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Jeff Burningham on Foreign Policy
Republican candidate for governor: Click here for Jeff Burningham on other issues.
    No stance on record.
Spencer Cox on Foreign Policy
Republican Gubernatorial Challenger: Click here for the full quote OR click here for Spencer Cox on other issues.
  • Fight drug cartels; help Mexican economy. (Nov 2019)
Gary Herbert on Foreign Policy
Republican Governor: Click here for the full quote OR click here for Gary Herbert on other issues.
  • Against nuclear deal with Iran; keep state sanctions. (Sep 2015)
Greg Hughes on Foreign Policy
Utah Republican Governor: Click here for Greg Hughes on other issues.
    No stance on record.
Jon Huntsman on Foreign Policy
Republican UT Governor: Click here for 5 full quotes OR click here for Jon Huntsman on other issues.
  • Notion of national decline is "un-American". (Apr 2012)
  • China is our most important relationship of the 21st century. (Jan 2012)
  • 80 million bloggers in China will take China down. (Nov 2011)
  • Get used to 21st century of US and China on the world stage. (Oct 2011)
  • We need diplomatic corps to exhibit democracy abroad. (Sep 2011)
Aimee Winder Newton on Foreign Policy
Utah Democratic Governor: Click here for Aimee Winder Newton on other issues.
    No stance on record.
Chris Peterson on Foreign Policy
Democratic Governor Challenger: Click here for Chris Peterson on other issues.
    No stance on record.
Mike Weinholtz on Foreign Policy
Democratic candidate for Governor: Click here for Mike Weinholtz on other issues.
    No stance on record.

Senate:

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Craig Bowden on Foreign Policy
Libertarian candidate for Utah U. S. Senate: Click here for the full quote OR click here for Craig Bowden on other issues.
  • Prefer American opportunities to American exceptionalism. (Feb 2018)
Misty Snow on Foreign Policy
Democratic candidate for Senate: Click here for the full quote OR click here for Misty Snow on other issues.
  • Supports seeing Islamic Sharia as no threat to the US. (Nov 2016)
Jonathan Swinton on Foreign Policy
Democratic Senate challenger: Click here for Jonathan Swinton on other issues.
    No stance on record.
Jenny Wilson on Foreign Policy
Democratic candidate for Utah U.S. Senator: Click here for Jenny Wilson on other issues.
    No stance on record.

House:


Rob Bishop on Foreign Policy
Republican Representative (UT-1): Click here for 12 full quotes OR click here for Rob Bishop on other issues.
  • Voted NO on supporting democratic institutions in Pakistan. (Jun 2009)
  • Voted YES on cooperating with India as a nuclear power. (Sep 2008)
  • Voted YES on deterring foreign arms transfers to China. (Jul 2005)
  • Voted YES on reforming the UN by restricting US funding. (Jun 2005)
  • Rated -1 by AAI, indicating a mixed Arab/Palestine voting record. (May 2012)
  • Oppose Arms Treaty that limits gun trade to Israel & Taiwan. (Nov 2012)
  • Condemn China's organ harvesting from Falun Gong prisoners. (Jul 2013)
  • Restore American influence instead of "leading from behind". (Jun 2016)
  • Cut World Bank funding to enforce against terrorism. (Jan 2018)
  • Voted YES to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang. (Sep 2020)
  • Condemn Iran for state-sponsored persecution of Baha'i. (Feb 2009)
  • Commitment to unbreakable U.S.-Israel bond. (Mar 2010)
John Curtis on Foreign Policy
Republican (District 3): Click here for 2 full quotes OR click here for John Curtis on other issues.
  • Cut World Bank funding to enforce against terrorism. (Jan 2018)
  • Voted YES to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang. (Sep 2020)
Mia Love on Foreign Policy
Republican House Member (District 4): Click here for 2 full quotes OR click here for Mia Love on other issues.
  • Cut World Bank funding to enforce against terrorism. (Jan 2018)
  • Two-state solution despite Israeli settlements on West Bank. (Jan 2017)
Ben McAdams on Foreign Policy
Democrat (District 4): Click here for the full quote OR click here for Ben McAdams on other issues.
  • Voted YES to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang. (Sep 2020)
Chris Stewart on Foreign Policy
Republican (District 2): Click here for 7 full quotes OR click here for Chris Stewart on other issues.
  • Condemn China's organ harvesting from Falun Gong prisoners. (Jul 2013)
  • Cut World Bank funding to enforce against terrorism. (Jan 2018)
  • Two-state solution despite Israeli settlements on West Bank. (Jan 2017)
  • Voted YES to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang. (Sep 2020)
  • Trump consistently wanted to help Ukraine against Russia. (Dec 2019)
  • Irregular foreign policy ok for U.S.-Ukraine relationship. (Dec 2019)
  • Ukraine was corrupt in 2016 and worthy of investigation. (Dec 2019)

