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Books by and about 2020 presidential candidates
Crippled America,
by Donald J. Trump (2015)
Fire and Fury,
by Michael Wolff (2018)
Trump Revealed,
by Michael Kranish and Marc Fisher (2016)
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2016)
Promise Me, Dad ,
by Joe Biden (2017)
The Book of Joe ,
by Jeff Wilser (2019; biography of Joe Biden)
The Truths We Hold,
by Kamala Harris (2019)
Smart on Crime,
by Kamala Harris (2010)
Guide to Political Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2017)
Where We Go From Here,
by Bernie Sanders (2018)
Our Revolution,
by Bernie Sanders (2016)
This Fight Is Our Fight,
by Elizabeth Warren (2017)
United,
by Cory Booker (2016)
Conscience of a Conservative,
by Jeff Flake (2017)
Two Paths,
by Gov. John Kasich (2017)
Every Other Monday,
by Rep. John Kasich (2010)
Courage is Contagious,
by John Kasich (1998)
Shortest Way Home,
by Pete Buttigieg (2019)
Becoming,
by Michelle Obama (2018)
Higher Loyalty,
by James Comey (2018)
The Making of Donald Trump,
by David Cay Johnston (2017)
Trump vs. Hillary On The Issues ,
by Jesse Gordon (2016)
Outsider in the White House,
by Bernie Sanders (2015)

Book Reviews

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CampusElect.org 2018 Campus Election Engagement Project


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    from CampusElect.org 2018 Gubernatorial coverage (number of quotes indicated):
  • Adam Laxalt (12) Nevada Republican candidate for governor of Nevada
  • Andrew Gillum (16) Florida Democratic candidate for governor of Florida
  • Andy Beshear (2) Kentucky Democratic Gubernatorial Challenger
  • Ben Jealous (13) Maryland Democratic candidate for governor of Maryland
  • Bill Lee (9) Tennessee Republican candidate for governor of Tennessee
  • Bill Schuette (17) Michigan Republican candidate for governor of Michigan
  • Brian Kemp (10) Georgia Republican candidate for Governor
  • Bruce Rauner (6) Illinois Republican Governor
  • David Garcia (16) Arizona Democratic candidate for Governor
  • Doug Ducey (6) Arizona Republican Governor
  • Eddie Rispone (2) Louisiana Republican Gubernatorial candidate
  • Fred Hubbell (7) Iowa Democratic candidate for governor of Iowa
  • Gretchen Whitmer (17) Michigan Democratic Governor
  • J.B. Pritzker (5) Illinois Democratic candidate for Illinois Governor
  • Janet Mills (6) Maine Democratic candidate for Maine Governor
  • Jared Polis (14) Colorado Democratic candidate for Colorado Governor
  • Jeff Johnson (9) Minnesota Republican candidate for governor of Minnesota
  • John Bel Edwards (4) Louisiana Democratic Governor
  • Karl Dean (11) Tennessee Democratic candidate for Governor
  • Kim Reynolds (8) Iowa Republican
  • Larry Hogan (4) Maryland Republican Maryland Governor
  • Matt Bevin (2) Kentucky Republican Governor
  • Michelle Lujan-Grisham (16) New Mexico Democrat
  • Mike DeWine (16) Ohio Republican candidate for Governor
  • Ralph Abraham (6) Louisiana Republican challenger for Governor
  • Richard Cordray (17) Ohio Democratic candidate for governor of Ohio
  • Ron DeSantis (16) Florida Republican candidate for governor
  • Scott Wagner (10) Pennsylvania Republican
  • Scott Walker (15) Wisconsin WI Governor; Republican Presidential candidate
  • Shawn Moody (6) Maine Republican candidate for governor of Maine
  • Stacey Abrams (4) Georgia Democratic nominee for Georgia Governor
  • Steve Pearce (16) New Mexico Republican candidate for New Mexico Governor
  • Steve Sisolak (14) Nevada Democratic candidate for Nevada Governor
  • Tim Walz (16) Minnesota Democratic candidate for Governor
  • Tom Wolf (14) Pennsylvania Democratic Governor
  • Tony Evers (16) Wisconsin Democratic candidate for governor of Wisconsin
  • Walker Stapleton (9) Colorado Republican candidate for governor of Colorado
    OR click on an issue category below for a subset.
