2021

Abortion

1. 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. Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
- Yes

Campaign Finance

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

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?
- Unknown Position

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

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

Energy and Environment

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

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

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes

Health Care

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

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

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

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?
- Yes

Trade

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

Tennessee Congressional Election 2018 Political Courage Test

Abortion

1. 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?
- Yes

Campaign Finance

1. 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?
- Yes

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

Education

1. 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

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- Yes

Health Care

1. 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. I believe we need a more clearly defined path to citizenship and an immigrant worker program. Those immigrants not guilty of felony crimes should be given the opportunity to apply for that documentation without deportation.
- "We are at a critical point regarding immigration to the United States. This administration has ended the #DACA process and now is stepping up efforts to separate children from their parents. This should end now. #FamiliesBelongTogether." https://twitter.com/RVHoyos/status/1007308602892275713 (twitter.com) "For our undocumented workers, we need a process where they can seek citizenship or work legally in this country without fear of separation from their families or workplace abuse. We can do better than this. #TNRaid " https://twitter.com/Hoyos4Congress/status/982968162986680320 (twitter.com) "For our undocumented workers, we need a process where they can seek citizenship or work legally in this country without fear of separation from their families or workplace abuse. We can do better than this. #TNRaid " https://twitter.com/Hoyos4Congress/status/982968162986680320 (twitter.com) "For our undocumented workers, we need a process where they can seek citizenship or work legally in this country without fear of separation from their families or workplace abuse. We can do better than this. #TNRaid " https://twitter.com/Hoyos4Congress/status/982968162986680320 (twitter.com) "I believe we need a more clearly defined path to citizenship and an immigrant worker program. Those immigrants not guilty of felony crimes should be given the opportunity to apply for that documentation without deportation." https://votesmart.org/candidate/political-courage-test/180435/renee-hoyos (votesmart.org)

Marijuana

I support the expansion of medical marijuana, removing it from Schedule I for further study, and decriminalizing it for possession under 1 oz.
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate’s position.

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?
- No