Follow @ontheissuesorg
Rick Larsen Topics
National Debt
Climate Change
Citizens United
Animal Rights
Renewable Energy
Gun Violence
GMO Labeling
Abortion
Gay Marriage
ObamaCare
Defense Spending
Marijuana Legalization
Income Inequality
Keystone Pipeline
2014 Candidates
Huffington Post topics >>
Rick Larsen
WA-2 House: Democrat
VoteMatch Quiz
MyOcracy Quiz
Americans Elect
Contact
Full coverage
Site Map
Home
(Main page)
Issues
(Presidential quotations organized by topic)
Candidates
(Presidential quotations organized by candidate)
Recent
(Most recent quotation for each candidate)
Issue Grid
(Summary by topic of each candidate's positions)
Candidate Grid
(Summary by candidate of positions on each topic)
Archives
(Debate and book excerpts)
House of Representatives
(112th Congress)
Senate
(112th Senate)
Governors
(50 incumbents)
Cabinet
(Present and Past Secretaries)
Supreme Court
(Present and Past Justices)
Mayors
(Big-City Mayors)
Presidents
(Past Presidents)
VoteMatch
(Presidential Selector and Political Affiliation 20-question quiz)
About Us
(About OnTheIssues.org)
Write Us
(Your feedback to us)
2014 Senate Races
AK:
Begich
(D)
vs.
Sullivan
(R)
vs.
Miller
(R)
vs.
Treadwell
(R)
AL:
Sessions
(R)
(unopposed)
AR:
Pryor
(D)
vs.
Cotton
(R)
vs.
Swaney
(G)
vs.
LaFrance
(L)
CO:
Udall
(D)
vs.
Gardner
(R)
vs.
Baumgardner
(R)
vs.
Buck
(R)
vs.
Stephens
(R)
vs.
Hill
(R)
DE:
Coons
(D)
vs.
Wade
(R)
GA:
Nunn
(D)
vs.
Perdue
(R)
vs.
Swafford
(L)
vs.
Kingston
(R)
vs.
Handel
(R)
HI:
Schatz
(D)
vs.
Cavasso
(R)
vs.
Hanabusa
(D)
vs.
Pirkowski
(R)
IA:
Braley
(D)
vs.
Ernst
(R)
vs.
Butzier
(L)
vs.
Whitaker
(R)
vs.
Clovis
(R)
ID:
Risch
(R)
vs.
Mitchell
(D)
IL:
Durbin
(D)
vs.
Oberweis
(R)
vs.
Hansen
(L)
vs.
Truax
(R)
KS:
Roberts
(R)
vs.
Taylor
(D)
vs.
Orman
(I)
vs.
Batson
(L)
vs.
Wolf
(R)
KY:
McConnell
(R)
vs.
Grimes
(D)
vs.
Bevin
(R)
LA:
Landrieu
(D)
vs.
Cassidy
(R)
vs.
Maness
(R)
MA:
Markey
(D)
vs.
Herr
(R)
vs.
Skarin
(I)
ME:
Collins
(R)
vs.
D`Amboise
(R)
vs.
Bellows
(D)
MI:
Land
(R)
vs.
Peters
(D)
vs.
Wiedenhoeft
(R)
MN:
Franken
(D)
vs.
McFadden
(R)
vs.
Johnson
(L)
vs.
Abeler
(R)
MS:
Cochran
(R)
vs.
Childers
(D)
vs.
McDaniel
(R)
MT:
Walsh
(D)
vs.
Curtis
(D)
vs.
Daines
(R)
vs.
Rankin
(I)
vs.
Edmunds
(R)
vs.
Bohlinger
(I)
NC:
Hagan
(D)
vs.
Tillis
(R)
vs.
Haugh
(L)
NE:
Sasse
(R)
vs.
Domina
(D)
vs.
Osborn
(R)
NH:
Shaheen
(D)
vs.
Brown
(R)
vs.
