2021

Abortion

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

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No

2. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- Unknown Position

Campaign Finance

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

Crime

Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
- Unknown Position

Defense

Do you support increasing defense spending?
- Yes

Economy

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

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

3. Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
- Yes

Education

Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No

Energy and Environment

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

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- No

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Yes

2. Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
- Unknown Position

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Yes

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Yes

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
- Unknown Position

Trade

Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
- Yes

Mississippi Congressional Election 2018 Political Courage Test

Abortion

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

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No

2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- No

Economy

1. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

Energy & Environment

Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- No

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Yes

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Yes

2. I do not support amnesty in any form.
- "As a member of the Homeland Security Committee, I am working hard to bring positive reform to our border security and immigration systems and develop a responsible immigration policy. Before any other changes are made to our immigration system, we must do everything in our power to strengthen border security. Simply put, border security is national security." http://votesmart.org/public-statement/991197/issue-position-immigration (votesmart.org) "As a member of the Homeland Security Committee, I am working hard to bring positive reform to our border security and immigration systems and develop a responsible immigration policy. Before any other changes are made to our immigration system, we must do everything in our power to strengthen border security. Simply put, border security is national security." http://votesmart.org/public-statement/991197/issue-position-immigration (votesmart.org) "It comes down to one simple issue, amnesty. I cannot vote for a bill that grants amnesty to illegal immigrants." https://votesmart.org/public-statement/1262121/palazzo-opposes-amnesty#.Xa9kY0E3kfI (votesmart.org) "As a member of the Homeland Security Committee, I am working hard to bring positive reform to our border security and immigration systems and develop a responsible immigration policy. Before any other changes are made to our immigration system, we must do everything in our power to strengthen border security. Simply put, border security is national security." http://votesmart.org/public-statement/991197/issue-position-immigration (votesmart.org)

Marijuana

Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- No

Administrative Priorities

Please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding.
- No Answer