Michael Bloomberg
Bio | Michael Bloomberg is an American politician, businessman, and author. He is the 9th wealthiest man in the United States. |
Status and Position | Former Mayor of New York |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Democrat, New York |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 Presidential Election United States | United States | Yes | Dropped Out | N/A |
Campaign Financing | Bloomberg's campaign is self-funded. He believes that an 'overhaul' of the campaign finance system is necessary. |
Voting Rights | Has stated that he supports efforts to expand voting rights. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | For | Supports working towards universal healthcare coverage. Would implement a public-option that is alike to Medicare and would expand the Affordable Care Act. |
| Socialized Healthcare | Nuance | Supports increasing publicly-funded healthcare options, but has not advocated to transition to an entirely socialized system. |
| Private Healthcare | For | Has not advocated to abolish private insurance. |
| LGBT Rights | For | Is an advocate for LGBT rights. Bloomberg is supportive of marriage equality and would seek to implement legislation to prevent discrimination against LGBT individuals. |
| Taxes | For | Supports increasing taxes in some instances and was critical of the 2017 GOP tax cuts. Has stated that wealthy Americans should pay more in taxes. |
| Flat Tax Rate | Against | Supports progressive tax rates. Has stated that wealthy Americans should pay more in taxes. |
| Abortion | For | Supports reproductive rights. Believes that abortion access is a "fundamental human right". |
| Gun Control | For | Sees gun violence as a national emergency. Would expand background checks, reinstate the federal assault weapons ban, and implement mandatory waiting periods prior to gun purchases. |
| Assisted Suicide | For | Would require a psychological exam. Would expand background checks, reinstate the federal assault weapons ban, and implement mandatory waiting periods prior to gun purchases. |
| Government Interference | For | Supports measures such as gun control and environmental regulations. |
| Planned Parenthood | For | Supports reproductive rights and believes that Planned Parenthood provides essential services. |
| Welfare | For | Supportive of welfare measures. Would specifically expand the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit. |
| Welfare | Unknown | Has not made any public statements on the issue. |
| Death Penalty | Against | Has stated that he is opposed to capital punishment. Has stated that he is opposed to capital punishment. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | For | Supported mandatory minimums for gun crimes. |
| Military Spending | Unknown | Has not specifically outlined what military spending would look like under his Administration. |
| War on Terrorism | Unknown | A position on the War on Terror is not included in his foreign policy platform. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | For | Believes US foreign relationships need to be strengthened. Does not elaborate on a specific course of action regarding international interaction. |
| United Nations power | For | Has experience working in the United Nations as the Special Envoy for Climate Action. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | Has not made his position clear. |
| Free Markets | For | Is pro-free-trade. Has been extremely critical of protectionist trade strategies. |
| Brexit | Against | Has called Brexit 'stupid'. |
| Affirmative Action | Against | Opposes affirmative action programs. |
| Government Spending | For | Supports increasing government spending on social programs. |
| Charter Schools | For | Is supportive of school choice initiatives. Was extremely supportive of charter schools as Mayor of New York. |
| Common Core | For | Does not sympathize with arguments against Common Core standards. Believes the Common Core provides reasonable standards of testing. |
| Clean Energy | For | Would support a transition to 100% clean energy. Would seek to reduce US emissions by 50% within 10 years and transition the US to 100% renewable energy by 2050. |
| Religious Freedom | For | Advocate for religious freedom, but does not believe it should be a valid basis for discrimination. Is an advocate for pluralism. Has been praised by the ACLU as a valuable advocate for religious freedom. |
| Separation of Church and State | For | Believes there should be separation between church and state. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | Has not made his position clear. |
| Border Control | Unknown | Has not made an explicit stance either for or against border control. N/A |
| Passenger Profiling | Nuance | Oversaw a system of racial profiling as Mayor of New York, which he has since apologized for. |
| DACA | Unknown | Has not spoken about DACA specifically. |
| Sanctuary Cities | For | As Mayor of New York, "ensured [the] confidentiality of immigration status for all people who interacted with New York City government". |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Against | Has called proposals to legalize marijuana 'stupid'. |