Compare the Candidates
Biographical Profiles and Positions on the Issues

November 5, 2024 Illinois General Election

Candidates for U.S. President & Vice President

Kamala Harris - D

►Websitekamalaharris.org

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Tim Walz - D

►Websitewalzflanagan.org/

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Donald Trump - R

►Websitewww.donaldjtrump.com/

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J.D Vance - R

►Websitejdvance.com/

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Jill E. Stein - G

►Websitewww.jillstein2024.com/

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Samson LeBeau Kpadenou - G

►Websitesamson2018.com/

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Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. - WTP

►Websitewww.kennedy24.com/

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Nicole Shanahan - WTP

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Scott Schluter - L

►Websitescottschluter.com/

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Lex Green - L

►Websitewww.electlex.com

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Kamala Harris / Tim Walz

Donald Trump / J.D Vance

Biographical

General Philosophy

Personal and Family

Professional Experience

Civic Involvement

Political Experience

Religious Affiliation

Accomplishments and Awards

Educational Background

Military Service

Reasons & Objectives

Why I Am Running for Public Office

Goals If Elected

Achievements If Elected

Areas to Concentrate On

On Entering Public Service

Opinions of Other Candidates

Endorsments, Voting, Elections, Politics & Government

Candidate Endorsements

Safe & Fair Elections

Government & Democracy

Voting and Election Reform

Voter Suppression

Trump's Impeachment & Exoneration

Electoral College

Voting Rights for X-Felons

Government Shut Down

Government Efficiency

Government Corruption and Ethics

Campaign Contributions, Limits & Citizens United Case

Voting Rights

Money and Special Interests

Trump

US House and Senate Term Limits

Foreign Election Interference

Federal Bureaucracy & Regulations

527 Stealth & Super PACs

Campaign Finance Reform

Lobbying

Partisan Gridlock

Campaign Spending Limits

Eminent Domain

Separation of Church & State

Privatization

Sexual Misconduct of Politicians

Soft-money Political Contributions

Foreign Policy

Israel, Hamas and Palestinian Conflict

Israel

Gaza

China

Russia

Ukraine

Iran

Iran Nuclear Deal & Sanctions

Afghanistan

Nuclear Weapons & Non-Proliferation Treaty

North Korea

Iraq

Middle East

Saudi Arabia

Syria

Foreign Aid

Refugee Crisis

Cuba

ISIS

Mexico

Radical Islam

Weapons of Mass Destruction

Europe

Jobs, Economy, Trade, Business, Industry & Agriculture

Economy

Jobs

Inflation

Business

Small Businesses

Agriculture

Trade

Economic Stimulus

Infrastructure

Farm Subsidies & Supports

Guest Worker and H-1B Programs

Foreign Job Outsourcing

Tariffs & Trade with China

Paid Maternity, Family & Medical Leave

Income Inequality

$700 Billion Troubled Asset Relief Bailout

Trade Agreements

Employment Discrimination

Company Job Creation Rewards

Government Subsidized Jobs

Bail Outs of Banks, Financial & Auto Corps

Globalism & Nationalism

Minority & Women-Owned Businesses

Recession

Middle Class & Its Decline

North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)

Capitalism

Auto Industry

Green Economy

CEO Pay & Executive Compensation

Big Tech Companies & Antitrust

Trans-Pacific Partnership Free Trade Agreement (TPP)

US - Mexico Trade Agreement

Patent System

Intellectual Property Protection

Universal Basic Income

Robo-Calling

Wealth Distribution

Crime, Police & Imprisonment

Crime & Prevention

Black Lives Matter

Police Reform

Police Body Cameras

Sex Crimes & Offenders

Death Penalty

Prisons

Minority Incarceration

Private Prisons

Incarcerations

Hate Crimes

Hate Crimes Legislation

Recidivism and Rehabilitation

Formerly Incarcerated Individuals

Corporate Crime and Fraud

Parole and Probation

Officer Involved Shootings

Human Rights

Youth and Gang Crime

Incarcerated Women

Crimes Against Children

Rape

Housing & Communities

Housing

Affordable Housing / Rentals & Supports

Homelessness

Federal Housing Administration (FHA)

Redlining Housing & Loans

Transgender Protections & Community

Labor, Wages & Unions

Minimum Wage

Unions and Collective Bargaining

Paid Maternity, Family & Medical Leave

Income Inequality

Worker Rights and Benefits

Equal Pay

Working Class

Women Workplace Violence

Right-To-Work

Employment Discrimination

Unemployment Benefits & Insurance

Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA)

Employment Non-Discrimination Act

Health & Medical

Medicare

Universal Medical Care & Insurance

Healthcare

Health & Medical Reform

Prescription Drugs

Children's Health, Abuse And Neglect (32)

