Survey of 2021 Senate campaign websites: on Government Reform
Lily Zhou:
Knows firsthand how regulations stifle economic growth
Having extensive business experience, Lily knows firsthand how regulations stifle economic growth.
She will work to make our federal government once again small business friendly.
Source: 2021 CA Senate campaign website LilyZsenate2022.com
Carla Sands:
Heavy-handed regulations will affect state's energy future
Fortunately, federal ownership of land doesn't affect Pennsylvania's energy future as much as it does Western states. Other heavy-handed regulations coming from Washington can and will. A better approach, economically and environmentally, would empower
Pennsylvanians to control their energy future for the betterment of the U.S. and the world.
Source: 2021 Pennsylvania Senate campaign website CarlaSands.com
Oct 20, 2021
Marjorie K. Eastman:
Will fight for voter ID, American voting machines, audits
Free and fair elections are the bedrock of a healthy democracy and an essential safeguard for freedom. In order to secure our elections, we must look forward--not backward--and take effective action to protect our right to vote from fraud, corruption,
and foreign interference. Drawing from her extensive background in security, She will fight for voter ID, voting machines that are made in America, and rigorous election audits.
Source: 2021 N.C. Senate campaign website MarjorieKEastman.com
Oct 20, 2021
Marjorie K. Eastman:
Eliminate oppressive regulations on small businesses
America's economy is unrivaled when small business and entrepreneurs are free to do what they do best--create jobs, discover innovative solutions to complex problems, and invest in their communities. America's small businesses are treading water right
now. Marjorie will fight to unleash the power of Main Street by expanding access to startup capital, cutting taxes and eliminating oppressive regulations that will allow our economy to grow and thrive from the bottom-up.
Source: 2021 N.C. Senate campaign website MarjorieKEastman.com
Oct 20, 2021
Billy Long:
Require voter photo ID, end ballot harvesting
The American people deserve to feel confident in the outcome of their elections and that their vote counted but as long as there are opportunities for fraud our elections aren't secure.
We need to require voters to show a photo ID, we need to end ballot harvesting, and restore confidence in our elections, it is critical to the future of this country.
Source: 2021 Missouri Senate campaign website BillyLong.com
Oct 18, 2021
Billy Long:
Let farmers work without unnecessary government regulations
If this past year has shown us anything, it is how critical our agriculture and food supply chain is vulnerable. I am proud of the legislation that I have sponsored and enacted to enable farmers to work their land without the burdensome paperwork
and having to comply with unnecessary government regulations. We need to secure the next generation of farmers by removing the death tax and put an end to foreign entities buying up our valuable agricultural land and businesses.
Source: 2021 Missouri Senate campaign website BillyLong.com
Oct 18, 2021
Jake Bequette:
Supports a constitutional amendment for term limits
Washington is full of career politicians who have spent far too many years in the D.C. swamp advancing their own agendas. Jake Bequette is an outsider who will be a fresh voice in Congress. He will fight to enact term limits to ensure that
Arkansans are represented by those who serve their constituents, not their careers and special interests. That's why he's signed the U.S. Term Limits pledge to support a constitutional amendment for term limits on the U.S. House and Senate.
Source: 2021 AR Senate campaign website JakeBequette.com
Oct 18, 2021
Haneefah Khaaliq:
Require legislators to read bills before voting on them
In order to ensure a more democratic system we must work hard to accurately represent Americans and their ever-changing desires and needs. We must find new, innovative ways to ensure the representation of all people through data collection, surveys
and establishing an online center where we can find the results of this information and make better decisions. Reform also includes basic things like requiring legislators to actually read bills and make them public before they vote on them.