 OnTheIssues.org excerpts:  (click on issues for details)
Abortion
    Ben Jealous: Supports Planned Parenthood and barrier-free services.
    Brian Kemp: Supports "Heartbeat Bill" and tough abortion laws.
    Bruce Rauner: Personally pro-choice, but respects religious objections.
    Fred Hubbell: Work to reverse IA's abortion ban.
    J.B. Pritzker: Unwavering supporter of women's right.
    Kim Reynolds: De-fund Planned Parenthood.
    Larry Hogan: Signed expansive birth control insurance bill.
    Shawn Moody: 2010: private choice; 2018: ban with exceptions.
    Stacey Abrams: Don't jeopardize access to birth control.
    Adam Laxalt: Look into repealing NV abortion rights law.
    Andrew Gillum: Decision should be made by women & their doctors.
    Bill Lee: Ban abortion, even for rape and incest.
    Bill Schuette: Enforce prohibitions on abortion; de-fund Planned Parenthood.
    David Garcia: I'll veto anti-abortion bills.
    David Garcia: Public funding for Planned Parenthood.
    Doug Ducey: Employer-denied contraceptives: a win for religious freedom.
    Gretchen Whitmer: End 24-hour waiting period; fund Planned Parenthood.
    Jared Polis: Fund Planned Parenthood; require insurers' contraception.
    Jeff Johnson: Heartbeat bill: ban abortions at about 6 weeks of pregnancy.
    Karl Dean: Politicians shouldn't insert themselves in abortion decision.
    Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Support Planned Parenthood; support employer contraceptives.
    Mike DeWine: Supports heartbeat bill (no abortion after 6 weeks).
    Richard Cordray: Women's right to make their own personal decisions.
    Ron DeSantis: Ban abortions after fetal heartbeat detected.
    Steve Pearce: Ban abortion after 20 weeks; de-fund Planned Parenthood.
    Steve Sisolak: Fund Planned Parenthood; leave decision to women.
    Tim Walz: Maintain funding for Planned Parenthood.
    Tony Evers: Government out of women's personal health decisions.
    Walker Stapleton: Ban abortion with exceptions for rape & incest.
Budget & Economy
    Mike DeWine: Make Ohio a low tax, low regulation state.
Civil Rights
    Ben Jealous: At NAACP, supported same-sex marriage.
    Brian Kemp: Allow rejecting gay customers on religious grounds.
    Janet Mills: Proud that Maine was first to vote for gay marriage.
    Shawn Moody: Marriage is one man & one woman, but respect will of voters.
    Adam Laxalt: Religious right of no business with gay couples.
    Bill Schuette: Gay marriage ban was simply recognition that biology matters.
    David Garcia: No discrimination based on sexual orientation.
    Gretchen Whitmer: 2013: repeal Michigan's same-sex marriage ban.
    Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Supports marriage equality.
    Mike DeWine: Opposes sexual identity in anti-discrimination laws.
    Richard Cordray: Long-term supporter of gay marriage.
    Scott Walker: Legalizing same-sex marriage was a grave mistake.
    Steve Pearce: Opposes gay marriage but accepts it as settled law.
    Steve Sisolak: Strong gay rights supporter.
Corporations
    Matt Bevin: Signed $106 million tax cut for banks & other institutions.
    Ben Jealous: New taxes on out-of-state retailers & hedge fund income.
    Fred Hubbell: Opposes corporate subsidies to big companies to create jobs.
    Kim Reynolds: $2B tax cuts provide relief to taxpayers & small businesses.
    Andrew Gillum: Trump tax cuts gave billions to our richest corporations.