Proposed Budget Cuts to CDC, NIH, and WHO

Health and Medical Insurance

Women's Health & Reproduction

Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)

Mental Health

Mental Health Mass Shootings

Drug Addiction & Substance Abuse

Drug Price-Gouging

Pharmaceutical Companies

Differences of Other Candidates on Healthcare

Medicaid

Generic Drugs

Children and Schools COVID Vaccinations

China’s Role in COVID

Health Insurance Covering Birth Control

Long-Term Care

Public Option

Paying for Expanded Medical Insurance

HIV/AIDS

COVID Pandemic

COVID Impact & Government Response

COVID Vaccine Mandates & Testing

Medically Uninsured or Underinsured

Nurses and Public Health Workers

Vaccinations & Immunizations

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Autism

Health Care Tax Credits

Obesity

Patient's Bill of Rights

State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

Free Market Health Care

Education & Schools

Education

Public School Curriculum

Teaching Racial, Sexual, and Political material

Critical Race Theory

Higher Education & College Costs

Private Schools Vouchers and Funding

Prayer & Pledge of Allegiance in Schools

Charter and Magnet Schools

School Safety

Student Debt & Forgiveness

Student Loans, Scholarships and Pell Grants

Teacher Pay

Public Schools K-12

No Child Left Behind

Local Control Over Education

Common Core Education

Sex and Birth Control Education

Student Standards and Testing

Department of Education

Historically Black Colleges

Community Colleges

Free College Tuition

Teacher Unions

Teacher Standards

School Desegregation

Home Schooling

High Schools

Education Gap with Other Countries

Drugs in Schools

Parental Involvement in Education

Dropouts

Department of Children and Youth

Adult Education

Math and Science in Schools

Environment & Climate Change

Environment

Climate Change & Global Warming

Clean Air and Water

Green New Deal

Carbon Tax

Offshore Drilling

Net Zero & Reducing Emissions

Global Greenhouse Emissions

Climate Change Impact on National Security

Oceans

Clean Water Act of 1977

Oil Industry

Humans Affect on Climate Change

Keystone Pipeline

Oil and Gas Subsidies

Oil & Gas Leases on Federal Land

Biodiversity & Biotechnology

Green Economy

Abortion, Pro-Life & Genetic Engineering

Abortion(Pro-Choice) v Pro-Life

Planned Parenthood & Family Planning

Roe v. Wade

Contraception

Abortion Federal Funding

Abortion for Rape and Incest

Health Insurance Covering Birth Control

Stem Cell Research

Abortion Clinics & Protesters

Life Beginning at Conception

Partial-birth Abortions

Stem Cell Research Federal Funding

Poverty, Welfare & Hunger

Welfare

Poverty

Poor Children

Hunger

Courts, Laws & Justice

Criminal Justice System, Reform & Disparity

Supreme Court

Black Lives Matter

Justice Department

Death Penalty

Minority Incarceration

Judicial Discretion & Mandatory Minimum Sentencing

Cash Bail

Courts & Trials

Criminalization of Poverty

Equal Justice

Crack v Powder Cocaine Disparity

Parole and Probation

Race Sentencing Disparity

Restorative Justice

Public Defender Services

Juvenile Justice

Eminent Domain

Law Enforcement

Bankruptcy Reform

Banks & Finance

Federal Reserve

Financial Crisis

Wall Street

Dodd-Frank Act

Redlining Housing & Loans

Payday Loans & Predatory Lending

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac

Income Based Debt Repayment (IBR)

Civil, Religious, LGBTQ & Human Rights

Transgender Protections & Community

Racism & Race Relations

Transgender Public Bathroom Restrictions

Black Lives Matter

Civil Rights

LGBTQ+

Women's Issues

Privacy Rights

Native Americans & Indigenous People

African Americans

Gay Rights

Latino / Hispanic Americans

Roe v. Wade

African American Reparations

Affirmative Action

Same Sex Marriage

Sexual Orientation Discrimination

Gays Serving in the Military

Women’s Rights

Hate Crimes

Hate Crimes Legislation

Civil Unions & Domestic Partnerships

Racial Profiling

Racial Discrimination & Disparities

Employment Non-Discrimination Act

Muslims Entering US

USA Patriot Act

Military Transgender Ban Reinstatement

Human Rights

Refusal of Businesses to Gays

The Military Don't Ask/Don't Tell Policy

Gender Equality

Marriage Left to States

Native American Casinos

Religious Rights

Torture & Waterboarding

Muslim Americans

Values, Religion, Family, Patriotism & Public Service

Values

Patriotism

Planned Parenthood & Family Planning

Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide

Religion

Family

Child Care

American Values

Family Values

Tolerance & Political Correctness

Marijuana, Illegal Drugs, Alcohol, Cigarettes, Gambling & Prostitution

Marijuana

Medical Marijuana

Cigarettes and Smoking

Illegal Drugs

Gambling

Metamphetamines and Opioids

Alcohol

Punishments for Drug Crimes

Gun & Property Rights

Gun Legislation and Control

Ban on Bump Stocks & Assault Weapons

Right to Own and Cary Guns - Second Amendment

Gun Background Checks

Mental Health Mass Shootings

National Rifle Association (NRA)