Source: 2021 IN Senate campaign website HaneefahKhaaliq.org
Oct 5, 2021
Haneefah Khaaliq:
Supports Electoral College & interstate vote compacts
I promise to support legislation in favor of popular vote interstate agreements because only these will ensure that a voter in Gary, IN, for example, is just as relevant as a voter in Los Angeles, CA. The electoral college is a system that must
not be entirely eliminated but innovated and updated by and through constitutionally appropriate state-based actions. National popular vote compacts would ensure that winners of presidential elections would at least be individuals most Americans favored.
Source: 2021 IN Senate campaign website HaneefahKhaaliq.org
Oct 5, 2021
Haneefah Khaaliq:
Against spending limits in campaign finance law
Campaign Financing & Unlimited Spending. It is my deeply held belief that political campaigns are nothing more than organizations for individuals who want to lead in some capacity,
and as long as they can raise as much funds as they need to, they should be able to have the liberty to spend it. May the best candidate win.
Source: 2021 IN Senate campaign website HaneefahKhaaliq.org
Oct 5, 2021
Gary Black:
Make elections secure; no erosion of voter ID laws
Raphael Warnock and Regressive Democrats in the Senate are leading the charge to nationalize our elections, ban voter ID, mandate dangerous practices like ballot harvesting, and ultimately fund their campaigns with our tax dollars. Not on my watch.
Winning back this U.S. Senate seat means putting an end to the Regressive Party's attempts at taking over our elections. I'll work to make our elections more secure, standing against any blue wave that tries to erode voter ID laws.
Raphael Warnock and the rest of the Regressive Democrats have made it clear: They want to "fundamentally change" the foundations of our government. I'll stand in that gap to stop them.
I believe that nine Supreme Court justices is plenty. I believe the filibuster should be protected. And I believe unelected bureaucrats in Washington have no business running Georgia's elections.
Source: 2021 GA Senate campaign website VoteGaryBlack.com
Oct 3, 2021
JD Vance:
It's time to end the COVID-era changes to our elections
Give Republicans power, and we try to pass a new law; give Democrats power, and they try to legalize electioneering and ballot harvesting. It's time to end the COVID-era changes to our elections--we need to go back to
having an election day in this country, not an election season, and we need other common-sense measures too: Voter ID, signature verification on absentee ballots, and an end to mass mail-in voting.
Source: 2021 OH Senate campaign website JDVance.com
Oct 3, 2021
Matt Dolan:
Get government out of the way of leading job creators
The government doesn't create jobs, but it can destroy them. I've hired employees. I've signed both sides of a check. I know what it means to deal with recessions, high taxes, regulation and onerous government burdens. In the State Legislature,
I've led the way in expanding workplace freedoms, cutting taxes and getting government out of the way of Ohio's leading job creators. I will do the same in the U.S. Senate.
Source: 2021 OH Senate campaign website DolanForOhio.com
Sep 21, 2021
Matt Dolan:
H2Ohio: $300M for four co-sponsored clean water bills
- Dolan authored the Great Lakes Compact in Ohio to protect water from being drained or wasted away.
- Dolan fixed budget shortfalls for the conservation & preservation of hunting, fishing and trapping areas.
- Dolan saw to it that $300 million
was invested in the H2Ohio program to improve statewide water quality and infrastructure.
- Dolan co-sponsored and passed four clean water bills to improve and protect Ohio's watersheds, reduce phosphorus runoff and coordinate efforts statewide.
Source: 2021 OH Senate campaign website DolanForOhio.com
Sep 21, 2021
Matt Dolan:
I strongly support Voter ID and upholding accurate rolls
I strongly support Voter ID and upholding accurate rolls. I will stand in opposition to any federal law that loosens or undermines the integrity and strength of Ohio's independent election system.
Voted to urge the U.S. Congress to reject Joe Biden and Chuck Schumer's unconstitutional overreach into state elections (federal bill HR 1).
Source: 2021 OH Senate campaign website DolanForOhio.com
Sep 21, 2021
Jane Timken:
I believe our rights are God-given, not government-given
I believe our rights are God-given, not government-given, and that includes our fundamental rights to bear arms and worship freely.
