Buck McKeon
Bio | Buck McKeon served as a Missionary for the LDS church. He graduated from BYU with a degree in animal husbandry and went on to serve the school board for the William S. Hart School district. He gained his first major role in the House in 2009. He then went on to serve in as a chairman in the Armed Service Committee in 2011. |
Status and Position | Former US House of Representatives of California |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Republican, California |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| none |
Campaign Financing | McKeon raised $1,789,131 for his 2012 campaign. Source: https://www.followthemoney.org/entity-details?eid=17657731 |
Voting Rights | No clear stance on issue. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Against | McKeon opposed universal healthcare. McKeon wanted to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Source: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/political-courage-test/26755/buck-mckeon |
| Socialized Healthcare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Private Healthcare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| LGBT Rights | Against | McKeon opposed LGBT rights. McKeon refused to approve a bill unless it included a provision prohibiting military chaplains from officiating same-sex marriages. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_McKeon#Political_positions |
| Taxes | Nuance | McKeon supports some taxes. McKeon supported President Obama's proposal to raise taxes on billionaires. He also said that he would rather raise taxes than cut the defense budget. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_McKeon#Political_positions |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. McKeon supported President Obama's proposal to raise taxes on billionaires. He also said that he would rather raise taxes than cut the defense budget. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_McKeon#Political_positions |
| Abortion | Against | McKeon opposed abortion. McKeon was endorsed by the California Pro-Life Council. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_McKeon#Political_positions |
| Gun Control | Nuance | McKeon supports some gun control. McKeon supprots gun control for the purpose of reducing violence. He was endorsed by the National Rifle Association in 2010. Source: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/political-courage-test/26755/buck-mckeon |
| Assisted Suicide | Against | McKeon co-sponsored a bill to restrict funding for physician-assisted suicide. Source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/1003/cosponsors?r=6&s=1 McKeon supprots gun control for the purpose of reducing violence. He was endorsed by the National Rifle Association in 2010. Source: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/candidate/political-courage-test/26755/buck-mckeon |
| Government Interference | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Planned Parenthood | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Welfare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Welfare | For | McKeon voted in favor of a bill that supported using federal funds for stem cell research. Source: https://justfacts.votesmart.org/bill/3996/13351/26755/buck-mckeon-voted-yea-passage-s-5-stem-cell-research-act-of-2007#13351 |
| Death Penalty | For | McKeon supported the death penalty. McKeon supported making it harder to appeal the death penalty. He also voted no on replacing the death penalty with life imprisonment. Source: https://www.ontheissues.org/CA/Buck_McKeon_Crime.htm |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Military Spending | For | McKeon opposed cutting the defense budget. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_McKeon#Political_positions |
| War on Terrorism | For | McKeon supported the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Source: https://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2014/02/24/buck-mckeon-white-house-website-proves-obamas-disinterest-in-afghanistan |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | For | McKeon supported international interaction. McKeon believes that reducing interaction with other nations leaves the US open to war. Source: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2010/12/buck-mckeon-armed-services-afghanistan/ |
| United Nations power | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Free Markets | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Brexit | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Government Spending | Against | McKeon wanted to reduce overall government spending. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_McKeon#Political_positions |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Common Core | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Clean Energy | Against | McKeon is against clean energy. McKeon was rated 7% by the League of Conservation Voters, a pro-environment and clean energy group. Source: https://scorecard.lcv.org/moc/buck-mckeon |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Border Control | For | McKeon supported border control. McKeon opposed granting amnesty to illegal immigration. He also supported increasing border security. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_McKeon#Political_positions |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| DACA | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |