral college be abolished?
Immigration › Immigration
Should children of illegal immigrants be granted legal citizenship?
Healthcare › Obamacare
Do you support the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)?
Healthcare › Medicaid
Should the federal government increase funding of health care for low income individuals (Medicaid)?
Crime › Qualified Immunity for Police
Do you support qualified immunity for police officers?
Social › Religious Service Ban
Should religious gatherings be banned in order to combat the COVID-19 pandemic?
Foreign Policy › Iran
Should the U.S. go to war with Iran?
Party’s support baseNo, the U.S. should encourage Iran to disarm through diplomatic channels |
Elections › Voter Fraud
Should a photo ID be required to vote?
Foreign Policy › Mandatory Military Service
Should every 18 year old citizen be required to provide at least one year of military service?
Social › Transgender Athletes
Should transgender athletes be allowed to compete in athletic events?
Social › Women in Combat
Should the military allow women to serve in combat roles?
Party’s support baseYes, as long as they can pass the same physical tests as men |
Domestic Policy › Drug Policy
Are you in favor of decriminalizing drug use?
the Environment › Alaska Wildlife Refuge
Should drilling be allowed in the Alaska Wildlife Refuge?
Party’s support baseNo, not until we have depleted all other oil reserves |
Immigration › Deporting Criminal Immigrants
Should immigrants be deported if they commit a serious crime?
Domestic Policy › Term Limits
Should there be term limits set for members of Congress?
Party’s support baseYes, and decrease their salary and retirement benefits |
Elections › Foreign Lobbying
Should foreign lobbyists be allowed to raise money for American elections?
Foreign Policy › United Nations
Should the U.S. remain in the United Nations?
Party’s support baseYes, but scale back our current involvement |
Social › Death Penalty
Do you support the death penalty?
Social › Confederate Flag
Should states be allowed to display the Confederate flag on government property?
Healthcare › Marijuana
Do you support the legalization of Marijuana?
Tom Reed voterbaseYes, and legalize, tax, and regulate marijuana instead of criminalizing it |
Domestic Policy › No-Fly List Gun Control
Should people on the “no-fly list” be banned from purchasing guns and ammunition?
Party’s support baseYes, if the government considers you too dangerous to board a plane you should not be able to buy a gun |
the Environment › Alternative Energy
Should the government give tax credits and subsidies to the wind power industry?
Elections › Mail In Ballot
Should the US have a mail-in ballot process for whole states in local, state, and federal elections?
Social › Hate Speech
Should hate speech be protected by the first amendment?
Elections › Right of Foreigners to Vote
Should foreigners, currently residing in the United States, have the right to vote?
Domestic Policy › NSA Domestic Surveillance
Should the NSA (National Security Agency) be allowed to collect basic metadata of citizen’s phone calls such as numbers, timestamps, and call durations?
Party’s support baseNo, and abolish the NSA |
Foreign Policy › Foreign Elections
Should the government attempt to influence foreign elections?
Party’s support baseNo, and we should not try to influence any other country’s elections or policy |
Immigration › Sanctuary Cities
Should sanctuary cities receive federal funding?
Immigration › Immigrant Laborers
Should working illegal immigrants be given temporary amnesty?
Immigration › Illegal Immigrant Detainment
Should local law enforcement be allowed to detain illegal immigrants for minor crimes and transfer them to federal immigration authorities?
Social › Gender Workplace Diversity
Should businesses be required to have women on their board of directors?
Tom Reed voterbaseNo, board members should be the most qualified regardless of gender |
Crime › Private Prisons
Should the government hire private companies to run prisons?
Elections › Campaign Finance
Should there be a limit to the amount of money a candidate can receive from a donor?
Healthcare › Single-Payer Healthcare
Do you support a single-payer healthcare system?
Immigration › Immigrant Assimilation
Should immigrants be required to learn English?
Social › Safe Spaces
Should universities provide “trigger warnings” and “safe spaces” for students?
