John Cornyn

Conservative

Republican

Senator

Texas

Current Position: Senator from Texas

Running For: Senator

Policy Positions

Against federal funding for embryonic stem cell research; voted against expanding federal funding and instead supported alternatives using adult and cord blood stem cells
Against the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare); voted against it in 2009 and played leading role in attempts to repeal it in 2017

Against climate change action; voted against measures recognizing humans cause climate change, signed letter urging Trump to withdraw from Paris Agreement, and condemned Green New Deal
For oil and gas industry expansion; led charge to lift crude oil export ban, fought against Biden's LNG permitting freeze, and supported Keystone XL Pipeline

Against abortion rights; has 100% pro-life voting record, cosponsored Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, and fought to make Hyde Amendment permanent to block taxpayer funding of abortion
Against same-sex marriage; led efforts to introduce constitutional amendment prohibiting same-sex marriage, argued it harmed heterosexual marriages, and expressed position that states should have power to ban same-sex marriage
Against LGBTQ rights; ruled to uphold Texas anti-sodomy laws, opposed gay couples adopting children, and condemned Supreme Court's Lawrence v. Texas decision as 'judicial activism'
Against removal of Confederate statues; stated 'I don't think we can go back and erase our history by removing statues'

Against creating independent commission to investigate January 6 Capitol attack; voted against it in May 2021
Against federal election reform; helped Republicans filibuster national election reform legislation, calling it a 'politically-motivated federal takeover'

For strict border enforcement; authored key provision of Laken Riley Act, led efforts to crack down on drug cartels, and fought to end sanctuary cities
For supporting Israel; cosponsored Antisemitism Awareness Act, backed sanctions against Hamas, and strongly supports Iron Dome defense system
For supporting Ukraine military aid; introduced Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act and cosponsored bills providing resources to Ukrainian troops

For gun rights and concealed carry reciprocity; received A+ rating from NRA, introduced Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, and opposed Biden's gun control agenda