Kyle Van De Water
Bio | Kyle Van De Water is an American Republican politician who ran to represent New York’s 19th congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives in the June 2020 election. Van De Water was subsequently disqualified from the primary prior to voting. |
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-19 | NY-19 | Yes | Running | N/A |
Campaign Financing | Van De Water's campaign has not yet raised $20,000. His position on campaign finance regulation is unknown. |
Voting Rights | He has not expressed an explicit stance on voting rights. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Unknown | His position on health care is not clear. N/A |
| Socialized Healthcare | Unknown | His stance on health care is unknown. |
| Private Healthcare | Unknown | He does not have a strong opinion on private healthcare. |
| LGBT Rights | Unknown | He has not expressed an explicit stance on LGBT rights. N/A |
| Taxes | Unknown | His position on taxes is unknown. N/A |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | He does not have a public position on a flat tax rate. N/A |
| Abortion | Unknown | He does not yet have a public opinion on abortion. N/A |
| Gun Control | Against | He does not support gun control. Van De Water is committed to upholding the right granted by the Second Amendment. He believes that gun control is not an adequate solution to gun violence. |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | He does not have a public stance yet on assisted suicide. Van De Water is committed to upholding the right granted by the Second Amendment. He believes that gun control is not an adequate solution to gun violence. |
| Government Interference | Against | Van De Water typically does not advocate for government interference. |
| Planned Parenthood | Against | He is pro-life. |
| Welfare | Unknown | He does not yet have a clear position on welfare programs. N/A |
| Welfare | Unknown | His position on stem cell research is unclear. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | His position on capital punishment is not clear. N/A |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | He has not expressed an explicit opinion on this issue. |
| Military Spending | Unknown | His position on military spending is unknown. |
| War on Terrorism | Unknown | He does not have a public stance yet on the War on Terror. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | Unknown | His position on international interaction is unknown. N/A |
| United Nations power | Unknown | He does not have a position on this issue. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | Van De Water does not have a position on nationalism. |
| Free Markets | For | He is supportive of free markets. Van De Water has praised looser restrictions on free enterprise. He sees Donald Trump's tax cuts and regulatory reform as a means of "unleashing the economy." |
| Brexit | Unknown | He has not explicitly expressed a stance on this issue. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | He does not have a public stance yet on affirmative action. |
| Government Spending | For | Van De Water is an advocate of spending specifically in the form of infrastructure investment. |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | He does not have an opinion on charter schools. |
| Common Core | Unknown | He has not expressed an opinion on Common Core. N/A |
| Clean Energy | Unknown | His position on renewable energy is unknown. N/A |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | He does not have a clear stance on this issue. N/A |
| Separation of Church and State | For | He is in favor of the separation of church and state. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | He has not publicly expressed an opinion on reparations. |
| Border Control | For | He supports increasing border security. Van De Water sees border security as national security. Thus, he stands with Trump in advocating for physical reinforcements to the Southern Border. |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | He does not have a stance on passenger profiling. |
| DACA | Unknown | He does not have a public stance yet on DACA. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Against | He opposes sanctuary cities. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Unknown | He has not taken a stance on marijuana legalization. |