Politician
American politician and lawyer (born 1942)
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.
Advocates continued strong U.S. global leadership, opposes isolationism, and supports robust military spending, aid to Ukraine, and support for Israel.
Criticizes the Biden administration's border policies as producing record illegal crossings and a humanitarian crisis, while supporting legal, orderly immigration.
Supports lower taxes, including passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, and has tied support for other legislation to extending tax cuts.
Opposes stricter campaign finance regulations, leading efforts that resulted in the Supreme Court partially overturning the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (McCain-Feingold).
Criticizes the Biden administration's economic policies, attributing rising inflation to its actions.
Works to stop substance abuse and save lives amid the drug epidemic.
Supports pro-life legislation and defending the sanctity of life.
Supported the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 to cut taxes.
Supports repealing and replacing Obamacare with step-by-step reforms.
Supports providing choices to students and parents and local decision-making in education.
Supports parents telling local schools what to teach and petitioning officials.
Supports maintaining strong military and aid to allies including Ukraine.
Opposes stricter campaign finance laws and regulations on political speech.
Supports Kentucky military communities and national security priorities.
Supports all domestic energy sources including coal and opposes restrictions on production.