    Bill Lee: Reduce the tax & regulatory burden for everyone.
    Richard Cordray: Ran Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
    Steve Pearce: Trump tax cuts are a shot in the arm to manufacturers.
Crime
    Ben Jealous: Diversion to shrink prison population 30%.
    Ralph Abraham: Violent committed new crimes after release.
    Bill Schuette: Prosecute 17-year-olds as adults.
    Gretchen Whitmer: Prioritize rehabilitation efforts for first-time offenders.
    Ron DeSantis: Don't restore voting rights to former felons.
    Steve Sisolak: Ease cash bail requirements to reduce incarceration.
Drugs
    Ben Jealous: Fully legalize marijuana & collect license fees & taxes.
    Brian Kemp: Unequivocally opposes recreational use of marijuana.
    Bruce Rauner: Decriminalize marijuana; but no to legalization.
    Fred Hubbell: Yes to expanding medical marijuana use.
    Janet Mills: Legalize recreational marijuana and bring in millions.
    John Bel Edwards: Expand medical marijuana, but no recreational usage.
    Kim Reynolds: No for recreational; limited medical marijuana.
    Larry Hogan: Expand medical marijuana; wait on recreational marijuana.
    Ralph Abraham: Medical marijuana OK as-is, but no recreational usage.
    Shawn Moody: Opposes legalizing recreational marijuana despite 2016 vote.
    Adam Laxalt: Did not seek to allow marijuana business banking.
    Andrew Gillum: legalize marijuana, and tax it.
    Bill Lee: Opposes recreational marijuana; wait on medical marijuana.
    Bill Schuette: Led campaign against medical marijuana in 2008.
    David Garcia: Decriminalize marijuana use & possession.
    Gretchen Whitmer: Supports marijuana legalization for adult recreational use.
    Jared Polis: Treat marijuana like alcohol; end Drug War on states.
    Jeff Johnson: Medical marijuana ok but not recreational.
    Karl Dean: No recreational marijuana; decriminalize light medical use.
    Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Supports medical marijuana and recreational legalization.
    Mike DeWine: Opposes recreational marijuana; opposes Ballot issue 1.
    Richard Cordray: Can't arrest way out of opioid crisis.
    Ron DeSantis: No recreational marijuana; let voters decide medical usage.
    Scott Wagner: Supports legal medical marijuana but not recreational.
    Scott Walker: Opposes legalization of both medical & recreational use.
    Steve Pearce: Opposes recreational marijuana.
    Steve Sisolak: Fight federal intrusion into state marijuana industry.
    Tim Walz: Full legalization of medical and recreational marijuana.
    Tom Wolf: Legal medical marijuana, but not recreational, yet.
    Tony Evers: Legalize medical use; referendum on recreational use.
    Walker Stapleton: Concerned about unintended consequences of legalizing pot.
Education
    Ben Jealous: Criticized proposals vouchers proposals.
    Ben Jealous: Make community college free; make 4-year college debt-free.
    Brian Kemp: Fully fund public school education.
    Brian Kemp: Supports vouchers to attend private schools.
    Bruce Rauner: Vetoed higher education bill as irresponsible funding.
    Fred Hubbell: We've been cutting, cutting, cutting college funding.
    John Bel Edwards: $47 million increase for higher education.
    Kim Reynolds: Major cuts to college funding to address budget shortfall.
    Larry Hogan: Expand scholarships for community college tuition.
    Ralph Abraham: Invest in distance learning.
    Stacey Abrams: Needs-based college tuition for low-income students.
    Adam Laxalt: Supported voucher-style Education Savings Accounts.
    Andrew Gillum: $1 billion Fair Share investment in public schools.
    Andrew Gillum: Make college debt-free for nurses & teachers.
    Bill Lee: Supports charter schools & vouchers.
    Bill Schuette: Grade schools A-F, with performance-based grants.
    Bill Schuette: Support more trade & vocational offerings.
    David Garcia: Make community college tuition-free for in-state students.