The government has no authority to infringe on these unalienable rights, and I will fiercely defend these liberties as Senator.
Source: 2021 OH Senate campaign website JaneTimkenForOH.com
Sep 12, 2021
Tim Shepard:
In order to restore democracy, we all must be represented
We need to make it easier for every American to vote. Many people aren't represented because of misguided and even hostile systems that disenfranchise poor Americans. The result has been to suppress many people's ability to vote,
which results in significant losses to the community and the economy. In order to restore democracy, we all must be represented.
Source: 2021 MO Senate campaign website TShepard.com
Sep 2, 2021
Tim Shepard:
We need to fix our campaign finance system
To restore democracy, we need to fix our campaign finance system. Contribution limits at the PAC and Super-PAC level are critical to ensure that the voice of ordinary Americans has equal weight with millionaires and billionaires.
This way, no matter what level of wealth you've achieved, you're guaranteed equal representation.
Source: 2021 MO Senate campaign website TShepard.com
Sep 2, 2021
Jessica Taylor:
Support term limits, get rid of career politicians
I support the U.S. Term Limits Amendment. We need a return to true citizen legislators as our Founding Fathers intended.
I support term limits for Congress to get rid of career politicians and help drain the swamp.
Source: 2021 Alabama Senate campaign website JessicaTaylorAL.com
Aug 31, 2021
Rett Newton:
Restore and strengthen protections of the Voting Rights Act
Democracy works best when more people vote and are engaged in the democratic process. That's why Rett will work to combat attempts at voter suppression at every level of government and expand in person early
voting and vote-by-mail while providing resources to ensure election security. In addition, Rett is committed to protecting voters from racial discrimination and he will work to restore and strengthen the protections of the Voting Rights Act.
Source: 2021 NC Senate campaign website RettNewton.com
Aug 29, 2021
Janice McGeachin:
Support election integrity that protect our republic
After the last election, when our Governor and Attorney General failed to do so, your Lieutenant Governor, along with a number of Idaho lawmakers concerned about state sovereignty, successfully filed an
Amicus Brief in support of every state's obligation to maintain a republican form of government as called for in the U.S. Constitution. We will continue to support election integrity efforts that strengthen and protect our republic.
Source: 2021 ID Senate campaign website JaniceForIdaho.com
Aug 25, 2021
Morgan Harper:
Supports voting reform & DC statehood
Fixing Our Democracy. The far-right has declared war on voting rights, the cornerstone of our democracy. We urgently need to fight back at the federal level.
We need to pass the John Lewis Act and the For The People Act, and work to make our elections more secure. At a basic level, our communities cannot gain back their power if our people are denied their right to vote.
The citizens of Washington DC deserve statehood. Arcane Senate rules like the filibuster cannot stand between our people and their rights.
The Supreme Court should be expanded to restore balance after Trump stole seats to push the Court far right.
Source: 2021 OH Senate campaign website MorganHarper.org
Aug 24, 2021
Tiffany Smiley:
Opposes election reform bill; supports voter ID
The 2020 elections raised serious questions about the integrity of our elections and caused millions of Americans to question their confidence in our electoral process. Instead of thoroughly addressing these concerns,
Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi have doubled-down by ignoring the problems in our system and worse, proposing sweeping changes that would truly put our elections further in jeopardy. I oppose S.1/H.R.1.
What our system needs are commonsense solutions that are overwhelming supported by the American people. Reforms like implementing Voter ID, modernizing local county voting systems to ensure the voter rolls are kept up-to-date, and signature/photo
verification on mail-in ballots would strengthen our elections. Just as important, I believe that courts have an obligation to give all evidence of voter fraud a full and fair hearing.
