Tom Tancredo

Tom Tancredo

Occupations
US Congressman (1998-present)
President of the Independence Institute
US Department of Education (1981-1992)
Colorado House of Representatives (1976-1980)

Websites
House of Representatives: http://tancredo.house.gov/
Campaign: http://www.teamtancredo.com/
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Tancredo

Abortion
Rated 100% pro-life by Right to Life
Opposes Roe v. Wade

Foreign Policy
Hawkish realist
Voted to authorize war with Iraq
Opposed war in Kosovo

Gun Rights
Opposes gun control
Rated A by Gun Owners of America

Immigration
Founder of Congressional Immigration Reform Caucus
Rated A+ by Americans for Better Immigration
Supports securing the border, interior enforcement
Opposes amnesty, chain migration, birthright citizenship

Marriage
Supports Federal Marriage Amendment
Supports Marriage Protection Act

Regulation
Opposes McCain-Feingold "campaign finance reform" restrictions on free speech
Supports drilling for oil in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

Sovereignty
Voted for legislation to withdraw from the United Nations
Supports withdrawing from World Trade Organization
Voted against CAFTA
Cosponsored resolution opposed to North American Union, Trans-Texas Corridor

Spending
Regularly votes against government spending and programs
Voted against creation of Medicare prescription drug program
Voted against No Child Left Behind education spending

Taxes
Supports tax cuts
Pledged not to raise taxes

Character
Married since 1977.