
Raphael Warnock
Progressive
Democrat
Senator
Georgia
Current Position: Senator from Georgia
Running For: N/A
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- For federal debt forgiveness for small farmers and supporting agricultural equity for Black and minority farmers
- For investing in infrastructure including roads, bridges, broadband, and clean energy transportation
- Against Washington tax breaks that benefit the richest while leaving behind poor and working families
- For maintaining strong national defense and military funding; supports keeping military installations operational in Georgia
- For suspending the federal gas tax to lower costs for families
Business & Labor
- For investing in domestic semiconductor manufacturing to reduce reliance on foreign nations like China
- For legislation addressing price gouging by shipping companies
Health Care
- For Medicaid expansion to provide healthcare coverage for over 646,000 Georgians
- For protecting the Affordable Care Act and its provisions including coverage for pre-existing conditions and allowing those under 26 to remain on parent's insurance
- For capping insulin costs at $35 per month and allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices
- For expanding healthcare access through a public option and early Medicare buy-in while allowing people to keep private insurance
- For expanding veterans' benefits and healthcare access; supports legislation to improve care for veterans in state homes
- For allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices and capping insulin costs at $35 per month for Medicare recipients
Education
- For student loan forgiveness and increased funding for HBCUs
- For expanding vocational training, trade schools, and apprenticeship programs as alternatives to college
- For transitioning school bus fleets to zero-emission vehicles
Environment
- For combating climate change through investment in clean energy infrastructure and addressing climate justice for marginalized communities
Civil Rights
- For removing barriers to social re-entry for formerly incarcerated individuals
- For LGBTQ+ equality and civil rights protections; cosponsors the Equality Act to protect against housing, financial, and employment discrimination
- Against discriminatory federal practices that prevent transgender people from serving in the military
- Against the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade; supports reproductive choice and believes healthcare decisions should be left between patients and doctors
- For hate crime legislation to combat discrimination against immigrant communities
Voting Rights & Democracy
- For federal voting rights protections; against voter suppression laws including Georgia's S.B. 202
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- For comprehensive immigration reform that provides a reasonable path to citizenship and keeps families together
- Against the use of privatized prisons in immigration enforcement
- For protecting Dreamers and providing them a path to citizenship
Public Safety
- For criminal justice reform to end mass incarceration and reduce disproportionate imprisonment of people of color
- For responsible police funding while supporting police training, community accountability measures, and independent prosecutors for police-involved shootings