    David Garcia: Expand Prop 301: sales tax for $500M for public schools.
    David Garcia: Vouchers are unaccountable & discriminatory.
    Doug Ducey: Cut college funding by $99 million in 2015.
    Gretchen Whitmer: Opposes vouchers: Stop the dismantling of public education.
    Gretchen Whitmer: 2 years of debt-free post-secondary education.
    Jared Polis: Increased across-the-board funding and preschool for all.
    Karl Dean: Opposes vouchers & for-profit charter schools.
    Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Supports universal pre-K; opposes school vouchers.
    Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Expand Pell Grants; lower student loan interest.
    Mike DeWine: Supports charter schools; supports vouchers.
    Mike DeWine: Improve college affordability; new STEM funding.
    Richard Cordray: More funding for universal pre-K; no funding charters.
    Richard Cordray: Free community college for all Ohioans.
    Ron DeSantis: Expand both charters & vouchers.
    Ron DeSantis: Fund training for high schoolers who enter workforce.
    Scott Wagner: Support vouchers; we spend enough on public schools.
    Scott Wagner: All 14 state colleges die by 2022 unless we revamp pensions.
    Scott Walker: Expand charters & vouchers; straight per-pupil support.
    Scott Walker: Froze UW tuition; cut $500 million from higher ed.
    Steve Pearce: Vouchers break link of low-income & low-quality schools.
    Steve Pearce: Cut Pell Grants; no more tax money for colleges.
    Steve Sisolak: Don't divert funds from public schools to private schools.
    Tim Walz: 2 years tuition-free education at MN state institutions.
    Tim Walz: Fully fund pre-K-to-12; make Minnesota the education state.
    Tom Wolf: Opposes diverting state funding away from public schools.
    Tom Wolf: Increase state funding for higher education.
    Tony Evers: Increase school funding $1.4B; freeze charters.
    Tony Evers: Increase investments in our technical schools & UW system.
    Walker Stapleton: Supports school choice: $10,000 to follow student anywhere.
Energy & Oil
    Andy Beshear: Climate change is real; develop renewables.
    Matt Bevin: Don't subsidize renewables; we didn't cause climate change.
    Bill Schuette: Opposed 25% electricity from renewables by 2025.
    Bruce Rauner: Relax emission limits to save coal-fired power plants.
    Fred Hubbell: Avoid the pending disaster of climate change.
    J.B. Pritzker: Climate change is a real threat.
    Kim Reynolds: Cut funding for home retrofits & energy efficient appliances.
    Ralph Abraham: End the war on our oil and gas industry.
    Shawn Moody: Doesn't believe human activity contributes to climate change.
    Adam Laxalt: End costly and burdensome mandates on energy providers.
    Andrew Gillum: Withdrawal from Paris Climate accord is reckless.
    David Garcia: Climate change is a real & urgent threat.
    Gretchen Whitmer: Oppose withdrawal from Paris Climate Accord.
    Jared Polis: Increase regulatory incentives for renewables.
    Jeff Johnson: Climate is changing naturally; human involvement debatable.
    Karl Dean: Pledged to work toward reducing greenhouse gases.
    Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Limit greenhouse gases, lead on renewable energy.
    Mike DeWine: Challenged Obama's Clean Power Plan.
    Richard Cordray: Climate change threatens Great Lakes & Ohio farms.
    Ron DeSantis: No carbon tax; no wind energy subsidy.
    Scott Wagner: Planet moving closer to sun is cause of global warming.
    Scott Wagner: Let market decide renewables & clean energy.
    Scott Walker: No measurable global warming in the last 15 or 20 years.
    Steve Pearce: No one believes the crap about climate change.
    Steve Sisolak: Climate change poses a direct threat to our communities.
    Tim Walz: Climate change is real and urgent.
    Tom Wolf: PA is on target to exceed the Paris Accord on GHGs.
    Tom Wolf: Supports loans & grants for solar energy.
    Tony Evers: Global warming is a real, serious threat.
