Denise Powell

Liberal

Democrat

N/A

Nebraska

Current Position: Candidate Training Group Co-Founder

Running For: House Representative - District 2

Policy Positions

Against Trump's tariffs; supports stopping illegal tariffs to lower costs for families
For protecting Social Security and Medicare
For expanding the Child Tax Credit to $3,600 and making it permanent

For AI regulation to protect American jobs while balancing technological investment
For Right to Repair legislation allowing farmers to fix their own equipment
For passing a long-term Farm Bill

For expanding IVF access via legislation like the Right to IVF Act, expanding insurance coverage for fertility treatments
For a Medicare-like public option for health insurance while preserving private insurance
For requiring Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices and capping insulin at $35/month for all Americans
For protecting and expanding the Affordable Care Act

For abortion rights; supports restoring Roe v. Wade into law nationwide and has spent a decade defending reproductive rights in Nebraska, including opposing a total abortion ban
For codifying the right to contraception via the Right to Contraception Act

For banning congressional stock trading
For a lifetime ban on members of Congress becoming lobbyists
For congressional term limits
For a binding ethics code for the Supreme Court requiring financial disclosure, banning special interest gifts, and mandating recusal for conflicts of interest
For overturning Citizens United to remove dark money from politics
For limiting presidential pardon power

For bipartisan immigration reform including legal pathways to citizenship for Dreamers and long-term immigrant workers, while also supporting border security investment; against Trump's mass immigration raids and deportation policies
For rejoining international agreements and rebuilding alliances; against Trump's withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and distancing from allies like Canada and the EU
For restoring USAID and key U.S. diplomatic programs

For gun violence prevention measures including universal background checks, red flag laws, and community violence intervention programs
For full funding of police departments with investment in training, mental health support, and social workers
For reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act