Esther Joy King
Bio | King started her own marketing firm after returning from time abroad as an aid worker. She studied law at Northwestern and now focuses on real estate for economic development. |
Status and Position | Former Candidate of N/A |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Republican, N/A |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 House of Representatives Election IL-17 | IL-17 | Yes | Running | 42.0% |
Campaign Financing | King has raised about $1.7 million, spent $1.6 million, and has a little over $53,000 in cash on hand." Source:https://www.businessinsider.com/illinois-17th-district-house-election-cheri-bustos-esther-joy-king-2020 |
Voting Rights | No clear stance on issue. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Against | King has indicated that she does not support universal healthcare. Source:https://www.estherforcongress.com/priorities/ King supports options for affordable healthcare. Source:https://www.estherforcongress.com/priorities/ |
| Socialized Healthcare | Nuance | King supports options for affordable healthcare. Source:https://www.estherforcongress.com/priorities/ |
| Private Healthcare | For | King has indicated that she supports private healtchare. Source:https://www.estherforcongress.com/priorities/ |
| LGBT Rights | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. No clear stance on issue. |
| Taxes | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Abortion | Against | King is against abortion. Source:https://www.estherforcongress.com/priorities/ King does not support abortion and identifies as pro-life and basis this off of science. Source:https://www.estherforcongress.com/priorities/ |
| Gun Control | For | King does not support gun control. Source:https://www.estherforcongress.com/priorities/ King supports the second amendment right and does not support gun control legislation. Source:https://www.estherforcongress.com/priorities/ |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. King supports the second amendment right and does not support gun control legislation. Source:https://www.estherforcongress.com/priorities/ |
| Government Interference | Against | King is against federal interference. Source:https://www.estherforcongress.com/priorities/ |
| Planned Parenthood | Nuance | King only supports healthcare that does not include abortions. Source:https://www.estherforcongress.com/priorities/ |
| 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 | For | King supports military spending. Source:https://www.estherforcongress.com/priorities/ |
| War on Terrorism | Nuance | King believes that "National Security is the primary function of the federal government. The men and women in uniform are the ones who protect our unique democratic society. America needs to lead the world in defense. We need leadership that will arm our military with the resources and training they need to defend our nation from potential domestic attacks on our water and energy and to provide strong national defense from foreign threats." Source:https://www.estherforcongress.com/priorities/ |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | For | King believes that "National Security is the primary function of the federal government. The men and women in uniform are the ones who protect our unique democratic society. America needs to lead the world in defense. We need leadership that will arm our military with the resources and training they need to defend our nation from potential domestic attacks on our water and energy and to provide strong national defense from foreign threats." Source:https://www.estherforcongress.com/priorities/ King believes that "National Security is the primary function of the federal government. The men and women in uniform are the ones who protect our unique democratic society. America needs to lead the world in defense. We need leadership that will arm our military with the resources and training they need to defend our nation from potential domestic attacks on our water and energy and to provide strong national defense from foreign threats." Source:https://www.estherforcongress.com/priorities/ |
| United Nations power | Unknown | no clear stance on issue. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Free Markets | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Brexit | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Government Spending | Against | King is against government spending. Source:https://www.estherforcongress.com/priorities/ |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Common Core | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| 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 | For | King supports strong border control. Source:https://www.estherforcongress.com/priorities/ King believes that securing our borders starts with strong border control. Source:https://www.estherforcongress.com/priorities/ |
| 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 | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |