Nancy Pelosi
Bio | Nancy Pelosi is an American Democratic politician who earned her bachelor’s degree from Trinity Washington University. Pelosi is a career politician who currently serves as the 52nd Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and Leader of the House Democratic Caucus. |
Status and Position | Current US House of Representatives of California |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Democrat, California |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 House of Representatives Election CA-12 | CA-12 | Yes | Running | N/A |
Campaign Financing | Nancy Pelosi is a strong advocate for campaign finance reform. she pledged to introduce legislation to put more restriction on the resources of campaigns. In 2019, she introduced the legislation " For the people's act to reform the entire election system including campaign finances. she raised more than $21Million, spent more than $15million, has more than $5million in cash on hand, and has no debt |
Voting Rights | Nancy Pelosi is a strong vocal for voting rights, in 2019 she introduced the bill "For the People Act" which has many election reforms including making election day a federal holiday, however the bill has not passed the senate. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Against | Nancy said she is not a fan of medicare for all despite the move gaining a lot in the democratic party, However she said that she would want to see everyone having healthcare. Pelosi's main argument for rejecting the idea of universal healthcare as a law is that it will carry a heavy price tag, neither government not the private sector will be able to fund it. despite that, she still said that she would welcome the debate on the house floor regarding the issue |
| Socialized Healthcare | Against | she is against socialized medicine |
| Private Healthcare | Unknown | her stand on private healthcare is unknown. She believes that there should be no new innovations with healthcare. She believes that all efforts should be directed towards improving the Affordable Healthcare Act. |
| LGBT Rights | For | she is for LGBT rights. she mentioned that ending discrimination against gays and lesbians is and has been her top priority since she entered Congress. her voting record in the house of representatives shows that in addition to her public statements. During her time in congress, she passed the Hate Crimes Prevention Act and repealed the Dont Ask Dont Tell Policy. She introduced the Equality Act bill along with House Democrats to end discrimination towards the LGBTQ community. |
| Taxes | For | she is for the presence of taxes as a pillar of the monetary system her voting record as well as her public statements show that. She was against the Tax Cut and Jobs act of 2019 and against repealing of the death tax. |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. her voting record as well as her public statements show that. She was against the Tax Cut and Jobs act of 2019 and against repealing of the death tax. |
| Abortion | For | she is pro-choice and believes abortion and birth control should be available to those who need them. she believes that abortion is to be decided only by the woman as its her body she is the best person equipped to decide how to proceed with it. her voting record as well as her public statements show that too. She is also a huge supporter against repealing Roe V. Wade. |
| Gun Control | For | she believes we need more gun control including background checks her voting record as well as her public statements show that |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. her voting record as well as her public statements show that |
| Government Interference | For | She |
| Planned Parenthood | For | Pelosi is a vocal supporter of Planned Parenthood and has entered many political fights to ensure their funding is intact |
| Welfare | For | Pelosi has rejected multiple attempts to cut the budget in order to keep the support for welfare programs. she refused any cuts for medicare, medicaid or any welfare programs, or food stamps |
| Welfare | Against | she was in favor repealing the Bush administration's ban on stem cell research |
| Death Penalty | Against | Pelosi is against the death penalty and think its doesnt help anything, she also believes it's a symbol of old times when rule of law was not there. Pelosi is against the death penalty and thinks it doesn't help anything, she also believes it's a symbol of old times when rule of law was not there. She believes that it would be better to replace the death penalty with rehabilitation programs to make society better. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Military Spending | For | she believes military spending is important to keep the United States military the strongest on earth and to protect it from terrorists and protect world democracies. |
| War on Terrorism | For | pelosi is for the war on terrorism and believes its important to protect the United State's National Security and make the world a better place |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | For | She believes that the United States needs to keep ints international role as a leader of the free world She believes that The US as the strongest country in the world should keep its commitments towards its allies and protect them from any aggression. she believes the United States should continue to to promote democracy and protect world democracies. |
| United Nations power | For | she heavily criticised the Trump government from international agreements and from the WHO and believes that the US should be leading these organisations and not stepping away from them. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Free Markets | For | she is for free markets but with regulations she believes that corporations should not be left to control everything without oversight. she believes in SEC regulations and even expanding them to make sure that corporations are not exploiting the system to their benefit |
| Brexit | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Affirmative Action | For | she believes in affirmative action as it is a important to protect every American's right to proper education and hight jobs. |
| Government Spending | For | Pelosi believes that the government need to spend the taxpayers money on government programs to make their life better |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Common Core | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. N/A |
| Clean Energy | For | Pelosi believes in the Transformation of Energy from coal to clean energy sources and methods she is trying to pass bills increasing environmental legislations, including working with other democrats on the Green New Deal to reduce dependence on oil and coal. |
| Religious Freedom | For | She supports religious freedom she backed bills that would allow religious organizations to waiver hiring if the person doesn't fit religious views. |
| Separation of Church and State | For | She believes that the state has to be secular due to the huge diversity |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | Has made no clear statement on this issue. |
| Border Control | For | for Border control but against violence and repression on border She believes that borders need to be secured but without oppressing families and individuals on borders. she repeatedly criticized the Trump administration for their extreme anti-immigration policies |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| DACA | For | She voted for the dream act and is standing against the attempts by the Trump administration to repeal DACA |
| Sanctuary Cities | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |