Louisiana 6th District
Cleo Fields (D) gave up the seat to run for Louisiana State Senate. 10 candidates were on the ballot on November 3, 2026.
What the betting markets sayprices of Nov 9
8% Pat ForbesMonique Appeaning 92%
Polymarket, $87K bet. A price is a chance: 8 cents on Forbes pays a dollar if they win.
Monique Appeaning
Republican · former East Baton Rouge chief administrative officer, budget analyst
ALiberty Score A100 out of 100 across 4 principles. Graded on what Appeaning has said and done, because I have no votes in Congress to count for Appeaning.
Raised $109,183 since January 2025: 46% the candidate’s own money, 46% from people, 8% transfers and other income. The filing at FEC.gov
Larry Davis
Republican · republican, licensed minister and middle-class worker
B+Liberty Score B+87 out of 100 across 6 principles. Graded on what Davis has said and done, because I have no votes in Congress to count for Davis.
Raised $33,216 since January 2025: 81% from people, 12% the candidate’s own money, 6% from PACs and other committees. The filing at FEC.gov
Rick Edmonds
Republican · republican state senator, pastor from baton rouge
No gradeNo grade yetI have no votes in Congress to count for Edmonds, and what Edmonds has said and done settles only 1 of my principles. I went through it on October 26. A grade needs 4.
Raised $697,139 since January 2025: 72% from people, 22% the candidate’s own money, 5% from PACs and other committees. The filing at FEC.gov
Pat Forbes
Democrat · democrat, engineer, former state disaster-recovery chief
No gradeNo grade yetI have no votes in Congress to count for Forbes, and what Forbes has said and done settles only 3 of my principles. I went through it on October 30. A grade needs 4.
Raised $156,334 since January 2025: 94% from people, 6% the candidate’s own money. The filing at FEC.gov
Lindsay Garcia
Democrat · democrat, former teacher and law graduate from walker
No gradeNo grade yetI have no votes in Congress to count for Garcia, and what Garcia has said and done settles only 2 of my principles. I went through it on October 26. A grade needs 4.
Raised $97,007 since January 2025: 95% from people, 3% the candidate’s own money, 2% transfers and other income. The filing at FEC.gov
Chris Johnson
Republican · baton rouge audio producer, republican candidate
No gradeNo grade yetI have no votes in Congress to count for Johnson, and what Johnson has said and done settles only 2 of my principles. I went through it on November 1. A grade needs 4.
Michael Mebruer
Republican · traveling medical professional, LSU economics graduate
A-Liberty Score A-91 out of 100 across 4 principles. Graded on what Mebruer has said and done, because I have no votes in Congress to count for Mebruer.
Raised $70,714 since January 2025: 100% the candidate’s own money. The filing at FEC.gov
Blake Miguez
Republican · Louisiana state senator from New Iberia
ALiberty Score A100 out of 100 across 4 principles. Graded on what Miguez has said and done, because I have no votes in Congress to count for Miguez.
Raised $7,749,606 since January 2025: 49% from people, 45% the candidate’s own money, 4% transfers and other income. The filing at FEC.gov
Stephen Wagley
Republican · healthcare school owner and executive, Baton Rouge
ALiberty Score A100 out of 100 across 6 principles. Graded on what Wagley has said and done, because I have no votes in Congress to count for Wagley.
Raised $874,344 since January 2025: 99% the candidate’s own money, 1% from people. The filing at FEC.gov
Higher on Liberty Score: Monique Appeaning. Monique Appeaning: A, 100 out of 100 from words and actions, with no votes in Congress to count. Larry Davis: B+, 87 out of 100 from words and actions, with no votes in Congress to count.
Voting in Louisiana: how to register, vote early or vote by mail. Election Day was November 3.
Side by side
A solid letter is a grade from recorded votes on that principle. An outlined letter is on the same scale, for a candidate with no votes: it comes from what that candidate has said and done, and every source is listed below.
Monique Appeaning, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for Appeaning, so the grade above comes from this list: what Appeaning has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.
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In her iVoterGuide questionnaire she said the relationship with Israel is important and gave her reasons.
“Israel's strategic location, it's a democracy, and it fights terrorism.”
- By the test I use for votes
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Backing Israel as a democracy that fights terrorism is the with side of free nations.
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Her campaign site names specific tax cuts: on tips, overtime and Social Security income.
“No tax on tips, overtime, or Social Security.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
A named tax cut is with liberty on free markets.
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Her campaign site lists strengthening and modernizing the military as a priority.
