Survey of 2026 Gubernatorial campaign websites


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Abortion     Amy Acton: As Governor I will continue to protect abortion access.     Brad Sherman (IA): He will not waver in the fight to protect life.     Chris Carr: Secured victory that returned abortion back to the states.     Cyndi Munson: Put repeal of state abortion ban on the ballot.     David Jolly: Florida should codify the Roe/Casey framework.     Jeff Johnson 2026: 100% unapologetically pro life starting at conception.     Jermaine Johnson: Medical decisions best left to families and their doctors.     Jon Kiper: Government mustn't restrict individuals' healthcare choices.     Phil Weiser: Ensure abortion care regardless of where women traveled from.     Terri Pickens: Women have a fundamental right to bodily autonomy.

Budget & Economy     Brad Raffensperger: Bring back manufacturing jobs; recruit promising start-ups.     Jocelyn Benson: Cut red tape; eliminate unnecessary spending.     Chris Carr: Implement Zero Based Budgeting, eliminate wasteful spending.     Ed Crockett: Invest in workforce development; support innovation.     Gregg Hull: Utilize business incentives to attract high-paying jobs.     Jermaine Johnson: Create program to convert buildings to affordable housing.     Lisa Demuth: Passed commonsense budget reducing state spending.     Mike Cox: It's time to stop picking winners and losers.     Mike Lindell: Control the wasteful spending at all levels.     Rob Sand: Uncovered more than $29 million in misspent money.     Tom Leonard: Implement zero-based budgeting; justify every dollar spent.     Tom Leonard: Time to prioritize repairing and maintaining local roads.

Civil Rights     Jeff Johnson 2026: Eliminate biological males in female bathrooms & sports.     Jeff Johnson 2026: Will immediately end taxpayer funded DEI programs.     Mike Cox: For genuine equality instead of backwards DEI practices.     Terri Pickens: Protect freedom to love and marry whomever we choose.

Corporations     Keisha Lance Bottoms: Crack down on corporate landlords that are buying up houses.     Phil Weiser: Sued to stop a corporate mega-merger between supermarkets.

Crime     Amy Acton: We must address the underlying root causes of crime.     Brad Raffensperger: Double down on recruiting for the Georgia State Patrol.     Brad Sherman (IA): Make enforcing human trafficking laws a top priority.     Chris Carr: Dismantle gang networks that are terrorizing our communities.     Gregg Hull: Establish a zero-tolerance policy for all violent crimes.     Jeff Johnson 2026: Criminal rioters should forfeit any government assistance.     Jermaine Johnson: Mental health teams to de-escalate crises not needing police.     Jermaine Johnson: It is time to pass a hate crimes law in South Carolina.     Lisa Demuth: I will strengthen sentences for repeat offenders.     Mike Duggan: Put 300 more officers on the streets, gave police $10K raise.     Rob Sand: Prosecuted numerous crooked politicians--from both parties.     Rob Sand: Prosecuted the largest lottery rigging scheme in US history.     Tom Leonard: Will veto elimination of cash bail or qualified immunity.     Xavier Becerra: Invest in local law enforcement to make sure you're safe.

Drugs     Chris Carr: People selling fentanyl should be charged with murder.     Jermaine Johnson: Legalize medical marijuana; referendum on recreational use.     Jon Kiper: Establish state-run dispensaries under strict regulation.     Mike Lindell: Support programs that successfully address addition issues.     Robert Charles: Worked with allies to dismantle global drug cartels.

Education     Amy Acton: Get control of the opaque private school voucher system.     Brad Raffensperger: Expand tax credits for parental school choice.     Brad Raffensperger: End radical curriculums; root out pornography in libraries.     Brad Sherman (IA): Restore the constitutional, moral, and religious foundations.     Byron Donalds: A record of keeping radical woke ideology out of schools.     Chris Carr: Empower parents by providing more choice in education.     Cyndi Munson: End the current school voucher scheme .     Ed Crockett: Invest in students by supporting Maine's public education.     David Jolly: State voucher program built on a model likely to collapse.     Gregg Hull: Make meaningful investments in our public education system.     Jeff Johnson 2026: Schools have become intolerant indoctrination centers.     Jermaine Johnson: Increase funding for trade schools and tech academies.     Jon Kiper: End public funding of private school tuition.     Lisa Demuth: Keep woke gender and racial ideology out of our classrooms.     Mike Cox: Offer families universal education freedom.     Mike Lindell: Empower parents to take control of children's education.     Robert Charles: I'll remove woke politics from the classroom.     Terri Pickens: Repeal the school voucher scheme.     Tom Begich: Ensure children learn to read, write, and think critically .     Tom Leonard: Expand school choice; ensure education transparency.

