Martin Heinrich in 2018 NM Senate race

On Abortion: Legal without restrictions, including Planned Parenthood

Martin Heinrich (D): Legal. Safe & legal without restrictions.

Gary Johnson (L): Legal. Personal aversion but recognizes as law of the land.

Mick Rich (R): Ban. Life begins at conception.

Q: Let Planned Parenthood receive public funds for non-abortion healthcare?

Martin Heinrich (D): Yes. "1 in 5 women has relied on for. birth control & lifesaving cancer treatments."

Gary Johnson (L): Unclear. But supports across-the-board federal

On Corporations: Fund Dodd-Frank and CFPB consumer protections

Martin Heinrich (D): No. Called for its continued funding & independence.

Gary Johnson (L): Yes. Scrap Dodd-Frank, the legislation that authorized the CFPB.

Mick Rich (R): Yes. Congratulated Trump for Dodd-Frank rollback.

On Drugs: It's time to legalize marijuana

Martin Heinrich (D): Yes. "It's time to legalize marijuana."

Gary Johnson (L): Yes. Long-time advocate for legalization.

Mick Rich (R): Opposes legalizing recreational use.

On Education: Privatization especially hurts rural schools

Martin Heinrich (D): No. "Privatization policies would be especially damaging to rural New Mexico"

Gary Johnson (L): Yes. Competition improves choices. "Why can't we apply that to schools?"

Mick Rich (R): Yes. Supports "vouchers, savings accounts, & scholarship programs."

On Education: Address the significant loss in value of Pell Grants

Martin Heinrich (D): Yes. Co-sponsored Warren bill in 2017. Co-sponsored bill to "address the significant loss in value of Pell Grants,"

Gary Johnson (L): Supported elimination of all student loans, though would explore reduced interest. Called for Pell Grants cuts.

Mick Rich (R): Consolidate income-contingent loans. Let Pell grants cover job training.

On Energy & Oil: Moral obligation to prevent devastating climate change

Martin Heinrich (D): Yes to both. Climate change is "devastating"--with "moral obligation to be responsible stewards of this earth."

Gary Johnson (L): No. Says human activity is a contributing factor, but doesn't support government role in regulating.

Mick Rich (R): Unclear. Mentions but not as urgent issue. Says Sandia Labs coal plant filter can solve CO2 emissions.

On Environment: EPA needed to protect health & well-being

Martin Heinrich (D): No. EPA needed to protect health & well-being, & move to clean energy economy.

Gary Johnson (L): Unclear. Believes that the EPA has an important role to play.<

On Families & Children: Early supporter of gay marriage

Martin Heinrich (D): Yes. Early supporter.

Gary Johnson (L): Yes.

Mick Rich (R): No position found.

On Free Trade: Tariffs are sledgehammer where surgical approach needed

Martin Heinrich (D): No. Sledgehammer where need surgical approach.

Gary Johnson (L): No. Hurt US industries that need imports like solar.

Mick Rich (R): Yes. Current trade with China is not fair.

On Government Reform: Overturn Citizens United via Democracy for All Amendment

Martin Heinrich (D): Yes. Supported DISCLOSE Act of 2015 to do this. Overturn Citizens United through Democracy for All Amendment.

Gary Johnson (L): Yes. Transparency is the only campaign reform needed. Says corporations should be able "to contribute as much money as they want."

Mick Rich (R): No position found.

On Government Reform: Voter ID disproportionately affects minority communities

Martin Heinrich (D): Yes. Require independent, bipartisan redistricting commissions.

Gary Johnson (L): No. Prefers term limits & selecting Senators by state legislators.

Mick Rich (R): No position found.

Q: Support stricter voting rules like photo ID?

Heinrich: No. Disproportionately affect minority communities.

Johnson No. Mostly about "restricting Hispanic voters."

Rich: No position found.

On Gun Control: Ban bump stocks; ban sales to federal no-fly list

Martin Heinrich (D): Yes. Former NRA member, backed legislation to ban bump stocks & deny those on the federal no-fly list.

Gary Johnson (L): No. Says evidence doesn't show that such laws make us safer--actually less safe.

Mick Rich (R): No. "Constitutional right." Wouldn't restrict semi-automatic weapons or silencers.

On Health Care: No Medicare work rules; support ObamaCare

Martin Heinrich (D): Support. Repeal would make rural hospitals close & tens of thousands lose coverage . Against Medicare work rules.

Gary Johnson (L): Repeal. Would repeal ACA & cut Medicare. Supports free-market approach to health coverage.

Mick Rich (R): Repeal. "Restore a free-market approach to health insurance."

On Immigration: Tough but fair path to earned citizenship, including DACA

Martin Heinrich (D): Yes. Original supporter of DACA, backs "tough but fair path to earned citizenship."

Gary Johnson (L): Unclear. Wants "immigrants to obtain work visas & move back & forth across border."

Mick Rich (R): No. If want citizenship, "they must leave & apply like anyone else."

On Jobs: Raise minimum wage from $7.25 to $15

Martin Heinrich (D): Yes. Raise to $15.

Gary Johnson (L): No. Eliminate federal minimum wage.

Mick Rich (R): "Remove all regulations that discourage hiring."

On Social Security: Signed Social Security Protectors Pledge

Martin Heinrich (D): No. Signed Social Security Protectors Pledge.

Gary Johnson (L): Yes. Some or all of Social Security should be privatized.

Mick Rich (R): No position found.

On Tax Reform: Trump tax cuts do little for working families

Martin Heinrich (D): No. Does little for working families.

Gary Johnson (L): Yes. But should have also cut spending.

Mick Rich (R): Yes. "Stimulated investment & job creation.

On Technology: More federal spending on transportation infrastructure

Martin Heinrich (D): Yes, particularly transportation infrastructure.

Gary Johnson (L): No. Cut government spending by 20%.

Mick Rich (R): Yes. Energy development & infrastructure repair.

On Technology: Supports Net Neutrality; reverse FCC's repeal

Martin Heinrich (D): Yes. Voted to reverse FCC's repeal of net neutrality rules.

Gary Johnson (L): No. Government shouldn't regulate.

Mick Rich (R): No position found.

On Budget & Economy: Measure distribution of growth, not just overall GDP growth

But those gaps don't show up in official measurements like the GDP, which measures growth in the overall economy. Now Democratic Sens. Chuck Schumer and Martin Heinrich are trying to change that. The idea, they say, is to shed light on where economic prosperity is showing up across different income groups--and, potentially, where it's not.

Their new bill, the Measuring Real Income Growth Act, would require reporting how GDP growth is distributed along the income scale. The bureau that reports overall GDP would have to put together distributional measures of economic growth to be released with quarterly and annual GDP reports starting in 2020, laying out how growth shows up across each decile of earners and the top 1 percent.