“Strengthen and modernize our military.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
A stronger and better equipped military is with liberty on defense.
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In her iVoterGuide questionnaire she said who should be allowed to immigrate: people who are not criminals and who enter legally by complying with US procedures.
“People who have certain skills that benefit the USA, who are not criminals, who are willing to comply with our laws and procedures to enter legally”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Legal entry only, with criminals excluded, is the vetting and law-enforcing side of borders.
Larry Davis, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for Davis, so the grade above comes from this list: what Davis has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.
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Calls for strong restrictions on federal censorship and surveillance programs.
“strong restrictions on federal censorship and surveillance programs.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Opposing government censorship is the with side of the measure.
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Lists small business protection, deregulation and pro-job tax policy among his economic policies.
“small business protection, deregulation, and pro-job tax policy.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Deregulation is less regulation, which the measure counts as with liberty.
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Calls for prohibiting federal mandates related to ideology and gender policies in schools.
“prohibiting federal mandates related to ideology and gender policies in schools.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Opposing ideology and gender mandates in schools is the with side of the measure.
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Says implementing biblical morality is paramount when drafting policy.
“he understands that implementation of biblical morality and careful prudence is paramount when drafting policy that will impact millions”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
The measure counts putting a religion's rules into law as against.
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Lists strengthening cybersecurity and missile defense systems and improving recruitment among his defense priorities.
“strengthen cybersecurity and missile defense systems.”
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- With liberty
Backing missile defense and a strong military is the with side of the measure.
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Lists strong border enforcement, physical barriers, mandatory employment verification and tighter asylum rules as his border policy.
“strong border enforcement, physical barriers where necessary, crackdown on cartels, mandatory employment verification, and tightening asylum loopholes.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
The measure counts securing the border, a barrier and enforcing the law as with liberty.
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Said at a candidate forum that people who entered the country illegally are taking money from American families.
“they are taking money away from your families that have worked in this country for 250 years, including the ancestors of slaves”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
He argues against illegal entry in his own words at a forum, which follows the enforcement side of the measure.
Rick Edmonds, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for Edmonds, so the grade above comes from this list: what Edmonds has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.
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Said in his campaign launch that the rise of socialism threatens Louisiana's values and that he stands for limited government.
“The rise of socialism is taking hold in many of our major cities and threatens the values that make Louisiana strong.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
The measure counts saying no to socialism as with liberty.
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Said at a forum he would err on the side of people who lost their lives when asked about immigration enforcement.
“if I'm going to err on the side, it's going to err on the side of people that have lost their lives”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
The words do not name a policy such as deportations or a barrier, so they do not settle the measure.
Pat Forbes, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for Forbes, so the grade above comes from this list: what Forbes has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.
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His campaign site says Congress should check the president on the Iran war and that he will lead that effort.
“The war with Iran is driving up the price of gas, diesel, and everything that moves on a truck - which is everything. Two out of three Americans want no part of it. Congress is supposed to be a check on the President, not a rubber stamp, and I will lead that charge.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
A pledge to lead Congress in checking the president on the Iran war is a war powers limit aimed at stopping action against Iran.
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Said at a forum that the war in Iran is driving up the cost of gasoline and diesel.
“it is driving up the cost of gasoline, and diesel, and everything else with it”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
He criticises the war on cost grounds but names no policy such as a war powers limit, so it does not settle the measure.
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Calls on his campaign site to end the tariffs.
“End the tariffs.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
The measure counts broad tariffs as against, so opposing them is the with side.
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Said at a forum that he does not think neighbors who are complying with court orders should be deported.
“do we need to put our neighbors out of church or out of court when they're trying to comply with court orders? And deport them to a country they've never heard of? No, I don't think so”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
The measure counts opposing deportations as against.
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In a public radio candidate questionnaire he said the country must have secure borders, while also opposing arrests of legal residents at churches and courts.
“We must have secure borders.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Calling for secure borders is the with side of this measure.
Lindsay Garcia, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for Garcia, so the grade above comes from this list: what Garcia has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.
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Her campaign site says courts have found officials pressured private companies to suppress lawful speech and lists free speech among the rights she will defend.
“Courts have found that government officials pressured private companies to suppress lawful speech, violating core First Amendment protections.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Opposing government pressure on platforms to remove lawful speech is with on the free speech measure.
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Her site calls for returning tariff costs that Louisianians paid to the American people and describes the tariffs as unfair and unconstitutional.
“by returning costs Louisianians have already paid through unfair and unconstitutional tariffs directly to the American people rather than billion dollar companies.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Opposing broad tariffs is with on the free markets test.
