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Liz Watson

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Quick Facts
Personal Details

Education

  • Attended, Georgetown Law School

Professional Experience

  • Attended, Georgetown Law School
  • Instructor, Indiana University, present
  • Executive Director, Georgetown Poverty Center
  • Director of Workplace Justice, National Women’s Law Center
  • Labor Policy Director for Democrats, United States Congress

Political Experience

  • Attended, Georgetown Law School
  • Instructor, Indiana University, present
  • Executive Director, Georgetown Poverty Center
  • Director of Workplace Justice, National Women’s Law Center
  • Labor Policy Director for Democrats, United States Congress
  • Candidate, United States House of Representatives, Indiana, District 9, 2018
Policy Positions

2021

Abortion

Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Yes

2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Unknown Position

Campaign Finance

Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

Education

Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- Yes

Energy & Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- Yes

Guns

Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes

Health Care

Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- No

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No

Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Yes

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- No

2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- Unknown Position

Speeches
Events

2018

Nov. 6
Election Night Results Watching Party

Tue 6:00 PM – 11:00 PM EST

Rhino's Youth Center Bloomington, IN

Nov. 6
MCDP Vote Watch Party!

Tue 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM EST

Rhino's Youth Center Bloomington, IN

Nov. 6
Liz for Indiana Martinsville GOTV: The Final Four Days!

Tue 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM EST

154 E Morgan St, Martinsville, IN 46151-1543, United States