STATEWIDE CANDIDATES EDITION VOTER’SOREGON FAMILY COUNCIL PRIMARY GUIDEELECTION MAY 19, 2020 This Voter’s Guide does not represent an endorsement by or on behalf of any church, business, or other organization that is in any way associated with its distribution. It is presented as a non-partisan, non-biased information service by Oregon Family Council, Portland, Oregon, USA. How to Use This Voter’s Guide Candidate Questions Candidate Notations “*” “**” Inside you’ll find candidates’ positions 1. Abortion Law. Do you support or oppose Answers in this guide are presented on a variety of issues including abortion, a law in Oregon restricting abortion with in a “Yes” or “No” format. On occasion, religious liberties, education, and taxes. exceptions only for rape, incest, and the candidates include clarifying remarks, Answers are organized by contest beginning life of the mother? which space doesn’t allow us to print. with the President, federal and statewide 2. Public Funding. Do you support or A single asterisk ‘*’ next to a “Yes” or “No” races, state legislature, county, and city oppose the use of tax dollars for abortion? answer indicates the candidate included a elections. Answers have been compiled clarifying remark. A double ‘**’ next to an in a non-biased, nonpartisan format. 3. Gross Receipts. Do you support or oppose answer indicates the candidate declined Candidates were asked to complete a the gross receipts tax increase? to respond to the questionnaire, but their questionnaire by mail, email, or phone, or 4. Kicker. Do you support or oppose position was derived from other resources, provide answers in cooperation with other Oregon’s tax kicker law? legislative records, endorsements, past organizations such as the Oregon Women’s 5. Cap and Trade. Do you support or oppose questionnaire answers, or public records. League. While the majority of candidates cap and trade? Blanks indicate no meaningful information responded to our questionnaire, some did was obtained. For clarifying remarks, please not. For those candidates we have presented 6. School Choice. Do you support or oppose contact [email protected] or past voting records, endorsements, the use of school vouchers? call 503-257-0444. affiliations or other information that we 7. Religion. Do you support or oppose hope will give you a better understanding of including religious exemptions in their position on these issues. legislation to prevent restrictions of Support The Voter’s Guide religious freedom in hiring and insurance For 40 years, OFC has distributed the mandates? Voter’s Guide to a statewide audience free Order More Voter’s Guides of charge. If you would like to financially 8. Gun Control. Do you support or oppose For extra copies of this Voter’s Guide, support its continued distribution, visit adding a gun control permit process to please visit www.OregonFamilyCouncil.org www.oregonfamilycouncil.org/donate to purchase a gun? or call (503)257-0444. contribute today. UNITED STATES PRESIDENT LIFE SCHOOL CHOICE PUBLIC FUNDING RELIGION HEALTHCARE CAP & TRADE GUN CONTROL E.R.A. Supports restricting Supports Opposes Supports religious Opposes Opposes Supports Opposes abortion except for choice in schools. use of tax dollars exemptions for faith universal healthcare. cap and trade. 2nd Amendment the Equal Rights rape, incest, or the for abortion. and conscience. rights. Amendment. life of the mother. DONALD TRUMP (R) YES YES YES YES YES YES YES YES “Let me be clear — I am pro- “We’ve got to bring on the “I reinstated and expanded “Before my election, religious “The Democratic proposal “I will not support or “So long as I am President, I “The Trump administration’s life. I support that position competition and let parents the Mexico City Policy, and belivers were under assault would establish a govern- endorse a carbon tax!” will always protect your 2nd Department of Justice made with exceptions allowed for choose the best school for we issued a landmark pro- like never before. But the ment-run, single-payer health www.twitter.com Amendment right to keep and it clear that it opposes the rape, incest or the life of the their children. Education life rule to govern the use of day I took office, I got sworn care system that eliminates all bear arms.” Equal Rights Amendment.” mother being at risk.” reformers call this school Title X taxpayer funding of in, the federal governement’s private and employer-based www.americanmili- www.huffpost.com www.lifenews.com choice, charter schools, abortion.” war on religion came to an plans costing $32.6 tril- tarynews.com vouchers, even opportunity www.politico.org abrupt end.” lion during its first 10 years. scholarships. I call it compe- www.npr.com That is why I am fighting tition—the American way.” against the Democrats plan.” americanschoolchoice.com www.usatoday.org Donald Trump • www.donaldjtrump.com JOE BIDEN (D) NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO “I support a woman’s right “When we divert public “If I believe healthcare is a “Religious freedom