Brian Kemp in CampusElect.org 2018 Gubernatorial coverage


On Abortion: Supports "Heartbeat Bill" and tough abortion laws

Abortion: Mostly ban or mostly legal?

Abrams: Legal. Led efforts to weaken 20-week abortion ban & to block TARP (Targeted Restrictions on Abortion Providers). "Staunch defender of reproduction choices."

Kemp: Ban. Supports "Heartbeat Bill" outlawing abortions after 6 weeks. As governor, will "sign the toughest abortion laws in the country."<

Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Georgia Governor race Nov 1, 2018

On Civil Rights: Allow rejecting gay customers on religious grounds

Gay Marriage: Support gay marriage?

Abrams: Yes. First endorsed marriage equality in 2006.

Kemp: Unknown. Supports business owners choosing not to serve gay customers on religious grounds.

Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Georgia Governor race Nov 1, 2018

On Drugs: Unequivocally opposes recreational use of marijuana

Marijuana: Legalize or decriminalize marijuana?

Abrams: Supports medical use and decriminalization of small amounts for recreational use as "a critical step to criminal justice reform."

Kemp: "Unequivocally" opposes recreational use. Supports limited

Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Georgia Governor race Nov 1, 2018

On Education: Fully fund public school education

Education: Increase funding for K-12 education?

Abrams: Yes. Make necessary investments to reduce long-term costs & increase long-term return on investment.

Kemp: Yes. Vows to "fully fund public school education."

Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Georgia Governor race Nov 1, 2018

On Education: Supports vouchers to attend private schools

Education: Support publicly funded vouchers or tax breaks to help parents send children to private schools?

Abrams: No. Opposes vouchers for private schools & unchecked expansion of charter schools.

Kemp: Yes. Supports vouchers to attend private schools & expanding charter schools.

Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Georgia Governor race Nov 1, 2018

On Families & Children: Religious freedom: allow withholding contraceptive coverage

Contraception: Allow employers to withhold contraceptive coverage from employees if disagree with it morally?

Abrams: No specific stand, but opposes Judge Kavanaugh for potentially jeopardizing "access to birth control."

Kemp: Yes. As governor, will sign a "religious freedom" bill that would allow withholding of contraceptive coverage.

Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Georgia Governor race Nov 1, 2018

On Free Trade: Supports tariffs on China as part of trade negotiations

Economy: Support Trump's imposition of tariffs on Chinese steel & other products?

Abrams: No. They are "a terrible idea" & have triggered major concerns in many sectors of the Georgia economy.

Kemp: "Supports whatever decision the president makes on

Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Georgia Governor race Nov 1, 2018

On Gun Control: Constitutional carry without permit

Gun Control: Support more restrictive gun control legislation?

Abrams: Yes. Supports requiring universal background checks; banning assault weapons; & repealing campus carry.

Kemp: No. Opposes new gun control restrictions, supports campus carry, arming K-12 teachers, & "constitutional carry" without permit or application. In humorous ad, pointed a shotgun at teenage boy sitting next to him, saying dating his daughters required appreciating the Second Amendment.

Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Georgia Governor race Nov 1, 2018

On Health Care: Require people to work to receive Medicaid

Healthcare: Support or Repeal ACA, aka ObamaCare? Accept ACA's Medicaid expansion to subsidize low-income participants?

Abrams: Supports ACA. Led efforts to expand Medicaid, which is "transformative for our state."

Kemp: Repeal ACA. "[It] is an absolute disaster & needs to be repealed immediately." Opposes Medicaid expansion.

Healthcare: Require people to work to receive Medicaid?

Abrams: No.

Kemp: Yes.

Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Georgia Governor race Nov 1, 2018

On Immigration: End DACA; round up criminal illegals

Immigration: Support DACA, allowing "Dreamers" who arrived illegally as children, then grew up in the US, to achieve legal status if meet certain conditions?

Abrams: Yes. Advocates a clean DREAM Act legislation with path to citizenship.

Kemp: No. End DACA, which "provides amnesty for illegal immigrants--many of whom are adults, not children, & includes those with criminal records."

Immigration: Support path to citizenship for America's 11 million illegal immigrants?

Abrams: No stand found.

Kemp: No. In ad, said he wants to round up "criminal illegals" in his pickup & take them home himself. Will crack down on illegal immigration.

Source: 2018 CampusElect.org Issue Guide on Georgia Governor race Nov 1, 2018

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