Former candidates & officeholders:


Rocky Anderson on Foreign Policy
Justice Party challenger for President: Click here for 2 full quotes OR click here for Rocky Anderson on other issues.
  • Build relationships instead of imperialist foreign policy. (Oct 2012)
  • The US should always listen to other countries. (Feb 2012)
Vaughn Cook on Foreign Policy
Democratic 2016 Gubernatorial candidate: Click here for Vaughn Cook on other issues.
    No stance on record.
Jonathan Johnson on Foreign Policy
Republican 2016 Gubernatorial candidate: Click here for Jonathan Johnson on other issues.
    No stance on record.
Orrin Hatch on Foreign Policy
Republican Sr Senator (UT): Click here for 23 full quotes OR click here for Orrin Hatch on other issues.
  • Africa: Helping with AIDS is our duty as a great nation. (Jan 2000)
  • US should not police the world; but should police Europe. (Jun 1999)
  • Sudan: civil war not a US threat; terrorism is. (Jun 1999)
  • Support self-determination morally, not militarily. (Jun 1999)
  • Russia should focus on their economy, not on US. (Jun 1999)
  • Russia is acting as aggressively as Serbia. (Jun 1999)
  • Push Japanese reforms to keep rest of Asia stable. (Jul 1998)
  • Relations with China; limited with Taiwan. (Jan 2000)
  • Voted YES on cooperating with India as a nuclear power. (Oct 2008)
  • Voted YES on enlarging NATO to include Eastern Europe. (May 2002)
  • Voted YES on killing a bill for trade sanctions if China sells weapons. (Sep 2000)
  • Voted YES on capping foreign aid at only $12.7 billion. (Oct 1999)
  • Voted YES on limiting the President's power to impose economic sanctions. (Jul 1998)
  • Voted NO on limiting NATO expansion to only Poland, Hungary & Czech. (Apr 1998)
  • Voted YES on $17.9 billion to IMF. (Mar 1998)
  • Voted YES on Strengthening of the trade embargo against Cuba. (Mar 1996)
  • Voted NO on ending Vietnam embargo. (Jan 1994)
  • Rated -2 by AAI, indicating a anti-Arab anti-Palestine voting record. (May 2012)
  • Vigorous support for State of Israel against Hamas in Gaza. (Nov 2012)
  • Disallow Palestine from joining ICC to threaten Israel. (Jan 2015)
  • Move US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem; recognize as cap. (Jan 2017)
  • Two-state solution despite Israeli settlements on West Bank. (Jan 2017)
  • Condemn Iran for state-sponsored persecution of Baha'i. (Feb 2009)
Mitt Romney on Foreign Policy
Republican Challenger for UT Senator: Click here for 32 full quotes OR click here for Mitt Romney on other issues.
  • Russia is our adversary but not our enemy. (Mar 2014)
  • World has been losing respect for America for last 5 years. (Mar 2014)
  • Russia & China waster $50B on Olympics; should be $3B. (Feb 2014)
  • With Arab Spring came hope; but we got disturbing events. (Oct 2012)
  • Russia is a geopolitical foe. (Oct 2012)
  • Indict Ahmadinejad for inciting genocide. (Oct 2012)
  • America hasn't dictated; we free nations from dictators. (Oct 2012)
  • I don't see our influence growing abroad; it is receding. (Oct 2012)
  • Condition aid to Pakistan on our benchmarks. (Oct 2012)
  • Support Arab Spring gov't & individuals who share our values. (Sep 2012)
  • A free world is a more peaceful world. (Aug 2012)
  • Reject philosophy of national decline in all of its variants. (Apr 2012)
  • Critical time for American century vs. European socialism. (Jan 2012)
  • Use opportunity for regime change in North Korea. (Dec 2011)
  • Unacceptable for Iran to become a nuclear nation. (Sep 2011)
  • No European-style solutions to an American problem. (Feb 2011)
  • Different countries' paths to decline came from isolation. (Mar 2010)
  • In long term, Chinese reforms lead to demanding freedom. (Mar 2010)
  • Post-WWII role: defeat threats to progress of freedom. (Mar 2010)
  • American Exceptionalism means America need not decline. (Mar 2010)
  • National turnaround requires leadership; consensus; strength. (Mar 2010)
  • Unless US changes course, we’ll no longer be superpower. (Feb 2008)
  • Putin is a troubling leader and an authoritarian. (Jan 2008)
  • The US is the only major power believing in free enterprise. (Jan 2008)
  • Free Cuba and eliminate threat of people like Hugo Chavez. (Dec 2007)
