Lisa Scheller
Bio | Lisa Scheller is an American Republican politician who is running as the Republican nominee to represent Pennsylvania’s 7th congressional district in the November 2020 general election to the U.S. House of Representatives. |
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-07 | PA-07 | Yes | Running | 39.0% |
Campaign Financing | Reports indicate that more than half of Scheller's campaign is funded by her. Top contributors include Altronics Inc and Coca-Cola Enterprises. |
Voting Rights | She does not have a clear stance on voting rights yet. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Unknown | She does not have a clear position on universal healthcare. N/A |
| Socialized Healthcare | Against | She opposes socialized health care. |
| Private Healthcare | Unknown | Her stance on healthcare is largely unknown. |
| LGBT Rights | Unknown | She does not have a clear stance on LGBT rights. N/A |
| Taxes | Against | She opposes taxes. Scheller believes that the most effective government taxes its citizens as little as possible. She points to her efforts as a Commissioner of Lehigh County as evidence of her dedication to fighting taxation. |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | He has not taken a stance on a flat tax rate. Scheller believes that the most effective government taxes its citizens as little as possible. She points to her efforts as a Commissioner of Lehigh County as evidence of her dedication to fighting taxation. |
| Abortion | Against | She is pro-life. Scheller would like to ban abortion in specific instances. She advocates for a ban on late-term abortion as well as a ban on using taxpayer money to fund abortions. |
| Gun Control | Against | She opposes gun control. Scheller is a lifetime NRA member and is committed to protecting the Second Amendment. She does not see raising restrictions to gun ownership as a means of addressing gun violence. |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | She has not taken a stance on this issue. Scheller is a lifetime NRA member and is committed to protecting the Second Amendment. She does not see raising restrictions to gun ownership as a means of addressing gun violence. |
| Government Interference | Unknown | She does not have a clear position on government intervention. |
| Planned Parenthood | Against | She is pro-life. |
| Welfare | Unknown | She has not taken an explicit stance on welfare programs. N/A |
| Welfare | Unknown | He has not taken a stance on this issue. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | She does not have a public stance yet on the death penalty. N/A |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | He does not have a public stance yet on mandatory minimum prison sentences. |
| Military Spending | For | She is supportive of military spending. |
| War on Terrorism | For | Scheller maintains that the biggest priority of government should be fighting against those who are a threat. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | Unknown | Scheller's position on international trade is unclear. N/A |
| United Nations power | Unknown | Her stance on the legitimacy of the UN is unknown. |
| Nationalism | For | Scheller argues that our country can have diversity while maintaining common American values that unite us. |
| Free Markets | For | She is in favor of free markets. Scheller does not see taxation as conducive to economic growth. In addition, she points out that government investment in the free market also demonstrates wasteful spending. |
| Brexit | Unknown | She does not have a public stance yet on Brexit. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | She has not publicly stated an opinion on affirmative action. |
| Government Spending | Against | She sees spending as wasteful on both sides of the aisle. |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | She has not publicly expressed a stance on charter schools yet. |
| Common Core | Against | She opposes Common Core. Scheller views Common Core as only serving the interests of DC bureaucrats. Instead of top-down approaches to educational standards, she wants local schools to define their own needs. |
| Clean Energy | Against | She is unsupportive of clean energy investment. In addition to her cautiousness surrounding government spending, she sees renewable energy investment as wasteful. In addition, she sees the Green New Deal as Socialist and impractical. |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | She has not expressed an opinion publicly on this issue. N/A |
| Separation of Church and State | For | She supports the separation of church and state. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | She does not have a position on this issue. |
| Border Control | Unknown | Although she has been targeted for her alleged stance against Trump's immigration policy, these were largely unfounded. She has not publicly expressed an opinion on border control. N/A |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | She has not expressed an explicit opinion on passenger profiling. |
| DACA | Unknown | She has not taken a stance on DACA. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Against | She vows to help end federal funding to sanctuary cities. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Unknown | She does not have an explicit stance on legalizing marijuana. |