Sara Gideon
Bio |
Sara Gideon began her political career as a member of her city council before being elected to Maine’s House of Representatives. She now serves as Speaker of the House. |
Status and Position |
Current Speaker of the House for the State of Maine of Maine |
Political Party and Jurisdiction |
Democrat, Maine |
Elections |
Election Jurisdiction |
Started Campaign |
Campaign Status |
Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 Senate Election Maine 1 | Maine 1 | Yes | Running | 44.0% |
Campaign Financing |
Gideon has repeatedly stated her rejection of corporate PAC money, however she has been criticised for accepting donations from leadership PACs that are partially funded by corporate PAC's. |
Voting Rights |
She does not yet have an explicit public stance on this issue. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues |
Stance |
Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | For | Gideon believes that every citizen of Maine should have access to affordable and high quality healthcare, and believes that the Affordable Care Act should be expanded. As the Speaker of the House for Maine, Gideon has helped pass multiple healthcare bills, such as prescription drug reforms to lower prices, expanding Medicare to 70,000 Mainers, and protecting current healthcare coverage in Maine by ensuring no one with pre-existing health conditions can be discriminated against, and seniors aren't forced to pay more. |
| Socialized Healthcare | For | Gideon supports socialised healthcare programs, such as Medicare. |
| Private Healthcare | For | Gideon has stated that she wishes to keep the option of private healthcare for those who wish to use it, although she would like to create a public option to opt into. |
| LGBT Rights | For | Gideon supports LGBT rights. As Speaker, Gideon has assisted in passing legislation banning conversion therapy in Maine, and has helped pass legislation that defines gender identity and protects Mainers from discrimination. |
| Taxes | For | Gideon is for taxing big corporations as she wishes to end tax breaks, however is in support of providing tax breaks to lower-class families in Maine. Gideon is for taxing big corporations, as she illustrated when she helped to close a corporate tax loophole that prioritised out of state companies. However, she is in favour of tax breaks for "hardworking families in Maine". She has also opposed the Trump tax cuts. |
| Flat Tax Rate | Against | Gideon's support for tax breaks for the lower-classes illustrates her preference against a flat tax rate. Gideon is for taxing big corporations, as she illustrated when she helped to close a corporate tax loophole that prioritised out of state companies. However, she is in favour of tax breaks for "hardworking families in Maine". She has also opposed the Trump tax cuts. |
| Abortion | For | Gideon is pro-choice. Gideon has stated that she will always protect the right for a women to make her own choice about her reproductive healthcare, and has helped pass legislation in Maine to ensure that every Mainer has the ability to access affordable reproductive healthcare. |
| Gun Control | For | Is in support of smart gun safety measures. Gideon has argued that gun control needs to take place at a federal level, including the introduction of universal background checks and red flag laws. |
| Assisted Suicide | For | Gideon has stated that euthanasia should be legal, but only under the circumstances that the patient is of sound mind and fully understands their choice. Gideon has argued that gun control needs to take place at a federal level, including the introduction of universal background checks and red flag laws. |
| Government Interference | For | Given Gideon's stance on gun control and socialised healthcare programs such as Medicare, it is clear that she is for government interference. |
| Planned Parenthood | For | Gideon supports Planned Parenthood, and is herself endorsed by them. She has also stated her plans to fight against any attempts to defund Planned Parenthood. |
| Welfare | Unknown | Gideon has taken no stance on this issue. N/A |
| Welfare | Unknown | Her position towards stem cell research is unknown. |
| Death Penalty | Against | Gideon has stated that she is against the death penalty. Gideon has stated that she is against the death penalty. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Against | Gideon has stated that she is against mandatory prison sentences for those charged with drug possession. |
| Military Spending | Against | Gideon has stated that rather than making cuts to public spending, cuts should be made to military spending. |
| War on Terrorism | Against | Gideon believes the war on terrorism should end, and is against the US formally declaring war on ISIS. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | Unknown | Gideon has taken no stance on this issue. N/A |
| United Nations power | For | Gideon has shown support for the US to remain in the United Nations. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | Gideon has made no stance on this issue. |
| Free Markets | For | She supports free markets. Gideon has mentioned her support for America's involvement in the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). |
| Brexit | Unknown | Gideon has taken no clear stance on this issue. |
| Affirmative Action | For | Gideon has spoken in favour of affirmative action programs. |
| Government Spending | For | Gideon is for government spending, as shown through her support for healthcare programs such as Medicare. |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | Gideon has taken no stance on this issue. |
| Common Core | Nuance | Gideon has stated that she does support the concept but has doubts over its current implementation. Gideon has stated that she does support the concept but has doubts over its current implementation. |
| Clean Energy | For | Gideon is in support of clean energy. Gideon has helped pass legislation in Maine that strongly encourages a clean energy economy, and wishes to make Maine an example across the country while simultaneously bringing in good paying jobs. Not only does she support investing in a clean energy economy, but she also has set ambitious goals for moving towards a completely clean renewable energy system. |
| Religious Freedom | Unknown | Gideon has not spoken on the subject. Gideon has not spoken on the subject. |
| Separation of Church and State | For | She is for a separation of church and the state. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | She has taken no clear stance on this issue. |
| Border Control | For | Gideon has stated her support for more spending on border control. Although despite Gideon's support of border control, she has disagreed with Trump's plan to build a wall between America and Mexico and believes that restrictions do not need to tighten. She has also disagreed with children being separated from their families by ICE. |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | She has taken no clear stance on this issue. |
| DACA | For | Gideon has spoken out against Trump's move to rescind DACA, and has publicly shared her support for the DREAM Act. |
| Sanctuary Cities | For | Gideon is in support of sanctuary cities and believes they should receive federal funding. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | For | Gideon is in support of legalising marijuana. |