Immigration › Border Security
Should the U.S. increase restrictions on its current border security policy?
the Environment › Paris Climate Agreement
Should the U.S. withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement?
Foreign Policy › Israel Boycott
Should it be illegal to join a boycott of Israel?
Party’s support baseNo, this is a violation of free speech |
Domestic Policy › Social Media Regulation
Should the government regulate social media sites, as a means to prevent fake news and misinformation?
Domestic Policy › Gun Liability
Should victims of gun violence be allowed to sue firearms dealers and manufacturers?
Domestic Policy › Net Neutrality
Should internet service providers be allowed to speed up access to popular websites (that pay higher rates) at the expense of slowing down access to less popular websites (that pay lower rates)?
Party’s support baseNo, this would allow them to remove competition, create artificial scarcity, and increase prices |
Domestic Policy › Patriot Act
Do you support the Patriot Act?
the Economy › Corporate Mega Mergers
Should the government prevent “mega mergers” of corporations that could potentially control a large percentage of market share within its industry?
Party’s support baseYes, if the merged corporation would have more than 50% of the market share |
Immigration › In-State Tuition
Should undocumented immigrants be offered in-state tuition rates at public colleges within their residing state?
Foreign Policy › Military Spending
Should the government increase or decrease military spending?
Tom Reed voterbaseIncrease |
Social › Niqāb
Should women be allowed to wear a Niqāb, or face veil, to civic ceremonies?
Party’s support baseYes, but their identity must be privately verified by a female staff member |
Immigration › Skilled Immigrants
Should the US increase or decrease the amount of temporary work visas given to high-skilled immigrant workers?
Party’s support baseDecrease |
Healthcare › Medicaid Work Requirement
Should people be required to work in order to receive Medicaid?
Elections › Minimum Voting Age
Should the minimum voting age be lowered?
the Economy › Government Spending
Should the government make cuts to public spending in order to reduce the national debt?
the Economy › Corporate Tax
Should the U.S. raise or lower the tax rate for corporations?
Party’s support baseLower |
Foreign Policy › NATO
Should the U.S. remain in NATO?
Party’s support baseYes, but NATO should focus more on counter-terrorism strategies |
Social › Euthanasia
Should terminally ill patients be allowed to end their lives via assisted suicide?
Party’s support baseYes, but only if there is no chance they will survive their illness |
Healthcare › World Health Organization
Should the government fund the World Health Organization?
Domestic Policy › Flag Burning
Should it be illegal to burn the American flag?
the Environment › Fracking
Do you support the use of hydraulic fracking to extract oil and natural gas resources?
the Economy › Universal Basic Income
Do you support a universal basic income program?
Domestic Policy › Supreme Court Reform
Should the Supreme Court be reformed to include more seats and term limits on judges?
Domestic Policy › Whistleblower Protection
Should the government pass laws which protect whistleblowers?
Party’s support baseYes, but only if releasing the information does not threaten our national security |
Foreign Policy › Israel
Should the U.S. continue to support Israel?
Immigration › Citizenship Test
Should immigrants be required to pass a citizenship test to demonstrate a basic understanding of our country’s language, history, and government?
Healthcare › Medicare Drug Prices
Should the federal government be allowed to negotiate drug prices for Medicare?
Social › First Amendment
Should the government support a separation of church and state by removing references to God on money, federal buildings, and national monuments?
Crime › Collective Bargaining
Do you support limiting police unions collective bargaining power for cases involving misconduct?
the Economy › Welfare Drug Testing
Should welfare recipients be tested for drugs?
Elections › Campaign Finance
Should corporations, unions, and non-profit organizations be allowed to donate to political parties?
Elections › Candidate Transparency
Should political candidates be required to release their recent tax returns to the public?
the Economy › Welfare
Should there be fewer or more restrictions on current welfare benefits?
Elections › Lobbyists
Should there be a 5-year ban on White House and Congressional officials from becoming lobbyists after they leave the government?
Crime › Criminal Voting Rights
Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?
