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John Moolenaar

Nationalist
Democrat
House Representative
Michigan - District 2

Current Position: US House Representative MI-2

Running For: House Representative - District 2

Policy Positions

Economic Policy

  • For making the 2017 tax cuts permanent, eliminating taxes on tips and overtime, expanding the child tax credit, and boosting domestic energy production via the Working Families Tax Cuts
  • For expanding rural broadband access; voted for rural broadband funding legislation, introduced the BOOST Act to provide a $300 tax credit for mobile hotspot equipment or signal boosters in eligible areas, and supported the Farm Bill authorizing USDA rural development funding for rural internet infrastructure

Business & Labor

  • For the Farm Bill reauthorization to provide resources and stability for farmers
  • For military pay raises; has consistently supported giving servicemembers pay increases

Health Care

  • Against Medicare for All / single-payer healthcare; opposes government takeover of the healthcare system and supports keeping healthcare decisions between patients and doctors
  • For Right-To-Try legislation allowing terminal patients access to experimental treatments

Education

  • For school choice; supported a federal tax credit program for donations to Scholarship Granting Organizations as part of the Working Families Tax Cuts
  • For expanding Pell Grants to cover workforce and job training programs beyond four-year universities

Environment

  • For Great Lakes Restoration Initiative funding and efforts to block invasive species (Asian Carp) via the Brandon Road Lock and Dam

Civil Rights

  • Against schools changing a minor student's gender markers, preferred names, pronouns, or sex-based accommodations without parental consent, and against schools teaching gender ideology; supported the Stopping Indoctrination and Protecting Kids Act which would strip federal funding from non-compliant schools
  • Against abortion rights; holds a 100% voting record with Michigan Right to Life, believes life begins at conception, supports protections for babies born alive, parental involvement in decisions affecting minors, pregnancy resource centers, and adoption/foster care programs
  • For expanding veterans' benefits and services; introduced the Veterans Fellowship Act for workforce transition, supported the Veterans Patient Advocacy Act for rural VA access, and co-sponsored the Take Care of America's Veterans Act to improve veterans' health care and benefits

Voting Rights & Democracy

  • For voter ID requirements, proof of citizenship to vote, accurate voter rolls, and election fraud protections; supported the SAVE Act and SAVE America Act; opposes federal overreach into state election administration

Immigration & Foreign Affairs

  • Against Chinese acquisition of American farmland and foreign influence over the U.S. food supply
  • For strict border security, enforcement of deportation laws for immigrants who commit crimes, and reforms to visa programs to prevent unlawful overstays
  • For limiting involvement of foreign adversary-connected companies in U.S. rail systems

Public Safety

  • For gun rights; opposes restrictions on firearms for law-abiding citizens, cosponsored the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act, the PROTECT the Second Amendment Act, the Gun Owner Registration Information Protection Act, and the Veterans 2nd Amendment Protection Act; holds an 'A' rating from the NRA