    Walker Stapleton: Full-throated defense of oil-and-gas deregulation.
Environment
    Ben Jealous: Protecting our planet is not just a moral imperative.
    Eddie Rispone: Environmental lawsuit abuse is killing thousands of jobs.
    Andrew Gillum: Redirect freshwater flow, with pollution standards.
    Bill Schuette: Opposes burdensome EPA regulations.
    Ron DeSantis: Deal with Red Tide: clean the water; build a reservoir.
Families & Children
    Ben Jealous: Require 5 days of paid sick leave; invest in employee health.
    Brian Kemp: Religious freedom: allow withholding contraceptive coverage.
    Adam Laxalt: Opposed Obama's stricter overtime rules.
    Andrew Gillum: Invited same-sex couples to get married in Tallahassee.
    Bill Lee: Marriage is between a man & a woman.
    Doug Ducey: I support traditional marriage, but let gay couples adopt.
    Jared Polis: Supports same-sex marriage.
    Jeff Johnson: Gay "contractual unions" for hospital visits & inheritance.
    Karl Dean: Supports gay marriage.
    Mike DeWine: Religious employers may exclude contraception from insurance.
    Richard Cordray: Require contraception as part of all employer health plans.
    Ron DeSantis: Protect faith-based noncooperation with gay marriage.
    Scott Wagner: Supports gay marriage.
    Steve Sisolak: Require companies to provide paid sick time.
    Tim Walz: Full marriage equality for same-sex couples.
    Tom Wolf: Supports gay marriage.
    Tony Evers: All Wisconsinites should be able to marry who they love.
Free Trade
    Brian Kemp: Supports tariffs on China as part of trade negotiations.
    John Bel Edwards: China tariffs hurt local economy.
    Ralph Abraham: Long-term benefit of China tariffs outweigh short-term pain.
    Stacey Abrams: Tariffs on Chinese steel are a terrible idea.
    Andrew Gillum: Trump's tariffs threaten Florida's workers, farmers.
    Bill Lee: Opposes Trump's tariffs on China.
    Bill Schuette: Supports tariffs on China, to get a better deal.
    Gretchen Whitmer: Renegotiate trade deals, but no tariffs on China.
    Jeff Johnson: Tariffs on China negatively affect Minnesota farmers.
    Karl Dean: Opposes Trump's tariffs on China.
    Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Opposes tariffs & short-sighted trade war.
    Ron DeSantis: Trump's tariffs will get concessions from China.
    Scott Walker: Trump's tariffs on China harm Wisconsin companies.
    Steve Pearce: Opposes tariffs because they hurt our businesses.
    Tim Walz: Rash tariffs on China against interests of America's farmers.
    Tony Evers: Opposes Trump's tariffs on China.
    Walker Stapleton: Tariffs on China escalate trade war & hurt businesses.
Government Reform
    Ben Jealous: Dual attack: disenfranchisement & Citizens United.
    Ben Jealous: Require federal nonpartisan redistricting.
    J.B. Pritzker: Overturn Citizens United; strengthen campaign finance laws.
    J.B. Pritzker: Expand voting rights of prisoners until convicted.
    Janet Mills: Undisclosed political money is corrosive to democracy.
    John Bel Edwards: Require voter ID; require proof of citizenship.
    Bill Schuette: Opposes ballot initative 2 (gerrymandered districts ok).
    Bill Schuette: Oppose disclosure for who paid for political ads.
    David Garcia: Takes no money from lobbyists or corporate PACs.
    David Garcia: Supports automatic voter registration.
    Gretchen Whitmer: Opposes gerrymandering; opposes voter ID.
    Gretchen Whitmer: Disclose political donors; reverse Citizens United.
    Jared Polis: More limits on campaign donations; more donor disclosure.
    Jared Polis: Investigate voter suppression; prohibit gerrymandering.
    Karl Dean: Nonpartisan redistricting; no voter ID.
    Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Reveal political donors; reverse Citizens United.
