FAY, JOHN T

Running for US House

D

Policy Positions

Positions as of June 6, 2026, extracted from source websites.

Economy(21)

Supports balancing the federal budget over 10 years and setting a 3% GDP deficit target.

"Balance the budget over 10 years and set 3% GDP deficit targets."

Source: votejtf.org95% confidence

Opposes income taxes on citizens over the age of 65, viewing them as unnecessary.

"Income taxes on those over 65 are unnecessary."

Source: votejtf.org95% confidence

Supports restricting investment corporations and REITs from purchasing single-family housing units to address housing affordability.

"Restrict investment corporations and REITs from purchasing single-family housing units."

Source: votejtf.org95% confidence

Supports balancing the federal budget over 10 years with a 3% GDP deficit target and ending corporate welfare subsidies.

"Balance the budget over 10 years and set 3% GDP deficit targets. End corporate welfare and taxpayer subsidies for megacorps."

Source: votejtf.org95% confidence

Supports shifting agricultural subsidies from large corporate farms to small family-owned farms and promoting fair competition for small farms.

"Shift subsidies from large corporate farms to small family owned farms."

Source: votejtf.org95% confidence

Supports implementing a 3% flat tax on large corporations with over $1 billion in revenue to shift tax burdens away from everyday taxpayers.

"Initiate a 3% flat tax on large corporations with over $1 billion in revenue to eliminating tax burdens for everyday taxpayers."

Source: votejtf.org95% confidence

Supports reinstating the SNAP work-requirement waiver for veterans, restoring the exemption that allowed veterans to qualify for food assistance without meeting a 20-hour-per-week work requirement, including those enrolled full-time in school.

"Reinstate the SNAP work-requirement waiver for veterans to restore the exemption that allowed veterans to qualify for food stamps without meeting the 20-hour-per-week work requirement, including those enrolled full-time in school."

Source: votejtf.org95% confidence

Supports a 3% flat tax on all corporations with over one billion in total revenue to fund senior tax relief.

"Initiate a 3% flat tax on all corporations with one billion in total revenue, that would eliminate all taxes for all taxpayers over the age"

Source: votejtf.org90% confidence

Supports limiting stock buybacks to 5% of earnings and prioritizing employee wages instead.

"Limit stock buybacks to 5% of earnings; prioritize employee wages."

Source: votejtf.org90% confidence

Supports taxing preservatives, additives, and food colorings at rates comparable to cigarette taxes, targeting corporate food practices.

"Tax preservatives, additives, food colorings to the same degree cigarettes are taxed."

Source: votejtf.org90% confidence

Supports establishing a Food Price Commission to audit and govern food prices nationally in order to combat corporate price gouging.

"Establish a Food Price Commission to research, audit and govern food prices nationally."

Source: votejtf.org90% confidence

Supports government subsidization of all food producers to transition to organic food production, with a government safety net purchasing expired food.

"Subsidize all food producers to produce only organic food with the safety net of the US government purchasing all food that expires naturally."

Source: votejtf.org90% confidence

Opposes corporate defense subsidies and supports redirecting those funds toward veterans rather than defense manufacturers.

"Redirect corporate defense subsidies toward the people who actually served, not the munitions manufacturers who profited from their sacrifice."

Source: votejtf.org85% confidence

Opposes income taxes on seniors over 65, viewing them as unnecessary given their lifetime of tax contributions.

"Income taxes on those over 65 are unnecessary. Meanwhile, large corporations avoid taxes entirely."

Source: votejtf.org85% confidence

Supports a flat tax on corporations regardless of reported profits, targeting companies that avoid taxes through expense reporting.

"Meanwhile, large corporations avoid taxes entirely. Despite a company generating $500 million in sales and reporting $500 million in expenses, there is room for a flat tax, regardless of whether they "show" a profit."

Source: votejtf.org85% confidence

Proposes establishing a Commission on Inflation to address rent, home prices, insurance prices, and other essential living expenses.

"Establish a Commission on Inflation to address Rent/Home Prices/Insurance Prices and other essential living expenses."

Source: votejtf.org80% confidence

Opposes corporate price gouging and wants to hold corporations accountable for rising costs.

"John believes food is a matter of national security, and that price gouging by corporations must end."

Source: votejtf.org75% confidence

Acknowledges that tariffs have contributed to rising costs, implying concern about their inflationary effects.

"It's also important to realize that tariffs have also contributed to rising costs."

Source: votejtf.org75% confidence

Opposes taxes on seniors that he characterizes as outdated and unfair.

"John believes in protecting seniors from outdated taxes, ensuring affordability for families, and holding corporations accountable."

Source: votejtf.org65% confidence

Opposes taxes on seniors that he characterizes as outdated and unfair.

"his vision is built on fairness across generations and communities... John believes in protecting seniors from outdated taxes"

Source: votejtf.org65% confidence

Opposes taxes on seniors that he characterizes as outdated or unfair.

"He will fight to protect seniors from unfair taxes and ensure families can afford the basics."

Source: votejtf.org65% confidence

Education(4)

Supports requiring financial literacy and real-world skills curricula in high schools, and funding public education on health risks of food additives.

"Require curricula for high school students in financial literacy, taxes, bills, and banking. Also introduce career idea programs to create career plans and outlines for students."

Source: votejtf.org95% confidence

Supports local school district control over curriculum, with emphasis on life skills such as emotional intelligence, financial literacy, and character development.