Energy & Oil     David Jolly: Florida should accept the science of climate change.     Jon Kiper: Expand solar, wind, and other renewable power.     Gregg Hull: Expand our energy portfolio; unleash oil and gas operations.     Lisa Demuth: Minnesota needs a true all-of-the-above approach.     Michael Bennet: Build on our responsible approach to energy transition.     Mike Cox: Defeated Governor's efforts to shut down clean coal plants.     Tom Begich: Support local renewable energy projects.     Tom Leonard: Repeal laws zoning farmland for solar panels, wind turbines.

Environment     Ed Crockett: Legislation to protect wildlife and preserve landscape.     Terri Pickens: Preserving open space and natural resources a top priority.

Families & Children     Jermaine Johnson: Incentivize employers to offer paid family leave for fathers.

Foreign Policy     Lisa Demuth: Our precious metals means not relying on Russia & China.

Government Reform     Amy Acton: Insist on transparency; mandate more disclosure.     Brad Sherman (IA): Creeping danger of bigger bureaucracy is threat to liberty.     Brad Sherman (IA): Eminent Domain is a cousin of socialistic tyranny.     Chris Carr: Chris will eliminate red tape and burdensome regulations.     Chris Carr: Push back on false claims that our law prevents voting.     David Jolly: Florida should lead the nation in campaign finance reform.     Gregg Hull: Overcame strenuous regulatory challenges in business.     Jon Kiper: Implement a form of protected proportional representation.     Jocelyn Benson: Make it easier to vote and harder to cheat.     Lisa Demuth: End the culture of fraud and corruption in state government.     Lisa Demuth: Will order cutting permitting timelines by at least 25%.     Michael Bennet: Will work to cut red tape affecting small businesses.     Mike Cox: I'll cut red tape, streamline licensing, refocus agencies.     Mike Cox: Cox has been on the frontlines of Election Day integrity .     Mike Lindell: Rid us of machines used to steal elections.     Phil Weiser: Held people accountable for voter intimidation.     Tom Leonard: Safeguard farmers from burdensome regulations.     Tom Leonard: Publish names, job titles, salaries of state employees.     Xavier Becerra: Cut red tape for new businesses creating jobs.

Gun Control     Chris Carr: A staunch supporter of Georgians' right to bear arms.     David Jolly: Ban assault weapons; require background checks.     Jeff Johnson 2026: Provide additional training for Minnesota permit holders.     Jon Kiper: Law-abiding, trained citizens have freedom to bear arms.     Mike Cox: Signed reciprocity agreements allowing conceal carry.     Tom Leonard: Make Michigan a Constitutional Carry state.

Health Care     Ed Crockett: Options for affordable, high-quality, long-term healthcare.     Amy Acton: Reduce prescription drug costs; reduce insurance premiums.     Amy Acton: I will fight against cut to life-saving Medicaid.     Brad Sherman (IA): Against iron hand of tyranny from the medical establishment.     Cyndi Munson: Lower costs of prescription drugs & health insurance.     David Jolly: Expand Medicaid: ensure healthcare for all Floridians.     Keisha Lance Bottoms: Expand Medicaid so that 300,000 Georgians can get coverage.     Michael Bennet: He will fight to protect Colorado's Medicaid funding.     Phil Weiser: Defended the Affordable Care Act from Trump Administration.     Terri Pickens: Healthcare must be affordable and accessible to all Idahoans.     Tom Leonard: State must be a leader in ending the mental health stigma.     Xavier Becerra: I won the fight to protect the Affordable Care Act.     Xavier Becerra: As Secretary of HHS negotiated prescription drug prices.

Homeland Security     Stacy Garrity: Managed internment camps for Iraqi enemy combatants.

