John Cummings
Bio | John Cummings is a retired member of the NYPD and teacher of History and Government. He has also worked as Alumni Coordinator, Director of Development and Recruiting Coordinator. |
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 NY-14 | NY-14 | Yes | Running | N/A |
Campaign Financing | Raised more than $ 8 million, vast majority from small individual contributions. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Against | Supports free market options away from government regulation |
| Socialized Healthcare | Against | He supports free market non mandated health insurance. |
| Private Healthcare | For | he is in favor of allowing companies to supply health care vouchers in lieu of direct company-based insurance, to allow for portability and more tailored policies. |
| LGBT Rights | For | in favor of same sex marriage but also allowing church to cancel their ceremonies. |
| Taxes | Against | N/A |
| Flat Tax Rate | Against | N/A |
| Abortion | For | Cummings is for abortion but wants a ban after the first 3 months |
| Gun Control | Unknown | N/A N/A |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | N/A N/A |
| Government Interference | Nuance | He supports a minimum of government interference |
| Planned Parenthood | Against | N/A |
| Welfare | Unknown | N/A N/A |
| Welfare | Unknown | N/A |
| Death Penalty | For | N/A N/A |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | For | |
| Military Spending | For | |
| War on Terrorism | Unknown | |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | For | US should still get involved but with a smaller degree |
| United Nations power | For | |
| Nationalism | Unknown | |
| Free Markets | For | |
| Brexit | Unknown | |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | |
| Government Spending | Against | |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | |
| Common Core | Unknown | |
| Clean Energy | For | Wants government to provide incentives for companies to use alternative energy resources |
| Religious Freedom | For | |
| Separation of Church and State | For | |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | |
| Border Control | For | |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | |
| DACA | Unknown | |
| Sanctuary Cities | Unknown | |
| Legalizing Marijuana | For | |