Abby Broyles
Bio | Abby Broyles is an award-winning journalist and attorney. |
Status and Position | Former Candidate of N/A |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Democrat, N/A |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 Senate Election Oklahoma 1 | Oklahoma 1 | Yes | Running | 30.0% |
Campaign Financing | Broyles has raised $726,615 for her campaign. Her top contributors include the University of Oklahoma, local businesses, and unions. |
Voting Rights | Broyles supports voting rights. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | For | Broyles supports universal healthcare. She has stated support for a single-payer system, for increases in federal spending to expand Medicaid, and for the ACA. |
| Socialized Healthcare | For | Broyles supports socialized healthcare. |
| Private Healthcare | Against | Broyles opposes increased privatization of healthcare. |
| LGBT Rights | For | Broyles supports LGBT rights. She has supported same-sex marriage and adoption, as well as transgender anti-discrimination policies. |
| Taxes | For | Broyles supports taxation. She has stated that she supports raising taxes on the richest Americans, on corporations, and on the sales of stocks, bonds, and real estate. |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | Broyles hasn't started a position on the flat tax rate, but she has expressed support for raising taxes on the richest Americans - which suggests she's probably against a flat tax. She has stated that she supports raising taxes on the richest Americans, on corporations, and on the sales of stocks, bonds, and real estate. |
| Abortion | For | Broyles is pro-choice. Broyles has stated that she is a pro-choice candidate. |
| Gun Control | For | Broyles supports regulation of guns as well as the rights of individuals to own them. She has stated that universal background checks for gun purchases should be enhanced. |
| Assisted Suicide | For | Broyles supports assisted suicide if the patient has undergone a psychological examination to prove they are capable of making such a decision. She has stated that universal background checks for gun purchases should be enhanced. |
| Government Interference | For | Broyles supports government regulation on many issues. |
| Planned Parenthood | For | Broyles believes the federal government should continue to fund Planned Parenthood. |
| Welfare | For | She is in favor of welfare programs. Broyles supports federal programs for low-income individuals, and even an increase in those programs. |
| Welfare | Unknown | Broyles hasn't stated a position on stem cell research. |
| Death Penalty | Against | She does not support the death penalty. Broyles has stated she's against the death penalty. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Against | Broyles is against mandatory minimum prison sentencing for low level drug offenses. |
| Military Spending | Against | Broyles has stated she supports a reduction in military spending to help cover the national debt. |
| War on Terrorism | Against | Broyles has stated she is against the Patriot Act and enhanced interrogation. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | Unknown | Broyles has stated mixed reviews on foreign policy. She supports increasing foreign aid spending, but does not support interfering with foreign wars or land disputes. |
| United Nations power | For | Broyles believes the US should remain a part of the UN, but scale back our involvement. |
| Nationalism | Against | Broyles is a patriot, not a nationalist. |
| Free Markets | Unknown | Broyles has not stated support for or against free markets N/A |
| Brexit | Unknown | Broyles has not stated a stance on Brexit. |
| Affirmative Action | For | Broyles has stated she supports affirmative action programs. |
| Government Spending | For | Broyles supports government spending on education, subsidies for small farmers, investment in clean energy and the jobs related to clean energy, and infrastructure |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | Broyles has not stated a position on charter schools. |
| Common Core | For | Broyles supports the concept of Common Core. She supports the concept, but wants changes to the current implementation. |
| Clean Energy | For | She supports clean energy funding and initiatives. Broyles has stated that climate change is real, changes need to be implemented to reverse it, and supports job creation to do so. |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | Broyles' views on religious freedom are mixed. She does not support religious freedom over the rights of individuals to receive goods and services, but she also does not support spending money to remove religious references from federal buildings or currency. |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | She does not support allocating resources to remove religion from federal buildings or currency. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | Broyles has not stated a position on slavery reparations. |
| Border Control | Against | Broyles is against border control She has stated that the US should not build a wall at the Southern border, that immigrant families should not be separated, and that Muslims should not be banned from entering the US. |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | Broyles has not stated her position on passenger profiling. |
| DACA | For | Broyles believes the children of illegal immigrants should be granted US citizenship. |
| Sanctuary Cities | For | Broyles supports federal funding for sanctuary cities. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | For | Broyles supports legalizing marijuana, and has an extensive plan for reducing prison populations based on drug offenses. |