Jonathan Riddle
Bio | Jonathan Riddle played D1 football at Iona College and started a career in finance after graduating. He currently works as Director for Altium, a Financial Consulting and Wealth Management Firm. |
Status and Position | Former Candidate of N/A |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Republican, N/A |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 House of Representatives Election CT-04 | CT-04 | Yes | Running | N/A |
Campaign Financing | A majority of funds came from large individual contributions (46.8%) and 38.56% came from self financing. The remainder came from small individual contributions. Source: https://www.opensecrets.org/races/candidates?cycle=2020&id=CT04&spec=N |
Voting Rights | Riddle has supported the Restore the VRA act, the Secure Elections Act, and the Re-enfranchise Incarcerated People Act. Source: https://ourdemocracy2020.org/people/jonathan-riddle/ |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Unknown | Riddle has no public stance on universal healthcare. |
| Socialized Healthcare | Unknown | Riddle's stance is unclear. |
| Private Healthcare | Unknown | Riddle's stance is unclear. |
| LGBT Rights | For | Riddle's supports the LGBT community. Riddle has stated that he believes in protecting equal rights and opportunities for the LGBT community. Source: https://www.riddleforcongress.com/issues/#social-issues |
| Taxes | Against | Riddle supports Trump's tax reform. He believes that reducing tax rates and regulation has encouraged investment and employment. Source: https://www.riddleforcongress.com/issues |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | Riddle's stance is unclear. He believes that reducing tax rates and regulation has encouraged investment and employment. Source: https://www.riddleforcongress.com/issues |
| Abortion | Against | Riddle does not support abortion. |
| Gun Control | Unknown | Riddle's stance is unclear. |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | Riddle's stance is unclear. |
| Government Interference | Unknown | Riddle's stance is unclear. |
| Planned Parenthood | Unknown | Riddle's stance is unclear. |
| Welfare | For | Riddle supports welfare. Riddle aims to reform the welfare system by allowing individuals to keep benefits through transitional phases of employment. Source: https://www.riddleforcongress.com/issues/#welfare |
| Welfare | Unknown | Riddle's stance is unknown. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | Riddle's stance is unclear. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | Riddle's stance is unclear. |
| Military Spending | Unknown | Riddle's stance is unclear. |
| War on Terrorism | For | Riddle supports strong military power and defense in order to maintain global peace and aims to combat and eliminate radical Islamic terrorism. Source: https://www.riddleforcongress.com/issues/#foreign-policy |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | For | Riddle supports strong foreign policy. Riddle believes that the US should be a global leader in order to maintain peace. Source: https://www.riddleforcongress.com/issues/#foreign-policy |
| United Nations power | Unknown | Riddle's stance is unclear. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | Riddle's stance is unclear. |
| Free Markets | For | Riddle supported free markets. |
| Brexit | Unknown | Riddle's stance is unclear. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | Riddle's stance is unclear. |
| Government Spending | Unknown | Riddle stance is unclear. |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | Riddle's stance is unclear. |
| Common Core | Against | Riddle is against common core. Riddle views common core as Federal encroachment, unable to provide high quality education that fits every student. Source: https://www.riddleforcongress.com/issues/#foreign-policy |
| Clean Energy | For | Riddle supports clean energy. Riddle believes that there should be increased investment in clean energy such as nuclear powered and wind energy. Source: https://www.riddleforcongress.com/issues/#foreign-policy |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | Riddle's stance is unclear. |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | Riddle's stance is unclear. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | Riddle's stance is unclear. |
| Border Control | For | Riddle supports Border Security. Riddle believes that borders should have strategic fencing and aerial monitoring. Source: https://www.riddleforcongress.com/issues/#immigration |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | Riddle's stance is unclear. |
| DACA | Unknown | Riddle's stance is unclear. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Unknown | Riddle's stance is unclear. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | For | Riddle supports the legalization of marijuana. |