Jim Banks
Nationalist
Republican
Senator
Indiana
Current Position: Senator from Indiana
Running For: N/A
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- For the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that reduced taxes on Americans
Education
- Against Critical Race Theory and the 1619 Project being taught in schools
Civil Rights
- Against abortion rights; celebrated the end of Roe v. Wade, opposes taxpayer funding for abortion including the Hyde Amendment, and opposes Planned Parenthood receiving tax dollars
- Against allowing biological males to compete in girls' sports; supports cutting federal funding to schools that allow this
Voting Rights & Democracy
- For voter ID requirements, fair poll watching, and swift ballot counting to ensure election integrity
- Against federalizing elections
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- For securing the border through building a physical barrier along the southern border and reinstating the 'Remain in Mexico' program
- For continued foreign assistance to Israel including Iron Dome funding and moving the U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem
- For maximum pressure sanctions on Iran
- Against the Boycott, Divest, and Sanction (BDS) movement
Public Safety
- For designating fentanyl as a chemical and biological weapon and sanctioning China for allowing it to flow into the United States
- Against the 'Defund the Police' movement; supports law enforcement funding and codifying Qualified Immunity for police officers