Jim Bognet
Bio | Prior to his career in politics, Jim Bognet was educated at Penn State University and UCLA. |
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 PA-08 | PA-08 | Yes | Running | N/A |
Campaign Financing | Almost all of Bognet's finances come from large individual donors—he has received only a small percentage of his funds from PACs and other committees, and even less from small individual donors. |
Voting Rights | Bognet does not have a clear position yet on voting rights, though he has criticized PA Gov. Tom Wolf for expanding voting-by-mail. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Against | Bognet opposes any sort of universal healthcare. He opposes the Affordable Care Act and says that he will oppose any efforts to expand current healthcare laws. |
| Socialized Healthcare | Against | On his campaign website, Bognet says that "Socialized medicine is not the answer to our health care challenges." |
| Private Healthcare | For | Bognet supports expanding choices for patients through private healthcare systems. |
| LGBT Rights | Unknown | Bognet does not have an available stance on LGBT rights. N/A |
| Taxes | Against | Bognet has said that he supports the Trump agenda, of which the tax cuts are a major portion. Though Bognet does not have a specific position on taxes, he has made clear that he supports Trump's agenda in Congress such as tax cuts. |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | He does not have a public position on a flat tax rate. Though Bognet does not have a specific position on taxes, he has made clear that he supports Trump's agenda in Congress such as tax cuts. |
| Abortion | Against | Bognet has criticized the Democratic House for passing pro-choice legislation. He has criticized Pelosi for being "the most pro-abortion Speaker in the history of our country..." |
| Gun Control | Against | Bognet opposes gun control legislation. Bognet claims on his campaign website that he will protect the Second Amendment and "fight to protect every Pennsylvanian's right to bear arms". |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | He does not have a public stance yet on assisted suicide. Bognet claims on his campaign website that he will protect the Second Amendment and "fight to protect every Pennsylvanian's right to bear arms". |
| Government Interference | Against | Bognet cites "regulations and red tape" as reasons that Pennsylvania has lost jobs. |
| Planned Parenthood | Unknown | He does not have a public position yet on Planned Parenthood. |
| Welfare | Unknown | Bognet does not have a public position yet on welfare. N/A |
| Welfare | Unknown | He does not have a public stance yet on stem cell research. |
| Death Penalty | For | Bognet supports the death penalty. When he announced his run, he said that those who traffick/sell opioids deserve the death penalty. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | He does not have a public stance yet on mandatory minimum prison sentences. |
| Military Spending | Unknown | He does not have a public stance yet on military spending. |
| War on Terrorism | Unknown | He does not have a public stance yet on the War on Terror. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | Unknown | He does not have a public stance yet on international relations. N/A |
| United Nations power | Unknown | He does not have a public stance yet on the United Nations. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | He does not have a public stance yet on nationalism. |
| Free Markets | For | Bognet says that regulations need to be repealed for economic growth. He claims on his campaign website that "By getting government out of the way, we can create good jobs," and supports the free market in doing so. |
| Brexit | Unknown | He does not have a public stance yet on Brexit. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | He does not have a public stance yet on affirmative action. |
| Government Spending | Unknown | He does not have a public stance on government spending. |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | He does not have a public stance yet on charter schools. |
| Common Core | Unknown | He does not have a public stance yet on the Common Core. N/A |
| Clean Energy | Unknown | He does not have a public stance yet on clean energy. N/A |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | He does not have a public stance yet on religious freedom. N/A |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | He does not have a public stance yet on the separation of church and state. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | He does not have a public position yet on slavery reparations. |
| Border Control | For | Bognet supports harsh immigration restrictions and borer control. His campaign website states that "We need to end illegal immigration and never apologize for building a border wall...and demand funding from Congress for aggressive border patrol and interior enforcement". |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | He does not have a public stance yet on such profiling. |
| DACA | Unknown | He does not have a public stance yet on DACA. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Unknown | He does not have a public stance yet on sanctuary cities. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Unknown | He does not have a public stance yet on marijuana. |