Bernie Moreno

Nationalist

Republican

Senator

Ohio

Current Position: Senator from Ohio

Running For: N/A

Policy Positions

Against the Right to Contraception Act; said he would have voted with Senate Republicans to block the bill, though supports 'comprehensive access to birth control for women'

For using coal, oil, and extracted natural gas as well as building more nuclear plants; considers energy a top priority

Against abortion rights; described himself as 'Absolute pro-life. No exceptions' in 2022, though later expressed support for exceptions for rape, incest and when the woman's life is in danger; supports a federal 15-week ban on abortions and donated $100,000 to campaign against Ohio's 2023 abortion-rights referendum
Against federal funding of organizations that perform abortions; voted for legislation banning such funding in 2025
Against LGBT rights initiatives; accused supporters of 'advancing a radical agenda of indoctrination' during his 2024 Senate campaign
For reparations for descendants of Union soldiers who died in the Civil War (in context of whether descendants of enslaved Americans should receive them)

Against the 2020 presidential election results; said the election had been 'stolen' in 2021 despite initially criticizing those denying the results

For building a wall on the United States Southern Border and deploying military personnel on the border
For designating Mexican cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations
Against birthright citizenship; has repeatedly called for ending it
For deporting undocumented immigrants; now supports deportation despite previously supporting pathway to citizenship in 2016
Against dual citizenship; introduced the Exclusive Citizenship Act of 2025 requiring U.S. citizens with dual citizenship to renounce their other citizenship
Against U.S. support for Ukraine in the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War
For supporting Israel; said Israel needs to 'end Hamas—end it like we ended ISIS' and argued Israel does not need additional U.S. funding after the 2023 Hamas-led attack
For sanctions against Colombia's president Gustavo Petro and supported the United States abduction of Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro

Against gun control measures; previously expressed support for background checks and questioned high-capacity magazines in 2019, but campaign said these remarks 'unequivocally' do not reflect his current position