Alex Azar
Bio | Alex Azar is an American politician, lawyer, and pharmaceutical lobbyist. He was the former drug company executive and is now currently serving as the U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services. |
Status and Position | Former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services of White House Executive Branch |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | n/a, White House Executive Branch |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| none |
Campaign Financing | Unknown. |
Voting Rights | Azar's stance on voting rights is unknown. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Against | Azar does not support universal healthcare coverage. Azar has called ObamaCare and anything resembling it a disaster. |
| Socialized Healthcare | Against | He does not support socialized healthcare. |
| Private Healthcare | For | He supports expansion of access to private insurance. |
| LGBT Rights | Nuance | His position on LGBTQ rights is nuanced. He has opposed healthcare proposals that would protect certain LGBTQ rights. |
| Taxes | Unknown | His stance on taxes is unknown. N/A |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | He has not specified a stance on the flat tax rate. N/A |
| Abortion | Against | He is pro-life. He and his department have made efforts to restrict access to abortion. |
| Gun Control | Nuance | His stance on gun control is nuanced. Azar is in favor of conducting research on gun violence, but his stance on gun control is unclear. |
| Assisted Suicide | Against | He does not support unnatural causes of death. Azar is in favor of conducting research on gun violence, but his stance on gun control is unclear. |
| Government Interference | Unknown | His stance on government intervention is unknown. |
| Planned Parenthood | Against | He is against Planned Parenthood. |
| Welfare | Unknown | His stance on welfare is unknown. N/A |
| Welfare | Against | He is against stem cell research. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | His stance on the death penalty is unknown. N/A |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | He does not have an official stance on this topic. |
| Military Spending | Unknown | His stance on military spending is unknown. |
| War on Terrorism | Unknown | He does not have an official stance on the war on terrorism. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | Unknown | He does not have an official stance on this topic. N/A |
| United Nations power | Nuance | He supports the UN, but disagrees with UN policy surrounding reproductive rights. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | He does not have a clear stance on nationalism. |
| Free Markets | For | He is supportive of free markets. Azar praised Trump's free-market approach to insurance. |
| Brexit | Unknown | His stance on Brexit is unclear. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | He does not have a clear stance on affirmative action. |
| Government Spending | Unknown | He does not have a clear stance on government spending. |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | He does not have an official stance on charter schools. |
| Common Core | Unknown | He does not have an official position on common core. N/A |
| Clean Energy | Unknown | He does not have an official position on this topic. N/A |
| Religious Freedom | For | He is supportive of religious freedom. He is protective of First Amendment rights. |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | He does not have a clear stance on this issue. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | He does not have explicit stance on this issue. |
| Border Control | Nuance | His stance on border control is nuanced. Azar acknowledged that detention centers at the border are not ideal conditions for children, but does not object to the detention centers as a whole. |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | He does not have a stance on passenger profiling. |
| DACA | Unknown | His position on DACA is unknown. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Unknown | His stance on sanctuary cities is unknown. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Against | He is against the legalization and research of marijuana. |