Martin
(R)
vs.
Rubens
(R)
vs.
Smith
(R)
vs.
Testerman
(R)
NJ:
Booker
(D)
vs.
Bell
(R)
vs.
Sabrin
(R)
NM:
Udall
(D)
vs.
Weh
(R)
vs.
Clements
(R)
OK-2:
Lankford
(R)
vs.
Johnson
(D)
vs.
Shannon
(R)
OK-6:
Inhofe
(R)
vs.
Silverstein
(D)
OR:
Merkley
(D)
vs.
Wehby
(R)
vs.
Conger
(R)
RI:
Reed
(D)
vs.
Zaccaria
(R)
SC-2:
Scott
(R)
vs.
Dickerson
(D)
vs.
Wade
(D)
SC-6:
Graham
(R)
vs.
Hutto
(D)
vs.
Ravenel
(I)
vs.
Stamper
(D)
vs.
Mace
(R)
vs.
Bright
(R)
SD:
Rounds
(R)
vs.
Weiland
(D)
vs.
Pressler
(I)
vs.
Howie
(I)
TN:
Alexander
(R)
vs.
Ball
(D)
vs.
Carr
(R)
vs.
Adams
(D)
TX:
Cornyn
(R)
vs.
Alameel
(D)
vs.
Sanchez
(G)
vs.
Roland
(L)
VA:<
Warner
(D)
vs.
Gillespie
(R)
vs.
Sarvis
(L)
WV:
Capito
(R)
vs.
Tennant
(D)
vs.
Buckley
(L)
vs.
Lawhorn
(I)
vs.
Raese
(R)
vs.
McGeehan
(R)
WY:
Enzi
(R)
vs.
Hardy
(D)
vs.
Cheney
(R)
Senate races
House
of Representatives
SenateMatch
(matching quiz)
HouseMatch
Senate Votes
(analysis)
House Votes
Site Map
Home
(Main page)
Issues
(Presidential quotations organized by topic)
Candidates
(Presidential quotations organized by candidate)
Recent
(Most recent quotation for each candidate)
Issue Grid
(Summary by topic of each candidate's positions)
Candidate Grid
(Summary by candidate of positions on each topic)
Archives
(Debate and book excerpts)
House of Representatives
(112th Congress)
Senate
(112th Senate)
Governors
(50 incumbents)
Cabinet
(Present and Past Secretaries)
Supreme Court
(Present and Past Justices)
Mayors
(Big-City Mayors)
Presidents
(Past Presidents)
VoteMatch
(Presidential Selector and Political Affiliation 20-question quiz)
About Us
(About OnTheIssues.org)
Write Us
(Your feedback to us)
2012 Senate Races
AZ:
Flake
(R)
vs.
Carmona
(D)
vs.
Hackbarth
(R)
vs.
Ruben
(D)
CA:
Feinstein
(D)
vs.
Emken
(R)
vs.
Lightfoot
(G)
vs.
Taitz
(R)
vs.
Holbrook
(R)
CT:
Murphy
(D)
vs.
McMahon
(R)
vs.
Bysiewicz
(D)
vs.
Shays
(R)
DE:
Carper
(D)
vs.
Wade
(R)
vs.
Pires
(I)
FL:
Nelson
(D)
vs.
Mack
(R)
vs.
Weldon
(R)
vs.
LeMieux
(R)
HI:
Hirono
(D)
vs.
Case
(D)
vs.
Lingle
(R)
vs.
Pirkowski
(R)
IN:
Lugar
(R)
vs.
Mourdock
(R)
vs.
Donnelly
(D)
MA:
Brown
(R)
vs.
Warren
(D)
vs.
Khazei
(D)
MD:
Cardin
(D)
vs.
Bongino
(R)
vs.
Sobhani
(I)
vs.
Wargotz
(R)
vs.
Capps
(R)
vs.
Vaughn
(R)
ME:
Dill
(D)
vs.
King
(I)
vs.
