Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Duncan Hunter

Duncan Hunter

Occupations
US Congressman (1980-present)
United States Army

Websites
House of Representatives: http://www.house.gov/hunter/
Campaign: http://www.gohunter08.com/
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duncan_Hunter

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

Foreign Policy
Hawkish realist
Voted to authorize war with Iraq
Supported war against Kosovo

Gun Rights
Consistently pro-gun
Rated A by Gun Owners of America

Immigration
Wrote bill creating border fence in San Diego
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 United Nations funding
Supports withdrawing from World Trade Organization
Voted against NAFTA and CAFTA
Cosponsored resolution opposed to North American Union, Trans-Texas Corridor

Spending
Generally votes for funding existing government programs
Voted for creation of Medicare prescription drug program
Voted for No Child Left Behind education spending

Taxes
Supports tax cuts
Pledged not to raise taxes

Character
Married since 1973.

2 comments:

Dan said...

I like Hunter on a lot of issues. I didn't know he backed No Child Left Behind and the prescription drugs though.

Still undecided.

Dan Roth said...

Those were two of the key things that seperated Hunter and Tancredo. But now that Tancredo's out of the race, Hunter's the best we've got.