issues2000

John Ashcroft on School Choice


Voted YES on Educational Savings Accounts.

Vote to pass a bill that would permit tax-free savings accounts of up to $2000 per child annually to be used for public or private school tuition or other education expenses.
Bill S.1134 ; vote number 2000-33 on Mar 2, 2000

Voted YES on education savings accounts.

This Conference Report approved tax-sheltered education savings accounts.
Status: Conf Rpt Agreed to Y)59; N)36; NV)5
Reference: H.R. 2646 Conference Report; Bill H.R. 2646 ; vote number 1998-169 on Jun 24, 1998

Voted YES on school vouchers in DC.

This legislation would have amended the DC spending measure, imposing an unconstitutional school voucher program on the District.
Status: Cloture Motion Rejected Y)58; N)41; NV)1
Reference: DC Appropriations Act; Bill S. 1156 ; vote number 1997-260 on Sep 30, 1997

  • Click here for definitions & background information on School Choice.
  • Click here for policy papers on School Choice.
  • Click here for SenateMatch answers by John Ashcroft.
  • Agree? Disagree? Voice your opinions on School Choice in The Forum.
Other candidates on School Choice: John Ashcroft on other issues:
Pat Buchanan
George W. Bush
Al Gore
Ralph Nader

Minor Candidates:
Harry Browne
John Hagelin
David McReynolds
Howard Phillips

V.P. Candidates:
Dick Cheney
Joe Lieberman
Winona LaDuke
Ezola Foster

Withdrawn:
Lamar Alexander
Gary Bauer
Bill Bradley
Elizabeth Dole
Steve Forbes
Orrin Hatch
Alan Keyes
John McCain
Dan Quayle
Bob Smith
Senate Races:
(AZ) Kyl  vs. Starky
(CA) Feinstein  vs. Campbell  & Lightfoot
(CT) Lieberman  vs. Giordano  & Green
(DE) Roth  vs. Carper
(FL) McCollum  vs. Nelson  & Logan
(GA) Miller  vs. Mattingly
(HI) Akaka  vs. Douglas
(IN,R) Lugar  vs. Johnson
(MA) Kennedy  vs. Robinson  & Howell  & Lawler
(MD) Sarbanes  vs. Rappaport
(ME,R) Snowe  vs. Lawrence
(MI) Abraham  vs. Stabenow
(MN) Grams  vs. Dayton
(MO) Ashcroft  vs. Carnahan
(MS) Lott  vs. Giles  & Brown
(MT,R) Burns  vs. Schweitzer
(ND) Conrad  vs. Sand
(NE) Nelson  vs. Stenberg
(NJ,R) Franks  vs. Corzine
(NM,D) Bingaman  vs. Redmond
(NV,D) Bernstein  vs. Ensign
More Senate Races:
(NY) Clinton  vs. Lazio  & Giuliani  & Wein
(OH) DeWine  vs. Celeste  & McAlister
(PA) Santorum  vs. Klink
(RI) Chafee  vs. Weygand
(TN) Frist  vs. Clark  & Burrell  & Johnson
(TX,R) Hutchison  vs. Kelley  & Ruwart
(UT) Hatch  vs. Dexter  & Howell
(VA,D) Robb  vs. Allen
(VT) Jeffords  vs. Flanagan
(WA,R) Gorton  vs. Cantwell  & McKeigue
(WI,D) Kohl  vs. Gillespie
(WV,D) Byrd  vs. Gallaher
(WY,R) Thomas  vs. Logan

House of Representatives
SenateMatch (matching quiz)
HouseMatch
Senate Votes (analysis)
House Votes
Abortion
Budget/Economy
China
Civil Rights
Crime
Defense
Drugs
Education
Environment
Families
Foreign Policy
Free Trade
Govt. Reform
Gun Control
Health Care
Juvenile Crime
Kosovo
Principles
School Choice
Social Security
Tax Reform
Technology
Welfare/Labor