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Proposed at a televised forum to temporarily hold the federal gas tax to cut pump prices.
“we need to temporarily hold the federal gas tax so that we can feel immediate relief directly at the pump”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
A named tax cut counts as with liberty on the measure.
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Wrote that she supports targeted tariffs with a clear purpose.
“I support targeted tariffs when there is a clear purpose, such as addressing unfair trade practices or protecting critical domestic industries and national security”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
The measure counts broad tariffs as against; targeted ones are not broad, so this line does not settle it.
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At a forum she called for a nationwide EPA rule requiring fence-line emissions monitoring of plants.
“We need to have real-time, fence-line data on a regular basis and have a nationwide rule put in place by the EPA in order to monitor fence-line data commissions and the like,”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
A new national rule on industry is more regulation, which is against on the free markets test.
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Said at a forum that a nanny cleaning houses is not the problem in immigration enforcement.
“The nanny that is cleaning houses and the like is not the problem”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
She names no policy such as deportations, ICE or a path to citizenship, so it does not settle the measure.
Chris Johnson, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for Johnson, so the grade above comes from this list: what Johnson has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.
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Pledges to make sure Americans are not unjustly silenced and the First Amendment stays real.
“We will lead the charge to ensure that American citizens are never unjustly silenced and that the First Amendment remains a reality for everyone.”
- By the test I use for votes
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Standing against silencing of speech follows the measure's rule of being against censorship.
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Calls for comprehensive tax reform and a simpler tax code to lower the cost of living, naming no specific tax.
“Louisiana requires major infrastructure improvements and comprehensive tax reform to lower the cost of living for our families.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
A tax change with no tax named does not settle the measure.
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Calls for completing the border wall, citing illegal immigration over several decades.
“Given the influx of illegal immigration over the last several decades, it is time to complete the border wall.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Completing a border wall is a border-security act the measure counts as with liberty.
Michael Mebruer, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for Mebruer, so the grade above comes from this list: what Mebruer has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.
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In his iVoterGuide questionnaire he marked strongly agree that the Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber, intellectual property and economic threats to the United States.
“The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States. Strongly Agree”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Naming the Chinese Communist Party a serious threat is the with side of this measure, the same call given to other candidates who marked it.
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Asked in his iVoterGuide questionnaire whether the relationship with Israel is important, he called Israel an ally and said he would rather see it go after Islamic terrorists than send in the US military.
“They are an ally in the region.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
His quoted words do not themselves name Israel and name no policy on weapons or aid, so the line does not settle the measure.
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At a debate he described himself as a free-market capitalist.
“I'm a free-market capitalist.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Rejecting socialism and backing the free market is with liberty on free markets.
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His campaign site says he supports tax reform that reduces the overall tax burden on American workers, with no tax named.
“michael supports comprehensive tax reform that simplifies the tax code and reduces the overall tax burden on american workers.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
Lower taxes with no tax named does not settle the free markets test.
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His campaign site says health care reform should rely on competition and innovation in the private sector.
“healthcare reform should encourage competition, transparency, and innovation within the private sector.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Preferring private competition to government-run health care is with liberty on free markets.
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In his iVoterGuide questionnaire he disagreed that people who can afford it should pay more tax, and said everyone should pay taxes.
“Everyone should pay taxes, otherwise you see the rise of people exploiting those who do pay taxes.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Rejecting higher taxes on people who can afford to pay more is with liberty on free markets.
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In his iVoterGuide questionnaire he marked strongly agree on keeping biological males out of women's sports and women's spaces.
“Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison. Strongly Agree”
- By the test I use for votes
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Keeping women's sport and women's spaces female is the with side of this measure.
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In the same questionnaire he marked strongly agree that marriage is a union of one man and one woman and that no government may alter that definition.
“Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition. Strongly Agree”
- By the test I use for votes
- Against liberty
Holding that the law may not recognise marriage between two people of the same sex is the against side of equal rights for gay people under one law, the same call given to Chris Dardzinski.
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Asked in his iVoterGuide questionnaire what separation of church and state means, he called it an empty slogan to keep God and Christians out of government.
“Its just an empty slogan to keep God and Christians out of government.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
He rejects the principle in words but names no law or public funding for religion, so the line does not settle the measure.
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His campaign site says the federal government must secure the borders and enforce immigration law.
“the federal government has a fundamental responsibility to secure the nation's borders and enforce immigration law.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Securing the border and enforcing the law is with liberty on borders.
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His campaign site backs mandatory nationwide E-Verify so employers can confirm workers are legally authorized.
