Jo Rae Perkins
Bio | Jo Rae Perkins formerly served as Chairwoman of the Linn County Republican Party. She has previous experience as a candidate in the 2014 US Senate and 2018 US House of Representatives elections, although both of these bids were ultimately unsuccessful. |
Status and Position | Former Chairwoman of Linn County Republican Party of Oregon |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Republican, Oregon |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 Senate Election Oregon 1 | Oregon 1 | Yes | Running | 35% |
Campaign Financing | Perkins has not yet reported raising over $25,000 to finance her campaign for 2020. |
Voting Rights | She does not yet have a position on voting rights. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Against | She warns that policies such as universal coverage raises prices. Perkins points out that the fundamental issue with healthcare involves bringing down prices. Since efforts such as the Affordable Care Act has still left many uninsured while simultaneously raising prices, she hopes to repeal the ACA. |
| Socialized Healthcare | Against | Perkins is unsupportive of socialized healthcare. |
| Private Healthcare | Against | In the area of required vaccinations, Perkins would like to break down pharmaceutical companies' protections from lawsuits. |
| LGBT Rights | Unknown | She has not expressed a clear stance on LGBT rights. N/A |
| Taxes | Against | Perkins does not want to raise taxes. Perkins has expressed her desire to lower corporate taxes. She does not think that raising the top marginal income tax is a good solution to balance the budget. |
| Flat Tax Rate | For | She supports drastically simplifying the tax system by having everyone only pay taxes on what they buy. Perkins has expressed her desire to lower corporate taxes. She does not think that raising the top marginal income tax is a good solution to balance the budget. |
| Abortion | Against | She is pro-life. Perkins holds the sanctity of life to the highest priority. She opposes Roe v. Wade and vows to vote in favor of anti-abortion legislation. |
| Gun Control | Against | She supports the Second Amendment as written. Perkins believes that the right to bear arms should never be infringed upon. She sees it as a crucial freedom for the people to protect themselves from a tyrannical government. |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | She does not have a position on assisted suicide. Perkins believes that the right to bear arms should never be infringed upon. She sees it as a crucial freedom for the people to protect themselves from a tyrannical government. |
| Government Interference | Against | Perkins does not see government interference as a primary solution. |
| Planned Parenthood | Against | She is pro-life. |
| Welfare | Against | Perkins does not support welfare programs. She would like to privatize programs such as Medicare and Social Security. She warns that if the government continues to try and manage the programs, promises will not be kept. |
| Welfare | Unknown | She has not taken a stance on stem cell research. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | She does not have a clear position on the death penalty. N/A |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | She has not taken a stance on mandatory minimum sentences. |
| Military Spending | For | Perkins believes in funding the military to its maximum potential. |
| War on Terrorism | Unknown | Her position is unclear on the War on Terrorism. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | Unknown | She does not have a position on international interaction. N/A |
| United Nations power | Unknown | She has not taken a stance on the United Nations. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | She does not have an opinion on nationalism. |
| Free Markets | For | She advocates for free markets. Perkins does not think that regulations and high taxes are conducive to innovation and productivity. Instead, she is an advocate of free enterprise. |
| Brexit | Unknown | She has not expressed an opinion on Brexit. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | Perkins has remained silent on affirmative action. |
| Government Spending | Against | Perkins only supports government spending as explicitly stated by the Constitution. |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | Her opinion on charter schools is unknown. |
| Common Core | Against | She opposes Common Core. Perkins points out that education is too diverse between differing individuals and regions. Thus, she rejects the top-down approach of the federal government that forcefully imposes Common Core standards. |
| Clean Energy | Against | She opposes government investment in clean energy. Perkins indicates that the Constitution does not explicitly permit the government to invest into renewable energy. Thus, she leaves it up to the states and private investment to channel resources toward the industry. |
| Religious Freedom | For | She advocates for freedom of religion. As stated in the Constitution, Perkins supports the right of every American to freely practice their religion. |
| Separation of Church and State | For | She supports the separation of church and state. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | She does not yet have a public opinion on reparations. |
| Border Control | For | She advocates for increased border security. Perkins stands with President Trump in advocating for the construction of a physical wall. She also maintains that illegal aliens should be sent back. |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | She does not have a position on this issue. |
| DACA | Unknown | Perkins does not have a position on DACA. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Against | Perkins believes that it is a catastrophic failure that we allow sanctuary cities to exist. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Unknown | She does not have a public stance yet on marijuana legalization. |