Lee Haywood's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Issue Positions
For Presidential and Congressional candidates who refuse to provide voters with their positions, Vote Smart has researched their public records to determine their likely responses. These issue positions are from 2022.
- Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? "Pro-Life" (votesmart.org)
- In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? "No" (votesmart.org)
- Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare? "No" (votesmart.org)
- Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? "No" (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Do you support increasing defense spending? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
- Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? "No" (votesmart.org)
- "The biggest threat to America is our national debt. Washington has a spending problem and it is getting worse. When elected, I will make the elimination of deficit spending my number one priority." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards? "No" (votesmart.org)
- "The federal government has shown itself incapable of managing the education of our children. The Department of Education should be eliminated and its responsibilities returned to the states, where they have always belonged. I will work to make this happen." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? "No" (votesmart.org)
- Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? "No" (votesmart.org)
- Rated 92% by National Rifle Association (NRA). (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- Do you generally support gun-control legislation? "No" (votesmart.org)
- Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
- "We must completely overhaul our immigration system. I support the completion of the wall at our southern border. Only after we have protected our nationâs sovereignty can we make naturalization to our country fair to those legal immigrants who wish to become American citizens." (leehaywood.com)
- Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
- "We must completely overhaul our immigration system. I support the completion of the wall at our southern border. Only after we have protected our nationâs sovereignty can we make naturalization to our country fair to those legal immigrants who wish to become American citizens." (leehaywood.com)
- Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
- Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
- Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
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? | ||
| No | Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare? | ||
| No | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| No | Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | ||
| No | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border? | ||
| Yes | Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| Yes | Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)? | ||
| Yes | Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts? | ||
| Yes | Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)? | ||
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