Paul LePage
Nationalist
Republican
N/A
Maine
Current Position: Former Governor of Maine
Running For: House Representative - District 2
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- For protecting Social Security and Medicare
- For eliminating wasteful government spending to combat inflation
- For eliminating Maine's income tax and implementing a flat tax system
Business & Labor
- For supporting cryptocurrency investment without government interference
- Against minimum wage increases; prefers creating environment for higher-paying jobs
- For allowing child labor (ages 12+) with reduced minimum wage of $5.25/hour
- For welfare reform including work requirements, lifetime limits, and drug testing
Health Care
- For repealing the Affordable Care Act (called it unconstitutional)
- Against Medicaid expansion (vetoed it six times)
Environment
- Against wind power expansion and renewable energy mandates
- For offshore drilling in Maine waters (shallow water only)
- Against climate change scientific consensus; believes it may be beneficial
Civil Rights
- Against abortion
- Against same-sex marriage; supports only civil unions for all couples
- Against transgender students in K-12 schools
- For vetoing conversion therapy ban
Voting Rights & Democracy
- Against ranked choice voting
- For abolishing term limits for Maine legislators
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- For securing the border by finishing the wall and ending illegal immigration
- For removing asylum seekers from Maine (called them 'the biggest problem')
Public Safety
- For defending Second Amendment rights
- For the death penalty in cases of baby murder and for drug dealers whose drugs cause fatal overdoses
- Against marijuana legalization (views it as gateway to harder drugs) but would honor voter-approved legalization
- For using Maine National Guard for drug enforcement and creating harsh penalties for drug trafficking