Dennis DeConcini
Bio | Born in 1937 in Arizona and attending the University of Arizona in 1959, he went on to serve in Active Duty and Army Reserves. He went on to work for the governor and as a county attorney until he was elected into the US Senate in 1977 where he served multiple terms until 1995. |
Status and Position | Former US Senator of Arizona |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Democrat, Arizona |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| none |
Campaign Financing | Unkown |
Voting Rights | Deconcini supported the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that expanded anti-descrimination laws for voters. Source: https://news.arizona.edu/story/dennis-deconcini-reflects-on-18-years-in-u-s-senate |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | For | He sponsored a bill that would establish Medicare plans for veterans. The bill requires the secretary of Health and Human services to establish a Medicare demonstrated project for veterans. Source: https://www.congress.gov/member/dennis-deconcini/D000185?r=15&q=%7B%22subject%22%3A%22Social+Welfare%22%2C%22sponsorship%22%3A%22sponsored%22%7D |
| Socialized Healthcare | For | He sponsored a bill that would establish Medicare plans for veterans. Source: https://www.congress.gov/member/dennis-deconcini/D000185?r=15&q=%7B%22subject%22%3A%22Social+Welfare%22%2C%22sponsorship%22%3A%22sponsored%22%7D |
| Private Healthcare | Unknown | Deconcini has no clear stance on private healthcare. |
| LGBT Rights | Unknown | Deconcini has no known stance on LGBT rights. |
| Taxes | Against | He sponsored a bill that would prohibit taxes on social secutiy benefits. He sponsored a bill that would express the sense of the Senate that social security benefits should not be taxed. Source: https://www.congress.gov/member/dennis-deconcini/D000185?r=15&q=%7B%22subject%22%3A%22Social+Welfare%22%2C%22sponsorship%22%3A%22sponsored%22%7D |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | Deconcini has no known stance on flat tax rate. He sponsored a bill that would express the sense of the Senate that social security benefits should not be taxed. Source: https://www.congress.gov/member/dennis-deconcini/D000185?r=15&q=%7B%22subject%22%3A%22Social+Welfare%22%2C%22sponsorship%22%3A%22sponsored%22%7D |
| Abortion | Against | Deconcini is opposed to abortion. He supported a bill that would allow Congress or any of the states to outlaw abortion. Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1981/12/17/panel-backs-anti-abortion-amendment/abedf77c-ede1-447c-b8d2-44b2d8179d7f/ |
| Gun Control | For | He sponsored legislation limiting the sale of assault weapons. He supported a legislation that would limit the sale of assault weapons, which provoked the National Rifle Association. Source: https://uapress.arizona.edu/book/senator-dennis-deconcini |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | Deconcini has no known stance on abortion. He supported a legislation that would limit the sale of assault weapons, which provoked the National Rifle Association. Source: https://uapress.arizona.edu/book/senator-dennis-deconcini |
| Government Interference | Unknown | Deconcini has no known stance on gorvernment interderence. |
| Planned Parenthood | Against | He supported a bill that will allow Congress to outlaw abortion. Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1981/12/17/panel-backs-anti-abortion-amendment/abedf77c-ede1-447c-b8d2-44b2d8179d7f/ |
| Welfare | For | He cosponsered a bill that would provide social services to the elderly and disabled. The bill would provide vocational training, medical care, transportation, educational services, personal assisstance, or attendat care services to the elderly and disabled. Source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/senate-bill/3102?s=1&r=1 |
| Welfare | Unknown | Deconcini has no known stance on stem cell research. |
| Death Penalty | For | He supports imposing the death penalty. He cosponsered a bill that would establish constituational procedures regarding the death penalty. Source: https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/BILLS-103s49is |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | He has no known stance on prison sentencing. |
| Military Spending | For | He voted to authorize sending military troops to Somalia, which will provide a safe environment for the humanitarian relief operations by the United Nations in Somalia. Source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-joint-resolution/45?s=3&r=14 |
| War on Terrorism | Unknown | No known stance on the war on terrorism. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | For | He supported a bill to amend the Foreign Assisstance Act of 1961 to provide for the establishment of a Mcroenterprise Development Fund. The Microenterprise Development Fund will channel funds through U.S. private and voluntary organizations, indegenous governmental and nongovernmental organizations, and credit union organizations. And it will require agency administrators to ensure that 60 percent of the borrowers of fund monies are women. Source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-bill/1154?s=10&r=7 |
| United Nations power | For | Voted to authorize sending U.S. troops to Somalia, which will maintain a safe environment for the United Nations to implement humanitarian operations. Source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-joint-resolution/45?s=3&r=14 |
| Nationalism | Unknown | He has no known stance on nationalism. |
| Free Markets | Against | He supports establishing Medicare plans to veterans. Therefore, he supports welfare and government regulations on the economy. He supports more government spending. Source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/senate-bill/3102?s=1&r=1 |
| Brexit | Unknown | He has no known stance on Brexit. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | He has no known stance on Affirmative Action. |
| Government Spending | For | He supports government spending in terms of providing social benefits for the elderly and disabled. Source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/senate-bill/3102?s=1&r=1 |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | He has no known votes. |
| Common Core | Unknown | He has no known votes. |
| Clean Energy | Against | He supports the enactment of policies that would limit carbon dioxide immisions. He supports policy inactment and international cooperation to deal with the issue of climate change and protect the environment. He recommended establishing an international framework convention on global cliimate change. Source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/102nd-congress/senate-bill/324?s=5&r=4 |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | He has no known stance on religious freedom. |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | He has no known stance on the separation of the church from state. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | He has no known stance on slavery reparations. |
| Border Control | For | He sponsored a resolution that will make the deportation process easier and more effective. The resolution would allow the Attorney General to implement pilot projects, which will enhance the deportation process. Source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/senate-resolution/284?s=9&r=3 |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | He has no known votes on passenger profiling. |
| DACA | Unknown | He has no known votes on DACA. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Unknown | He has no known votes on sanctuary cities. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Unknown | No known stance. |