Ben Quayle
Bio | Ben Quayle is an American lawyer and politician. He previously served as a U.S. Representative for Arizona’s 3rd congressional district. |
Status and Position | Former US House of Representatives of Arizona |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Republican, Arizona |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| none |
Campaign Financing | He raised $2.7 million dollars in 2010. |
Voting Rights | Quayle's stance on voting rights is unkown. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Against | In 2012, Quayle supported a bill that would repeal the Affordable Care Act. Quayle is in favor of repealing the healthcare mandate associated with the Affordable Care Act. Source: https://www.healthreformvotes.org/congress/412398 |
| Socialized Healthcare | Against | In 2011, Quayle voted on repealing funding for state health benefits exchanges. He voted on repealing mandatory funding provided to states in the Affordablle Care Act to establish health benefit exchanges. Source: https://www.healthreformvotes.org/congress/412398 |
| Private Healthcare | For | He opposes state funded health insurance. In 2012, he voted on repealing the Affordable Act. Source: https://www.healthreformvotes.org/congress/412398 |
| LGBT Rights | For | Quayle supports the Defense of Marriage Act. He supported a constitutional gay marriage amendment that would allow for same sex couples to get married. Source: https://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2010/10/22/quayle-changes-stance-on-gay-marriage-amendment/ |
| Taxes | Against | He signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge. The pledge commits signers to oppose any and all efforts to increase the marginal income tax rates for individuals and businesses. Moreover, it supports the elemination of deductions and credits. Source: https://www.atr.org/ben-quayle-r-ariz-signs-taxpayer-a5210?page=30 |
| Flat Tax Rate | Against | Quayle is in favor of protecting the finances of individuals and businesses. He opposses the health care mandate of the Affordable Care Act and voted for its repeal. Source: https://www.atr.org/ben-quayle-r-ariz-signs-taxpayer-a5210?page=30 The pledge commits signers to oppose any and all efforts to increase the marginal income tax rates for individuals and businesses. Moreover, it supports the elemination of deductions and credits. Source: https://www.atr.org/ben-quayle-r-ariz-signs-taxpayer-a5210?page=30 |
| Abortion | Against | Quayle is pro life and opposes federal funding for abortions. Source: https://www.politico.com/story/2010/09/quayle-fires-back-on-social-issues-041902 |
| Gun Control | Against | Quayle believes that you can't regulate evil with gun control. Quayle stated that federal gun control laws proposed by Democrates won't stop crimes, because the government can't regulate evil. Furthermore, he opposed making the sale of high capacity immunition clips illegal. He argued that those who want to have evil actions will find a way to do it no matter what restrictions Congress makes. Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/quayle-colorado-shooting-t-regulate-evil-gun-control-203205103.html |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | Quayle has no known stance on assisted suicide. Quayle stated that federal gun control laws proposed by Democrates won't stop crimes, because the government can't regulate evil. Furthermore, he opposed making the sale of high capacity immunition clips illegal. He argued that those who want to have evil actions will find a way to do it no matter what restrictions Congress makes. Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/quayle-colorado-shooting-t-regulate-evil-gun-control-203205103.html |
| Government Interference | Against | Quayle opposes governement restrictions on private owned firearms. Source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/quayle-colorado-shooting-t-regulate-evil-gun-control-203205103.html |
| Planned Parenthood | Against | Quayle opposes federal funding for abortions. Source: https://www.politico.com/story/2010/09/quayle-fires-back-on-social-issues-041902 |
| Welfare | Unknown | His stance on welfare is unkown. |
| Welfare | Unknown | Quayle's stance on stem cell research is unkown. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | His stance on the death penalty is unkown. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | Quayle's stance is unkown. |
| Military Spending | Unknown | He has no known stance on military spending. |
| War on Terrorism | Unknown | He has no known stance on the war on terrorism. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | Unknown | His stance is unkown. |
| United Nations power | Unknown | His stance is unkown. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | Quayle has no known stance on nationalism. |
| Free Markets | For | Quayle is opposed to the burdensome government regulations on the market. Quayle opposed the Obama era regulations on the market, therefore, he prefers a free market economy. Source: https://www.thedailybeast.com/ben-quayles-election-fight-gets-ugly |
| Brexit | Unknown | He has no known stance on Brexit. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | He has no known stance on Affirmative Action. |
| Government Spending | Against | He is opposes market regulations. Source: https://www.thedailybeast.com/ben-quayles-election-fight-gets-ugly |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | His stance on charter schools is unkown. |
| Common Core | Unknown | His stance on common core is unkown. |
| Clean Energy | Against | He called for subsidies for the oil industry. Rather than cutting taxes on the elderly, and women. Quayle supported giving subsidies to the oil industry. Furthermore, he supports tax cuts on the rich. Source: https://archive.thinkprogress.org/constituents-laugh-at-gop-rep-quayle-for-denying-existence-of-billions-in-special-oil-subsidies-1ddb405f72fe/ |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | He has not made any votes on religious freedom bills. |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | He has no known stance on the issue of separating the church from state. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | He has no known stance on slavery repatations. |
| Border Control | For | He opposed the idea of the blue card. Quayle opposed the idea of the blue cad, which is a way for people who were brought to the United States illegaly when they were young to be able to stay here, without a path to citizenship. Source: https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/ben-quayle-didnt-seem-upset-with-immigration-policy-obama-announced-before-the-name-obama-was-attached-6665322 |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | He has no known stance on passenger profiling. |
| DACA | Against | He opposed the blue card idea, which would give young illegal immigrants the right to stay in the United States, without a path to citizenship. He called this idea an amnesty. Source: https://www.phoenixnewtimes.com/news/ben-quayle-didnt-seem-upset-with-immigration-policy-obama-announced-before-the-name-obama-was-attached-6665322 |
| Sanctuary Cities | Unknown | He has no known stance on sanctuary cities. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Unknown | He has no known stance on legalizing marijuana. |