| Full Name: | John A. Polk |
|---|---|
| Office: | State Senate (MS) - District 44, Republican |
| First Elected: | 11/08/2011 |
| Gender: | Male |
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| Family: | Husband: Jan; 2 Children: Brian and Julie. |
Summary
Senator John A. Polk
Issue Category:
- Select One down
- Abortion
- Abortion and Reproductive
- Agriculture and Food
- Animals and Wildlife
- Arts and Entertainment
- Budget, Spending and Taxes
- Business and Consumers
- Campaign Finance and Elections
- Civil Liberties and Civil Rights
- Conservative
- Crime
- Death Penalty
- Defense
- Drugs
- Education
- Employment and Affirmative Action
- Energy
- Environment
- Executive Branch
- Federal, State and Local Relations
- Foreign Affairs
- Gambling and Gaming
- Government Operations
- Guns
- Health and Health Care
- Housing and Property
- Immigration
- Indigenous Peoples
- Judicial Branch
- Labor Unions
- Legislative Branch
- Liberal
- Marriage, Family, and Children
- Military Personnel
- National Security
- Science
- Senior Citizens
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social
- Stem Cell Research
- Technology and Communication
- Trade
- Transportation
- Unemployed and Low-Income
- Veterans
- Women
Recent Key Votes
SB 2795 - Requires Physicians to Administer Abortion Prescriptions
Legislation (Yea)
Feb. 14, 2013 - Prohibits any individual other than a physician from administering, selling, dispensing, or providing any abortion-inducing drug for the purpose of inducing an abortion (Sec. ...
HB 211 - Authorizes Certian Officials to Hire Their Own Lawyers
More Key Votes
Legislation (Yea)
May 2, 2012 - Requires the Attorney General to authorize retention of outside counsel by the state to act in his or her official capacity if the Attorney ...
Recent Public Statements
Issue Position: Fiscal Conservative
Jan. 1, 2011 - I have owned and successfully managed Polk's Meat Products, Inc., since 1974. I have been responsible for making the hard decisions that have kept us ...
Issue Position: Education
Jan. 1, 2011 - Everyone wants good education. We've got to look at the way education is administered from the local to the state level. Let's get and keep ...
Issue Position: Welfare Reform
More Public Statements
Jan. 1, 2011 - An out-of-control welfare system is keeping able-bodied citizens at home drawing a check instead of earning a living. Add to that a growing problem of ...
Campaign Finances
| Top industry | Uncoded ($39,550.00) |
| Source | FollowTheMoney.org |
Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
John Polk refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2011 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.
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