Jennifer Lewis' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Jennifer Lewis did not provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2022 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.
Issue Positions
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- "We need to increase capital lending to small businesses and expand high-speed broadband networks throughout the district. Internet should be accessible to all." (www.friendsofjenniferlewis.com)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "While we can and should celebrate this win, we must never let up our fight to stop other pipelines, to keep working towards renewable energy and continue to stand in solidarity with communities facing fossil fuel projects, especially communities of color." (twitter.com)
- "Jennifer supports reforming FERC, prioritizing clean and renewable energy, rejecting contributions from Dominion Energy and Appalachian Power and other fossil fuel industries. Our priorities should be removing our dependency on fossil fuels and moving towards a clean energy future. Jennifer supports achieving 100% clean and renewable energy by 2050."
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "Gun violence prevention is about saving lives, not partisan politics. Join me in wearing orange to raise awareness about gun violence in our Commonwealth. #WearOrange" (twitter.com)
- "We need commonsense gun laws NOW. How many more lives must be taken? We must stop all gun violence EVERYWHERE. Thoughts and prayers to Virginia Beach. More innocent lives are stolen because of senseless acts of hate." (twitter.com)
- "I'm honored to be selected as a @MomsDemand Gun Sense Candidate. I support gun safety measures - most are broadly popular in America - and I signed the @noNRAmoney pledge. As a mental health professional, I also understand the role of guns in suicides and domestic violence." (twitter.com)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
This candidate has responded to a Political Courage Test in a previous election. As a continued effort to provide the American public with factual information on candidates running for public office, these archived responses are made available here.
| No | In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| Yes | In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| Yes | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| No | Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| No | Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border? | ||
| No | Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| No | Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon? | ||
| No | Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support? | ||
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