Policy Positions
Climate(9)
Supports restoring provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act to encourage businesses to invest in green energy, expand domestic battery production for electric cars, and other green-related technology.
"We also need to restore the provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act which encourage businesses to invest in green energy at home and expand domestic production of batteries for electric cars and other green-related technology."
Supports eliminating tax subsidies for oil and gas to encourage a transition to clean energy.
"eliminate tax subsidies for oil and gas. We need to switch from fossil fuels to clean energy in order to save ourselves and the planet. By eliminating this tax break, we will encourage the growth of green energy."
Opposes tax subsidies for oil and gas, advocating for their elimination to encourage a transition to clean energy.
"eliminate tax subsidies for oil and gas. We need to switch from fossil fuels to clean energy in order to save ourselves and the planet. By eliminating this tax break, we will encourage the growth of green energy."
Supports restoring provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act encouraging investment in green energy, domestic battery production, and electric vehicle technology.
"We also need to restore the provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act which encourage businesses to invest in green energy at home and expand domestic production of batteries for electric cars and other green-related technology."
Supports addressing climate change through scientific research and policy, describing climate change as a real and serious national security threat.
"Climate change is real... Imagine finding a way to power data centers which does not include nuclear energy and a way to make moderately-priced cars which do not run on gasoline."
Supports addressing climate change and investing in scientific discovery related to clean energy solutions, framing climate change as a real national security challenge.
"Climate change is real. The challenge of regulating AI while still benefitting from it is real. Our competition with China and other nations for supremacy in science is real."
Implicitly opposes nuclear energy as a solution for powering data centers, calling for alternatives to nuclear power.
"Imagine finding a way to power data centers which does not include nuclear energy and a way to make moderately-priced cars which do not run on gasoline."
Expresses a preference against relying on nuclear energy to power data centers, seeking alternative clean energy solutions.
"Imagine finding a way to power data centers which does not include nuclear energy and a way to make moderately-priced cars which do not run on gasoline."
References Theodore Roosevelt's environmental legacy positively, including establishing national monuments and protecting 230 million acres of public land, suggesting support for environmental protection.
"T.R. also established America's first national monuments, as well as the U.S. Forestry Service. During his presidency, he protected 230 million acres of public land."
Criminal Justice(1)
Economy(21)
Supports closing the carried interest tax loophole so hedge fund managers pay ordinary income tax rates on their earnings.
"close the carried interest tax loophole which allows hedge fund and other equity fund general managers to pay a lower rate on some of their income. The Congressional Budget Office estimated that treating carried interest as ordinary income would raise $12 billion over 10 years."
Supports setting the corporate minimum tax at 28% and raising taxes on U.S. multinationals' foreign earnings to 21%, opposing the current 20% rate under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
"set the corporate minimum tax at 28%. The corporate tax rate under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is 20%. – raise the tax rate on U.S. multinationals' foreign earnings to 21%. Profitable multinational corporations must pay their fair share."
Supports taxing capital gains at the same rate as ordinary income (39.6%) for the wealthiest, and ending the stepped-up basis for inherited capital gains except for family-owned farms and businesses.
"treat capital gains for the wealthiest among us the same way any other income is treated. Capital gains should be taxed at 39.6 %, just as any other source of income. Further, except for family-owned farms and other businesses, the transfer of capital gains across generations without taxation should end."
Supports restoring the top marginal tax rate to 39.6% for individuals making above $400,000 (or $450,000 for joint filers), cutting taxes for middle and working class families, and providing a 25% minimum tax for billionaires.
"restore the top marginal tax rate of 39.6% for those individuals making above $400,000 or $450,000 for joint filers... provide a minimum tax of 25% for billionaires. The wealthiest among us often pay a lower tax rate than firefighters or teachers."
Supports raising the federal minimum wage to $15/hour for non-tipped workers and $8/hour for tipped workers, indexed to inflation.
"Raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour for non-tipped workers and to $8 an hour for tipped workers. Index these wages to inflation."
Supports setting a corporate minimum tax rate of 28% and raising the tax rate on U.S. multinationals' foreign earnings to 21%, opposing the current 20% rate under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
"set the corporate minimum tax at 28%. The corporate tax rate under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is 20%. – raise the tax rate on U.S. multinationals' foreign earnings to 21%. Profitable multinational corporations must pay their fair share."
Supports restoring the top marginal tax rate to 39.6% for individuals making over $400,000 and opposes tax cuts for the wealthiest, while cutting taxes for middle and working class families.
