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Jared Polis on Abortion
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OR background on Abortion.
- Fund Planned Parenthood; require insurers' contraception. (Oct 2018)
- I am pro-choice. (Nov 2008)
- Voted NO on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion. (May 2011)
- Endorsed by NARAL, indicating a pro-choice stance. (Aug 2012)
- Rated 100% by Planned Parenthood, indicating a pro-choice stance. (Dec 2015)
- Ban anti-abortion limitations on abortion services. (May 2018)
- Access safe, legal abortion without restrictions. (May 2018)
- Funding abortion avoids discrimination against poor women. (Jan 2015)
- Constitutional right to terminate pregnancy for health. (May 2015)
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Jared Polis on Budget & Economy
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OR background on Budget & Economy.
- Road repair: make it easier to travel our great state. (Feb 2021)
- Voted NO on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached. (May 2013)
- Voted NO on terminating the Home Affordable mortgage Program. (Mar 2011)
- Voted YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending. (Jul 2009)
- Voted YES on modifying bankruptcy rules to avoid mortgage foreclosures. (Mar 2009)
- Voted YES on additional $825 billion for economic recovery package. (Jan 2009)
- Voted YES on monitoring TARP funds to ensure more mortgage relief. (Jan 2009)
- Audit the Federal Reserve & its actions on mortgage loans. (Nov 2013)
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Jared Polis on Civil Rights
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OR background on Civil Rights.
- Would be Colorado's first openly gay Governor. (Apr 2017)
- As a gay man, I support prohibiting discrimination. (Nov 2008)
- Voted YES on reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act. (Feb 2013)
- ENDA: prohibit employment discrimination for gays. (Jun 2009)
- Constitutional Amendment for women's equal rights. (Jun 2011)
- Sponsored bill prohibiting sexual-identity discrimination. (Mar 2011)
- Endorsed as "preferred" by The Feminist Majority indicating pro-women's rights. (Aug 2012)
- Sponsored enforcing against anti-gay discrimination in public schools. (Apr 2013)
- Enforce against wage discrimination based on gender. (Jan 2013)
- Protect LGBT families from illegal immigrant deportation. (Sep 2011)
- Don't elevate gender identity as a protected class. (May 2016)
- Let states recognize same sex marriage. (Jan 2015)
- Give domestic partnership benefits to Federal employees. (May 2009)
- Recognize the 40th anniversary of Stonewall. (May 2009)
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Jared Polis on Corporations
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OR background on Corporations.
- Remove deductions exploited by corporations at our expense. (Jan 2019)
- Voted NO on workforce training by state block grants & industry partners. (Mar 2013)
- Voted YES on letting shareholders vote on executive compensation. (Jul 2009)
- Voted YES on more funding for nanotechnology R&D and commercialization. (Jul 2009)
- Expand lending caps for credit unions to small business. (Apr 2012)
- Rated 100% by UFCW, indicating an anti-management/pro-labor record. (May 2012)
- Deregulating banks encourages discriminatory practices. (Mar 2018)
- Reducing tax rates balloons federal deficit & cuts programs. (Nov 2017)
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Jared Polis on Crime
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OR background on Crime.
- Make Colorado one of the 10 safest states over next 5 years. (Jan 2022)
- As long as I'm Governor, Georgia will always back the blue!. (Jan 2022)
- No mandatory minimums; yes alternative sentencing. (Nov 2016)
- Voted YES on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes. (Apr 2009)
- Sponsored evidence-based & proven prevention for street gangs. (Apr 2013)
- Rated 77% by the NAPO, indicating a tough-on-crime stance. (Dec 2014)
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Jared Polis on Drugs
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OR background on Drugs.