    Michelle Lujan-Grisham: No voter ID laws; no purging of voter rolls.
    Mike DeWine: Opposed McCain-Feingold bill limiting political donations.
    Mike DeWine: Supports purging voter rolls.
    Richard Cordray: Limit political donations from corporations & unions.
    Richard Cordray: The right to vote is vital to our democracy.
    Scott Walker: Avoid witch hunts: limit political corruption investigations.
    Scott Walker: Supported redistricting, but struck down as unconstitutional.
    Steve Pearce: Supports Citizens United.
    Steve Pearce: Supports voter ID laws.
    Tim Walz: Limit corporate campaign donations, and disclose all.
    Tim Walz: Remove barriers to voting.
    Tom Wolf: Same-day voter registration; automatic voter registration.
    Tom Wolf: Limit campaign contributions.
    Tony Evers: Overturn Citizens United: limit political donations.
    Tony Evers: Close the chapter of voter suppression in Wisconsin.
Gun Control
    Ben Jealous: Universal background checks & gun courts.
    Brian Kemp: Constitutional carry without permit.
    Bruce Rauner: Restrict access for criminals/mentally ill; ban bump stocks.
    Janet Mills: Ban bump stocks and high-capacity magazine.
    Kim Reynolds: Supports "stand your ground" provisions.
    Shawn Moody: Right to bear arms "shall never be questioned.
    Adam Laxalt: Firearm restrictions not effective in reducing gun violence.
    Andrew Gillum: Universal background checks & assault weapon ban.
    Andrew Gillum: Voting rights to former felons: they deserve a second chance.
    Bill Lee: Oppose any attempt to ban an entire class of weapons.
    Bill Schuette: Repeal restrictions on guns, including semi-automatics.
    David Garcia: Universal background checks; ban assault weapons.
    Doug Ducey: Revoke firearm permits if convicted of violent offense.
    Gretchen Whitmer: Universal background checks; ban assault-style weapons.
    Jared Polis: Ban bump stocks; end black market gun sales.
    Jeff Johnson: Arm trained professionals in schools.
    Karl Dean: Strong background checks; ban bump stocks.
    Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Strengthen background checks; ban assault weapons.
    Mike DeWine: Supports stand-your-ground; opposes bump stock ban.
    Richard Cordray: Universal background checks & bump stock ban.
    Ron DeSantis: Concealed carry statewide; open-carry on campuses.
    Scott Wagner: Opposes gun restrictions.
    Scott Walker: Supports conceal carry and stand-your-ground laws.
    Steve Pearce: I don't think Gun Control legislation works.
    Steve Sisolak: Ban silencers, bump stocks, and assault weapons.
    Tim Walz: Expand background checks; ban assault-style weapons.
    Tom Wolf: Expand background checks; ban bump stocks.
    Tony Evers: Universal background checks; ban bump stocks.
    Walker Stapleton: Repeal existing gun control laws & oppose new efforts.
Health Care
    Brian Kemp: Require people to work to receive Medicaid.
    Bruce Rauner: Move more Medicaid recipients to managed care programs.
    Adam Laxalt: ObamaCare is most flawed piece of legislation ever endured.
    Andrew Gillum: Expand Medicaid in Florida; work toward Medicare-for-All.
    Bill Lee: ObamaCare will not expand in Tennessee under my watch.
    Bill Schuette: Replace ObamaCare with private insurance.
    David Garcia: Support ACA; move toward Medicare-for-All.
    Doug Ducey: Medicaid only for destitute & disabled; not middle-class.
    Gretchen Whitmer: No work requirements for Medicaid; expand it instead.
    Jared Polis: Improve ObamaCare; work toward universal single-payer system.
    Jeff Johnson: ObamaCare was sold as reform & there was no reform in it.
    Karl Dean: Support ObamaCare; expand Medicaid.
    Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Support ObamaCare; keep Medicaid without work requirement.
    Mike DeWine: Repeal ObamaCare; add work requirements to Medicare.
