Keisha Waites is currently being tested through the 2020 Political Courage Test.
For Presidential and Congressional candidates who refuse to provide voters with their positions, Vote Smart has researched their public records to determine their likely responses. These issue positions are from 2020.
Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? |
Yes | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
No | Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
Yes | Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19? |
Yes | Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | ||
Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? |
Yes | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
I applaud and support the excellent work of Georgia Coalition for Safe Communities (GCSC) and Moms Demand Action. |
No | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
Yes | Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19? | ||
For businesses that have the financial resources, I support it. For businesses that do not have the finandcial resources, I do not. |
No | Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border? | ||
No | Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? |
Yes | Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)? | ||
Yes | Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts? | ||
Military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction should only be used on a case by case basis, depending upon actual verified threat by all of our intelligence agencies. |
Yes | Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)? |
My Top 3 Priorities are (1) Healthcare, (2) Quality of Life for the Residents of District 13: a. Constituent Services, b. Affordable Housing, c. Jobs, d. Affordable Childcare, e. Education, f. Gun Reform, g. Immigration Reform, h. Environmental Protections, and (3) Infrastructure/Transportation: I am especially passionate about Mass Transit High-Speed Rails. |
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