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Jake Ellzey's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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On The Ballot: Running, Republican for U.S. House (TX) - District 6

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Issue Positions

For Presidential and Congressional candidates who refuse to provide voters with their positions, Vote Smart has researched their public records to determine their likely responses. These issue positions are from 2024.

  • "Every life is a precious gift from God. As a father and a Christian, I 100% support the right to life as the first and most vital right." (www.ellzeyfortexas.com)
  • "We NEED strong representation in Washington that will stand for the right to life and stand against attacks on the unborn and all innocent life in our nation. " (www.ellzeyfortexas.com)
  • Rated 100% by National Right to Life Committee (None)
  • "Pleased to support #TexasHouse budget. Passed unanimously. It is a conservative budget. There is no Medicaid expansion. Supports school choice, charter schools. Keeps promises to students and teachers. Continues property tax relief #txlege" (x.com)
  • Rated 0% by Alliance for Retired Americans (None)
  • "It's time to make Washington spend less instead of charging taxpayers more. We must prioritize cutting taxes, which are already too high, and cut wasteful spending." (x.com)
  • "We need to prioritize cutting wasteful spending and stopping tax increases. For too long, Washington has passed bloated budgets and gotten away with it. We need to make Washington spend less instead of charging taxpayers more." (www.ellzeyfortexas.com)
  • Rated 80% by FreedomWorks (None)
  • "It's time to make Washington spend less instead of charging taxpayers more. We must prioritize cutting taxes, which are already too high, and cut wasteful spending." (x.com)
  • "We need to prioritize cutting wasteful spending and stopping tax increases. For too long, Washington has passed bloated budgets and gotten away with it. We need to make Washington spend less instead of charging taxpayers more." (www.ellzeyfortexas.com)
  • Rated 80% by FreedomWorks (None)
  • Rated 8% by Common Cause (None)
  • "I am proud to have Co-Authored HB 1900 creating financial consequences for cities defunding the police. Defunding the police will put citizens and other officers in danger. I believe in working together for positive reform but defunding is not the correct approach." (x.com)
  • "I am proud to have the endorsement of @TMPALegislative. Our local police do the day to day work of protecting Texans and ensuring our neighborhoods are safe places for families to grow. I will never waiver in my support of our law enforcement." (x.com)
  • "We need to put a stop to this. We must support our police locally, statewide, and nationally. Strong law enforcement means strong and safe communities. I'm proud Texas backs the badge, but the rest of America needs to wake up and do the same." (x.com)
  • "Today, House Republicans showed that we support our veterans. The FY24 MilCon VA appropriations bill fully funds veterans' health care & benefits while prioritizing quality-of-life projects for our military and their families." (x.com)
  • "With the passing of the National Defense Authorization Act, we are ensuring that our military focuses on the care and lethality of our troops and no longer on ideological teaching that impede our ability to protect the United States." (x.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 2670: "National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 4365: "Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • "Anyone who has ever run a business or even balanced a household checkbook knows this simple rule—DON’T SPEND MORE THAN YOU HAVE. It’s time Americans stopped footing the bill for Washington’s tax-and-spend policies." (www.ellzeyfortexas.com)
  • "I voted AGAINST raising the US debt limit. The current tax-&-spend policies are short-sighted and unwise. Our gov't needs to be held accountable and learn to spend tax dollars efficiently. I will continue to work to balance our budget to set our kids up for a prosperous future!" (x.com)
  • "We need to prioritize cutting wasteful spending and stopping tax increases. For too long, Washington has passed bloated budgets and gotten away with it. We need to make Washington spend less instead of charging taxpayers more." (www.ellzeyfortexas.com)
  • "Cost of living, housing, and basic necessity prices continue to increase faster than the average paycheck. Making our economy an issue which must urgently be addressed." (x.com)
  • "Despite the Democrats' promises for their "Inflation Reduction Act," prices continue to rise and everyday Americans continue to suffer. We must put an end to the mismanagement of our government and the abuses of power that have gotten us here." (x.com)
  • "More than 3/4 of the Democrats' $437 billion Inflation Reduction Act is headed toward "Energy Security and Climate Change." Why they think this will help working Americans is still unclear." (x.com)
  • Voted against HR 5376: "Inflation Reduction Act of 2022" (votesmart.org)
  • "Biden is once again overstepping his Constitutional authority in a desperate effort to rally votes before the November midterms. Even Speaker Pelosi has stated that the President does not have authority to cancel student debt." (x.com)
  • Rated 0% by National Education Association (None)
  • "Student loan "forgiveness" by the Biden Administration does not mean forgiveness. It means that every hardworking American who either does not have student loans or has worked hard to pay them off now owes the government $300 billion dollars." (x.com)
  • "Elections are the cornerstone of #liberty and our republic. #Texas has some of the most secure #elections in the world, but even one case of #VoterFraud is one too many, and other states have not held themselves to our standard of excellence." (x.com)
