Bob R. Riley
Bio | Bob Riley is an American politician and former Governor of Alabama. He began his career in business administration and later on served as a U.S. Representative for the Alabama 3rd district. |
Status and Position | Former Governor, US House of Representatives of Alabama |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Republican, Alabama |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| none |
Campaign Financing | Raised $640K in the year 2000. |
Voting Rights | Riley opposed the Voting Rights Act, which requires Alabama to get federal permission when hodling local elections or when changing election laws. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | For | He voted yes on subsidizing private insurance. Therefore, individuals will be able to afford drug coverage and pay for health costs. Riley supported the Medicare Rx 2000 Act that would provide voluntary perscription drug coverage and make health costs more affordable. Source: https://www.wbrc.com/story/11240624/governor-riley-discusses-new-fiscal-year/ |
| Socialized Healthcare | For | Riley supports subsidizing private insurance to make perscription drugs more affordable for individuals. Source: https://www.wbrc.com/story/11240624/governor-riley-discusses-new-fiscal-year/ |
| Private Healthcare | Against | Riley voted to pass the Medicare Rx 2000 Act, which will allow the government to subsidise private insurance companies. This will make private insurance more affordable for Medicare benefeciaries. Source: https://www.wbrc.com/story/11240624/governor-riley-discusses-new-fiscal-year/ |
| LGBT Rights | Against | In 1999, Riley voted in favor of a bill that would ban adoptions by same sex couples. Riley voted in favor of an amendment banning adoptions in the District of Columbia by same sex couples. Source: https://www.waff.com/story/1705693/alabamas-gay-marriage-debate/ |
| Taxes | Against | In 2006, Riley signed a tax cut bill. The tax cut bill was the first significant tax releif for Alabama since 1935. Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20061101205509/http://www.bobrileyforgovernor.com/News/frmArticle.aspx?NewID=1006 |
| Flat Tax Rate | Against | Riley is against taxing the poor and middle income Americans. He supports taxing wealthy individuals. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-sep-09-na-tax9-story.html The tax cut bill was the first significant tax releif for Alabama since 1935. Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20061101205509/http://www.bobrileyforgovernor.com/News/frmArticle.aspx?NewID=1006 |
| Abortion | Against | In 2000, Riley voted yes on a bill banning abortion. The bill would ban doctors from perforeming the abortion procedure called 'dialation and extraction' (also called partial birth abortion). Furthermore, abortion is only permitted if the woman's life was at risk. Source: https://www.wsfa.com/story/5636524/baxley-and-riley-on-the-issues/ |
| Gun Control | Against | Riley singed two bills that would protect the second amendment right to bear arms. Riley supports the indiviual right to self defense. He signed two bills that would protect the second amendment rights. The first bill prohibits any government agency from confiscating private firearms or from regulating the lawful sale of guns. Moreover, the second bill would make all records about permits for firearm to be confidential and only be discolsed for law enforcement purposes. Source: https://www.nraila.org/articles/20090518/alabama-governor-bob-riley-receives-two |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | Riley has no known stance on assisted suicide. Riley supports the indiviual right to self defense. He signed two bills that would protect the second amendment rights. The first bill prohibits any government agency from confiscating private firearms or from regulating the lawful sale of guns. Moreover, the second bill would make all records about permits for firearm to be confidential and only be discolsed for law enforcement purposes. Source: https://www.nraila.org/articles/20090518/alabama-governor-bob-riley-receives-two |
| Government Interference | Against | Riley opposes government regulations on the lawful sale of guns. Source: https://www.nraila.org/articles/20090518/alabama-governor-bob-riley-receives-two |
| Planned Parenthood | Unknown | Riley's stance on planned parenthood is unkown. |
| Welfare | For | Riley voted to expand voluntary Pre K in Alabama. The program called First Class would provide voluntary pre K in Alabama. The program would build on the state's existing Pre K program, which was criticised for limited access. Source: https://www.al.com/spotnews/2007/12/gov_bob_riley_annouriley_wants.html |
