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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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Survey of 2022 House campaign websites


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    House campaign websites for 2022 House elections:
  • AZ-2 House campaign website EliForArizona.com (Eli Crane), 12/1/2022
  • AZ-6 House campaign website JuanCiscomani.com, 12/5/2022
  • CA-3 House campaign website ElectKevinKiley.com, 12/6/2022
  • CA-6 House campaign website BeraForCongress.com (Ami Bera), 12/6/2022
  • CA-13 House campaign website JohnDuarteForCongress.com, 12/7/2022
  • CA-15 House campaign website KevinMullinForCongress.com, 12/7/2022
  • CA-37 House campaign website SydneyKamlagerForCongress.com, 12/12/2022
  • CA-42 House campaign website RobertGarcia.com, 12/12/2022
  • CO-7 House campaign website Brittany Pettersen.com, 12/15/2022
  • CO-8 House campaign website CaraveoForCongress.com (Yadira Caraveo), 12/20/2022
  • FL-2 House campaign website NealDunn.com, 12/20/2022
  • FL-4 House campaign website AaronBean.com, 12/22/2022
  • NJ-8 House campaign website RobMenendez.com, 11/29/2022

 OnTheIssues.org excerpts:  (click on issues for details)
Abortion
    Mary Peltola: Protect women's reproductive health in federal law.
    Mayra Flores: I will always fight for the unborn.
    Mike Flood: I'll work to ban abortions and expand prohibitions.
    Seth Magaziner: Seth will continue to fight for a women's right to choose.
    Brad Finstad: Roe v. Wade was the wrong decision in 1973.
    Joe Sempolinski: Joe is Pro-Life; human life is sacred.
    Patrick Kevin Ryan: Fight to re-establish protections guaranteed by Roe v. Wade.
    Kevin Mullin: 100% pro-choice; endorsed by NARAL.
    Dale Strong: I am a pro-life Christian who will stand up for the unborn.
    Eli Crane: Agrees with the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
    Mike Carey: Co-sponsor of the Life at Conception Act.
    Rob Menendez: Codify Roe v. Wade; repeal the Hyde Amendment.
    Sydney Kamlager: Support abortion access and lower costs.
    Chris Deluzio: Women deserve to control their own bodies and choices.
    Gabe Vasquez: Oppose any attempt to ban access to abortion, birth control.
    Nick LaLota: I oppose second and third trimester abortions.
    Nikki Budzinski: Let women make their own reproductive health care decisions.
Budget & Economy
    Connie Conway: As county supervisor balanced every budget; no tax increase.
    Mary Peltola: Alaska needs critical infrastructure everywhere you look.
    Mike Flood: Stop socialist giveaways that will destroy our economy.
    Joe Sempolinski: Let states, private sector solve problems not federal budget.
    John Duarte: Politicians' spending hurts the Valley .
    Rob Menendez: Federal solutions to solve supply chain issues.
    Shontel Brown: Infrastructure Law will bring good-paying, union jobs .
Civil Rights
    Mary Peltola: LGBTQ+ Alaskans deserve to be protected under the law.
    Patrick Kevin Ryan: Make sure that every American can marry whoever they chose.
    Robert Garcia: Modernize and expand our anti-discrimination laws.
    Robert Garcia: Protect LGBTQ+ Americans.
    Daniel Sachs Goldman: Stop discrimination on sexual orientation, gender identity.
    Greg Casar: Supports passing the Equality Act to codify LGBTQ rights.
    Greg Landsman: I will always stand with our LGBTQIA+ community .
Corporations
    Ami Bera: Clean up Wall Street loopholes & tax havens.
    Brittany Pettersen: Hold corporations responsible for price gouging.
    Eli Crane: Supports small businesses through lower taxes.
    Neal Dunn: Support small businesses to create a stronger economy.
Crime
    Mary Peltola: Ensure law enforcement throughout all of Alaska.
    Mike Flood: Ensure our police officers are defended not defunded.
    Joe Sempolinski: Push to defund police is insane and has already cost lives.
    Kevin Kiley: Tougher punishment for violent crimes.