  • 2006: Blocked services for Iran’s Khatami speech at Harvard. (Aug 2007)
  • To win the war on jihad, we need friends in Muslim world. (Aug 2007)
  • Encourage others to welcome democracy, without military. (Aug 2007)
  • Move Muslim world toward modernity so they reject extreme. (Aug 2007)
  • US is not arrogant, but we have resolve. (Jun 2007)
  • CC:Keep alliance with Israel. (Jul 2018)
  • Sponsored bill to monitor forced Uyghur labor in Xinjiang. (Mar 2020)
Jason Chaffetz on Foreign Policy
2012 Senate Challenger; Republicam House member (UT-3): Click here for 9 full quotes OR click here for Jason Chaffetz on other issues.
  • Voted NO on supporting democratic institutions in Pakistan. (Jun 2009)
  • Withhold UN funding until voluntary and program-specific. (Aug 2011)
  • Rated -6 by AAI, indicating a anti-Arab anti-Palestine voting record. (May 2012)
  • Condemn China's organ harvesting from Falun Gong prisoners. (Aug 2013)
  • Restore American influence instead of "leading from behind". (Jun 2016)
  • Two-state solution despite Israeli settlements on West Bank. (Jan 2017)
  • Allow travel between the United States and Cuba. (Feb 2009)
  • Support Iranian demonstrators against Iranian government. (Jun 2009)
  • Commitment to unbreakable U.S.-Israel bond. (Mar 2010)
Jim Matheson on Foreign Policy
Democratic Representative (UT-2): Click here for 12 full quotes OR click here for Jim Matheson on other issues.
  • Voted YES on supporting democratic institutions in Pakistan. (Jun 2009)
  • Voted YES on cooperating with India as a nuclear power. (Sep 2008)
  • Voted YES on deterring foreign arms transfers to China. (Jul 2005)
  • Voted NO on reforming the UN by restricting US funding. (Jun 2005)
  • Voted YES on keeping Cuba travel ban until political prisoners released. (Jul 2001)
  • Voted YES on withholding $244M in UN Back Payments until US seat restored. (May 2001)
  • Rated -1 by AAI, indicating a mixed Arab/Palestine voting record. (May 2012)
  • Condemn China's organ harvesting from Falun Gong prisoners. (Sep 2013)
  • $500M and 3,000 troops to Africa to fight Ebola. (Aug 2014)
  • Acknowledge the Armenian Genocide of the early 1900s. (Mar 2007)
  • Allow travel between the United States and Cuba. (Feb 2009)
  • Commitment to unbreakable U.S.-Israel bond. (Mar 2010)
Mike Leavitt-Gov on Foreign Policy
Former Republican Governor (1993-2003); Sec. HHS and EPA: Click here for Mike Leavitt-Gov on other issues.
    No stance on record.
Olene Walker on Foreign Policy
Former Republican Governor (2003-2004): Click here for Olene Walker on other issues.
    No stance on record.
Merrill Cook on Foreign Policy
2010 Republican challenger (lost primary): Click here for 3 full quotes OR click here for Merrill Cook on other issues.
  • Voted NO on $156M to IMF for 3rd-world debt reduction. (Jul 2000)
  • Voted NO on Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China. (May 2000)
  • Voted NO on $15.2 billion for foreign operations. (Nov 1999)
Merrill Cook on Foreign Policy
Former Republican (until 2001) (District 2): Click here for 3 full quotes OR click here for Merrill Cook on other issues.
  • Voted NO on $156M to IMF for 3rd-world debt reduction. (Jul 2000)
  • Voted NO on Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China. (May 2000)
  • Voted NO on $15.2 billion for foreign operations. (Nov 1999)
Paul Van Dam on Foreign Policy
2004 former Democratic challenger: Click here for the full quote OR click here for Paul Van Dam on other issues.
  • International cooperation is critical to war on terror. (Jul 2004)
Enid Waldholtz on Foreign Policy
Republican Former (1994-) (District 2): Click here for Enid Waldholtz on other issues.
    No stance on record.
Pete Ashdown on Foreign Policy
Democratic challenger: Click here for the full quote OR click here for Pete Ashdown on other issues.
  • Make foreigners pay for US military bases that defend them. (Jul 2006)
Robert Bennett on Foreign Policy
Republican Jr Senator (UT): Click here for 11 full quotes OR click here for Robert Bennett on other issues.
  • 1994: Supported $25B Mexico bailout. (Jun 2004)
  • Voted YES on cooperating with India as a nuclear power. (Oct 2008)
  • Voted YES on enlarging NATO to include Eastern Europe. (May 2002)
  • Voted YES on killing a bill for trade sanctions if China sells weapons. (Sep 2000)