| Welfare | Unknown | Riley's stance on stem cell research is unkown. |
| Death Penalty | For | Riley supports the death penalty. As governor, Riley oversaw 25 executions in Alabama. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Riley |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Against | In 2010, Riley signed a new law that would limit incarceration in Alabama's overcrowded prisons for people on probation who commit no new offense but violate the terms of their probation. Source: https://eji.org/news/alabama-reforms-probation-to-reduce-prison-crowding/ |
| Military Spending | Unknown | Riley's stance on military spending is unkown. |
| War on Terrorism | For | Riley supported continuing military intervention in Iraq. Source: https://www.apr.org/post/riley-says-soldiers-should-stay-iraq |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | For | Riley led a trade delegation to China, which aims for improving trade relations with China. The measure aims for opening a trade office in the growing market for Alabama products. Source: http://legacy.decaturdaily.com/decaturdaily/news/070420/seek.shtml |
| United Nations power | Unknown | Riley has no known stance on United Nations Powers. |
| Nationalism | For | Riley identifies himself with the Republican party and has conservative views on abortion and gun control. Source: https://www.nraila.org/articles/20090518/alabama-governor-bob-riley-receives-two |
| Free Markets | Against | Riley supports a major tax increase for education. Riley promoted a tax package that would increase taxes on education. He wanted to improve Alabama's educational system. Source: https://www.apr.org/post/alabama-voters-reject-rileys-tax-plan |
| Brexit | Unknown | Riley's stance on Brexit is unkown. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | Riley's stance on Affirmative Action is unkown. |
| Government Spending | Against | Riley called for taxation for education and for debt relief. Source: https://www.wbrc.com/story/11240624/governor-riley-discusses-new-fiscal-year/ |
| Charter Schools | For | Riley supports the US Department of Education initiative of the 'Race to the top' grant, because it offers states the chance to apply for federal grants and pursue education reform. Source: https://oanow.com/news/bob-riley-making-the-case-for-charter-schools/article_c7237fa6-909c-5c2c-ba35-8993499ae8a7.html |
| Common Core | For | Riley supports Alabama's common core educational system. He supports a tax increase on education, which will improve Alabama's ranking on education among other states. Source: https://oanow.com/news/bob-riley-making-the-case-for-charter-schools/article_c7237fa6-909c-5c2c-ba35-8993499ae8a7.html |
| Clean Energy | Against | Riley opposes prohibitng oil drilling. Riley stated that if the United States cuts back on domestic oil drilling, the trade off would be more dependency on oil from other, potentially hostile countries. Source: https://www.al.com/live/2010/05/alabamas_gov_riley_future_of_d.html |
| Religious Freedom | For | Riley stated that the seperation of church from state does not mean keeping god out of government. Riley stated that his religious beliefs influenced his views of increasing taxes on the wealthy. Source: https://thereitis.org/alabama-gov-bob-riley-says-his-religious-views-influenced-his-push-for-a-tax-increase-on-the-wealthy/ |
| Separation of Church and State | For | Riley's religion influences his political opinions. He beleives that the seperation of church from state does not mean leaving God out of government. Source: https://thereitis.org/alabama-gov-bob-riley-says-his-religious-views-influenced-his-push-for-a-tax-increase-on-the-wealthy/ |
| Slavery Reparations | For | Riley signed a legislative resolution apologizing for Alabama's role in slavery. However, no slavery reparations were inacted in Alabama. Source: https://www.apr.org/post/riley-signs-slavery-apology |
| Border Control | For | Voted in favor of authorizing Alabama to enforce immigration laws through state troopers. The agreement gives the state of Alabama the authority to use specially trained state troopers to enforce federal laws against illegal immigration. Source: https://web.archive.org/web/20061101211422/http://www.bobrileyforgovernor.com/News/frmArticle.aspx?NewID=1007 |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | Riley's stance on passenger profiling is unkown. |
| DACA | Unknown | Riley's stance on DACA is unkown. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Unknown | Riley's stance on sanctuary cities is unkown. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Unknown | Riley has no known stance on legalizing marijuana. |