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Abortion
Mostly ban or mostly legal? |
Legal. Opposed bill to ban abortion after 20 weeks unless women’s life was at risk or pregnancy was from rape or incest. | Ban. Voted to ban abortion after 20 weeks unless women’s life was at risk or pregnancy was from rape or incest. |
Campaign Finance
Require political ads to disclose largest funders? Support Citizens United decision, allowing unlimited political donations from corporations & unions? |
Yes, on disclosure. Sponsored bills to reverse Citizens United, & require tax-exempt social welfare organizations that run political ads to reveal donors. | Supported Citizens United. No position on disclosure bills. Voted to defund House Ethics office after it investigated his staffer. |
Climate Change
Consider human-caused climate change a serious threat? |
Yes. It would be irresponsible to ignore human impact on the changing climate. Modern science should guide our policy. | No. In 2010 said Intergovernmental Panel, which measured climate change, “doesn’t even believe the crap.” |
Contraception
Allow employers to withhold contraceptive coverage from employees if they disagree with it morally? |
No. Access to free contraception essential “regardless of employer’s religious beliefs.” | Yes. “This is not an issue of birth control, it’s an issue of government control.” |
Courts
Support Judge Kavanaugh nomination? [before recent controversies] |
No. His “reactionary judicial record threatens decades of progress for” woman’s rights, LGBTQ rights, civil rights, & access to healthcare. | Yes. Hopes nomination process will reveal Kavanaugh to be “committed to preserving our freedoms as set forth in the Constitution.” |
Economy
Support Trump’s imposition of tariffs on Chinese steel & other products? |
No. Concerned will cause “dangerous & short-sighted” trade war, harming NM agriculture & consumers. | Some reservations. “I will not support putting our businesses at a disadvantage & raising prices on our consumers.” |
Education
Increase funding for K-12 education? |
Yes. Supports passing constitutional amendment to allow distributions from NM Permanent Fund. Also supports universal pre-K & shifting funding from administrators to classroom teachers. | Unclear. Reluctant to dip into Permanent Fund, for pre-K or in general. “Far more complex than just throwing more money at the situation.” Support better management, mental health support & apprenticeship programs. |
Gay Rights
Support gay marriage? |
Yes. Supported NM marriage equality before Supreme Court ruling. | No. Personally opposes, voted against, but now settled law. |
Gun Control
Support more restrictive gun control legislation? Restrict semi-automatic weapons? |
Yes. Strengthen background checks, ban assault weapons & high-capacity magazines. Ban anyone convicted of domestic violence from buying guns. | No. “I don’t think gun control legislation works.” Restrictions would divert resources to “cataloguing & confiscating the guns of law-abiding citizens.” |
Health Care
Support or Repeal ACA, aka Obamacare? |
Supports ACA, voted against repeal. Protect & strengthen Medicaid. | “Repeal & replace.” Voted for repeal. |
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. Worked to protect their status. Supports earned path to citizenship, for DACA recipients and illegal immigrants in general. | Yes. On DACA, proposed 10-year “conditional protected status” with option to renew but no path to citizenship. Supports guest worker program, without amnesty. |
Labor
Enact right-to-work law, preventing unions from mandating dues for workers they represent? |
No, opposes. | Yes, supports. |
Marijuana
Legalize or decriminalize marijuana? |
Yes. Supported NM medical marijuana program & voted in Congress to protect. Supports recreational legalization. | No. Strongly opposes recreational legalization. “It would hinder the economic fortunes of poor people.” |
Minimum Wage
Raise the minimum wage from current $7.25/hour? |
Yes. Supports raising to $10 immediately, & to $12 in 4 years, indexed to inflation. | No. Raising the minimum wage would hurt small business & people at the bottom of the economic ladder. |
Net Neutrality
Require internet providers to provide equal access to all users? |
Yes. Co-sponsored Congressional resolution to reinstate net neutrality. | No. Net neutrality rules “undermine the free marketplace.” |
President Trump
Percentage of major votes supporting Trump’s positions? |
Voted 25% with Trump as of October 1. | Voted 90% with Trump as of October 1. |
Renewable Energy
Support government subsidies for renewable energy? |
Yes. Committed to facilitating investments in renewable energy sector. | No. Wants to “support every form of energy.” Voted repeatedly against credits or support for renewables. |
Student Financial Aid
Increase federal or state student financial aid? |
Yes. Backed Elizabeth Warren proposal to lower student interest rates by taxing the wealthy. Also backed Pell Grant support & financial aid for people not pursuing 4-year degree. | Unclear. Voted for a 2015 Federal budget that significantly cut Pell Grants. Also 2006 budget that cut student loan support in favor of deficit reduction. |
Taxes
Support President Trump’s tax cuts? |
No. They resemble failed past policies that “reward the wealthiest people & special interests, while adding as much as $1.5 trillion to our national debt.” | Yes. Will “give a shot in the arm to all manufacturers, & small businesses will be able to become a little more stable.” |
Voting Rights
Support stricter voting rules such as voter ID requirements even if they prevent some people from voting? |
No. “Burdensome voter ID laws & purging of voter registration rolls… disproportionately impact poor, elderly, disabled & Americans of color.” | Yes. Voted for photo ID in federal races. |