“michael supports mandatory nationwide implementation of the e-verify system so that employers can quickly and reliably confirm that workers are legally authorized to work in the united states.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Enforcing immigration law through workplace checks is with liberty on borders.
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In his iVoterGuide questionnaire he answered that immigrants from Muslim majority countries should be kept out.
“It would be better to keep immigrants from Muslim majority countries out.”
- By the test I use for votes
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Keeping out immigrants from Muslim majority countries is a travel and entry limit on Islamic countries, the with side of this measure.
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In his iVoterGuide questionnaire he said there needs to be a pause on immigration.
“There needs to be a pause on immigration.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Restricting immigration is with liberty on borders.
Blake Miguez, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for Miguez, so the grade above comes from this list: what Miguez has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.
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On the state Senate floor he argued that making manipulated political media a crime may trample the First Amendment.
“may be trampling all over the First Amendment.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Opposing a criminal ban on lawful political speech is the with side of the free speech measure.
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His issues page says he will cut the taxes and federal red tape that drive employers out.
“Blake will cut the taxes and federal red tape that drive employers out”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Cutting federal regulation is with liberty on free markets.
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He says he led the fight to keep men out of women's sports and girls' bathrooms.
“I led the fight to make sure that men stay out of women's sports and girls' bathrooms.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Keeping women's sport female is the with side of the measure.
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He wrote a 2025 state bill requiring public agencies to report how many people they serve are illegal aliens and what it costs.
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
A reporting duty on services is neither border enforcement nor a sanctuary or amnesty position, so it does not settle the measure.
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He says he banned sanctuary cities in Louisiana as a state senator.
“I banned sanctuary cities in Louisiana.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Banning sanctuary policies and backing enforcement of immigration law is the with side of the measure.
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His issues page says that in Congress he will finish the wall, fund the agents, end catch-and-release and mandate E-Verify.
“finish the wall, fund the agents, end catch-and-release, mandate E-Verify”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
A wall, agents and an end to catch and release is with liberty on borders.
Stephen Wagley, on the record
I have no votes in Congress to count for Wagley, so the grade above comes from this list: what Wagley has said and done on my principles. Each line has its source, and each is marked with the same test I use for votes.
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Asked about the war with the Islamic Republic, he said he supports the president and will not second guess him.
“I support our president and I’m not going to second guess him.”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
His own words in the quote do not name Iran or any policy on it, so by the site's rule the line is unclear.
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He says he will move to censure and strip committee assignments from members who support terrorist organizations.
“move to censure and strip committee assignments from any member who supports terrorist organizations”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
The words name no group such as Hamas or the Muslim Brotherhood, so they do not settle this measure.
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In his iVoterGuide questionnaire he says he supports Israel and its right to defend itself.
“I will always support Israel's right to defend itself and strengthen that alliance.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Backing Israel's right to defend itself is the with side.
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He calls himself a supporter of Israel.
“I am an unabashed supporter of Israel.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Treating Israel as an ally is the with side.
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In a radio interview he said Congress has to find ways to cut spending.
“We've got to find ways where we can cut spending”
- By the test I use for votes
- Not clear either way
Cutting spending with no tax or programme named does not settle the free markets test.
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He says he will fight to keep the Trump tax cuts permanent.
“fight to make sure that the Trump tax cuts stay permanent”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
A named tax cut is the with side of this measure.
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He says every regulation has a price tag and he wants to cut the red tape.
“Cut the red tape. Every regulation has a price tag”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Cutting regulation is the with side of this measure.
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He says women's sports and women's spaces should be reserved for biological women and that he would write sex as biological fact into law.
“I will fight to codify sex as biological fact into law and strip funding from any institution that puts women at risk”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Keeping women's sport female is the with side.
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Says socialism and Sharia imposed as a system of government are incompatible with the Republic and the Constitution.
“socialism, and Sharia imposed as a system of government, are incompatible with our Republic and our Constitution.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Rejecting religious rule imposed as a system of government in the West is the with side of this measure.
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He says he supports a strong military to deter China, Russia and Iran.
“I will support peace through strength and a strong military to deter them”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Backing a strong military is the with side.
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He says he will fight to secure the border and enforce the law.
“I will fight to secure the border and enforce the law.”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Securing the border and enforcing the law is the with side of this measure.
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He says he will support the border wall President Trump is building.
“do everything in my power as your Congressman to support President Trump's mission in building the wall”
- By the test I use for votes
- With liberty
Backing a wall is the with side of this measure.
Also on the ballot
Rufus Craig (Libertarian).
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