Adam Christensen
Bio | Adam Christensen was the youngest Democratic nominee running for Congress in the 2020 election. He graduated from Hampden-Sydney College. |
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 House of Representatives Election FL-03 | FL-03 | Yes | Running | N/A |
Campaign Financing | A large majority, 63.21% of Christensen's funds come from large individual contributions, while 23.86% come from PAC contributions. The remaining come from small individual contributions, and candidate self-financing. |
Voting Rights | Christensen aims to make voting more accessible by creating guidelines for voting machines, registration, and absentee voting. Source: https://www.forthemanynotjustme.com/vote-by-mail |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | For | Christensen supports universal healthcare. Christensen believes that health care is a human right and that Medicare for All should be instituted permanently. Source: https://www.clickorlando.com/results-2020/2020/10/05/meet-the-candidates-heres-who-is-running-for-us-house-district-3/ |
| Socialized Healthcare | For | Christensen supports socialized healthcare. Source: https://www.clickorlando.com/results-2020/2020/10/05/meet-the-candidates-heres-who-is-running-for-us-house-district-3/ |
| Private Healthcare | Unknown | Christensen's stance is unclear. |
| LGBT Rights | For | Christensen supports LGBT rights. Christensen aims to pass legislation that prohibits LGBT discrimination and ensure healthcare for the community. |
| Taxes | Nuance | Christensen supports a tax cut to the working class rather than large corporations. Christensen wants to ensure that the tax burden on the working class is reduced. Source: https://www.forthemanynotjustme.com/trickle-up-economics |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | Christensen's stance is unclear. Christensen wants to ensure that the tax burden on the working class is reduced. Source: https://www.forthemanynotjustme.com/trickle-up-economics |
| Abortion | Against | Christensen aims to reduce the abortion rate. Christensen aims to reduce the abortion rate in this country by expanding medicare to cover birth care, bringdown the cost of childcare through a universal childcare system, and increase sex education. Source: https://www.forthemanynotjustme.com/florida-conference-of-catholic-bish |
| Gun Control | For | Christensen supports gun control. Christensen supports universal background checks rather than banning firearms and similar measures. Source: https://d2y1pz2y630308.cloudfront.net/11291/documents/2020/6/christensen%20_adam.pdf |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | Christensen's stance is unclear. Christensen supports universal background checks rather than banning firearms and similar measures. Source: https://d2y1pz2y630308.cloudfront.net/11291/documents/2020/6/christensen%20_adam.pdf |
| Government Interference | Unknown | Christensen's stance is unclear. |
| Planned Parenthood | Unknown | Christensen's stance is unclear. |
| Welfare | Unknown | Christensen's stance is unclear. |
| Welfare | Unknown | Christensen's stance is unclear. |
| Death Penalty | Against | Christensen's is against the death penalty/ Christensen wants to repeal the death penalty as it has cost Florida $51 million a year and because he views it as immoral. Source: https://d2y1pz2y630308.cloudfront.net/11291/documents/2020/6/christensen%20_adam.pdf |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | Christensen's stance is unclear. |
| Military Spending | Unknown | Christensen's stance is unclear. |
| War on Terrorism | Against | Christensen believes that foreign policy regarding the war on terrorism should be reduced . Source: https://www.forthemanynotjustme.com/copy-of-covid-19 |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | Nuance | Christensen's foreign policy has an emphasis on reducing tensions. Christensen believes in reducing tension by peace settlements and non-interventionism, while increasing foreign aid. Source:https://www.forthemanynotjustme.com/copy-of-covid-19 |
| United Nations power | Unknown | Christensen's stance is unclear. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | Christensen's stance is unclear. |
| Free Markets | Unknown | Christensen's stance is unclear. |
| Brexit | Unknown | Christensen's stance is unclear. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | Christensen's stance is unclear. |
| Government Spending | Unknown | Christensen's stance is unclear. |
| Charter Schools | Against | Christensen does not support funding the Federal Charter School Program. Source: https://www.forthemanynotjustme.com/supporting-education |
| Common Core | For | Christensen supports common core. Christensen supports funding common core and strengthening the education system through hiring more people of color and limiting class sizes. Source: https://www.forthemanynotjustme.com/supporting-education |
| Clean Energy | For | Christensen supports clean energy. Christensen believes that there should be a transition to clean energy and also supports the Green New Deal. Source: https://www.forthemanynotjustme.com/greennewdeal |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | Christensen's stance is unclear. |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | Christensen's stance is unclear. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | Christensen's stance is unclear. |
| Border Control | Unknown | Christensen's stance is unclear. |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | Christensen's stance is unclear. |
| DACA | Unknown | Christensen supports protecting DACA. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Unknown | Christensen's stance is unclear. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Unknown | Christensen's stance is unclear. |