Haley Stevens
Bio | Stevens grew up in Michigan before attending and graduating American University. Before running for a position herself, she worked on the campaign teams for both Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama. |
Status and Position | Current US House of Representatives of Michigan |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Democrat, Michigan |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 House of Representatives Election MI-11 | MI-11 | Yes | Running | 52.1% |
Campaign Financing | Most of the contributions to Stevens' campaign comes from individuals. She supported the For the People Act that empowers voters and decreases the role that money plays in elections. |
Voting Rights | Stevens is a strong believes that voting and elections are the foundation of this country. She voted in favor of H.R. 4 due to the fact that it increases access and capability to vote. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | For | Stevens advocates for universal healthcare coverage. Stevens maintains that everyone has the right to affordable healthcare. By keeping the Affordable Care Act, the congresswoman would like to continue extending coverage through community centers and other entities that can reach people previously without coverage. |
| Socialized Healthcare | For | Advocates for socialized healthcare |
| Private Healthcare | Against | Stevens wants to bring down the cost of healthcare which works against the profit-driven interests of private healthcare. |
| LGBT Rights | For | Promotes LGBT rights Stevens has consistently voiced her solidarity with the LGBT community. She has been endorsed by the Human Rights Campaign, which is the largest LGBT civil rights organization. |
| Taxes | For | Stevens is supportive of taxation. Stevens contends that taxes are important for maintaining federal revenue. She voted in favor of the Restoring Tax Fairness to States and Localities Act which got rid of a lot of tax caps. |
| Flat Tax Rate | Against | Is unsupportive of a flat tax rate Stevens contends that taxes are important for maintaining federal revenue. She voted in favor of the Restoring Tax Fairness to States and Localities Act which got rid of a lot of tax caps. |
| Abortion | For | She is pro-choice. Stevens has proven herself to be one of the most vocal advocates of women's right to make their own reproductive decisions. She has spoken out against the Born-Alive Survivor Act which seeks to protect babies that survived botched abortions. |
| Gun Control | For | Supports regulations on guns Stevens is an advocate of enacting gun control legislation. She voted in favor of H.R. 1112, the Enhanced Background Checks Act, which requires comprehensive background checks for gun owners. |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | Stevens has not taken a stance on assisted suicide. Stevens is an advocate of enacting gun control legislation. She voted in favor of H.R. 1112, the Enhanced Background Checks Act, which requires comprehensive background checks for gun owners. |
| Government Interference | For | Stevens supports government interference. |
| Planned Parenthood | For | Stevens is supportive of government funding of Planned Parenthood and has been endorsed by the Planned Parenthood Action Fund. |
| Welfare | For | Supports welfare Stevens contends that welfare programs are a legitimate means of funneling resources to the needy of America's population. She has been endorsed by the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare |
| Welfare | Unknown | Stevens does not have a clear position on stem cell research. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | The congresswoman has no clear stance on the death penalty. N/A |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | Stevens has not expressed an explicit stance. |
| Military Spending | For | Advocates for increased defense spending |
| War on Terrorism | Nuance | After working as a CIA analyst, Slotkin's position on the War on Terror is nuanced. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | For | Supports international interaction Stevens maintains that her district especially benefits from foreign policy. She mentions the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement as benefitting her constituents. |
| United Nations power | For | Supports the legitimacy of the United Nations |
| Nationalism | Against | She has spoken out against nationalism arising on the far-right. |
| Free Markets | Against | Stevens is not a proponent of free markets. Stevens has worked to prioritize the consumer in areas such as healthcare. She believes that there must be a balance between private and public entities in the market. |
| Brexit | Against | Opposes Brexit |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | Stevens does not have an explicit stance for or against affirmative action. |
| Government Spending | For | Supports government spending |
| Charter Schools | Against | Opposes charter schools |
| Common Core | Unknown | Stevens has not taken a stance on Common Core. N/A |
| Clean Energy | For | Advocates for clean energy Stevens believes that climate change is one of the biggest threats to our national security. Specifically, the congresswoman is one of the more vocal Democrats in the House calling for larger tax incentives for corporations in order to help push us into an ecological future. |
| Religious Freedom | Against | Stevens does not necessarily support religious freedom. In benefitting the LGBT community, the congresswoman supports limiting business' right to refuse service to individuals based on their religious beliefs. As such, Underwood holds other issues as a higher priority. |
| Separation of Church and State | For | Advocates for the separation of church and state |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | Stevens has not made an explicit statement on this point and she is not a co-sponsor of H.R. 40, an act to create a commission to study reparations. |
| Border Control | Against | Opposes increased border security Stevens warns of the decisive rhetoric surrounding the Trump administration's position on immigration. She wants to instead work to mend the partisanship surrounding the issue to create a more inclusive country. |
| Passenger Profiling | Against | Does not support any form of racial profiling |
| DACA | For | Stevens hopes to uphold DACA. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Unknown | Stevens has not taken a position on sanctuary cities. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | For | Stevens advocates for the legalization of marijuana. |