Greg Stanton
Bio | Greg Stanton graduated from University of Michigan Law School and went on to be elected to the Phoenix City Council. He served as the mayor of Phoenix, Arizona until he was elected to the US House of Representatives in 2018. |
Status and Position | Current US House of Representatives of Arizona |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Democrat, Arizona |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 House of Representatives Election AZ-09 | AZ-09 | Yes | Running | N/A |
Campaign Financing | In his 2021-2022 campaign he raised $426,666. |
Voting Rights | No known stance on voting rights. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | For | In 2020, he voted to enhance the Affordable Care Act and called for Congress to resist the Trump's administration call to repeal it. In 2020, he voted in favor of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Enhacement Act. Source: https://stanton.house.gov/press-releases?ID=9A10E031-2C00-4B85-A8EA-C02567E50EA2 |
| Socialized Healthcare | Unknown | No known stance on socialized healthcare. |
| Private Healthcare | Against | He opposes repealing the Affordable Care Act. Source: https://stanton.house.gov/press-releases?ID=9A10E031-2C00-4B85-A8EA-C02567E50EA2 |
| LGBT Rights | For | He supports the Equality Act. The Equality Act, is a bill that would expand the federal Civil Rights Act of 1964 to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Stanton |
| Taxes | For | He opposed repealing the food tax. He stated that repealing the food tax would layoff 99 police officers and 300 city employees. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Stanton |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | No known stance. He stated that repealing the food tax would layoff 99 police officers and 300 city employees. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Stanton |
| Abortion | For | He is pro-choice. In 2019, he voted in favor of a bill, which would prohibit state and local governments from imposing certain restrictions on access to abortion services. Source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2975?s=3&r=23 |
| Gun Control | For | He supporters stricter gun control laws. He supports background checks by a licensed dealer for gun sales between private parties. Source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8?s=8&r=14 |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | No known stance. He supports background checks by a licensed dealer for gun sales between private parties. Source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8?s=8&r=14 |
| Government Interference | Against | He opposes government restrictions on abortion services. Source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/2975?s=3&r=23 |
| Planned Parenthood | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Welfare | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Welfare | For | He voted in favor of the Timely Reauthorization of Necessary Stem-cell Programs Lends Access to Needed Therapies Act of 2020. The Act provides support to patients who need life saving bone marrow transplant. Source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/4764?s=3&r=18 |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Military Spending | For | He voted in favor of a bill that would improve the quality of life for veterans. The bill provides a 3.1 military pay raise and paid family leave. Source: https://stanton.house.gov/2019/7/house-passes-defense-authorization-bill-stanton-amendments-improve-veteran |
| War on Terrorism | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | For | He supports the United States in playing an active global role by ending hostilities between other countries. In 2020, Stanton co-signed a letter to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, which condemned Azerbajin's offensive operations against Armenia and called for an immediate ceasefire. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Stanton |
| United Nations power | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Free Markets | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Brexit | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Government Spending | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Common Core | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Clean Energy | For | He supports limiting green house gas pollutions. In 2020, he voted in favor of a bill that would limit green house gas pollutions. Source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5221?s=3&r=3 |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Border Control | Against | He will co-chair the New Democratic Coaltion's Immigration task force. As a member of the immigration task force he will push for common immigration reform. As a member of that coalitin he will call for common sense, and will create a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who has deep ties to America. Source: https://stanton.house.gov/press-releases?ID=CA21685B-9EC4-473A-B4D3-74E97233A381 |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | No known stance. |
| DACA | For | In 2019, he voted to pass the Dream Act, which will provide permanent protection for Dreamers. Source: https://stanton.house.gov/press-releases?ID=6873DB0E-30F3-4750-BEA5-4033DB4A2D33 |
| Sanctuary Cities | Unknown | No known stance. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | For | He supports ending cannabis prohibition on a federal level, allow states to legalize adult use cannabis, and to allow states to legalize medical cannabis. Source: https://www.cannabisvoter.info/state-news/arizona/ |