Crime › Solitary Confinement for Juveniles
Should prisons ban the use of solitary confinement for juveniles?
Foreign Policy › Torture
Should the military be allowed to use enhanced interrogation techniques, such as waterboarding, to gain information from suspected terrorists?
Tom Reed voterbaseYes, but only as a last resort |
the Economy › Economic Stimulus
Should the government use economic stimulus to aid the country during times of recession?
Party’s support baseYes, but in the form of tax breaks for all citizens |
Foreign Policy › Soleimani
Do you support the killing of Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani?
the Environment › Oil Drilling
Should the U.S. expand offshore oil drilling?
National Security › Military Congressional Approval
Should the President be able to authorize military force against Al-Qaeda without Congressional approval?
Education › Common Core
Do you support Common Core national standards?
Healthcare › Safe Haven
Should cities open drug “safe havens” where people who are addicted to illegal drugs can use them under the supervision of medical professionals?
the Environment › Dakota Access Pipeline
Should the government stop construction of the Dakota Access pipeline?
Domestic Policy › Affirmative Action
Do you support affirmative action programs?
the Economy › Free Tax Filing
Should the IRS create a free electronic tax filing system?
Crime › Mandatory minimum prison sentences
Do you support mandatory minimum prison sentences for people charged with drug possession?
Foreign Policy › Yemen
Should the U.S. provide military aid to Saudi Arabia during its conflict with Yemen?
Party’s support baseNo, Saudi Arabia has more than enough money to fund their own wars |
the Environment › Plastic Product Ban
Should disposable products (such as plastic cups, plates, and cutlery) that contain less than 50% of biodegradable material be banned?
the Economy › Capital Gains Tax
Should the government increase the tax rate on profits earned from the sale of stocks, bonds, and real estate?
the Economy › Labor Unions
Do you believe labor unions help or hurt the economy?
Foreign Policy › North Korea Military Strikes
Should the U.S. conduct military strikes against North Korea in order to destroy their long-range missile and nuclear weapons capabilities?
Party’s support baseNo, and I am not convinced that North Korea has or is capable of developing a long-range nuclear missile |
the Environment › Animal Testing
Should researchers be allowed to use animals in testing the safety of drugs, vaccines, medical devices, and cosmetics?
Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid
Should the US increase or decrease foreign aid spending?
Party’s support baseDecrease |
the Economy › Overtime Pay
Should the government require businesses to pay salaried employees, making up to $46k/year, time-and-a-half for overtime hours?
Foreign Policy › Syrian Refugees
Should the U.S. accept refugees from Syria?
Domestic Policy › Eminent Domain
Should the government be allowed to seize private property, with reasonable compensation, for public or civic use?
National Security › Foreign Assassination
Should the US assassinate suspected terrorists in foreign countries?
Foreign Policy › Afghanistan
Should the United States pull all military troops out of Afghanistan?
Foreign Policy › Terrorism
Should foreign terrorism suspects be given constitutional rights?
Foreign Policy › Drones
Should the military fly drones over foreign countries to gain intelligence and kill suspected terrorists?
Science › Nuclear Energy
Do you support the use of nuclear energy?
Foreign Policy › ISIS Ground Troops
Should the U.S. send ground troops into Syria to fight ISIS?
Party’s support baseNo, conduct targeted airstrikes instead |
Healthcare › VA Privatization
Should there be more or less privatization of veterans’ healthcare?
Domestic Policy › Social Security
Should the government raise the retirement age for Social Security?
Elections › Criminal Politicians
Should a politician, who has been formerly convicted of a crime, be allowed to run for office?
Tom Reed voterbaseYes, as long as it was not a felony, violent, financial, or sexual crime |
Crime › Drug Trafficking Penalties
Should drug traffickers receive the death penalty?
Tom Reed voterbaseNo, sentence them to life in prison without parole instead |
Immigration › Dual Citizenship
Should immigrants to the United States be allowed to hold dual citizenship status?
Party’s support baseYes, unless they have committed a crime |
Education › Charter Schools
Do you support charter schools?
