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Abortion
Highly restrict abortion? |
No. Supports a women’s right to choose. | Yes. “Abortion is wrong & Roe versus Wade should be overturned.” |
Campaign Finance
Require political ads to disclose their largest funders? |
Yes. Backed 2017 DISCLOSE ACT requiring ads to disclose funders & major funders to reveal donations. | No position found. |
Climate Change
Consider climate change a serious threat? |
Yes. “Climate change is real, & we must take action.” Denial “is simply not an option, especially in Florida,”
where sea level rise is a real threat. | No. "I’ve not been convinced that there’s any manmade climate change." State environmental employees allegedly told to avoid the phrase “climate change.” |
Contraception
Allow employers to withhold contraceptive coverage from employees if disagree with it morally? |
No. Co-sponsored bill safeguarding contraceptive coverage. Would exempt religious organizations. | Yes. Sees as a matter of employer rights & freedom of religion. |
Courts
Support Judge Kavanaugh nomination? (Position before allegations) |
Will meet, then decide. Won’t vote for someone who’d overturn Roe v Wade. | “I am glad President Trump nominated Judge Brett Kavanaugh.” |
Criminal Justice
Support Amendment #4 – restoring voting rights to 1.6 million former felons, excluding murderers & sex offenders? |
Yes. “If you’ve done your time, you should be able to vote. It’s only fair.” | Has historically made rights restoration difficult. Opposes Amendment 4—prefers existing restoration process. |
Economy
Support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? |
Yes. For instance, supported stimulus bill at height of 2008 recession. | Mostly no. Has focused primarily on tax cuts & associated spending cuts. |
Education
Public support for sending children to private schools? |
No. Must never take money from public schools for private schools. | Yes. Consistent supporter of vouchers & other private options. |
Elections
Support nonpartisan redistricting to address possible partisan gerrymandering? |
Yes. Avoid drawing districts for your own self-interest. | Unknown. Delayed implementing 2011 nonpartisan initiative. |
Environment
Support cutbacks in Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) |
No. Publicly opposed EPA cutbacks. | Unknown. Supported Florida environmental regulation cutbacks, but funded Everglades restoration. |
Financial Regulation
Support cutbacks in Consumer Financial Protection Bureau? |
No. Publicly opposed cutbacks. | Unknown. But signed legislation to blunt CFPB crackdown on payday loans. |
Gay Rights
Support gay marriage? |
Supports. “If the Lord made homosexuals as well as heterosexuals, why should I discriminate?“ | Opposed in 2014, now says law of the land. |
Gun Control
Support more restrictive gun control legislation? Restrict semi-automatic weapons? |
Yes. Long-time supporter of banning semi-automatic weapons & expanding background checks. | Mixed. Historically opposed. After Parkland, raised purchase age to 21, added 3-day wait & armed some school employees. Didn’t ban assault weapons. |
Health Care
Support or Repeal Affordable Care Act (ACA), known as Obamacare? Support Medicaid expansion? |
Support. Will work to ensure those with pre-existing conditions keep health coverage eligibility. | “A terrible notion.” “Repeal as quickly as we can get it done.” Rejected Medicaid expansion. |
Immigration
Support DREAM Act (DACA), allowing “Dreamers” who arrived illegally as children, then grew up in the US, to achieve legal status if meet certain conditions? |
Yes. Co-sponsored 2017 DREAM Act, including legal status & path to citizenship. | In 2010 opposed: “I don’t believe in amnesty.” Vetoed DACA drivers licenses. Now supports: Don’t punish children for actions of their parents. |
Iran
Support withdrawal from treaty limiting Iran nuclear capability while lifting sanctions? |
No. | Yes. |
Marijuana
Legalize or decriminalize marijuana? |
Mixed. Supports legal medical use, including letting VA doctors prescribe. Opposes recreational legalization. | Mixed. Signed law broadening medical, but fought to ban smokable medical marijuana & opposes recreational use. |
Minimum Wage
Raise federal minimum wage from $7.25/hr? |
Yes. Co-sponsored 2017 bill to raise to $15 by 2024. | Likely no. Says California minimum wage caused loss of 700,000 jobs. |
Net Neutrality
Require internet providers to provide equal access to all users? |
Yes. Supported legislation to restore Obama-era FCC net neutrality rules. | No. Sees these rules as “burdensome regulations for job creators.” |
President Trump
Support President Trump? |
Voted with Trump 43% of time. | Early Trump supporter. Trump encouraged him to run for Senate. |
Privatization
Support partial or full Social Security privatization? |
No. Historically opposed. | Unclear. Old positions supporting privatization, but no recent ones. |
Renewable Energy
Support government support for renewable energy? |
Yes. Voted to cut fossil fuel subsidies to instead support renewables. | No position found. Signed bill for FL renewable credits that had passed unanimously. |
Student Debt & Financial Aid
Lower student loan rates, paid by increasing taxes on high earners (Elizabeth Warren proposal)? Increase student financial aid, like Pell Grants? |
Yes. Voted for Warren’s student loan proposal. Also called on Trump to expand Pell Grant program. | No position found on federal aid. Cut higher-ed funding in first term. Recently expanded FL Bright Futures Scholarships & froze student tuition & fees. |
Taxes
Support President Trump’s tax cuts? |
No. “Terrible bill” | Unknown. Enacted major FL tax cuts. |
Voting Rights
Support tighter voting rules even if prevent some people from voting? |
No. Says we should be making it easier to vote, not harder. Let students vote on campuses. | Yes. Necessary to prevent fraud. Courts overturned his 2011 regulations on registration drives & 2012 voter purges. Opposed on-campus voting. |