Summers
(R)
vs.
D`Amboise
(R)
vs.
Dunlap
(D)
MI:
Stabenow
(D)
vs.
Hoekstra
(R)
vs.
Boman
(L)
vs.
Hekman
(R)
vs.
Konetchy
(R)
MN:
Klobuchar
(D)
vs.
Bills
(R)
vs.
Arwood
(R)
vs.
Hernandez
(R)
vs.
Severson
(R)
MO:
McCaskill
(D)
vs.
Akin
(R)
vs.
Steelman
(R)
vs.
Brunner
(R)
MS:
Wicker
(R)
vs.
Gore
(D)
MT:
Tester
(D)
vs.
Rehberg
(R)
ND:
Heitkamp
(D)
vs.
Berg
(R)
vs.
Sand
(R)
NE:
Kerrey
(D)
vs.
Fischer
(R)
vs.
Flynn
(R)
vs.
Stenberg
(R)
vs.
Bruning
(R)
NJ:
Menendez
(D)
vs.
Kyrillos
(R)
vs.
Diakos
(I)
vs.
Booker
(D)
vs.
Linker
(R)
NM:
Heinrich
(D)
vs.
Wilson
(R)
vs.
Balderas
(D)
vs.
Sanchez
(R)
NV:
Heller
(R)
vs.
Berkley
(D)
vs.
Angle
(R)
NY:
Gillibrand
(D)
vs.
Long
(R)
vs.
Noren
(I)
vs.
Clark
(G)
vs.
Maragos
(R)
vs.
Turner
(R)
OH:
Brown
(D)
vs.
Mandel
(R)
vs.
Coughlin
(R)
vs.
Pryce
(R)
PA:
Casey
(D)
vs.
Smith
(R)
vs.
Scaringi
(R)
vs.
Welch
(R)
vs.
Rohrer
(R)
RI:
Whitehouse
(D)
vs.
Hinckley
(R)
TN:
Corker
(R)
vs.
Clayton
(D)
vs.
Poskevich
(R)
TX:
Cruz
(R)
vs.
Sadler
(D)
vs.
Roland
(L)
vs.
Dewhurst
(R)
vs.
Leppert
(R)
UT:
Hatch
(R)
vs.
Howell
(D)
vs.
Liljenquist
(R)
vs.
Ashdown
(D)
vs.
Chaffetz
(R)
VA:
Kaine
(D)
vs.
Allen
(R)
vs.
Radtke
(R)
vs.
Marshall
(R)
vs.
Donner
(R)
VT:
Sanders
(I)
vs.
MacGovern
(R)
WA:
Cantwell
(D)
vs.
Baumgartner
(R)
WI:
Thompson
(R)
vs.
Baldwin
(D)
vs.
Neumann
(R)
vs.
Schiess
(R)
vs.
Kagen
(D)
WV:
Manchin
(D)
vs.
Raese
(R)
WY:
Barrasso
(R)
vs.