    Richard Cordray: Expand Medicaid and ObamaCare.
    Ron DeSantis: Repeal ObamaCare; health care isn't a right.
    Scott Wagner: Repeal ObamaCare; add work requirement for Medicaid.
    Scott Walker: Sue to repeal ObamaCare; reject Medicaid expansion.
    Steve Pearce: Repeal & replace ObamaCare; no Medicaid without work.
    Steve Sisolak: Do everything we can to maintain healthcare coverage.
    Tim Walz: Single-payer system is on Minnesota's horizon.
    Tom Wolf: Expand ObamaCare; no work requirement for Medicaid.
    Tony Evers: Support ObamaCare; support Medicaid expansion.
    Walker Stapleton: End Colorado's ObamaCare exchange; undo Medicaid expansion.
Immigration
    Ben Jealous: Defend DREAMers & champion a pathway to citizenship.
    Brian Kemp: End DACA; round up criminal illegals.
    Stacey Abrams: Advocates a clean DREAM Act.
    Adam Laxalt: Don't expand DACA to cover parents of DREAMer kids.
    Andrew Gillum: DACA is unconstitutional; opposes any path to citizenship.
    Bill Lee: Benefits for illegal immigrants is the wrong strategy.
    Bill Schuette: Joined 2016 lawsuit to block DACA expansion.
    David Garcia: In-state tuition and driver's licenses for DREAMers.
    Gretchen Whitmer: Protect DREAMers from deportation; offer path to citizenship.
    Jared Polis: Restore DACA: Don't cast 1M aspiring Americans into shadows.
    Karl Dean: Earned path to citizenship; they are Tennesseans.
    Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Supports earned path to citizenship for DREAMers and others.
    Mike DeWine: Supports DREAMers; but let President decide.
    Richard Cordray: Pathways to citizenship for all immigrants who love America.
    Ron DeSantis: DACA is unconstitutional; opposes any path to citizenship.
    Scott Walker: Stripped in-state tuition from DREAMer students.
    Steve Pearce: Supports earned path to citizenship over a 10-year period.
    Steve Sisolak: Workable pathway to citizenship for law-abiding immigrants.
    Tim Walz: Give DREAMers a path to citizenship.
    Tom Wolf: Supports having a Pennsylvania DREAM Act.
    Tony Evers: Protect DREAMers brought to US illegally as kids.
    Walker Stapleton: Deport anyone in the country illegally.
Jobs
    Fred Hubbell: Raise minimum wage at state level; allow cities to raise too.
    Janet Mills: Raise minimum wage to $12 by 2020.
    Kim Reynolds: Keep minimum wage at $7.25; don't allow cities to raise it.
    Ralph Abraham: Increasing minimum wage hurts US economy.
    Shawn Moody: Roll back minimum wage increase.
    Adam Laxalt: Do not raise minimum wage; that hurts workers.
    Andrew Gillum: Supports state $15 minimum wage.
    Bill Schuette: Supports right-to-work law as a great victory.
    Bill Schuette: Opposes prevailing wage law.
    David Garcia: Raise the minimum wage.
    Doug Ducey: Raising local minimum wage brings California-style chaos.
    Gretchen Whitmer: Repeal "right-ro-work" law (support union organizing).
    Gretchen Whitmer: Increase minimum wage to $15/hour over three years.
    Jared Polis: Expand collective bargaining, instead of "right-to-work".
    Jared Polis: Let municipalities raise local minimum wage.
    Jeff Johnson: Minimum wage increase lessens options for young.
    Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Opposes right-to-work law (supports unions).
    Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Raise minimum wage to $10 now & $12 later.
    Mike DeWine: Let states decide on minimum wage.
    Richard Cordray: No right-to-work law (keep mandated union dues).
    Richard Cordray: Raise minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2025.
    Scott Wagner: Supports "right-to-work"; allow opt-out from unionization.
    Scott Wagner: Raise minimum wage from $7.25 to $9.50/hr, but not higher.
