Politician
American politician and optometrist (born 1950)
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.
Supports strong border security, funding for ICE and CBP, ending catch-and-release, and enforcement-focused immigration policy; earlier supported bipartisan reform with employment verification.
🗳 Nay on S2 (2026-06-05)🗳 Yea on SCONRES33 (2026-04-22)🗳 Nay on SJRES190 (2026-06-16)🗳 Nay on SJRES99 (2026-04-29)
Supports pro-growth tax reform, reduced regulatory burdens, and policies encouraging job creation and business investment.
Supports measures to strengthen homeland security, including temporary pauses on refugee admissions from certain nations to address vetting concerns.
🗳 Nay on SJRES181 (2026-07-30)🗳 Nay on SJRES180 (2026-07-23)🗳 Nay on SJRES185 (2026-06-24)🗳 Nay on HCONRES86 (2026-06-23)
Opposes restrictions like the Keystone XL Pipeline shutdown and Green New Deal policies, favoring expanded domestic energy production.
Supports reforms to lower health care costs and increase options while preserving patient-provider decision-making and protections for pre-existing conditions.
Supports increased investment in roads, rails, and runways, emphasizing safety and economic competitiveness through bipartisan infrastructure legislation.