is a “I think that everyone’s “I would support a carbon “The 2nd Amendment, no “A Biden Administration will to choose. I support it’s a funds to private schools, we right, as I do, I can no longer fundamental American value. entitled to have total health tax.” amendment is in fact also fight to ratify the Equal constitutional right. I’ve undermine the entire public support the Hyde But states have care. And what I would do is www.cnn.com absolute.” Rights Amendment, so that supported it and I will education system. We’ve got amendment.” inappropriately used broad make sure that every single www.washingtonexaminer. gender equality is finally continue to support it and to prioritize investing in our (The Hyde amendment exemptions to allow person in the United States com enshrined in our I will, in fact, move as public schools, so every kid restricts federal funds from businesses, medical providers, has access to Medicaid right Constitution.” president to see to it that the in America gets a fair shot. paying for abortions.) social services agencies, off the bat.” www.joebiden.com Congress legislates that that That’s why I oppose government, and others to www.thefederalist.com is the laws as well.” vouchers.” www.cnbc.com discriminate.” www.ontheissues.org www.twitter.com www.joebiden.com Joe Biden • www.joebiden.com LIFE PUBLIC FUNDING TAXES KICKER CAP & TRADE SCHOOL CHOICE RELIGION GUN CONTROL Supports restricting Opposes Opposes Supports Opposes Supports Supports Opposes abortion except for use of tax dollars gross receipts tax Oregon tax kicker. cap and trade. school choice. religious liberty gun control VOTER’S GUIDE rape, incest, or the for abortion. increase. exemptions. measures. Dist Party Candidate Phone life of the mother. UNITED STATES SENATOR D Jeff Merkley (503) 200-5518 No** No** No** No** No** R Jo Rae Perkins (541) 979-5395 Yes** Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Supported by Oregon Right to Life. R Paul J Romero Jr (458) 256-9437 Yes** Yes** Yes** Yes** Yes** Yes** Yes** R Robert Schwartz (541) 232-9699 Yes* Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* R John Verbeek (503) 641-2212 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes UNITED STATES REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS 1 D Ricky Barajas (971) 258-0062 No No No Yes* No* No No D Suzanne Bonamici (503) 208-1228 No** No** No** No** No** D Heidi Briones (971) 252-0584 No** No** D Amanda Siebe (503) 749-0735 No** No** No Yes* No No* No No** R Christopher Christensen (971) 294-3392 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes R Army (Armidia) Murray (503) 579-3576 Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Supported by Oregon Right to Life. 2 D Nick (NIK) L Heuertz (541) 601-3738 No** No** No** No** D John Holm (541) 821-5566 No** No** No** D Jack Howard (541) 786-7211 Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes D Alex Spenser (541) 281-1248 No** No** No** D Chris Vaughn (541) 280-4362 No** No** No** R Jason Atkinson (541) 601-7685 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes R Cliff Bentz (541) 212-2010 Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes R Knute Buehler (458) 206-0647 No** Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes R David Campbell (760) 505-8901 Yes** Yes** Yes** Yes** R Glenn Carey (541) 892-0913 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Unclear Yes R Jimmy Crumpacker (541) 797-1806 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Supported by Oregon Right to Life. R Travis Fager (541) 786-4500 Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes* R Justin Livingston (541) 390-3148 Yes** Yes** Yes** Yes** Yes** R Kenneth Medenbach (541) 408-8704 Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes Unclear Yes R Jeff Smith (541) 786-9586 Yes Yes Yes* Yes* Yes Yes Yes Yes 3 D Charles Rand Barnett (503) 939-9579 No No Yes No No No D Earl Blumenauer (503) 235-3399 No** No** No** No** D Doyle Elizabeth Canning (541) 357-1206 No** D Albert Lee (202) 258-1960 No** No** D Dane Wilcox (503) 893-2986 No** R Joanna Harbour (503) 427-1377 Yes* Yes Yes* Yes Yes Yes* Yes* Yes Supported by Oregon Right to Life. R Tom Harrison (503) 657-0425 Yes* Yes Yes* Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* Supported by Oregon Right to Life. R Frank Hecker (971) 293-6111 Yes No Yes Yes* Yes* Yes Yes 4 D Peter Defazio (541) 485-1622 No** No** No** R Alek Skarlatos (541) 530-7840 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Supported by Oregon Right to Life. 5 D Mark Gamba (971) 404-5274 No** No** No** No** No** No** D Blair Reynolds (503) 427-8454 No** No** No** D Kurt Schrader (503) 490-9519 No** No** No** R G Shane Dinkel (541) 815-9258 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes* Yes* Yes* R Joey Nations (503) 602-8769 Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes R Angela Roman (503) 559-5296 Yes** Yes** Yes** Yes** R Amy Ryan Courser (503) 999-6972 Yes** Yes** Yes** Yes** Yes** Yes** Yes** Supported by Oregon Right to Life.