    Scott Walker: Supports right-to-work law; ended prevailing wage law.
    Scott Walker: Artificially raising wage won't help create jobs.
    Steve Pearce: Enact right-to-work law (no automatic union dues).
    Steve Pearce: Raising minimum wage hurts small businesses.
    Steve Sisolak: Raise minimum wage to $10, but $15 is too much.
    Tim Walz: Push back against right-to-work legislation.
    Tim Walz: Supports $15 minimum wage for Minnesota.
    Tom Wolf: No "right-to-work"; unionization decided by majority rule.
    Tom Wolf: Raise minimum wage from $7.25 to $12/hr.
    Tony Evers: Repeal right-to-work law; reinstate collective bargaining.
    Tony Evers: Raise minimum wage to $15/hr; index for inflation.
Tax Reform
    Andy Beshear: Add new revenue sources like casino gambling.
    Andrew Gillum: Trump tax cuts put billions into richest coffers.
    Eddie Rispone: Yes on historic federal tax cuts; no on raising state taxes.
    Larry Hogan: Protect Marylanders negative effects of Trump tax cut.
    Ron DeSantis: Tax cuts help US companies compete with foreign businesses.
    Adam Laxalt: Committed to not raising taxes on anybody.
    Bill Schuette: Cut taxes and make Michigan a growth state.
    David Garcia: Arizona has one of the most regressive tax systems.
    Gretchen Whitmer: Trump tax cuts help only millionaires & billionaires.
    Jared Polis: Repeal Trump's tax cuts.
    Jeff Johnson: Trump tax cuts lower Minnesota taxes.
    Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Trump tax cuts reward the wealthy & special interests.
    Mike DeWine: Supports Trump tax cuts; exempt capital gains taxes.
    Richard Cordray: Trump tax cuts were a terrible deal that helps the wealthy.
    Ron DeSantis: Keep Florida a low-tax state; super-majority to raise taxes.
    Scott Walker: Cut $8 billion in taxes, mostly for higher earners.
    Steve Sisolak: Supported commerce tax; supports property tax increase.
    Tim Walz: Trump tax cuts go mostly to top 1%.
    Tony Evers: Raise taxes on wealthy to pay for public services.
    Walker Stapleton: I had the courage to support Donald Trump's tax cuts.
Technology
    Fred Hubbell: Expand affordable rural internet access.
    J.B. Pritzker: Net neutrality is vital to free expression.
    Janet Mills: Loss of net neutrality is a giveaway to huge corporations.
    Kim Reynolds: Internet grew & thrived before net neutrality.
    Ron DeSantis: Net neutrality was an FEC massive power grab.
    Andrew Gillum: Net neutrality protected FL communities & residents.
    David Garcia: Repeal of net neutrality jeopardizes economic growth.
    Gretchen Whitmer: Expand broadband with net neutrality.
    Jared Polis: Support net neutrality: free exchange of ideas on internet.
    Karl Dean: Increase gas tax to fund local transportation infrastructure.
    Michelle Lujan-Grisham: Supports Net Neutrality: equal access to Internet.
    Mike DeWine: Preserve Net Neutrality (tiered access to Internet).
    Richard Cordray: Supports Net Neutrality (equal access to Internet).
    Ron DeSantis: FCC requirement for net neutrality was a massive power grab.
    Scott Walker: Opposes Net Neutrality: principle of Internet is freedom.
    Steve Pearce: Net Neutrality rules undermine the free market.
    Steve Sisolak: Preserve Net Neutrality (equal access to internet).
    Tim Walz: Supports Net Neutrality (equal access to Internet).
    Tom Wolf: Supports Net Neutrality: keep the internet free & open.
    Tony Evers: Support Net Neutrality: treat internet like a utility.
Welfare & Poverty
    Adam Laxalt: Develop new affordable housing without tax funding.
    Steve Sisolak: Expedited permitting for affordable housing.


The above quotations are from CampusElect.org 2018 Campus Election Engagement Project.

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