    Patrick Kevin Ryan: Prioritize programs creating alternatives to incarceration.
    Patrick Kevin Ryan: Increased funding to URGENT violent crime task force.
    Dale Strong: I will always have the backs of our law enforcement officers.
    John Duarte: Support Police Officers & fight Defunding.
    Mike Carey: For strong, safe communities we must Back the Blue.
    Shontel Brown: End private prisons; ban cash bail.
    Sydney Kamlager: Audit prisons; hold police accountable.
    Max Miller: Fight for increased funding and support for law enforcement.
    Dean Phillips: Enhance public safety by funding for police departments.
Drugs
    Patrick Kevin Ryan: De-prioritize misdemeanor arrests for marijuana possession.
    Greg Casar: Will fight to pass the MORE Act to legalize marijuana.
Education
    Mary Peltola: Quality schools are vital to the future of our communities.
    Seth Magaziner: Ensure every child has access to free universal pre-school.
    Brad Finstad: Opposes cancellation of student loan debt.
    Joe Sempolinski: Our children need to be educated, not indoctrinated.
    Brittany Pettersen: Raise teacher pay and support affordable college prices.
    John Duarte: School choice so our kids can meet their needs.
    Mike Carey: Stand up for parents; fight Critical Race Theory.
    Rob Menendez: Guaranteed universal preschool.
    Robert Garcia: Fight to cancel student debt.
    Shontel Brown: For universal Pre-K, free community college for all.
    Lori Chavez-DeRemer: Parents deserve a say in what their children are taught.
    Max Miller: School choice lets parents remove kids from failing schools.
    Nick Langworthy: Advance the Parents' Bill of Rights, expand parental choice.
Energy & Oil
    Mary Peltola: We are living with the devastating effects of climate change.
    Mayra Flores: I will always work to help the oil and gas industry.
    Mike Flood: Fight the farm-killing Green New Deal.
    Mike Flood: All of the above: ethanol, coal, and natural gas.
    Seth Magaziner: Support clean energy jobs, invest in climate resilience.
    Ami Bera: No offshore oil drilling.
    Patrick Kevin Ryan: Transition energy production to renewable sources .
    Brittany Pettersen: Support a rapid transition to clean energy.
    John Duarte: Suspend the Gas Tax.
    Mike Carey: Fights back against Democrats' failed energy policies.
    Mike Carey: We must invest in new fossil fuel technologies.
    Rob Menendez: $500B to halve greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
    Shontel Brown: I am committed to aggressive action on climate change.
    Anthony D`Esposito: Energy independence requires an all of the above strategy.
    Gabe Vasquez: Encourage a transition to clean energy like wind and solar.
    Max Miller: Biden cut American energy production off at the knees.
    Maxwell Frost: If there is a future, it is a green future.
    Nick Langworthy: Make America energy independent and reduce gas prices.
Environment
    Mary Peltola: Responsible resource development with local control.
    Patrick Kevin Ryan: Oppose the regulatory rollback of environmental protections.
    Brittany Pettersen: Support public spaces and combat drought.
    Rob Menendez: Manufacture green technology in the United States.
    Yadira Caraveo: Limit toxic pollution.
    Dean Phillips: Restore EPA's ability to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.
Families & Children
    Seth Magaziner: Extend the child tax credit.
    Rob Menendez: Expand Child Tax Credit.
    Shontel Brown: Extend Medicaid coverage from 60 days to a year for new moms.
    Shontel Brown: I will fight to pass paid family and medical leave.
    Yadira Caraveo: Expand preschool funding.
Foreign Policy
    Seth Magaziner: Our international alliances are as important as ever.
    Ami Bera: Support counterterrorism and nuclear non-proliferation.
    Joe Sempolinski: Can't allow Chinese Communist Party to be unchecked.
    Kevin Kiley: Russia and China are adversaries; Israel is an ally.
    Neal Dunn: Secure the Middle East and end terrorism .
    Anthony D`Esposito: Strengthen military cooperation between US and Israel.
