Abby Lee
Bio | Lee has a PhD in public policy and administration at Boise State University. |
Status and Position | Current State Senator of Idaho |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Republican, Idaho |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
Campaign Financing | Lee has raised $147,708 in campaign finances. The largest portions of this have come from health ($19,650), agriculture ($18,395), and finance, insurance, and real estate ($15,900). Source: https://www.followthemoney.org/entity-details?eid=23426055&default=candidate |
Voting Rights | No clear stance on issue. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Socialized Healthcare | Against | Lee is opposed to Obamacare. Source: http://abbyleeforidaho.us/the-truth-about-abby-lee/ |
| Private Healthcare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| LGBT Rights | Nuance | Lee's stance on LGBT rights is nuanced. Lee voted for HB 509, which would prohibit changes to the gender written on one's birth certificate. However, she voted against HB 500, a bill that would prohibit transgender girls from participating in school sports. Source: https://www.idahopress.com/eyeonboise/house-votes-53-16-in-favor-of-transgender-birth-certificate-bill-defying-court-order/article_625a005c-3867-5f1f-9512-ca72783abd3a.html https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2020/legislation/H0509/ https://www.idahopress.com/news/local/transgender-athletes-bill-passes-idaho-house-as-anti-trans-youth-treatment-bill-dies/article_0a23f171-9b30-5ec0-884f-1804d29aaf12.html https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2020/legislation/H0500// |
| Taxes | Against | Lee is against taxes. Lee supports "not increasing taxes." Source: http://abbyleeforidaho.us/profile/ |
| Flat Tax Rate | Against | Lee is against flat tax rates. She has spoken out against a bill that would implement flat rate taxes, because it "would have raised taxes for lower-income families." Source: https://www.argusobserver.com/independent/news/local-legislators-discuss-session/article_72902884-eeb2-11e4-9743-7f6a608f791c.html Lee supports "not increasing taxes." Source: http://abbyleeforidaho.us/profile/ |
| Abortion | Against | Lee is against abortion. Lee voted in favor of HB 366, which would make abortions illegal after the heartbeat is detectable. Source: https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0366/ |
| Gun Control | Against | Lee is against gun control. Lee is an advocate for the Second Amendment. Source: http://abbyleeforidaho.us/profile/ |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. Lee is an advocate for the Second Amendment. Source: http://abbyleeforidaho.us/profile/ |
| Government Interference | Against | Lee supports restraining the government from infringing. Source: http://abbyleeforidaho.us/profile/ |
| Planned Parenthood | Against | Lee is against Planned Parenthood. She voted for HB 220, which prohibits public funding for abortion providers such as Planned Parenthood. Source: https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/H0220/ |
| Welfare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Welfare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Military Spending | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| War on Terrorism | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| United Nations power | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Free Markets | For | Lee is for free markets. Lee supports "maintaining a free market economy." Source: http://abbyleeforidaho.us/profile/ |
| Brexit | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Affirmative Action | For | Lee is for affirmative action. She voted against a bill that works to combat affirmative action. Source: https://www.idahostatesman.com/article240227461.html https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2020/legislation/H0440/ https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/capitol-watch/idaho-senate-anti-affirmative-action-bill/277-1f9be6fe-012f-44c0-99d3-551793075926 |
| Government Spending | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Common Core | Nuance | Lee's stance on Common Core is nuanced. Lee has stated that she supports "Idaho Standards" over Common Core standards, suggesting she supports some type of educational standards, but not the current federal Common Core standards in place. Source: https://www.idahopress.com/r-district-9-senator-abby-lee/article_03bb5bc4-d499-11e3-a8a1-0019bb2963f4.html |
| Clean Energy | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| 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 | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| 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 | Against | Lee is against legalizing marijuana. She voted against legalizing CBD oil, as well as for SJR 101, which would make the legalization of marijuana unconstitutional in Idaho. She also is opposed to allowing Orgeon cannabis businesses advertise in Idaho. Source: https://www.uiargonaut.com/2021/02/10/idaho-senate-passes-sjr-101/ https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2021/legislation/SJR101/ http://media.spokesman.com/documents/2015/05/The_pattern_that_surrounds_Idaho.pdf https://legislature.idaho.gov/sessioninfo/2015/legislation/S1146/ https://www.idahopress.com/eyeonboise/new-anti-marijuana-advertising-promotion-ban-bill-passes-senate-21-14/article_553ac55b-6d4e-5e3b-85cc-ad9740b54d18.html |