Ben Jealous in CampusElect.org 2018 Gubernatorial coverage

On Abortion: Supports Planned Parenthood and barrier-free services

Hogan: Legal. Personally opposes abortion, but declares the subject settled & will not try to change Maryland's laws protecting woman's rights.

Jealous: Legal. "If we increase barriers to abortion & family planning services, women will see their health compromised, & all of our families will suffer."

Contraception: Employers can withhold contraceptive coverage if they disagree?

Hogan: No. Signed expansive birth control insurance bill.

Jealous: No. Criticizes Hogan for leaving out state employees in bill expanding insurance contraception coverage.

Healthcare: Let Planned Parenthood receive public funds for non-abortion health care?

Hogan: Unclear. Allowed bill to protect Planned Parenthood health services to go into law without his signature.

Jealous: Yes. Supports Planned Parenthood. Include women's health services as part of Medicare for All.

On Civil Rights: At NAACP, supported same-sex marriage

Hogan: Yes. "The voters have made their decision. I will support their decision & uphold the law."

Jealous: Yes. As NAACP president, pushed for a resolution supporting same-sex marriage.

On Corporations: New taxes on out-of-state retailers & hedge fund income

Hogan: Proposed legislation to protect Marylanders from being "negatively affected" after passage.

Jealous: No. Denounced the GOP tax law, calling it "disastrous legislation."

Taxes: Proposals on state taxes

Hogan: Has cut taxes in current term. Would exempt retirement income from taxation.

Jealous: Cut sales tax while legalizing & taxing marijuana & creating new taxes on out-of-state retailers & hedge fund income.

On Crime: Diversion to shrink prison population 30%

Hogan: Supported Justice Reinvestment Act to reduce incarceration for nonviolent criminals. Recently proposed harsher sentencing requirements.

Jealous: Wants to shrink prison population 30% through additional diversion of nonviolent offenders & increasing violence intervention programs, while increasing budget of homicide police.

On Drugs: Fully legalize marijuana & collect license fees & taxes

Hogan: Mixed. Signed bill expanding medical marijuana industry. Wait and see before recreational legalization.

Jealous: Yes. Fully legalize marijuana, including diverse communities in licensing. Use tax revenues to pay for universal, full-day, pre-K education.

On Education: Criticized proposals vouchers proposals

Hogan: No. Create more efficiency with current revenue streams, allow choice programs like vouchers.

Jealous: Yes. "Raise teacher pay by 29%, fund full-day universal Pre-K." Fund this by taxing legal marijuana.

Education: Provide vouchers to parents to send their children to private schools with public money?

Hogan: Yes. Increased scholarship funding for low-income students attending non-public school of their choice.

Jealous: No. Criticized proposed vouchers proposals. Would instead increase funding for public schools.

On Education: Make community college free; make 4-year college debt-free

Hogan: Expanded scholarship program to help cover community college tuition. Has limited tuition increases to 2%.

Jealous: Make community college free & 4-year public institutions debt-free for Marylanders. Establish refinancing program for existing loans.

On Environment: Protecting our planet is not just a moral imperative

Hogan: Considers a threat. More mixed on regulations. Vetoed increasing required percentage of renewables for utilities to buy, saying costs too high.

Jealous: Yes. "Protecting our planet is not just a moral imperative, it is an economic opportunity that Maryland can take to propel our state forward." Climate Justice Program was first program launched when NAACP president.

On Families & Children: Require 5 days of paid sick leave; invest in employee health

Hogan: No. Prefers incentives rather than requirements. Law passed over his veto.

Jealous: Yes. Our economy works best when we invest in our people. And that starts with investing in their health.

On Government Reform: Dual attack: disenfranchisement & Citizens United

Hogan: Unclear. Hogan was elected under a public financing system & pushed bill to strengthen.

Jealous: No. Opposes "dual attack on our democracy: everyday voters are being disenfranchised while corporations are being hyper-enfranchised." Co-founded national coalition of unions, civil rights groups & environmental groups working to roll back money in politics.

On Government Reform: Require federal nonpartisan redistricting

Hogan: Yes. Introduced Redistricting Reform Act to create a nonpartisan redistricting commission.

Jealous: Yes. Founded two organizations to require federal nonpartisan redistricting.

Voting Rules: Voting rights for felons?

Hogan: Vetoed bill to let felons vote when on probation or parole.

Jealous: Strong supporter of felon voting rights.

On Gun Control: Universal background checks & gun courts

Hogan: Yes. Signed measure to ban bump stocks, supports universal background checks & keeping guns from mentally ill & those with "criminal backgrounds."

Jealous: Yes. Supports universal background checks, an interstate compact on gun control, & creating gun courts to combat gun violence.

On Immigration: Defend DREAMers & champion a pathway to citizenship

Hogan: "Stop targeting innocent kids." "Find a bipartisan, common sense solution to protect DREAMers."

Jealous: Yes. "Defend Dreamers & champion a pathway to citizenship at the federal level." Named "Marylander of the year" for role in securing in-state tuition for undocumented students.