"restore the top marginal tax rate of 39.6% for those individuals making above $400,000 or $450,000 for joint filers. Before the tax cuts enacted under the first Trump term, the top tax rate for the highest earners was 39.6%."
Supports raising the federal minimum wage to $15/hour for non-tipped workers and $8/hour for tipped workers, indexed to inflation.
"Raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour for non-tipped workers and to $8 an hour for tipped workers. Index these wages to inflation."
Opposes the One Big Beautiful Bill Act's tax policies, which the CBO estimates will add $3.4 trillion to the deficit over 10 years, and advocates for repealing them to reduce deficits.
"The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) scored the bill after it was signed into law. The CBO estimates that the Big, Brutal Betrayal of the American Dream Act will add $3.4 trillion to the budget deficit over the next 10 years."
Opposes the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which the CBO estimates will add $3.4 trillion to the budget deficit over 10 years, with total costs rising to $5 trillion when debt service is included.
"The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) scored the bill after it was signed into law. The CBO estimates that the Big, Brutal Betrayal of the American Dream Act will add $3.4 trillion to the budget deficit over the next 10 years. That figure does not include the cost to service the debt. If you add the cost of debt service, which the CBO pegs at $789 billion over 10 years, the actual deficit rises to $5 trillion."
Opposes Trump's broad tariff policy, arguing it causes price increases for consumers and harms trading relationships, including with poor countries like Lesotho.
"Scott Perry is deliberately blind to the real-world consequences of tariffs... The willy-nilly imposition of tariffs and the huge deficits which will be created by the Big, Brutal Betrayal of the American Dream Act (One Big Beautiful Bill Act) will cause the American economy to face inflationary pressures not seen in decades."
Opposes the tax cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, arguing they disproportionately benefit the wealthy while providing minimal relief to lower-income families.
"The top 1% of American families, (those making $916,900 or more annually) will see an average tax savings of $ 64,500 a year. The bottom 20% of American families (those making $27,000 a year or less) will see an average tax savings of $110 a year. That's under $2 a week."
Opposes Trump's tariffs, which the candidate argues are contributing to stagflation and economic hardship for American families.
"We are now facing a return to these dire economic circumstances from the twin pressures of tariffs and huge deficits from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act."
Supports expanding domestic manufacturing of green technology, including batteries for electric cars, through restoration of Inflation Reduction Act provisions.
"We also need to restore the provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act which encourage businesses to invest in green energy at home and expand domestic production of batteries for electric cars and other green-related technology."
Opposes policies that create large deficits, arguing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will cause significant deficit increases while economists refute claims that tariff revenue will offset them.
"Economists refute Donald Trump's claims that money brought in by tariffs will offset the deficits caused by the tax cuts."
Expresses concern that tariff policies are actually harming domestic manufacturing, citing job losses in the auto sector and manufacturing sector.
"Over 25,000 manufacturing jobs were lost during June and July alone... Since March of 2025, according to the Wall Street Journal, jobs in the auto sector in the United States that focused on production of cars and car parts have fallen by 4,100."
Opposes the firing of federal workers without cause and supports workers' rights to employment and dignity, citing harm to families and the economy from mass federal workforce cuts.
"I also know that when you take a person's job away, you hurt more than the employee. You hurt a family. You drive up unemployment. You erode the tax base. You take away a breadwinner's dignity."
Opposes Trump's tariffs, citing them as contributing to stagflation and economic hardship for American families.
"We are now facing a return to these dire economic circumstances from the twin pressures of tariffs and huge deficits from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act."
Implicitly opposes the tax structure in the One Big Beautiful Bill that favors the wealthy and corporations, arguing it works against working and middle class families.
"Scott Perry and the rest of the morally blind Republicans in Congress aid and abet Donald Trump's merciless cuts to health care and food aid for those already struggling, just so they can fund tax cuts for those doing the best economically."
Invokes Theodore Roosevelt's trust-busting legacy as a Republican tradition she supports, including championing workers' rights against corporate monopolies.
"Famous for being the nation's 'trust buster,' he championed the rights of the nation's workers in the face of corporate monopolies."
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Education(6)
Supports forgiving federal student loans for graduates who complete public service, military, or National Guard service through the proposed Serve America Scholarships program.
"In order to pay for college, create Serve America Scholarships. These scholarships would be available in every field and at every income level. Students would have their federal student loans forgiven in return for working in the public service."
Supports creating Serve America Scholarships allowing students to borrow the full cost of their education from the federal government, addressing college affordability.
