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Michael Baumgartner's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Michael Baumgartner did not provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2024 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.

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Issue Positions

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  • "I am Catholic and pro-life. I support the option of IVF for those who need it" (www.votebaumgartner.com)
  • Rated 0% by NARAL Pro-Choice
  • " I support the right of the people and legislatures of each state to make their own abortion laws as consistent with the US Constitution." (www.votebaumgartner.com)
  • "I don’t see abortion mentioned in the constitution … as such I think it’s up to local states and their communities to enact abortion policies." (whitmanwire.com)
  • " will fight to make sure that senior citizens receive every penny of the Social Security and Medicare benefits that they have been promised." (www.votebaumgartner.com)
  • "This is non-negotiable: Medicare and Social Security benefits will not be reduced." (www.votebaumgartner.com)
  • "Outstanding work! Thank to @letsgowa and @bkheywoodand most of all the good people of Washington who made their voices heard by signing the initiatives! Our 👏state 👏 will 👏 never 👏 have 👏 an 👏 income 👏 tax 👏 !" (x.com)
  • "I will strongly support policies that reign in reckless spending." (www.votebaumgartner.com)
  • "In the Washington State Legislature, we were required to pass balanced budgets. Congress must do the same. " (www.votebaumgartner.com)
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  • "Yet, we must stay engaged with the world. The world is a dangerous place and if we were to fully withdraw, our enemies would exploit the situation." (www.votebaumgartner.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
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  • "[W]ill strongly support policies that reduce inflation and the price increases that are crippling working-class families." (www.votebaumgartner.com)
  • "I led successful efforts for the only state college tuition reduction in American history - lowering the price of schools like WSU and EWU by 15 percent!" (www.votebaumgartner.com)
  • "I’m interested in learning more about ways to reform our federal student loans program, which has had an inflationary effect on college tuition costs without significantly increasing access to college education." (www.votebaumgartner.com)
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  • "America is an energy powerhouse. We can produce all the energy we need for our country and have surplus to sell to the world – and to help protect our allies. We need an "all-of-the-above" approach to energy production, including hydropower, wind, solar, nuclear, natural gas and oil, to ensure a future with reliable, safe and affordable power." (www.votebaumgartner.com)
  • "America is an energy powerhouse. We can produce all the energy we need for our country and have surplus to sell to the world – and to help protect our allies. We need an "all-of-the-above" approach to energy production, including hydropower, wind, solar, nuclear, natural gas and oil, to ensure a future with reliable, safe and affordable power." (www.votebaumgartner.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
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  • "Fixing the southern border must be our nation’s number one priority. Biden’s open border policy is creating a security, drug crime and human trafficking crisis" (x.com)
  • "It is important that the border wall is built, as requested by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection, but much more is required." (x.com)
  • "[W]ill strongly support policies that secure our border and bring the rule of law and common sense to immigration policy." (www.votebaumgartner.com)
  • "Our open southern border is letting drugs and unvetted migrants pour into America." (www.votebaumgartner.com)
  • "'Policies like "Remain in Mexico' need to be reinstated. E-verify needs to be fully implemented. The sanctuary city experiment needs to end." (www.votebaumgartner.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
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  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.

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