Joe Kennedy III
Bio | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
Status and Position | Current US House of Representatives of Massachusetts' 4th congressional district |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Democrat, Massachusetts' 4th congressional district |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 Senate Election Massachusetts 1 | Massachusetts 1 | Yes | Dropped Out | 58.0% |
Campaign Financing | Joe has accepted money from Security and Investment, Lawyers and Law Firms, Retired, Real Estate, Democratic/Liberal. His top contributors are Bain Capital, Crescent Capital Group, Google Inc, Wingate Companies, and Bracebridge Companies. |
Voting Rights | Joe has made no clear stance on this issue |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | For | Kennedy is in support of a Medicare for All program. Joe voted for the MORE Health Education Act, against the Protecting access to Care Act, and against the Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act. |
| Socialized Healthcare | For | Supports government issued health care, mainly support universal options however. |
| Private Healthcare | Unknown | Joe has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| LGBT Rights | For | Kennedy supports LGBT rights. Joe Voted for the Equality Act, has said you should never measure worth by gender and people have a right to marry who they want. |
| Taxes | For | Joe is in favor of high tax and equal share. Joe did not vote for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Voted for the Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act, and against the Death Tax Repeal, and against the Family Savings Act. |
| Flat Tax Rate | Against | Has stated that "We need a tax system where everyone pays his or her fair share" Joe did not vote for the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Voted for the Restoring Tax Fairness for States and Localities Act, and against the Death Tax Repeal, and against the Family Savings Act. |
| Abortion | For | Joe is pro-choice Kennedy voted against the Pain Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Act, and the Conscience Protection Act. |
| Gun Control | For | Supports more restrictions on guns and gun ownership. Kennedy voted for the Enhanced Background Checks Act, against the Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act, and for the Bipartisan Background Checks Act. |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. Kennedy voted for the Enhanced Background Checks Act, against the Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act, and for the Bipartisan Background Checks Act. |
| Government Interference | For | Supports federal use for programs in health care, gun laws, and other issues. Does not support Russia and its interference with the election. |
| Planned Parenthood | For | Kennedy voted against Defund Planned Parenthood Act and the No Taxpayer Money For Abortion Act of 2015. |
| Welfare | For | Kennedy supports use of welfare. Kennedy voted against the work required to maintain enrollment in welfare, voted against the No Subsidies Without Verification act, and voted to keep SNAP in place. |
| Welfare | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Death Penalty | Against | Kennedy does not support the use of the death penalty. Joe voted against the Thin Blue Line Act. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Against | Voted for the First Steps Act, against Kate's Law, but did vote for the Protect and Serve Act. |
| Military Spending | Against | Kennedy Voted for the No War Against Iran Act, for the withdrawal of troops and supplies from Middle East and Europe, and against the Make America Secure Act. |
| War on Terrorism | Against | Kennedy Voted for the No War Against Iran Act and Justice for Victims of Iranian Terrorism Act. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | For | Kennedy supports international interaction. Supports the withdrawal of troops from Middle East, voted for the Uyghur and Hong Kong Human Rights Acts, for PACT, and for the NATO support Act. |
| United Nations power | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Nationalism | Against | Does not support war efforts and believes in fewer restrictions for immigration. |
| Free Markets | Against | Does not support free market trade. Kennedy voted against the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act. Co-Sponsored $25 billion more loans from Export-Import Banking. |
| Brexit | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Government Spending | For | Kennedy does not support massive spending for the defense budget. Voted for the Great American Outdoors Act, Reforming Disaster Recovery Act, Federal Civilian Workforce Pay Raise Fairness Act. Has also made it know that he supports a universal health care system. |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Common Core | Unknown | N/A Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Clean Energy | For | Joe supports clean energy and research. Kennedy voted for the Climate Action Now. Has voted against almost every act to lessen restrictions on carbon emission and oil such as the SENSE act and Brick Act. |
| Religious Freedom | For | Kennedy support religious freedoms. Kennedy voted for the Uyghur Human Rights Act and does not support anti-semitism. |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Border Control | Against | Supports loosening restrictions at the border and easier immigration. Joe voted for the Farm Workforce Modernization Act, Venezuela TPS Act and the American Dream and Promise Act. Voted against Kate's Law, No Sanctuary for Criminals Act and Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act. |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| DACA | For | Supported the DREAM act and voted for the American Dream and Promise Act. |
| Sanctuary Cities | For | Voted against the No Sanctuary for Criminals Act and Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | For | Voted for the SAFE Banking Act and supports preventing the Justice Department from prosecuting cannabis users in states where it is legal. |