Crime › Prison Overcrowding
Should non-violent prisoners be released from jail in order to reduce overcrowding?
the Economy › Tech Monopolies
Should the government break up Amazon, Facebook and Google?
the Economy › China Tariffs
Should the U.S. increase tariffs on imported products from China?
the Economy › Estate Tax
Should the current estate tax rate be decreased?
the Economy › NAFTA
Should the U.S. continue to participate in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)?
Science › GMO Labels
Should producers be required to label genetically engineered foods (GMOs)?
Tom Reed voterbaseYes, I trust the science of responsible food engineering but I don’t trust the motives of the food companies selling them |
the Economy › Domestic Jobs
Should the President offer tax breaks to individual companies to keep jobs in the U.S.?
the Economy › Federal Reserve
Should the Federal Reserve Bank be audited by Congress?
Party’s support baseYes, we deserve to know who the bank gives money to |
Science › Space Exploration
Should the government fund space travel?
Domestic Policy › Political Advertising on Social Media
Should social media companies ban political advertising?
Foreign Policy › War on ISIS
Should the U.S. formally declare war on ISIS?
Domestic Policy › College Sports and COVID
Should college sports be played in the fall of 2020?
Education › Universal Pre-K
Should the federal government fund Universal preschool?
Tom Reed voterbaseYes, but funding should come from states instead of the federal government |
Foreign Policy › Ukraine
Should the U.S. provide military assistance to defend Ukraine from Russia?
Party influenceYes, the Russian invasion of the Ukraine threatens the balance of power in the region |
Healthcare › Vaccine Passports
Should the government issue vaccine passports?
the Economy › Farm Subsidies
Should the government subsidize farmers?
Foreign Policy › Cuba
Do you support President Obama’s move to lift the trade and travel embargo on Cuba?
Foreign Policy › NATO
Should the U.S. defend other NATO countries that maintain low military defense budgets relative to their GDP?
the Economy › Offshore Banking
Should U.S. citizens be allowed to save or invest their money in offshore bank accounts?
Domestic Policy › Edward Snowden
Should the U.S. government grant immunity to Edward Snowden?
the Economy › Tariffs
Should the government add or increase tariffs on products imported into the country?
Foreign Policy › NSA Surveillance
Should the U.S. continue NSA surveillance of its allies?
the Economy › Pension Reform
Should pension plans for federal, state, and local government workers be transitioned into privately managed accounts?
the Economy › Property Taxes
Would you favor an increased sales tax in order to reduce property taxes?
Foreign Policy › India Arms
Should the U.S. sell military weapons to India in order to counter Chinese and Russian influence?
the Economy › Government Pensions
Should pension payments be increased for retired government workers?
Foreign Policy › Jerusalem
Should Jerusalem be recognized as the capital of Israel?
Foreign Policy › Russian Airstrikes in Syria
Should the U.S. prevent Russia from conducting airstrikes in Syria?
Transportation › Public Transportation
Should the government increase spending on public transportation?
the Economy › Trans-Pacific Partnership
Do you support the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)?
Foreign Policy › Hong Kong Fugitive Extradition
Should the Chinese government be able to extradite fugitives from Hong Kong?
the Economy › State Ownership
Should the government acquire equity stakes in companies it bails out during a recession?
Education › School Truancy
Should the government decriminalize school truancy?
the Environment › Corporate Subsidies
Should cities be allowed to offer private companies economic incentives to relocate?
the Economy › Online Sales Tax
Should an in-state sales tax apply to online purchases of in-state buyers from out-of-state sellers?
Education › School Vouchers
Should the government offer students a voucher that they can use to attend private schools?
Foreign Policy › F-35
Should the government cancel production of the F-35 fighter?
the Economy › Bitcoin
Should the government classify Bitcoin as a legal currency?
the Economy › Gig Workers
Should gig workers such as Uber drivers be classified as employees?
Domestic Policy › Air Force One
Should the military upgrade Air Force One?