Immigration     Brad Sherman (IA): Recognizes the critical need for secure borders.     Byron Donalds: Secure the border; end taxpayer handouts to illegals.     Chris Carr: Deport criminal illegals who commit crimes in our state.     Jeff Johnson 2026: Support ICE in removing dangerous illegals from Minnesota.     Mike Cox: Illegal immigration strains public services and lowers wages.     Mike Lindell: Work to send illegals back where they came from.     Terri Pickens: Require people entering our country to abide by our laws.

Jobs     Amy Acton: Expand workforce development and skills training.     Amy Acton: Stand up for workers' and union rights at every turn.     Chris Carr: Boost our capabilities, spur more investment in new jobs.     Jermaine Johnson: Create labor council to recommend state minimum wage.     Mike Cox: Fight to restore our Right to Work law.     Mike Duggan: Created more 1700 new jobs through Motor City Match.     Tom Leonard: Michigan must restore its right to work law.

Principles & Values     John Rose: Farming has always been a passion of his; 8th generation.     Ed Crockett: Never held a party position; I do not answer to party bosses.     Brad Sherman (IA): Prayer and restored faith in God is very effective.     Charles McCall: America is the greatest nation known to mankind.     Charles McCall: I truly believe God put Trump back in the White House.     Cyndi Munson: 1st Asian-American woman elected to the Oklahoma Legislature.     Jen Tooker: The freedoms and opportunities Americans enjoy are unmatched.     Jocelyn Benson: First college student elected to Wellesley Town Meeting.     Jocelyn Benson: Youngest woman to be dean of American law school.     Jon Kiper: Recorded two albums with band Jesus is a Jedi.     Lisa Demuth: Built lives around faith, family, and community.     Michael Bennet: Fighting back against Trump's damaging policies.     Phil Weiser: Clerked for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.     Rob Sand: It's not about right versus left, but right versus wrong.     Tom Begich: Has released 7 CDs and one book of poetry.

Social Security     Amy Acton: Help our seniors age in place, at home.

Tax Reform     Mike Cox: States without income taxes rank high in job and wage growth.     Mike Lindell: Reduce income and business taxes, cut sales taxes.     Brad Raffensperger: Cap property taxes for seniors, eliminate state income tax.     Ed Crockett: For smart property tax reform.     Byron Donalds: Lower taxes, less regulation will keep our economy strong.     Cyndi Munson: Provide tax relief to middle class and working families.     Jeff Johnson 2026: Raising taxes on "the rich" will hurt the middle class.     Jermaine Johnson: Shift tax burden away from lower 70%.     Jon Kiper: Reinstate the Interest and Dividends Wealth Tax.     Lisa Demuth: End taxes on social security benefits for our seniors.     Nancy Mace: Slash the state income tax to zero percent.     Robert Charles: Eliminate burdensome regulations and abolish the income tax.     Tom Leonard: Cut income tax to 3.9%, then phase out completely.

Technology     Gregg Hull: Prioritize infrastructure upgrades and expansion.     Jermaine Johnson: It is time to invest in South Carolina's infrastructure.

War & Peace     Phil Weiser: He is son and grandson of Holocaust survivors.

Welfare & Poverty     Aaron Ford: Family relied on food stamps & Medicaid early in life.     Jon Kiper: Provide humane temporary housing for the homeless.

Click for quotations from other sources by: Aaron Ford Amy Acton Brad Raffensperger Brad Sherman (IA) Byron Donalds Republican U.S. Rep Florida-19 Charles McCall Chris Carr Cyndi Munson David Jolly Republican Senate Challenger Florida Ed Crockett Gregg Hull Jeff Johnson 2026 Jen Tooker Jermaine Johnson Jocelyn Benson John Rose Republican U.S. Rep Tennessee-6 Jon Kiper Keisha Lance Bottoms Georgia Atlanta Mayor Lisa Demuth Michael Bennet Colorado Democratic candidate for President; Colorado Senator Mike Cox Mike Duggan Mike Lindell Nancy Mace Republican Senate challenger South Carolina Phil Weiser Colorado Democratic challenger for Governor Rob Sand Robert Charles Stacy Garrity Terri Pickens Tom Begich Tom Leonard Xavier Becerra California HHS Secretary; CA Gov. candidate