Source: 2021 WA Senate campaign website SmileyForWashington.com
Aug 24, 2021
Jeff Jackson:
End gerrymandering; start automatic voter registration
The first bill Jeff ever filed was to end gerrymandering by establishing an independent redistricting commission. Gerrymandering is designed to allow politicians to pick their voters, and in North Carolina, that means targeting Black voters and
minimizing the impact of their votes. Senator Jackson has been outspoken about the need to reform our redistricting process so that politicians can't draw their own districts or pick their voters.Jeff has repeatedly sponsored bills to pass good
government reforms such as establishing an independent redistricting commission, extending the waiting period for former legislators to become lobbyists, and implementing online and automatic voter registration in North Carolina.
Senator Jackson has also regularly called the majority party out on their blatant attempts at corruption and bad faith procedures in the NC General Assembly.
Source: 2021 NC Senate campaign website JeffJacksonNC.com
Aug 12, 2021
Jim Lamon:
Excessive regulations stifles American innovation
When it comes to jobs and economic growth, government is typically the problem, not the solution. From deciding what businesses are essential to imposing excessive regulations, government stifles American innovation, depresses wages, and hurts
American workers. I will reduce regulatory burdens on business and support policies that prioritize full employment for all American workers at good wages.
Source: 2021 AZ Senate campaign website JimLamon.com
Aug 12, 2021
Katie Britt:
Unabashedly against packing the Supreme Court
Working to preserve the integrity of our judicial system has been one of the highlights of my career thus far. Judges and justices who interpret laws instead of writing new ones from the bench, are key to maintaining the fabric of our nation.
I unabashedly stand against court packing and will fight with every fiber in my being to keep nine justices on the Supreme Court of the United States.
Source: 2021 AL Senate campaign website KatieBrittForSenate.com
Aug 12, 2021
Katie Britt:
Will work to uphold election integrity, fight voter fraud
Every American must be able to trust the voting process and the resulting outcome; otherwise, our cherished country will crumble around us. I will work tirelessly to uphold election integrity and fight voter fraud. Alabama's secure, free and
fair elections should be a model for the country. This means defeating the disastrous HR 1, which would federalize elections, ban photo voter ID across the nation and mandate taxpayer money funding political campaigns against Alabamians' will.
Source: 2021 AL Senate campaign website KatieBrittForSenate.com
Aug 12, 2021
Mark McCloskey:
Let states require proof of citizenship to register to vote
- Require all voters to show photographic ID at the polling place or send photocopies of their ID when submitting an absentee ballot.
- Amend the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 to clarify that states may require proof of citizenship to
register to vote.
- Allow state election officials to verify voter's identification by opening up the DHS database to verify citizenship.
- Reject any effort by Democrats to get rid of the Electoral College that our Founding Fathers implemented.
Source: 2021 MO Senate campaign website McCloskeyForSenate.com
Aug 12, 2021
Tom Udall:
Introduced amendment to reverse Citizens United
The 2010 Supreme Court decision in Citizens United v. FEC was a victory for special interests at the expense of the American people. That's why he introduced a constitutional amendment to reverse the disastrous effect this decision has had on our
democracy. The amendment would allow Congress to regulate Super PACs and would give the states the same authority to regulate campaign finance at their level. The amendment would effectively rein in the unprecedented flood of secret money in campaigns.
Source: 2021 New Mexico Senate campaign website TomUdall.com
Jul 28, 2021
Tom Udall:
Fought for filibuster reform: favors the talking filibuster
In order to change the way Washington works Tom has been leading the effort to reform the filibuster. Today, senators use the filibuster on a massive scale to obstruct legislation. That is why Tom is fighting for filibuster reform through the
Constitutional Option. It's time we institute a "talking filibuster," and get back to the work that senators were elected to do--grow our economy, invest in our kids, and make the middle class strong and secure.
Source: 2021 New Mexico Senate campaign website TomUdall.com
Jul 28, 2021
Allen Glines:
Protect voting rights; expand vote by mail options
- Protecting the sanctity of voting by restoring and strengthening the Voting Rights Act/John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
- Pushing for expanded Vote-By-Mail options.
