Bill Cassidy
Bio | Bill Cassidy is an American politician and gastroenterologist. He is currently serving as a U.S. Senator from Louisiana. |
Status and Position | Current US Senator of Louisiana |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Republican, Louisiana |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 Senate Election Louisiana 1 | Louisiana 1 | Yes | Running | 52.0% |
Campaign Financing | Bill has accepted from medical, oil and gas, but non from PAC. All are industry or personal. |
Voting Rights | Bill has made no comment on this particular issue. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Unknown | Bill has stated that the healthcare system needs revision, but has made no direct comment on universal healthcare. Has made no comment in regard to universal healthcare |
| Socialized Healthcare | Against | Cassidy voted against the Affordable Care Act, but has stated that any coverage is better than no coverage. |
| Private Healthcare | Against | Has stated that the system is overpriced and hurting Americans. |
| LGBT Rights | Against | Has made no open comments recently on LGBT. Voted to protect Anti-same sex marriage opinions as free speech. |
| Taxes | For | Bill is for tax reform. pushed to give tax break to hurricane victims. |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | Has made no comment on the issue pushed to give tax break to hurricane victims. |
| Abortion | Against | Has proposed and voted for anti-abortion acts. Voted yes on banning federal health coverage that includes abortion. Voted to bar coverage for abortions under the Affordable Care Act. |
| Gun Control | Against | Bill has been sponsored/endorsed by the NRA. Supports the right to bear arms, loosening laws for interstate firearms purchases. Would allow veterans to register unlicensed firearms from overseas. |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | Has made no statement on the issue. Supports the right to bear arms, loosening laws for interstate firearms purchases. Would allow veterans to register unlicensed firearms from overseas. |
| Government Interference | Unknown | Has made no statement on this issue |
| Planned Parenthood | Against | Against abortions and has stated that the people shouldn't have to pay for them anymore. |
| Welfare | For | Has voted for acts backing welfare. Has backed the child welfare act and voted for the protect medicaid. Voted yes for welfare participants on maintaining work requirements. |
| Welfare | Against | Says Planned Parenthood's stem cell donations are a sham. |
| Death Penalty | For | Cassidy has advocated to expand the application of the death penalty in several instances. Cassidy would support enforcing the death penalty in cases where police officers had been killed. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Against | Cassidy supported the First Step Act, which would reduce the application of mandatory minimums. |
| Military Spending | For | Cassidy has typically voted in favor of bills that increase defense spending. |
| War on Terrorism | For | Cassidy voted against a bill that would withdraw US troops from Afghanistan. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | For | Cassidy has warned against a retreat from international involvement in several instances. Cassidy is an advocate for US involvement in forming a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine. He also opposed President Trump's decision to abandon the United States' Kurdish allies in Syria. |
| United Nations power | Against | Cassidy has been supportive of US withdrawal from several UN programs, including its Universal Postal Union. |
| Nationalism | Against | Cassidy was critical of President Trump for his hesitation to condemn white nationalism after the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville in 2017. |
| Free Markets | For | Cassidy has advocated for free market solutions to several political issues. Cassidy believes that the free market can provide a solution to climate change and healthcare accessibility. |
| Brexit | For | Cassidy was one of 45 Senators to sign a letter to the British government expressing support for them during their transition out of the European Union. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | Cassidy has not made any clear statements on this issue. |
| Government Spending | Against | Cassidy has made statements indicating that he would like to see general government spending decreased in order to reduce the national debt. |
| Charter Schools | For | Cassidy voted for the SOAR Act, which would expand funding for DC charter schools. |
| Common Core | Against | Cassidy has supported measures to reduce the federal government's involvement in state education programs. Cassidy introduced amendments to the Every Child Achieves Act that would reduce federal education requirements and begin the shift away from Common Core standards. |
| Clean Energy | Against | Cassidy has shown more support for traditional energy sources such as coal and oil. Cassidy voted against legislation that would prevent the EPA from regulating greenhouse gas emissions. |
| Religious Freedom | For | Cassidy has spoken of the importance of religious freedom. Cassidy has said that freedom of religion is one of the most important founding principles. |
| Separation of Church and State | For | Has stated that the feds not get involved in state action on religion. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | Cassidy has not made any public statements on this issue. |
| Border Control | For | Cassidy has been supportive of many of President Trump's border security policies. Cassidy was supportive of proposals to build a wall along the Southern border. |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | Cassidy has not made any public statements on this issue. |
| DACA | For | Cassidy has stated that he believes DACA should be protected. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Against | Cassidy has voted for anti-sanctuary city legislation. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | For | Cassidy believes medical marijuana should be legalized. |