  • Voted YES on capping foreign aid at only $12.7 billion. (Oct 1999)
  • Voted YES on limiting the President's power to impose economic sanctions. (Jul 1998)
  • Voted NO on limiting NATO expansion to only Poland, Hungary & Czech. (Apr 1998)
  • Voted YES on $17.9 billion to IMF. (Mar 1998)
  • Voted YES on Strengthening of the trade embargo against Cuba. (Mar 1996)
  • Voted YES on ending Vietnam embargo. (Jan 1994)
  • Member of the Silk Road Congressional Caucus. (Nov 2007)
Jason Chaffetz on Foreign Policy
2012 Senate Challenger; Republicam House member (UT-3): Click here for 9 full quotes OR click here for Jason Chaffetz on other issues.
  • Voted NO on supporting democratic institutions in Pakistan. (Jun 2009)
  • Withhold UN funding until voluntary and program-specific. (Aug 2011)
  • Rated -6 by AAI, indicating a anti-Arab anti-Palestine voting record. (May 2012)
  • Condemn China's organ harvesting from Falun Gong prisoners. (Aug 2013)
  • Restore American influence instead of "leading from behind". (Jun 2016)
  • Two-state solution despite Israeli settlements on West Bank. (Jan 2017)
  • Allow travel between the United States and Cuba. (Feb 2009)
  • Support Iranian demonstrators against Iranian government. (Jun 2009)
  • Commitment to unbreakable U.S.-Israel bond. (Mar 2010)
Sam Granato on Foreign Policy
2010 Democratic challenger: Click here for Sam Granato on other issues.
    No stance on record.
James Hansen on Foreign Policy
Republican (District 1): Click here for 5 full quotes OR click here for James Hansen on other issues.
  • Voted NO on keeping Cuba travel ban until political prisoners released. (Jul 2001)
  • Voted YES on withholding $244M in UN Back Payments until US seat restored. (May 2001)
  • Voted NO on $156M to IMF for 3rd-world debt reduction. (Jul 2000)
  • Voted YES on Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China. (May 2000)
  • Voted NO on $15.2 billion for foreign operations. (Nov 1999)
Scott Howell on Foreign Policy
2000 Democratic Challenger for Senate (UT): Click here for Scott Howell on other issues.
    No stance on record.
Dan Liljenquist on Foreign Policy
Republican Primary Challenger (2012): Click here for Dan Liljenquist on other issues.
    No stance on record.
Chris Cannon on Foreign Policy
Republican Representative (UT-3): Click here for 10 full quotes OR click here for Chris Cannon on other issues.
  • Voted YES on cooperating with India as a nuclear power. (Sep 2008)
  • Voted NO on deterring foreign arms transfers to China. (Jul 2005)
  • Voted YES on reforming the UN by restricting US funding. (Jun 2005)
  • Voted NO on keeping Cuba travel ban until political prisoners released. (Jul 2001)
  • Voted YES on withholding $244M in UN Back Payments until US seat restored. (May 2001)
  • Voted NO on $156M to IMF for 3rd-world debt reduction. (Jul 2000)
  • Voted YES on Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China. (May 2000)
  • Voted YES on $15.2 billion for foreign operations. (Nov 1999)
  • Suspend Russia's participation in the G-8. (Feb 2005)
  • Keep sanctions against Syria until WMDs are dismantled. (May 2007)
Mike Lee on Foreign Policy
Republican Jr Senator: Click here for 6 full quotes OR click here for Mike Lee on other issues.
  • Shared interest in defending Israel's security. (Jul 2010)
  • Rated -4 by AAI, indicating a anti-Arab anti-Palestine voting record. (May 2012)
  • Disallow Palestine from joining ICC to threaten Israel. (Jan 2015)
  • Supports standing with the nation of israel. (Nov 2016)
  • Two-state solution despite Israeli settlements on West Bank. (Jan 2017)
  • Liberty Candidate: US abroad unconstitutional & unaffordable. (Sep 2010)
Blake Moore on Foreign Policy
Republican (District 1): Click here for the full quote OR click here for Blake Moore on other issues.
  • Do not allow China to take advantage of America. (Dec 2020)
Burgess Owens on Foreign Policy
Republican (District 4): Click here for Burgess Owens on other issues.
    No stance on record.

                                                                                                                                                                               
  


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