Gun Show Checks & Manufacturer Law Suits

High Capacity Amo & Gun Locks

Red Flag Laws

Gun Shows

Local Gun Laws

Gun Straw Purchases

Gun Buyback Programs

Energy

Renewable Energy & Fossil Fuels

Fracking and Natural Gas

Nuclear Power

Carbon Tax

Offshore Drilling

Oil Drilling

Oil Industry

Foreign Oil Energy Independence

Keystone Pipeline

Oil and Gas Subsidies

Oil & Gas Leases on Federal Land

Auto Industry

Immigration, Border Security, Terrorism & Homeland Security

Immigrants, Refugees, & Asylum Seekers

The Wall, Border Security & Border Patrol

Terrorist Attacks

Immigration Policy & Reform

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

National Security

Illegal Immigration Enforcement

Dream Act

Undocumented Immigrants

Guest Worker and H-1B Programs

Illegal Immigration as a Crime or Felony

White Supremacists

Illegal Immigrants Social Services

Cyber Security & 5G

Deportation

Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE)

Immigrant Military Service & Citizenship

Legal Status, Residency & Citizenship for Immigrant Youth

Muslims Entering US

Visa Enforcement

Illegal Immigration Amnesty

War on Terror

Citizenship for Illegal Immigrants

English as Official Language

National Security Agency (NSA) & Citizen Surveillance

14th Amendment

Arizona's Strict New Immigration Law

Electronic Verification System for Employers

E-Verify System

Radical Islam

Torture & Waterboarding

Weapons of Mass Destruction

Terrorist & Enemy Combatant Rights

Water, Hazardous Materials & Bio Terrorism

Infrastructure & Transportation

Transportation

Infrastructure

Electric Vehicles

Technology, Internet, Social Media, Science & Space

Big Tech Companies & Antitrust

TikTok

Internet Neutrality

Internet

Cyber Security & 5G

Science

Research and Development

Innovation

5G & High Speed Broadband Deployment

Voter ID Laws

Media Violence, Sex & Indecency

Federal Minimum Wage

Private Company Space Travel

Space

Taxes

Taxing the Wealthiest

Corporate & Business Taxes

Property Taxes

Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)

Income Taxes

Taxes on Interest, Dividends, and Capital Gains

Corporate Tax Breaks & Loopholes

Child Tax Credit

Financial Institutions & Transaction Tax

Flat Tax

Extending the Bush Tax Cuts

Health Care Tax Credits

Offshore Tax Shelters

Marriage Penalty

National Sales Tax

Military, National Defense & Veterans

Veterans

Military

Wars, Warmaking & Overseas Deployments

Defense and Military Budget

Gays Serving in the Military

Veterans' Health and Medical Care

Veterans Administration (VA)

Veterans Health Care

Sexual Assault in Military

Immigrant Military Service & Citizenship

GI Bill & Veterans' Benefits

Department of Defense and Pentagon

Homeless Veterans

Military Families

Vetreran Job Retraining

Defense

ISIS

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Missile Defense System

Drone Strikes

Reducing Military Costs

Seniors, Social Security, Medicare, Pensions

Social Security

Seniors & Aging of Population

Social Security Reform

Pensions

Social Security Long Term Viability

Individual Retirement Accounts and 401(k)s

Privatizing Social Security

Federal Budget & Fiscal Policy

Debt, Deficit Spending & Limits

Fiscal Policy

Federal Budget

Entitlements

Gold Standard

Minorities

Black Lives Matter

Racism & Race Relations

Racial Discrimination & Disparities

Racial Profiling

Race Sentencing Disparity

Sexual Orientation Discrimination

African Americans

Native Americans & Indigenous People

Latino / Hispanic Americans

Muslim Americans

African American Reparations

Affirmative Action

Minority & Women-Owned Businesses

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Native American Casinos

Minority Incarceration

Employment Discrimination

Employment Non-Discrimination Act

Sex & Sexuality

LGBTQ+

Gay Rights

Sex and Birth Control Education

Same Sex Marriage

Sexual Orientation Discrimination

Civil Unions & Domestic Partnerships

Sex Crimes & Offenders

Refusal of Businesses to Gays

The Military Don't Ask/Don't Tell Policy

Transgender Public Bathroom Restrictions

Gender Equality

Marriage Left to States

Consumers & Food

Consumer Product Safety, Fraud and Protection

Food

Dodd-Frank Act

Credit Agencies