    Daniel Sachs Goldman: Israel, Palestinians need good faith for two-state solution.
Free Trade
    Connie Conway: Helped keep farms alive through the trade war with China.
    Juan Ciscomani: Trade with Mexico and Canada, but not drugs.
    Lori Chavez-DeRemer: Our trade deals should benefit Made In America products.
Government Reform
    Mayra Flores: The economy flourishes when government gets out of the way.
    Mike Flood: I support commonsense measures like voter ID.
    Mike Flood: Don't suffocate the tech world with burdensome regulations.
    Seth Magaziner: Democracy only works when people can make their voices heard.
    Joe Sempolinski: Opposes a federal takeover of our electoral process.
    Joe Sempolinski: Feds too often a hinderance to agriculture industries.
    Patrick Kevin Ryan: Make sure our right to vote is protected and enshrined.
    Mike Carey: For voter ID laws, against ballot harvesting.
    Rob Menendez: Pro bono lawyer on a case to expand voting rights.
    Shontel Brown: Expand voting rights, limit gerrymandering.
    Chris Deluzio: Deeply committed to defending democracy & freedom to vote.
    Daniel Sachs Goldman: For automatic voter registration, no-excuse vote-by-mail.
    Greg Landsman: Created city's first Office of Ethics and Good Government.
    Nick LaLota: Require Voter ID; limit absentee ballots.
    Nick Langworthy: Increase election process accountability through voter ID.
    Nikki Budzinski: Expand early voting, enact automatic voter registration.
Gun Control
    Mayra Flores: The right to bear Arms is something I hold near and dear.
    Mike Flood: Don't infringe our sacred right to keep and bear arms.
    Seth Magaziner: Ban assault weapons and high capacity magazines.
    Juan Ciscomani: Supports the 2nd Amendment.
    Joe Sempolinski: Supports interstate reciprocity for gun permits.
    Patrick Kevin Ryan: For red flag laws, universal background checks.
    Patrick Kevin Ryan: Led the charge for a ban on assault weapons.
    Dale Strong: Lifetime NRA member, fight Democrats from taking our guns .
    Mike Carey: Oppose any legislation that infringes on your gun rights.
    Neal Dunn: Support the 2nd Amendment.
    Rob Menendez: Expand background checks; ban assault weapons.
    Shontel Brown: Ban assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.
    Maxwell Frost: Ban assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines .
    Nick LaLota: Protect right to protect our families from violent criminals.
Health Care
    Mary Peltola: Protect Medicaid expansion, support a public option.
    Mayra Flores: Improve our healthcare system; lower prescription costs.
    Mike Flood: I oppose COVID-19 vaccination mandates & mandatory testing.
    Seth Magaziner: Supports expanding the Affordable Care Act.
    Ami Bera: Healthcare is a fundamental right .
    Joe Sempolinski: Against single payer health care, vaccine mandates.
    Patrick Kevin Ryan: Increase mental health and addiction recovery resources.
    Brittany Pettersen: Protect the ACA; expand counseling services.
    Dale Strong: Prepare for the next pandemic, invest in vaccine R&D.
    Eli Crane: Supports personal choice over vaccine mandates.
    Kevin Mullin: Reduce prescription drug prices.
    Neal Dunn: Support a free-market healthcare system.
    Rob Menendez: Provide federal funds for children's hospitals.
    Rob Menendez: Expand the Affordable Care Act.
    Shontel Brown: Would vote for Medicare for All; supports public option .
    Sydney Kamlager: Support affordable drug prices.
    Yadira Caraveo: Lower cost of prescriptions.
    Maxwell Frost: Universal comprehensive healthcare with no co-pays, premiums.
Homeland Security
    Mayra Flores: Fix the current health and medical issues at the VA.
    Mike Flood: Provide our forces with resources to continue military might.
    Seth Magaziner: For veteran's healthcare, tax credits for businesses.
    Joe Sempolinski: Our military is the strongest, most effective in the world.
    Juan Ciscomani: Support military, police, first responders.
    Dale Strong: My pro-defense, anti-tax agenda will help continue growth.