"Each school district should maintain control over its curriculum as a result of being empowered to teach skills that prepare students for real life. Said skills include emotional intelligence, character development, self‑control, goal‑setting, and financial literacy."

Source: votejtf.org90% confidence

Supports funding school districts to adopt cyberbullying prevention and emotional intelligence curricula and training to prevent school shootings.

"School districts shall be funded for adopt cyberbullying-specific prevention curriculum, emotional intelligence curriculum and annual training for all school employees to prevent school shootings"

Source: votejtf.org85% confidence

Supports funding public education on health impacts of food additives and funding anti-trafficking public education.

"Fund public education around cancer causing, alzheimer causing, ADHD causing impacts of preservatives, additives, food colorings."

Source: votejtf.org85% confidence

Healthcare(14)

Supports setting price benchmarks for essential medications, capping out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries, and requiring CMS to negotiate maximum brand name drug prices.

"Set price benchmarks to essential medications like Xarelto. Create annual maximum out-of-pocket cost limits for Medicare beneficiaries who need prescription medications and other services. Require the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to negotiate maximum brand name drug prices."

Source: votejtf.org97% confidence

Supports allocating $20 billion in direct support for veterans including weekly mental health counseling covering approximately 4 million veterans, with unused funds transferable to immediate family members.

"Allocate $20 billion in direct support for veterans under 45 while including weekly mental health counseling (covering approximately 4 million veterans); unused counseling funds may be transferred to an immediate family member."

Source: votejtf.org95% confidence

Supports expanding funding for Veteran Readiness & Employment with a dedicated focus on mental health services to address elevated rates of suicide and depression among veterans.

"Expand funding for Veteran Readiness & Employment (VR&E) with a dedicated focus on mental health services, addressing the elevated rates of suicide and depression among veterans."

Source: votejtf.org95% confidence

Supports requiring CMS to negotiate maximum brand-name drug prices and creating annual out-of-pocket cost limits for Medicare beneficiaries.

"Require the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to negotiate maximum brand name drug prices."

Source: votejtf.org95% confidence

Supports setting price benchmarks for essential medications, requiring CMS to negotiate maximum brand-name drug prices, and capping out-of-pocket costs for Medicare beneficiaries.

"Set price benchmarks to essential medications like Xaralto. Create annual maximum out-of-pocket cost limits for Medicare beneficiaries who need prescription medications and other services."

Source: votejtf.org95% confidence

Supports publicly funding mental health services and social workers, making them accessible to communities similarly to public libraries.

"Funding social work and mental health coaches - accessible like public libraries - would support millions of Americans and strengthen community well‑being."

Source: votejtf.org93% confidence

Supports requiring CMS to negotiate drug prices and creating out-of-pocket cost limits for Medicare beneficiaries.

"Create annual maximum out-of-pocket cost limits for Medicare beneficiaries who need prescription medications and other services. Require the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to negotiate maximum brand name drug prices."

Source: votejtf.org93% confidence

Supports introducing caps on prescription drug costs to bring prices in line with other modern nations.

"Introducing caps on prescriptions and hospital visits, and establishing independent price regulators, can help match costs seen in other modern nations."

Source: votejtf.org92% confidence

Strongly supports mental and emotional health programs as a way to address root causes of social problems such as school shootings, domestic violence, suicide, and addiction.

"John Fay launched Resilience, Inc with a clear mission. Said mission is to tackle the root causes of school shootings, domestic violence, suicide, and addiction by strengthening emotional intelligence."

Source: votejtf.org85% confidence

Strongly supports addressing mental and emotional health challenges as root causes of societal problems including crime, addiction, and violence.

"For John, "A Better Way" means building stronger communities by addressing the mental and emotional challenges that fuel crime, homelessness, and addiction, while also standing up for fairness in the economy."

Source: votejtf.org85% confidence

Strongly supports addressing mental and emotional health as root causes of societal problems like crime, homelessness, and addiction.

"building stronger communities by addressing the mental and emotional challenges that fuel crime, homelessness, and addiction"

Source: votejtf.org85% confidence

Supports instating assistance programs to help low and middle-income families purchase essential groceries.

"Instate assistance programs to help low and middle-income families purchase essential groceries."

Source: votejtf.org80% confidence

Supports increasing resources for mental health services as part of disaster relief and social support programs.

"Increase resources for disaster relief, federal loans, technology programs, subsidies, and mental health resources."

Source: votejtf.org75% confidence

Supports making healthcare more accessible and affordable for Florida families.

"John will push for policies that make healthcare and housing more accessible."

Source: votejtf.org60% confidence

Immigration(3)

Supports creating a realistic pathway to citizenship for long-term, non-criminal immigrants by financing immigration fees over 10 years.

"create a realistic path for long-term, non-criminal immigrants already here by financing all immigration fees over a 10 year period so that all immigrants can afford to become citizens."

Source: votejtf.org95% confidence

Supports securing the border while also creating a realistic path for long-term non-criminal immigrants.

"Secure the border AND create a realistic path for long-term, non-criminal immigrants already here by financing all immigration fees over a 10 year period so that all immigrants can afford to become citizens."

Source: votejtf.org92% confidence

Supports applying due process and constitutional protections to all immigration proceedings.

"Apply due process to all immigration proceedings and abide by the US Constitution."

Source: votejtf.org88% confidence

Social Issues(1)

Supports reinstating Executive Order 11246 requiring federal contractors to comply with affirmative action and DEI programs.

"Reinstate Executive Order 11246, requiring federal contractors to abide by affirmative action and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs."

Source: votejtf.org98% confidence