- Strengthen penalties for drug dealers peddling fentanyl. (Jan 2022)
- Signed law allowing mass pardon for minor marijuana offenses. (Sep 2020)
- Treat marijuana like alcohol; end Drug War on states. (Oct 2018)
- Expunge records for first drug offenders after probation. (Jul 2011)
- Exclude industrial hemp from definition of marijuana. (May 2011)
- Sponsored no federal enforcement against legal state marijuana. (Apr 2013)
- Exempt industrial hemp from marijuana laws. (Feb 2013)
- Rated A+ by NORML, indicating a pro-drug-reform stance. (Nov 2016)
- Immunity for banks offering services to marijuana businesses. (Apr 2015)
- Voted NO on additional Drug War funding for synthetic drugs. (Jun 2018)
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Jared Polis on Education
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OR background on Education.
- Increase funding by roughly $12-13 thousand per classroom. (Jan 2022)
- Address obscene materials online and in our school libraries. (Jan 2022)
- Completely restore all austerity cuts to education funding. (Jan 2022)
- Achieve universal pre-school for 4-year-olds by end of term. (Jan 2020)
- Increased higher education funding, plus $100 for newborns. (Jan 2020)
- Started two public charter schools for at-risk youth. (Jan 2019)
- Increased across-the-board funding and preschool for all. (Oct 2018)
- Prime supporter of Amendment 23 for school funding in 2000. (Aug 2018)
- Voted YES on $40B for green public schools. (May 2009)
- Sponsored extending subsidized federal student loan rates until 2015. (Apr 2013)
- No-strings-attached block grant will kill transparency. (Jul 2015)
- Oppose private and religious school voucher programs. (Oct 2015)
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Jared Polis on Energy & Oil
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OR background on Energy & Oil.
- Colorado is a national leader in green energy jobs. (Feb 2021)
- We all need to lead on clean air and climate. (Jan 2020)
- Climate change threatens decreased snowpack for ski industry. (Jan 2019)
- Increase regulatory incentives for renewables. (Oct 2018)
- Big Oil fights overwhelming evidence of global warming. (Nov 2009)
- Now is the time for carbon emission-reduction. (Nov 2008)
- 100% renewable energy by 2040. ()
- Voted NO on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling. (May 2011)
- Voted NO on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases. (Apr 2011)
- Voted YES on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution. (Jun 2009)
- Extend through 2016 the renewable energy tax credit. (Nov 2011)
- $5 billion in tax credits for alternative energy projects. (Mar 2011)
- Voted YES on banning offshore oil drilling in Gulf of Mexico. (Jul 2016)
- 50% clean and carbon free electricity by 2030. (Mar 2016)
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Jared Polis on Environment
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OR background on Environment.
- We are loving our public lands to death; needs upgrades. (Jan 2020)
- Voted NO on $2 billion more for Cash for Clunkers program. (Jul 2009)
- Voted YES on protecting free-roaming horses and burros. (Jul 2009)
- Make tax deduction permanent for conservation easements. (Mar 2009)
- Regulate all dog breeders down to kennels of 50 dogs. (Feb 2011)
- Prohibit invasive research on great apes. (Apr 2011)
- Rated 100% by HSLF, indicating a pro-animal welfare voting record. (Jan 2012)
- Tighten restrictions on hydrogen sulfide emissions. (Mar 2013)
- Require labeling genetically engineered food. (Apr 2013)
- Voted NO on requiring limited GMO labeling. (Jun 2016)
- Keep restrictive rules for predator control in Alaska. (Feb 2017)
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Jared Polis on Families & Children
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OR background on Families & Children.
- Strengthen our state's foster care and adoption systems. (Jan 2022)
- Wants "unique Colorado solution" to provide paid leave. (Jan 2020)
- Establish statewide paid family and medical leave program. (Jan 2019)
- Supports same-sex marriage. (Oct 2018)
- Will establish full-day Pre-K statewide. ()
- Voted YES on four weeks of paid parental leave for federal employees. (Jun 2009)
- Sex Ed including both abstinence and contraception. (Mar 2009)
- Sponsored supporting No Name-Calling Week in schools. (Jan 2013)
- More funding & services for victims of domestic violence. (Feb 2013)
- Sponsored recognition of National Foster Care Month. (May 2017)
- Six weeks of paid parental leave for federal employees. (Jan 2015)
- Increase number of children eligible for free school meals. (Oct 2009)
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Jared Polis on Foreign Policy
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OR background on Foreign Policy.
