Harris, Kamala

Meet the Candidate

Running For:
President
Political Affiliation:
Democratic

Survey

Response Legend

  • YYes
  • NNo
  • −Declined to Respond/Undecided, Position Unknown/Unclear
  • *Comment
  • †Position based upon candidate record or extensive research

Question Response Comments/Notes
1. Do you support statutory protections of life-saving care for babies born alive after a failed abortion attempt? N† Note: Voted Nay on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. Roll call vote: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1162/vote_116_2_00058.htm?congress=116&session=2&vote=00058
2. Do you oppose taxpayer funding of abortion? N† Note: Voted Nay on a bill that "[would have] establishe[d] a permanent, government-wide prohibition on federal funding for abortion, prohibit[ed] federal subsidies in the form of Obamacare tax credits for health plans that include abortion, and strengthen[ed] disclosure requirements for plans that include abortion." https://sbaprolife.org/newsroom/press-releases/us-senate-vote-no-taxpayer-funding-abortion-act | Roll call vote: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1161/vote_116_1_00007.htm?congress=116&session=1&vote=00007
3. Do you oppose taxpayer funding of so-called "gender-affirming care"? N† Note: Cosponsor of the so-called "Equality Act"(ERA) in 2019. The ERA would amend the US constitution to give constitutional protection on the basis of "gender identity," upending protections and opportunities specifically created for women and girls; it could protect abortion until birth, funded by U.S. taxpayers; and ERA would open the door for requiring federal taxpayer funding of so-called "gender-affirming care," while stripping parental rights on this issue. https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/788/cosponsors
4. Do you support legislation that preserves girls' and women's athletics for females? N† Note: Cosponsor of the so-called "Equality Act"(ERA) in 2019. The ERA would amend the US constitution to give constitutional protection on the basis of "gender identity," upending protections and opportunities specifically created for women and girls; it could protect abortion until birth, funded by U.S. taxpayers; and ERA would open the door for requiring federal taxpayer funding of so-called "gender-affirming care," while stripping parental rights on this issue. https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/788/cosponsors
5. Do you support school choice legislation, such as tuition tax credits, that would enable parents to choose the school that best suits their child's needs? N† Note: Endorsed by NEA. https://www.nea.org/nea-today/all-news-articles/nea-thanks-president-biden-endorses-vice-president-kamala-harris-general-election
6. Do you support parents' fundamental right to direct the upbringing of their children, including their education and identity? N† Note: Endorsed by NEA. https://www.nea.org/nea-today/all-news-articles/nea-thanks-president-biden-endorses-vice-president-kamala-harris-general-election | Cosponsor of the so-called "Equality Act"(ERA) in 2019. The ERA would amend the US constitution to give constitutional protection on the basis of "gender identity," upending protections and opportunities specifically created for women and girls; it could protect abortion until birth, funded by U.S. taxpayers; and ERA would open the door for requiring federal taxpayer funding of so-called "gender-affirming care," while stripping parental rights on this issue. https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/788/cosponsors | https://www.foxnews.com/video/6313652632112
7. In 2022, Congress passed and President Biden signed the "Respect for Marriage Act," which recognized same-sex unions as marriages in federal law. Do you oppose this law? N† Note: President Biden (and then-VP Kamala Harris by extension) signed the "Respect for Marriage Act." https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8404/all-actions