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Expanding in-person Early Vote and no-fault Absentee Ballot options.
- Increasing training and resources for state election officials and volunteers.
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Advocating for resources to protect the security of elections.
- Supporting efforts to make Election Day a federal holiday.
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Seek to expand participation of youth in the political process.
- Ban gerrymandering and develop a nongovernmental entity responsible for drawing district boundaries.
Source: 2021 Utah Senate campaign website AllenGlines.com
Jul 21, 2021
Allen Glines:
End Citizens United, reform Federal Elections Commission
- End Citizens United and remove unchecked corporate money from politics.
- Require Super PACs to disclose their true identity and the identities of their donors.
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Reform Federal Elections Commission (FEC) to increase transparency and ease of access to relevant campaign finance information.
Source: 2021 Utah Senate campaign website AllenGlines.com
Jul 21, 2021
Allen Glines:
Rollback any change made to USPS during Trump
- Rollback any change made to the USPS during the Trump Administration.
- Increase funding for the USPS now and gradually increase over time.
- Allow USPS to expand the amount of services it offers to its customers.
- Create a barrier between
Postmaster General and their ability to implement measures that could harm the continued operations of the USPS.
- Repeal legislation that places burdensome regulations on the USPS, hindering its ability to become profitable.
Source: 2021 Utah Senate campaign website AllenGlines.com
Jul 21, 2021
Mark Brnovich:
We must be able to trust that our votes count
We must be able to trust that our votes count. That trust has been destroyed fueled by the actions of rogue elections officials. There is a near constant assault on our common-sense laws. We can't have election officials changing the
rules at the last minute, processes occurring without transparency and supervision, ballots being mailed universally, and the list goes on. You can be confident that I will continue to make election integrity a priority in the U.S. Senate.
Source: 2021 Arizona Senate campaign website BrnoForAZ.com
Jul 20, 2021
Mark Brnovich:
Implement a lighter regulatory touch on business
Government shouldn't be in the business of picking winners and losers. As Attorney General, my job was to maintain a level playing field. Sometimes that meant getting restitution for consumers defrauded by corporations.
Sometimes that meant standing up for business strangled by government and implementing a lighter regulatory touch. That same mindset is desperately needed in Washington.
Source: 2021 Arizona Senate campaign website BrnoForAZ.com
Jul 20, 2021
James Bradley:
Pro voter ID to eliminate documented rampant fraud
VOTER ID LAW- Pro voter ID for all elections to eliminate documented rampant fraud
- Endorse term limits for members of congress
- Deep state investigations
- Complete review of existing staff to determine risk level, leaks and
compromised security
- Investigate, detained and prosecute violators of national security within all departments
- Possible restructuring of CIA and FBI in lieu of most recent findings
Source: 2021 California Senate campaign website BradleySenate.com
Jun 29, 2021
Patrick Leahy:
Citizens United decision strikes at core of our democracy
Leahy has called the Citizens United decision a strike at the core of our democracy with few other decisions having such a negative impact on our political process. As Chair of the Judiciary Committee, he led the debate for a Constitutional Amendment to
rein in the influence of billionaires and make clear that corporations are not people, and worked to protect the voting rights of individual Americans. Leahy authored the Voting Rights Advancement Act and champions the fundamental right to vote.
Source: 2021 Vermont Senate campaign website LeahyForVermont.com
Jun 22, 2021
James Lankford:
Introduced Prevent Government Shutdowns Act
Since 2013 the federal government has experienced 4 shutdowns that cost the taxpayer nearly $4 billion. Congress' failure to do the core aspects of their job shouldn't drive our nation more into debt and cause lapse in essential services.
To force Congress to do their job, James introduced the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act that keeps programs funded at existing levels and requires members of congress to stay in D.C. until a funding agreement is reached.