Chesnut
(D)
Senate races
House
of Representatives
SenateMatch
(matching quiz)
HouseMatch
Senate Votes
(analysis)
House Votes
Rick Larsen topics and responses
Stimulus Spending to Beat Great Recession
PRO:
03/06/2013
: Raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour by 2016
09/26/2008
: Voted YES on $60B stimulus package for jobs, infrastructure, & energy
07/29/2009
: Voted YES on $192B additional anti-recession stimulus spending
07/27/2011
: Increase debt limit from $14.3 trillion to $16.7 trillion
05/09/2013
: Voted NO on prioritizing spending in case debt limit is reached
Acknowledging and Addressing Climate Change
PRO:
08/01/2000
: Supports tradable emissions permits for greenhouse gases
06/26/2009
: Voted YES on enforcing limits on CO2 global warming pollution
04/07/2011
: Voted NO on barring EPA from regulating greenhouse gases
Getting Money Out of Politics
PRO:
02/09/2012
: Require full disclosure of independent campaign expenditures
11/15/2011
: Ban stock trading based on Congressional insider knowledge
11/15/2012
: Establish 15 days of early voting in all states
05/24/2007
: Voted YES on requiring lobbyist disclosure of bundled donations
02/14/2002
: Voted YES on campaign finance reform banning soft-money contributions
03/12/2013
: Corporate political spending is not free speech
04/05/2006
: Voted NO on restricting independent grassroots political committees
01/16/2014
: No photo IDs to vote; they suppress the vote
CON:
07/12/2001
: Voted NO on banning soft money donations to national political parties
Saving Elephants, Whales, Dolphins and Lions
PRO:
01/04/2007
: Strengthen prohibitions against animal fighting
CON:
07/17/2009
: Voted NO on protecting free-roaming horses and burros
Renewable Energy
PRO:
09/26/2008
: Voted YES on tax credits for renewable electricity, with PAYGO offsets
08/01/2001
: Voted YES on raising CAFE standards; incentives for alternative fuels
06/07/2006
: Voted NO on scheduling permitting for new oil refinieries
01/18/2007
: Voted YES on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies
03/15/2011
: $5 billion in tax credits for alternative energy projects
02/12/2008
: Voted YES on tax incentives for renewable energy
12/31/2006
: Ranked by the
CAF
, indicating support for energy independence
08/04/2007
: Voted YES on investing in homegrown biofuel
05/21/2008
: Voted YES on tax incentives for energy production and conservation
06/29/2006
: Voted YES on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore
Making it Harder to Get a Gun
PRO:
08/01/2000
: Prevent unauthorized firearm use with "smart gun" technology
01/03/2013
: Ban "fire sale" of firearms after delicensing closure
CON:
12/31/2003
: Ranked by the
NRA
, indicating a pro-gun rights voting record
04/09/2003
: Voted YES on prohibiting suing gunmakers & sellers for gun misuse
10/20/2005
: Voted YES on prohibiting product misuse lawsuits on gun manufacturers
05/18/2010
: Teach kids Eddie Eagle GunSafe's lifesaving message
01/06/2009
: National cross-state standard for concealed carry
GMOs and Food Labeling
PRO:
12/31/2003
: Ranked by the
LCV
, indicating pro-environment votes
CON:
09/29/2005
: Voted NO on deauthorizing "critical habitat" for endangered species
Cutting the US Military Budget
PRO:
03/15/2007
: Voted YES on restricting no-bid defense contracts
12/31/2003
: Ranked by
SANE
, indicating a pro-peace voting record
CON:
04/03/2003
: Voted YES on emergency $78B for war in Iraq & Afghanistan
02/02/2005
: Voted YES on continuing military recruitment on college campuses
Legalizing Marijuana and Industrial Hemp
PRO:
09/25/2001
: Voted NO on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism
CON:
06/10/2008
: Voted YES on more funding for Mexico to fight drugs
12/31/2006
: Ranked by
NORML
, indicating a "hard-on-drugs" stance
Abortion Rights
PRO:
01/06/2009
: Focus on preventing pregnancy, plus emergency contraception
03/17/2009
: Teach teens about both abstinence & contraception
05/24/2005
: Voted YES on allowing human embryonic stem cell research
04/27/2005
: Voted NO on restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions
02/05/2007
: Ensure access to and funding for contraception
05/04/2011