  • "I will stand against voter fraud and efforts to subvert the sanctity of our electoral process. This is not a partisan issue, this is a commonsense issue. Our votes must be cast, collected, and counted in a way that is 100% secure and accurate." (www.ellzeyfortexas.com)
  • "Secure, fair elections are not a partisan issue. They are a commonsense issue. To protect the integrity of our elections, we must put an end to voter fraud and make sure that every ballot is counted fairly and accurately." (x.com)
  • Rated 8% by Common Cause (None)
  • "If we can cut burdensome regulations, especially on the oil and gas industry, we can create the opportunity for more stable, good jobs, sustainable growth, and ease the pressure on hardworking Americans." (x.com)
  • "More than 3/4 of the Democrats' $437 billion Inflation Reduction Act is headed toward "Energy Security and Climate Change." Why they think this will help working Americans is still unclear." (x.com)
  • "Our energy sector is too important for us to allow it to be regulated by executive order. I am co-sponsoring H.R. 3256 to stop Biden’s Executive Order 14096, which prioritizes environmental talking points over the needs and livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of Americans." (x.com)
  • Rated 100% by American Energy Alliance (None)
  • "If we can cut burdensome regulations, especially on the oil and gas industry, we can create the opportunity for more stable, good jobs, sustainable growth, and ease the pressure on hardworking Americans." (x.com)
  • "Our energy sector is too important for us to allow it to be regulated by executive order. I am co-sponsoring H.R. 3256 to stop Biden’s Executive Order 14096, which prioritizes environmental talking points over the needs and livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of Americans." (x.com)
  • Rated 100% by American Energy Alliance (None)
  • "I did not spend 20 years protecting American families abroad to have them made defenseless at home. I'm a proud gun owner, lifetime NRA member, and I will be a relentless defender of our Second Amendment." (x.com)
  • "The new administration and their leftist allies have already shown themselves time and time attack to be radically anti-gun. The way to stop crime is NOT by taking away your right to protect yourself. I oppose any and all federal regulations on the right to keep and bear arms. I will be a relentless and unapologetic defender of our 2nd Amendment." (www.ellzeyfortexas.com)
  • "Yesterday, I joined 44 of my Republican colleagues in introducing the No Retaining Every Gun In a System That Restricts Your (REGISTRY) Rights Act to ensure the federal government doesn't build a federal firearms registry." (x.com)
  • Rated 92% by National Rifle Association (None)
  • "Thank you to the @TSAPAC for their endorsement! As State Representative, I will work to solve our rural healthcare shortages with low-cost, free market principles, not socialism." (x.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Voted in favor of HR 5378: "Lower Costs, More Transparency Act" (votesmart.org)
  • "Biden and his dangerous open border policies have created one of the worst humanitarian crises in our nation’s history. There can be no solution to the generations long problem of illegal immigration without a completely secure border. We must complete the wall and gain complete control over who enters our country to stop human trafficking, put an end to drug violence, and keep our families safe." (www.ellzeyfortexas.com)
  • "This morning I joined my fellow Republicans in calling for Congress to declare the cartels a clear and present danger to the United States and deal with them according. Come January, it’s time to take back our southern border." (x.com)
  • "We must secure our border." (x.com)
  • Rated 79% by NumbersUSA (None)
  • "We are losing 287 Americans in bedrooms and backyards every day to drug overdose. Two-thirds of which are from fentanyl, all of which come from China through our southern border. We are losing Americans at war time rates. We must secure our southern border." (x.com)
  • Rated 79% by NumbersUSA (None)
  • "The fact is the Constitution requires the federal government to protect our states from invasion, and 40,000 apprehensions at the border in one month is an invasion. It's time we stop chain migration and only issue merit-based green cards for foreign-born individuals who will contribute to the well being of our country. And we need to do more to welcome our legal immigrants and assist them as they assimilate." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "This is why I have co-sponsored H.R.1324, the Uyghur Human Rights Sanctions Review Act. H.R.1324 will require the federal government to make a formal decision on whether there is enough evidence for these allegations & if so, to call for sanctions against top Chinese companies." (x.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 5692: "Ukraine Security Assistance and Oversight Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 7691: "Making emergency supplemental appropriations for assistance for the situation in Ukraine for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes." (None)
  • Voted in favor of HR 5692: "Ukraine Security Assistance and Oversight Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024" (votesmart.org)
  • Voted in favor of HR 7691: "Making emergency supplemental appropriations for assistance for the situation in Ukraine for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2022, and for other purposes." (None)
  • Voted in favor of S 3522: "Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022" (votesmart.org)
  • "Private companies have the right to run their business the way they want. That’s the first rule of the free market. But they must also comply with reasonable ethics and our United States constitution. It’s why I am working to protect free speech, personal privacy, and ensure fairness from Big Tech." (x.com)
  • Voted in favor of HR 7521 "Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act" (votesmart.org)

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