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COPE, BENJAMIN M

Running for US_HOUSE

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Policy Positions

Climate(5)

Strongly supports expanding domestic oil, gas, and coal production and opposes regulations that restrict fossil fuel development.

"Unleashes domestic oil, gas, and coal production here at home."

Supports accelerating next-generation nuclear power as a reliable, emissions-free energy source.

"Accelerates next-generation nuclear as a reliable, emissions-free baseload power source."

Opposes aggressive emissions mandates and fuel-efficiency standards, supporting their rollback.

"his administration has moved to roll back aggressive fuel-efficiency and emissions mandates, block California's attempt to ban gas-powered cars, and wind down federal EV subsidies that distorted the market."

Opposes federal subsidies for green energy and EV mandates, viewing them as costly and market-distorting.

"his Big Beautiful Bill tilts policy back toward American fossil fuels and away from costly, dependency-creating green subsidies."

Opposes EPA and federal regulatory burdens on energy producers, supporting streamlined permitting for pipelines and refineries.

"Streamlines permits for pipelines, refineries, and critical infrastructure."

Criminal Justice(1)

Opposes reducing law enforcement capacity; supports strengthening Border Patrol, ICE, and local law enforcement rather than reforming or defunding police.

"The problem is not the law-abiding gun owner; it's criminals and a broken justice system that refuses to hold them accountable."

Economy(5)

Supports a Balanced Budget Amendment and zero-based budgeting to control federal spending and reduce the deficit.

"Fight for a Balanced Budget Amendment so Washington has to live within its means. Support zero-based budgeting—every program must justify its existence instead of being auto-renewed forever."

Supports making middle-class tax cuts permanent, simplifying the tax code, and expanding tax-advantaged accounts like 'Trump Accounts' for families.

"President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill made the middle-class tax cuts permanent, expanded deductions for things like tips and overtime, increased the child tax credit, and expanded the adoption tax credit, relieving pressure on working families and rewarding hard work."

Supports cutting taxes and reducing regulatory burdens for small businesses and self-employed workers.

"Cut taxes and red tape for small businesses and self-employed workers who are the backbone of Northwest Georgia."

Opposes any Democratic efforts to roll back Trump-era tax cuts.

"Oppose any attempts by Democrats to roll back Trump's tax cuts or to weaponize the IRS against political opponents."

Supports domestic energy production and infrastructure as foundational to domestic manufacturing competitiveness.

"Stops punishing U.S. energy producers while giving China and OPEC a free pass."

Education(5)

Strongly supports school choice including public, private, charter, home, hybrid, and trade schools.

"Support school choice: public, private, charter, home, hybrid, and trade schools."

Opposes federal mandates that push gender ideology or political indoctrination in schools, supporting parental rights over curriculum.

"Oppose federal mandates that force radical gender ideology or political indoctrination on kids."

Supports returning education control and funding decisions to states and local communities rather than the federal government.

"Support returning more control back to states and local communities."

Supports expanding workforce and trade-focused Pell Grants as an alternative to traditional four-year college paths.

"His Big Beautiful Bill expands eligibility for trade-focused 'Workforce Pell Grants' and reins in the Education Secretary's ability to micro-regulate colleges."

Implicitly opposes teachers' unions' influence over education policy, favoring parent and community control over union and bureaucratic control.

"Education policy should serve children and parents, not unions and bureaucrats."

Guns(4)

Supports national reciprocity for concealed carry permits.

"Support national reciprocity for concealed carry permits."

Strongly supports Second Amendment rights as a God-given right and opposes new restrictions on law-abiding gun owners.

"The Second Amendment is a God-given right recognized by our Constitution. I will oppose every effort to restrict law-abiding gun owners and support Trump-era reforms that roll back unfair federal burdens on firearms."

Opposes assault weapons bans and magazine bans at the federal level.

"Oppose so-called 'assault weapons bans,' magazine bans, and federal gun registries."

Does not support additional gun restrictions; focuses instead on enforcing existing laws against criminals rather than adding new burdens on law-abiding owners.

"Criminals and cartels do not follow gun laws. Piling new restrictions on law-abiding citizens does nothing to stop crime—it only disarms the innocent."

Healthcare(3)

Opposes government-run, single-payer healthcare, favoring market-driven, patient-centered solutions instead.

"I oppose socialized medicine and one-size-fits-all government 'solutions.' Health care should be patient-centered and market-driven, with more choice, transparency, and affordability, not more bureaucrats in Washington."

Opposes use of federal funds for abortion and gender-transition procedures, and supports conscience rights for providers who refuse to participate in them.

"Protecting conscience rights for providers who refuse to participate in abortions or gender-transition procedures."

Implicitly opposes heavy federal healthcare mandates and supports rolling back Biden-era healthcare regulations.

"Under President Trump's second term, we've seen steps to roll back heavy-handed federal control, unwind some of the most harmful parts of Biden-era regulations."

Immigration(5)

Opposes amnesty programs for those who entered the country illegally.

"Oppose amnesty schemes that reward those who broke our laws."

Supports increasing deportations of criminal illegal aliens and cracking down on drug and human trafficking.

"Deport criminal illegal aliens and crack down on drug and human trafficking."

Strongly supports finishing the border wall, increasing Border Patrol and ICE funding, and ending catch-and-release policies.

"Support finishing and strengthening the border wall and physical barriers. Increase support for Border Patrol, ICE, and local law enforcement. End 'catch and release' and restore policies that deter illegal entry."

Supports maintaining legal immigration pathways while firmly opposing illegal immigration.

"We can welcome legal immigrants who follow the rules while firmly rejecting open borders and chaos."

Supports ending policies that allow asylum seekers to remain in the country pending hearings, favoring deterrence-based approaches.

"End 'catch and release' and restore policies that deter illegal entry."

Social Issues(4)

Strongly supports religious liberty for individuals, churches, and ministries to operate without government interference.

"Protect religious liberty so individuals, churches, and ministries can live out their faith without government harassment."

Is firmly pro-life, supporting protections for the unborn, expanding adoption, and strengthening crisis pregnancy centers.

"I am unapologetically pro-life. I support protecting unborn children, expanding adoption, strengthening crisis pregnancy centers, and helping mothers choose life, not abortion."

Opposes transgender inclusion in women's sports and gender-affirming policies in federal programs and schools, supporting executive orders defining sex as biological.

"His executive order defining sex as male or female in federal policy and documents. His 'Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports' executive order, which protects women's and girls' sports by basing competition on biological sex and enforcing Title IX accordingly."

Opposes DEI mandates in government and the military, supporting their rollback.

"As the administration pushes to roll back abuses in areas like Title IX, DEI mandates, and runaway regulators, Congress must step up and reassert its oversight role."