    Dean Phillips: Supported PACT Act, expanding veteran health care.
Immigration
    Mayra Flores: We MUST secure our border to keep bad individuals out.
    Mike Flood: I oppose any pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants.
    Ami Bera: Encourage those who study in the U.S. to stay.
    Joe Sempolinski: For legal immigration and a secure border.
    Juan Ciscomani: Comprehensive all-of-the-above border security.
    Kevin Kiley: Opposed to Illegal and Crazy Sanctuary Laws.
    Patrick Kevin Ryan: Oppose coordination between local law enforcement and ICE.
    Dale Strong: Build the wall, deport illegals, enforce the law.
    Eli Crane: Believes in operational border control.
    Mike Carey: A nation that cannot control its borders is not a nation.
    Neal Dunn: Stop illegal immigration at the border.
    Robert Garcia: Expand pathways to citizenship .
    Anthony D`Esposito: Opposes amnesty for those who entered our country illegally.
    Gabe Vasquez: Provide hard-working families with a path to citizenship.
    Greg Casar: Create a path to citizenship for immigrant families.
Jobs
    Mary Peltola: Most urgent task for Congress is to pass the PRO Act.
    Seth Magaziner: Fight for worker's rights including the right to organize.
    Ami Bera: Support small businesses with micro-loans.
    Brittany Pettersen: Support workforce training and small businesses.
    Rob Menendez: Increase federal minimum wage to $15/hour.
    Robert Garcia: Raise the minimum wage.
    Shontel Brown: Will fight to pass PRO act, raise minimum wage .
Principles & Values
    Mary Peltola: Adamantly Pro-Jobs, Pro-Fish, Pro-Family and Pro-Choice.
    Mayra Flores: My Christian faith is a core part of who I am.
    Mayra Flores: America is the greatest country in the world.
    Seth Magaziner: American Dream of economic mobility has broken down for many.
    Joe Sempolinski: The far left wishes to silence all those who disagree.
    Juan Ciscomani: Defend American values not Critical Race Theory.
    Patrick Kevin Ryan: We need leaders who will stand against extremism.
    Aaron Bean: Free state of Florida against federal overreach.
    Dale Strong: Began featuring a prayer before County Commission meetings.
    Dale Strong: Donald Trump has been the greatest President of our lifetime.
    Mike Carey: We are the greatest nation on the planet.
    Shontel Brown: Ranked as one of the most progressive members in the House.
    Cory Mills: American people greatest check on government abuses of power.
    Mark Alford: Set this country, blessed by God, back on the right track.
Social Security
    Seth Magaziner: Oppose Republican efforts to privatize Social Security.
    Brittany Pettersen: Protect Social Security benefits.
    Robert Garcia: Strengthen the social safety net.
    Chris Deluzio: Increase funding by removing the income cap on payroll taxes.
    Dean Phillips: Supports bipartisan commissions on entitlements.
Tax Reform
    Mary Peltola: Will fight to renew the expanded child tax credit.
    Mike Flood: I will protect President Trump's Tax Cuts.
    Brad Finstad: Voted against hiring 87,000 new IRS agents.
    Juan Ciscomani: Lower taxes and reducing regulation.
    Juan Ciscomani: Signed the Tax Protection Pledge.
    Patrick Kevin Ryan: Cut middle-class taxes, make billionaire pay fair share.
    Aaron Bean: Support tax holidays & tax-cutting spirit.
    Dale Strong: Raising taxes is not an option, cut wasteful spending.
    Eli Crane: Supports small businesses through lower taxes.
    Mike Carey: Rebuild economy by lowering taxes, cutting red tape.
    Lori Chavez-DeRemer: I will always support lower taxes and reining in spending.
    Nikki Budzinski: Raise tax rate for those earning more than $400,000 per year.
Technology
    Robert Garcia: Expand biotechnology research.
Welfare & Poverty
    Mary Peltola: We need to build a resilient food system.
    Patrick Kevin Ryan: Oppose cuts to critical social service programs.
    Rob Menendez: Invest federal funds into housing and public transit.


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