- Voted YES on supporting democratic institutions in Pakistan. (Jun 2009)
- Rated +4 by AAI, indicating pro-Arab pro-Palestine voting record. (May 2012)
- Condemn China's organ harvesting from Falun Gong prisoners. (Jul 2013)
- Cut World Bank funding to enforce against terrorism. (Jan 2018)
- Acknowledge the Armenian Genocide, as official US policy. (Mar 2009)
- Allow travel between the United States and Cuba. (Feb 2009)
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Jared Polis on Government Reform
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OR background on Government Reform.
- More limits on campaign donations; more donor disclosure. (Oct 2018)
- Investigate voter suppression; prohibit gerrymandering. (Oct 2018)
- Voted YES on Senate pay raise. (Jun 2009)
- Require Internet disclosure of all earmarks. (May 2010)
- Member of House Rules Committee. (Mar 2011)
- Ban stock trading based on Congressional insider knowledge. (Nov 2011)
- Require full disclosure of independent campaign expenditures. (Feb 2012)
- Establish 15 days of early voting in all states. (Nov 2012)
- Full disclosure of campaign spending. (Jan 2013)
- Matching fund for small donors, with debate requirements. (Jan 2013)
- No photo IDs to vote; they suppress the vote. (Jun 2014)
- Establish "My Voice Voucher" small campaign contributions. (Feb 2014)
- Public financing of federal campaigns by voter vouchers. (Jan 2015)
- No separate contribution limits for party activities. (Jan 2015)
- Statehood for the District of Columbia. (Jan 2015)
- Automatic voter registration for all citizens. (Mar 2015)
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Jared Polis on Gun Control
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OR background on Gun Control.
- Ban bump stocks; end black market gun sales. (Oct 2018)
- Strengthen penalties for black-market gun sales. (Jul 2018)
- Ban military-style weapons; plus CDC studies gun violence. (Mar 2018)
- Supports gun-control legislation. (Nov 2016)
- Banning weapons violates the Second Amendment. (Jan 2013)
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Jared Polis on Health Care
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OR background on Health Care.
- Offer more integrated physical and mental health services. (Jan 2022)
- Hope to add 1,300 healthcare practitioners in our state. (Jan 2022)
- Don't force people to choose between jobs or a COVID vaccine. (Jan 2022)
- Telehealth is literally a lifesaver for many in rural areas. (Feb 2021)
- Proposes drug price transparency & public option. (Jan 2020)
- Improve ObamaCare; work toward universal single-payer system. (Oct 2018)
- AdWatch: Supports Medicare for All. (Aug 2018)
- Voted NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts. (Apr 2011)
- Voted NO on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund. (Apr 2011)
- Voted YES on regulating tobacco as a drug. (Apr 2009)
- Voted YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program. (Jan 2009)
- Religious exemption from ObamaCare individual mandate. (Jan 2015)
- GOP can't beat ObamaCare, so they pretend it's a "disaster". (Feb 2015)
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Jared Polis on Homeland Security
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OR background on Homeland Security.
- Allow gay veterans to receive certain state benefits. (Feb 2021)
- Restore habeas corpus; end warrantless spying. (Nov 2008)
- Voted NO on extending the PATRIOT Act's roving wiretaps. (Feb 2011)
- Repeal Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell, and reinstate discharged gays. (Mar 2010)
- Sponsored defunding nuclear-armed aircraft and nuclear R&D or testing. (Apr 2013)
- Restrict domestic monitoring of phone calls. (Oct 2013)
- End bulk data collection under USA PATRIOT Act. (Oct 2013)
- Funding wars separately is gimmick against sequestration. (Apr 2015)
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Jared Polis on Immigration
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OR background on Immigration.
