Ben McAdams

Liberal

Democrat

N/A

Utah

Current Position: Former US House Representative UT-4

Running For: House Representative - District 1

Policy Positions

Against the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, calling it fiscally irresponsible and favoring the wealthy over the middle class
For a Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, allowing exceptions for wars, recessions, or high unemployment, while protecting Social Security and Medicare from court-mandated cuts
Against Trump's tariffs on imported goods, arguing they drive up costs for working families

For fixing the Affordable Care Act rather than repealing it; against Medicare-for-all (as of 2019); supports lowering prescription drug prices and protecting health coverage

For addressing climate change; voted to block U.S. withdrawal from the Paris Agreement; against the Green New Deal, preferring government-private sector collaboration on clean energy
For protecting public lands including Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante; against selling off or exploiting national parks and public lands; voted for the Great American Outdoors Act
For expanding clean energy, modernizing the electrical grid, and investing in transportation infrastructure

For same-sex marriage and LGBTQ+ non-discrimination protections in housing, employment, health care, and public life; voted for the Equality Act prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity; supported transgender Americans' rights

For comprehensive immigration reform including a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers and law-abiding immigrants, expanded legal immigration, and secured borders; against family separation and criminalization of asylum seekers; against current ICE enforcement model, calling for dismantling indiscriminate raids and replacing with constitutionally-grounded enforcement

For universal background checks for all gun buyers while supporting Second Amendment rights
Against nuclear weapons testing; introduced amendment to prevent resumption of nuclear weapons testing, which passed the House