Alan Grayson
Bio | Alan Grayson is an American politician. He previously served as a Representative for Florida’s 9th congressional district. |
Status and Position | Former US House of Representatives of Florida |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Democrat, Florida |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| none |
Campaign Financing | Grayson's 2016 Senate run raised campaign finance concerns over some failure to disclose donors, though it was cast as sloppy bookkeeping. |
Voting Rights | He was in favor of expanding voting rights, including automatic registration for all voters. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | For | Grayson supported a universal healthcare option during the ACA debate. He introduced the Public Option Act, which would have served as "Medicare for all who want it," though it never came to a vote, in the House in 2010. |
| Socialized Healthcare | For | Grayson voted for the ACA and Patient Protection Act, and supported more socialized healthcare. |
| Private Healthcare | Nuance | Though Grayson opposed the costs of private healthcare, he did not call for its abolition. |
| LGBT Rights | For | Grayson is a supporter of LGBT+ rights. Grayson supported same-sex marriage while in the House and called conservative arguments against it "farcical." |
| Taxes | Against | Grayson has opposed tax raises. During his 2016 Senate run, he said that he supported cutting taxes on the poor and not further increasing them for the rich. |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | He does not have a public position on this issue. During his 2016 Senate run, he said that he supported cutting taxes on the poor and not further increasing them for the rich. |
| Abortion | For | He is pro-choice and supports access to abortion. He sponsored bills while in the House that provided access to safe and legal abortion without restrictions. |
| Gun Control | For | Grayson supports stricter gun control measures. He called for a national standard for concealed-carry, rather than state laws. |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | He does not have a public position yet on assisted suicide. He called for a national standard for concealed-carry, rather than state laws. |
| Government Interference | For | Grayson supports government interference and assistance—for example, in extending assistance to those who lost their jobs in the 2008 recession. |
| Planned Parenthood | For | Grayson supports Planned Parenthood and attacked FL. Gov Scott over his investigations into the organization. |
| Welfare | For | Grayson has voted in the past to extend welfare programs. Grayson voted to extend government assistance to those who had lost their jobs in the 2008 recession. |
| Welfare | For | Grayson stated in 2008 that he supports stem cell research and federal funding for such. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | He has not made a public stance on this issue. N/A |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | He has not made a public position clear on this issue yet. |
| Military Spending | Against | Grayson has criticized the high budget of the US military, especially in regards to the debt. |
| War on Terrorism | Against | Grayson opposed the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, stating that the "war in Iraq has not made us safer." |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | Unknown | His position on foreign interaction is unclear. N/A |
| United Nations power | Unknown | He does not have a public position on the United Nations. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | He does not have a public stance on this issue. |
| Free Markets | Nuance | Grayson supported government intervention in some places in the market. He supported FDA regulation of tobacco and government assistance to the unemployed. |
| Brexit | Unknown | Does not have a public stance on Brexit. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | He does not have a public stance yet on affirmative action. |
| Government Spending | Against | Grayson has opposed high government spending, saying that people "have to live within [our] means". |
| Charter Schools | Against | Grayson has opposed private/charter/religious school voucher programs. |
| Common Core | Unknown | He does not have a public position on the Common Core. N/A |
| Clean Energy | For | Grayson supported a 2009 bill to expand clean energy in Florida. He voted for the American Clean Energy and Security Act, and noted the need to promote clean energy. |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | He does not have a public position on the issue yet. N/A |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | He does not have a public position on the issue yet. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | He does not have a public position yet on this issue. |
| Border Control | Nuance | He supports some loosening on immigration, though his record is unclear. N/A |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | He does not have a public stance on this issue. |
| DACA | Unknown | He does not have a public position available on DACA. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Unknown | He does not have a public position available on DACA. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | For | Grayson has supported protecting medical marijuana laws from federal interference/enforcement. |