OnTheIssues.org excerpts: (click on issues for details)
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Abortion
Brad Little: No state government dollars for funding abortion.
Paulette Jordan: Planned Parenthoods value is more than reproductive care.
Tommy Ahlquist: Tax dollars should not go to Planned Parenthood.
Tommy Ahlquist: A strong voice for the unborn: life is a gift from God.
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Budget & Economy
Paulette Jordan: The way to a strong economy is investing in innovation.
Tommy Ahlquist: Balance budget, cut waste.
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Civil Rights
Raul Labrador: 1st Amendment Defense: religious opposition to gay marriage.
Brad Little: No to gay marriage.
Raul Labrador: Detests white supremacy AND black nationalism.
Tommy Ahlquist: Opposed gay marriage; will safeguard tradition.
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Crime
Paulette Jordan: Laws need to be applied and the guilty held accountable.
Raul Labrador: Supports bipartisan criminal justice reform.
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Drugs
Paulette Jordan: Legalize marijuana and create tax revenue from it.
Tommy Ahlquist: More law enforcement & clinical resources for opioid crisis.
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Education
Paulette Jordan: Spending wiser will help create funds to invest in education.
Paulette Jordan: Invest in STEM technology in high school to drive economy.
Brad Little: Local and parental control of schools.
Gary Jones: Leadership & local control will improve schools.
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Energy & Oil
Paulette Jordan: Clean energy creates more jobs than fossil fuels.
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Environment
Paulette Jordan: Wants to keep federal lands and sites safe from sell offs.
Tommy Ahlquist: Let farmers manage land, not government scientists.
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Families & Children
Brad Little: Defend our constitution by defining marriage.
Paulette Jordan: Marriage equality should not be limited by state boundaries.
Raul Labrador: Challenge Supreme Court ruling legalizing gay marriage.
Tommy Ahlquist: Marriage should be the union of a man and a woman.
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Government Reform
Tommy Ahlquist: Term limits & campaign disclosure for statewide officials.
Paulette Jordan: She'll fight to stop corporate money silencing honest votes.
Tommy Ahlquist: End excessive and burdensome regulation like EPA's.
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Gun Control
Paulette Jordan: Opposes teachers being front line defenders in classrooms.
Brad Little: Remove the duty to flee in Idaho's self-defense laws.
Paulette Jordan: Stand-your-ground laws lead to homicide of people of color.
Raul Labrador: It is time to enact 'stand your ground' legislation in Idaho.
Brad Little: Second Amendment is a sacred trust.
Tommy Ahlquist: Oppose weakening right to bear arms.
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Health Care
Brad Little: Respect voters' will if Proposition 2 passes.
Butch Otter: Expand Medicaid to cover those in state's healthcare gap.
Paulette Jordan: Expand Medicaid to cover those in state's healthcare gap.
Paulette Jordan: One solution to health care for all is Medicaid expansion.
Paulette Jordan: Repeal Idaho's 'faith healing' exemption.
Brad Little: Replace ObamaCare with local control.
Tommy Ahlquist: ObamaCare has been a disaster for doctors and patients.
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Homeland Security
Paulette Jordan: Address mental healthcare issues of veterans.
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Immigration
Paulette Jordan: She wants to forge pathway for illegals to become citizens.
Raul Labrador: Building wall is critical step against illegal immigrants.
Raul Labrador: Toughen laws against illegal immigrants.
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Jobs
Paulette Jordan: Raise minimum wage in increments.
Paulette Jordan: Partner with local unions building apprenticeships.
Troy Minton: Raise minimum wage; relates to his fellow homeless.
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Principles & Values
Russ Fulcher: Motorcycle accident in middle of congressional campaign.
Brad Little: Hard work, freedom, self-reliance, family and faith.
Brad Little: I support the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
Paulette Jordan: Hard work, compassion and fairness are backbone to values.
Paulette Jordan: Religious freedom is no excuse for bigotry.
Tommy Ahlquist: Protect religious freedom from assault on people of faith.
Kim Reynolds: Changed mind on Bible in classrooms.
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Tax Reform
Brad Little: Lift tax burden for everyone.
Tommy Ahlquist: Lower taxes will lead to job growth.
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