Roger Wicker

Conservative

Republican

Senator

Mississippi

Current Position: Senator from Mississippi

Policy Positions

For privatizing Social Security; supports allowing workers to invest portions in private accounts
Against higher taxes on wealthy; supports making Trump tax cuts permanent, eliminating death tax, and reducing corporate tax rates
For increased military spending; calls for increasing defense budget to 5% of GDP and supports robust defense spending
For increased federal spending on agriculture, infrastructure, and military projects throughout Mississippi

For repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare); supports private sector healthcare management and health savings accounts

For school choice; supports tax-free savings accounts for private school costs and school voucher programs

Against climate change action; was the only senator to vote against amendment declaring climate change is real, supports withdrawing from Paris Agreement, and opposes restrictions on oil drilling

Against abortion rights; co-sponsored bills declaring human life begins at conception, supports overturning Roe v. Wade, opposes federal funding for abortion, supports parental notification requirements, and defunding Planned Parenthood
Against LGBTQ+ and transgender rights; voted to amend Constitution to define traditional marriage, allows businesses to deny services to same-sex couples, and opposes gay marriage

Against immigration reform with pathway to citizenship; opposes comprehensive immigration legislation, amnesty, and DREAMER programs
For military intervention against Iran; stated the US should not rule out first-use nuclear action and supports using military force against Iran
For strong support of Israel; opposes Iran Deal, supports Israel Anti-Boycott Act, and opposes humanitarian aid to Palestinians during Gaza war
For providing military aid to Ukraine and Taiwan

For expanding gun rights; supports concealed carry reciprocity across states, opposes gun registration and background check expansion, supports carrying firearms in National Parks and on Amtrak
For the death penalty; supports broadening use of the federal death penalty
Against marijuana legalization; supports federal intervention if states legalize marijuana and opposes reducing penalties for drug offenses
Against creating January 6th Commission; voted against establishing an independent commission to investigate the Capitol attack