Daniel Ahlers
Bio | Daniel Ahlers served two years in South Dakota’s House of Representatives before deciding to run for US Senate. |
Status and Position | Current State House of Representatives of South Dakota |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Democrat, South Dakota |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 Senate Election South Dakota 1 | South Dakota 1 | Yes | Running | 34.3% |
Campaign Financing | Ahlers has raised less than $100,000 for his campaign. The majority of his contributions come from individuals. |
Voting Rights | Ahlers does not yet have an explicit stance on voting rights. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | For | He is supportive of healthcare for all. Ahlers believes that expanding coverage should be one of the highest priorities in healthcare policy. He would like to keep the Affordable Care Act due to the fact that it extends protections to people with pre-existing conditions. |
| Socialized Healthcare | For | Ahlers is supportive of a more socialized healthcare system. |
| Private Healthcare | Unknown | He does not have a strong opinion on private healthcare. |
| LGBT Rights | Unknown | He does not have an explicit stance on LGBT rights. N/A |
| Taxes | For | He is supportive of taxes. Ahlers argues that if Congress is not willing or able to cut federal spending, taxes are imperative. Instead of raising taxes on individual income brackets, he opposes tax cuts for corporations. |
| Flat Tax Rate | Against | Ahlers opposes a flat tax rate. Ahlers argues that if Congress is not willing or able to cut federal spending, taxes are imperative. Instead of raising taxes on individual income brackets, he opposes tax cuts for corporations. |
| Abortion | For | He is pro-choice. Ahlers sees extreme cases such as pregnancy from a crime as evidence for keeping the option to have an abortion. He believes banning abortion makes the woman a victim twice over. |
| Gun Control | Against | He opposes gun control. Ahlers does not believe in taking away citizens' Second Amendment right. He does advocate for closing loopholes. |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | He does not explicitly support or oppose assisted suicide Ahlers does not believe in taking away citizens' Second Amendment right. He does advocate for closing loopholes. |
| Government Interference | Nuance | Ahlers sees the need for government interference in areas such as federal spending and taxation. He does not believe in interference in areas such as abortion and gun ownership. |
| Planned Parenthood | Unknown | His stance on Planned Parenthood is unknown. |
| Welfare | For | He is in favor of welfare programs. Ahlers maintains that welfare programs are a way to funnel resources to the most needy of the US population. He argues that in addition to increased funding, welfare programs such as Social Security need to be managed better to limit wasteful spending. |
| Welfare | Unknown | He has not taken a stance on stem cell research. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | He has not taken a clear position on the death penalty. N/A |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | Ahlers does not have a clear position on mandatory minimum prison sentences. |
| Military Spending | Nuance | Ahlers supports further investigating military spending to make sure that the money is used wisely. |
| War on Terrorism | Unknown | He has not expressed an explicit position on this issue. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | For | He is supportive of international interaction. Ahlers points out that heightening tariffs against China have only increased costs as well as the fact that farmers and manufacturers in the US. He recommends lowering trade barriers in order to increase the opportunity for mutually beneficial trade deals. |
| United Nations power | Unknown | He does not have a strong position on the United Nations. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | Ahler does not yet have a clear opinion on nationalism. |
| Free Markets | Against | He is unsupportive of free markets. Ahlers argues that a mixed economy works better than a completely free market. He would like to see less tax cuts for corporations. |
| Brexit | Unknown | He has not taken a stance on Brexit. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | His stance on affirmative action is unknown. |
| Government Spending | For | He is supportive of government spending. |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | He has not taken an explicit stance on charter schools. |
| Common Core | Unknown | His stance on Common Core is unknown. N/A |
| Clean Energy | For | He promotes clean energy. Ahlers sees renewable energy as an opportunity to empower the economy and solutions to climate change. He believes that the US can lead the world into a sustainable future with clean energy. |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | He does not have an explicit position on this issue. N/A |
| Separation of Church and State | For | Ahlers is a proponent of the separation of church and state. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | His position on reparations is unknown. |
| Border Control | Against | He is unsupportive of increased border security. Ahlers does not believe that the construction of a wall would be a wise use of resources. He does not think that every illegal immigrant should be deported. |
| Passenger Profiling | Against | Ahlers does not advocate for racial profiling. |
| DACA | For | Ahler supports DACA. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Unknown | He has not taken a stance on sanctuary cities. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Unknown | He does not yet have a clear position on legalizing marijuana. |