: Voted NO on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion
02/26/2004
: Voted NO on making it a crime to harm a fetus during another crime
12/31/2003
: Ranked by
NARAL
, indicating a pro-choice voting record
09/26/2006
: Emergency contraception for rape victims at all hospitals
09/25/2002
: Voted NO on funding for health providers who don't provide abortion info
10/02/2003
: Voted NO on banning partial-birth abortion except to save mother`s life
01/11/2007
: Voted YES on expanding research to more embryonic stem cell lines
04/26/2007
: Provide emergency contraception at military facilities
05/16/2001
: Voted NO on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad
12/31/2006
: Ranked by the
NRLC
, indicating a pro-choice stance
Gay Rights and Gay Marriage
PRO:
04/03/2001
: More funding and stricter sentencing for hate crimes
07/08/2013
: Enforce against anti-gay discrimination in public schools
11/13/2007
: Voted YES on prohibiting job discrimination based on sexual orientation
06/24/2009
: ENDA: prohibit employment discrimination for gays
03/03/2010
: Repeal Don't-Ask-Don't-Tell, and reinstate discharged gays
12/31/2006
: Ranked by the
HRC
, indicating a pro-gay-rights stance
04/02/2009
: Voted YES on enforcing against anti-gay hate crimes
09/30/2004
: Voted NO on Constitutional Amendment banning same-sex marriage
07/18/2006
: Voted NO on Constitutionally defining marriage as one-man-one-woman
Repealing ObamaCare
CON:
01/12/2007
: Voted YES on requiring negotiated Rx prices for Medicare part D
01/05/2011
: Require insurers to cover breast cancer treatment
07/24/2003
: Voted YES on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs
03/05/2008
: Voted YES on giving mental health full equity with physical health
11/22/2003
: Voted NO on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients
03/13/2003
: Voted NO on capping damages & setting time limits in medical lawsuits
08/01/2000
: Establish "report cards" on HMO quality of care
04/02/2009
: Voted YES on regulating tobacco as a drug
04/15/2011
: Voted NO on the Ryan Budget: Medicare choice, tax & spending cuts
01/23/2008
: Voted YES on Veto override: Extend SCHIP to cover 6M more kids
02/01/2006
: Voted NO on denying non-emergency treatment for lack of Medicare co-pay
12/31/2003
: Ranked by
APHA
, indicating a pro-public health record
01/14/2009
: Voted YES on expanding the Children's Health Insurance Program
07/15/2008
: Voted YES on overriding veto on expansion of Medicare
10/25/2007
: Voted YES on adding 2 to 4 million children to SCHIP eligibility
04/13/2011
: Voted NO on repealing the "Prevention and Public Health" slush fund
Addressing and Fighting Income Inequality
PRO:
04/18/2002
: Voted NO on making the Bush tax cuts permanent
12/08/2005
: Voted NO on retaining reduced taxes on capital gains & dividends
12/31/2003
: Ranked by
NTU
, indicating a "Big Spender" on tax votes
05/16/2001
: Voted NO on Tax cut package of $958 B over 10 years
12/12/2007
: Voted YES on paying for AMT relief by closing offshore business loopholes
04/16/2012
: Minimum tax rate of 30% for those earning over $1 million
12/31/2006
: Ranked by the
CTJ
, indicating support of progressive taxation
09/23/2004
: Voted NO on providing tax relief and simplification
CON:
03/29/2001
: Voted YES on reducing Marriage Tax by $399B over 10 years
04/04/2001
: Voted YES on eliminating the Estate Tax ("death tax")
06/25/2008
: Voted YES on extending AMT exemptions to avoid hitting middle-income
Building the Keystone XL Pipeline
CON:
08/01/2001
: Voted YES on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR
05/12/2011
: Voted NO on opening Outer Continental Shelf to oil drilling
10/07/2005
: Voted NO on authorizing construction of new oil refineries
Home
|
Issues
|
Candidates
|
Most Recent Quote
|
Issue Grid
|
Books + Debates
|
Senate Races
|
VoteMatch
|
The Forum
|
Policy Papers
|
News
|
About Us
|
Write Us
Reproduction of material from any OnTheIssues.org pages without written permission is prohibited.
Copyright © 1999-2003 OnTheIssues.org & SpeakOut.com
, all rights reserved.
OnTheIssues.org 1770 Massachusetts Ave. #630, Cambridge MA 02140
E-mail:
submit@OnTheIssues.org
|
Privacy and Use Policy