Source: 2021 Oklahoma Senate campaign website JamesLankford.com
Jun 21, 2021
Michael Crapo:
Excessive government regulation is an unnecessary drain
Excessive government regulation is an unnecessary drain on our economy that impedes our nation's growth and costs jobs. I have been a consistent champion of Idaho's farmers and ranchers in standing up against regulations that hurt agriculture
imposed by the Obama Administration and the Environmental Protection Agency. I will continue to advocate for eliminating unreasonable federal regulation that hinders the ability of businesses to expand and succeed.
Source: 2021 Idaho Senate campaign website CrapoForSenate.com
Jun 16, 2021
Eric Schmitt:
Glaring illegal actions involving our sacred elections
When voter integrity came into question, Eric authored and led the brief supporting the Pennsylvania Republican Party against the unconstitutional actions of the Pennsylvania courts, and he authored and led a brief in support of
Texas' lawsuit against Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin before the United States Supreme Court, where 17 other states to joined him.
In the 2020 election, when glaring illegal actions involving our sacred elections surfaced, Eric authored and led the brief supporting the Pennsylvania Republican Party against the unbelievable and unconstitutional actions of the Pennsylvania courts.
He also authored and led a brief in support of Texas' lawsuit against Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin before the United States Supreme Court, and he was joined by 17 other states.
Source: 2021 Missouri Senate campaign website SchmittForSenate.com
May 2, 2021
Eric Schmitt:
Signed U.S. Term Limits pledge to amend Constitution
Schmitt pledged his support for the U.S. Term Limits pledge adding an amendment to the U.S. Constitution imposing congressional term limits. "I support adding a term limit amendment to our
U.S. Constitution, and believe it will attract those who see the importance of working for the people, and not enriching themselves by abusing the trust of the voters who elected them."
Source: 2021 Missouri Senate campaign website SchmittForSenate.com
May 2, 2021
Sarah Godlewski:
Saved job of State Treasurer, got elected to it
Sarah saw that Wisconsin values and fiscal responsibility were under attack. Scott Walker and Republicans were trying to eliminate the state's fiscal watchdog.
So Sarah fought back--and won:- Beat Walker's effort to eliminate the State Treasurer
- Elected as Wisconsin's fiscal watchdog
Source: 2021 Wisconsin Senate campaign website SarahForWisconsin.com
Apr 20, 2021
Bernie Moreno:
America is last best hope, fight like hell to protect this
If we don't fight here and now, there's nowhere left to go. There is no other country that respects the sanctity of life, freedom and liberty, and religious independence like America.
We are and have always been the last, best hope and we need to fight like hell to protect this.
Government is out of control. We the people tell the government what they can do, not the other way around. We can't be ruled by fear.
We all need to listen to each other--but politicians need to listen to the demands of the people more than the people need to listen to demands from "the experts." That's true on every issue.
Source: 2021 Ohio Senate campaign website BernieMoreno.com
Apr 19, 2021
Josh Mandel:
Will co-sponsor and vote for U.S. Term Limits Amendment
Today I pledge that as a member of the Senate I will cosponsor and vote for the U.S. Term Limits Amendment of three (3) House terms and two (2) Senate terms. Washington has become a cesspool of swamp creatures and self-serving politicians.
By signing this pledge, I am promising to you, the people of Ohio, that we will end the cycle of self-serving politicians who care more about lobbyists and cocktail parties than they do We The People.
Source: 2021 Ohio Senate campaign website JoshMandel.com
Apr 7, 2021
Jerry Moran:
For the People Act one of the worst bills I've seen
Press release: H.R. 1 Would be Destructive to the Future of Our Democracy: "I've seen a few monstrous bills in my time; this is one of the worst bills that I've seen that has a chance at becoming law," said Sen. Moran. "This legislation takes
something that is important and valuable to Kansans--the right to vote, the ability to vote, the sanctity of our elections--and transfers that authority to the nation's capital. This is very damning to the democracy and republic should it become law."
Source: 2021 KS Senate campaign website moran.senate.gov
Mar 25, 2021
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