- Appointed first DREAMer to serve on state board. (Jan 2020)
- Restore DACA: Don't cast 1M aspiring Americans into shadows. (Oct 2018)
- Respect the dignity and dreams of immigrants. (Nov 2008)
- Allow more visas for STEM college graduates. (Sep 2012)
- Voted to legalize DREAMer immigrants via military service. (Jun 2016)
- Provide lawyers and evidence for children being deported. (Feb 2016)
- Let illegal alien children attend school. (Mar 2009)
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Jared Polis on Jobs
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OR background on Jobs.
- Passed a law to ensure women are paid the same as men. (Feb 2021)
- Signed equal pay law; supports minority/women owned business. (Jan 2020)
- Expand collective bargaining, instead of "right-to-work". (Oct 2018)
- Let municipalities raise local minimum wage. (Oct 2018)
- Raise minimum wage, encourage profit sharing. ()
- Voted NO on allowing compensatory time off for working overtime. (Apr 2013)
- Form unions by card-check instead of secret ballot. (Mar 2009)
- Rated 0% by CEI, indicating a pro-worker rights voting record. (May 2012)
- Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016. (Jan 2014)
- Ban discriminatory compensation; allow 2 years to sue. (Jan 2009)
- Stronger enforcement against gender-based pay discrimination. (Jan 2009)
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Jared Polis on Principles & Values
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OR background on Principles & Values.
- Embracing the outdoors part of the Colorado Way of Life. (Feb 2021)
- Finding common ground part of Colorado Way of Life. (Jan 2020)
- Question Trump on Emoluments clause. (May 2017)
- Endorsed Endorsed by Bernie Sanders/Our Revolution. (Nov 2018)
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Jared Polis on Tax Reform
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OR background on Tax Reform.
- Implemented historic tax relief; funded Child Tax Credit. (Jan 2022)
- Get rid of special interest tax breaks for the few. (Feb 2021)
- Eliminating special interest breaks lowers everyone's rates. (Jan 2020)
- Reduces taxes for the hardworking, instead of special breaks. (Jan 2019)
- Repeal Trump's tax cuts. (Oct 2018)
- Raising estate tax to 1990s level means $448B in new revenue. (Apr 2015)
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Jared Polis on Technology
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OR background on Technology.
- Upgrade antiquated roads & limited public transit options. (Jan 2019)
- Support net neutrality: free exchange of ideas on internet. (Oct 2018)
- Voted NO on protecting cyber security by sharing data with government. (Apr 2013)
- Voted NO on terminating funding for National Public Radio. (Mar 2011)
- Voted YES on delaying digital TV conversion by four months. (Mar 2009)
- Stop foreign internet piracy of copyrighted materials. (Jan 2012)
- Apply copyright inheritance to same-sex couples. (Jan 2015)
- Let NSF decide research grants, not Congress. (Feb 2016)
- Prohibit the return of the Fairness Doctrine. (Jan 2009)
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Jared Polis on War & Peace
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OR background on War & Peace.
- Invasion of Iraq was a colossal mistake; out in 16 months. (Nov 2008)
- Voted NO on banning armed forces in Libya without Congressional approval. (Jun 2011)
- Voted YES on removing US armed forces from Afghanistan. (Mar 2011)
- Boycott & sanctions against Iran for terrorism & nukes. (May 2011)
- Iranian nuclear weapons: prevention instead of containment. (Mar 2012)
- Intervene in Iraq to protect persecuted Christians. (Jul 2014)
- Work with Iraqi government to fight ISIL. (Aug 2014)
- Voted NO on net neutrality: don't regulate the internet. (Sep 2014)
- Sanctions on Iran to end nuclear program. (Apr 2009)
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Jared Polis on Welfare & Poverty
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OR background on Welfare & Poverty.
- Funded more than 14,000 units of affordable housing. (Jan 2022)
- Voted NO on maintaining work requirement for welfare recipients. (Mar 2013)
- Voted YES on instituting National Service as a new social invention. (Mar 2009)
- Grants for faith-based groups to teach English. (Apr 2011)
- Voted NO on transferring housing vouchers to ex-addicts. (Jun 2018)
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