"Students would be able to borrow the full amount of their education from the federal government. The loans would be forgiven if, upon graduation, the student serves either six years active duty in the military, 12 years in the National Guard, or 10 years in the public service."
Supports creating Serve America Scholarships that forgive federal student loans in exchange for public service, military service, or National Guard service.
"Serve America Scholarships would be available in every field of study. Students would be able to borrow the full amount of their education from the federal government. The loans would be forgiven if, upon graduation, the student serves either six years active duty in the military, 12 years in the National Guard, or 10 years in the public service."
Supports allowing students to borrow the full amount of their education from the federal government to address college affordability, opposing restrictions placed by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
"Students would be able to borrow the full amount of their education from the federal government."
Supports addressing teacher shortages through Serve America Scholarships, which would fund education for those who commit to public service including teaching.
"Imagine there are enough teachers in our public and private schools... Over time, the shortages of doctors, nurses, psychologists, public defenders, children and youth workers, teachers, and first responders would disappear."
Supports expanding the teaching workforce through Serve America Scholarships to address teacher shortages in public and private schools.
"Imagine there are enough teachers in our public and private schools."
Healthcare(11)
Supports raising the Medicare tax rate on earned and unearned income from 3.8% to 5% for those with incomes over $400,000, citing both fairness and Medicare solvency.
"the Medicare tax rates on earned and unearned income should be raised from 3.8 percent to 5 percent for those with incomes over $400,000. In addition to being a fairer rate, it will increase the solvency of Medicare."
Supports repealing cuts to Medicaid and opposes the projected loss of health insurance for up to 10-15 million Americans under the current legislation.
"I will do everything I can to repeal the cuts to the Affordable Care Act, to Medicaid, and to SNAP benefits... the CBO analysis also states that as many as 10 million Americans will lose their health insurance under Medicaid."
Supports repealing cuts to Medicaid made by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which the CBO estimates will cause up to 10 million Americans to lose their Medicaid coverage.
"the CBO analysis also states that as many as 10 million Americans will lose their health insurance under Medicaid. The number of uninsured goes up to 15 million if the changes made to the Affordable Care Act are included. This must also be repealed."
Supports repealing cuts to the Affordable Care Act made by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and restoring ACA subsidies to make health insurance affordable.
"I will do everything I can to repeal the cuts to the Affordable Care Act, to Medicaid, and to SNAP benefits (formerly called food stamps)."
Supports repealing cuts to the Affordable Care Act and restoring subsidies to make health insurance affordable under the ACA.
"I will do everything I can to repeal the cuts to the Affordable Care Act... restore and make permanent the subsidies under the Inflation Reduction Act aimed at making health insurance under the Affordable Care Act affordable."
Opposes cuts to Medicaid and pledges to repeal them, arguing they harm families already struggling economically.
"If you send me to Congress in 2026, I will do everything in my power to repeal the cuts to Medicaid, to the Affordable Care Act, and to SNAP benefits – – before it's too late."
Supports the Affordable Care Act and pledges to repeal cuts to ACA subsidies made by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
"If you send me to Congress in 2026, I will do everything in my power to repeal the cuts to Medicaid, to the Affordable Care Act, and to SNAP benefits – – before it's too late."
Supports expanding the mental health workforce through Serve America Scholarships to address the shortage of therapists and mental health professionals.
"122 million Americans live in a mental health shortage area... Imagine there are enough therapists to help those needing to talk through their problems."
Praises John McCain's vote to save the Affordable Care Act during Trump's first term as an act of bravery, reinforcing her support for the ACA.
"John McCain was known for his independence, and became a senator after having spent five years as a prisoner of war. One of his last acts of bravery was to save the Affordable Care Act, when Donald Trump tried to repeal it during his first term."
Supports expanding access to mental health services by using Serve America Scholarships to address the shortage of therapists and psychologists in underserved areas.
"122 million Americans live in a mental health shortage area... Imagine there are enough therapists to help those needing to talk through their problems."
Supports adequate mental health services for veterans, citing Inspector General reports documenting a shortage of psychologists at the VA.
"The Inspector General for the VA recently issued a report which documents the shortage of doctors, nurses, and psychologists. This puts an incredible strain on veterans and their families. Some veterans have had to stop their medical treatments in mid-stream."
Social Issues(1)
References Lincoln's ending of slavery and birthright citizenship as part of the Republican tradition she supports, affirming constitutional equal citizenship.
"Abraham Lincoln saved the union and ended the despicable practice of slavery. Birthright citizenship is enshrined in the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which makes it clear once and for all that every person born here is a citizen."