Politician
American physician and politician (born 1952)
Legislative data from the official House/Senate roll-call record via Voteview (UCLA) and the unitedstates/congress-legislators dataset.
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Methodology: stated positions are AI-compiled from cited public sources; conflicts cross-reference them against the official roll-call record. Consistency = 100 − 12 per significant − 6 per moderate − 2 per minor conflict. Severity is editorial-model judgment — every item links its underlying vote so you can decide for yourself.
Opposes abortion rights, supporting restrictions such as prohibiting federal funding for abortion and parental notification requirements for minors.
Supports strengthening border security, including substantial funding for border enforcement and deportation of illegal immigrants with criminal records.
Opposes expanding transgender and LGBTQ+ rights and supports respecting faith-based opposition to same-sex marriage.
Opposes expanding the Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare) and supports repealing the individual healthcare mandate.
Opposed increasing the federal debt limit, co-sponsoring a resolution disapproving of raising the debt ceiling.
Supports expanding American energy production, describing it as a priority alongside border security and national defense.
Supports tax cuts for businesses, farmers, and ranchers, and opposes what he characterizes as Democrat-proposed tax increases.
Emphasizes belief in traditional family values and the idea that America was founded on Christian values.
S. 2262 — American Voices in Federal Lands Act
