The election didn’t result in a decisive winner for either of the two seats in the Georgia Senate – which means Tuesday’s runoff will determine which party controls the U.S. Senate. (Georgia voters can learn more about how to vote in the runoff here.)
In preparation for the runoff election, the Campus Election Engagement Project – a non-partisan organization that works for the 20 million American college and university students – has compiled a guide for voters on the relevant positions of the candidates.
Here stand the Georgia Senate candidates on these issues.
Senator Kelly Loeffler (R) versus Rev. Raphael Warnock (D)
Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler faces Democrat Rev. Raphael Warnock in one of two runoff elections in Georgia on January 5th. (US Department of Agriculture + Raphael Warnock / Flickr)
COVID-19
Do you support the administration’s response to a coronavirus pandemic?
Economic Response to Coronavirus Pandemic?
immigration
Expand border walls? Reduce immigration?
Creating a path to citizenship for 11 million undocumented residents, including DACA participants or “dreamers” brought to the United States as children?
Criminal Justice / Guns
Enact more restrictive gun laws?
Limit the use of force by the police and increase public oversight?
Economy / work
Tighten or relax the regulation of banks and credit card companies?
Warnock (D)
No public position on the subject of banking regulation.
Support laws on the right to work and discourage unions from charging for contributions?
Raise the federal hourly minimum wage above the current $ 7.25?
Loeffler (R)
No public position found to raise the minimum wage.
Health care
Do you support the Affordable Care Act (ACA), AKA Obamacare?
Keeping or Banning Abortion Legal?
Do you allow planned parenting to receive public funding for non-abortion health care?
Civil rights
Protect against discrimination based on sexual orientation?
Support stricter ID requirements and other voting rules?
Surroundings
Is man-made climate change a serious threat that needs to be treated as a top priority?
Tighten or loosen environmental regulations?
Rule of law
Position on the replacement of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg before the November elections? (See Guide of the Supreme Court of CEEP.)
Do you support calling witnesses and convicting Trump of impeachment?
Warnock (D)
No position found for impeachment.
Drug war
Marijuana – Legalize or Ban?
School and student support
Support public funds for private or non-profit schools?
Warnock (D)
No position found to finance school.
Support Lower Interest Or Forgiveness For Student Loans?
Loeffler (R)
No position found.
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Senator David Perdue (R) versus Jon Ossoff (D)
On January 5th, the Republican incumbent David Perdue meets the Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff. (Gage Skidmore / Flickr, Jon Ossoff / Twitter)
COVID-19
Do you support the administration’s response to a coronavirus pandemic?
Approval for the economic response to the coronavirus pandemic?
immigration
Road to Citizenship for DACA Participants Bred to the US as Children? Position to expand the border walls and limit legal immigration?
Criminal Justice / Guns
Enact more restrictive gun laws?
Limit the use of force by the police and increase public oversight?
Economy / work
Tighten or relax the regulation of banks and credit card companies?
Support laws on the right to work that prohibit unions from charging contributions on the workers they represent?
Raise the federal hourly minimum wage above the current $ 7.25?
Support Administration Tax Cuts $ 1.9 Trillion in 2017?
Health care
Do you support the Affordable Care Act, aka Obamacare?
Keeping or Banning Abortion Legal?
Do you allow planned parenting to receive public funding for non-abortion health care?
Civil rights
Support gay marriage and other LGBTQ rights?
Strict ID and other rules to combat possible fraud, even if access is restricted?
Surroundings
Do you consider human-made climate change a serious threat?
Tighten or loosen environmental regulations?
Address as a top priority by taxing or limiting greenhouse gas emissions in support of renewable energies?
Rule of law
Will you vote for Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s replacement before the November elections? (See Guide of the Supreme Court of CEEP.)
Do you support calling witnesses and convicting Trump of impeachment?
Limit campaign donations? Do you need political ads to reveal top funders?
Perdue (R)
No position found on the donation policy for campaigns.
Drug war
Marijuana – Decriminalize or Legalize?
School and student support
Support free or subsidized tuition for lower income individuals?
Public funding for private or non-profit schools?
Foreign policy
Reject military attacks on Iran without the approval of Congress?
Help block arms sales to Saudi Arabia?
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