Tammy Baldwin

Progressive

Democrat

Senator

Wisconsin

Current Position: Senator from Wisconsin

Running For: Senator

Policy Positions

Against the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017; opposed it as increasing income inequality and promoted an alternative bill

Against the Trans-Pacific Partnership in its 2016 form; signed letter asserting it advantaged corporations over American workers and would erode U.S. manufacturing jobs
For Buy America rules; advocates for their inclusion in federal funding bills
Against privatization of the U.S. Postal Service; co-sponsored a bipartisan resolution opposing USPS privatization
For employee representation on corporate boards; sponsored the Reward Work Act of 2018 proposing employees elect one-third of the board of directors in listed companies

For single-payer universal health care; has consistently advocated for a government-run single-payer system since her time as a state legislator, introduced the Health Security for All Americans Act multiple times, voted for the ACA with public option, co-sponsored the Choose Medicare Act, and wrote an op-ed supporting Medicare for All
For lowering prescription drug prices; signed letters to President-elect Trump requesting action on drug costs, to pharmaceutical companies about insulin price increases, and voted for the Inflation Reduction Act capping insulin costs and allowing Medicare to negotiate drug prices

For climate action; co-sponsored a resolution in response to IPCC findings and the National Climate Assessment in 2018, and pushed for passage of the Build Back Better bill

For reproductive rights; has a progressive voting record on reproductive rights
For same-sex marriage; proposed legalizing same-sex marriage in Wisconsin in 1994 and helped pass the Respect for Marriage Act in 2022
For LGBT rights; co-founded the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus, supported LGBTQ diplomat visa policies, advocated for Pride Month recognition as a foreign policy priority, and introduced an amendment to extend TRICARE coverage for gender-affirming care for minors

Against the 2002 authorization for the invasion of Iraq; voted against it and later voted to repeal both the Iraq AUMF and supports repealing the 2001 War on Terror AUMF
Against arms sales to Saudi Arabia; voted to block a $510 million precision-guided munitions sale in 2017, voted against tabling a resolution to withdraw U.S. troops from Yemen in 2018, and voted to block a $650 billion weapons sale in 2021
For a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; urged Biden to recognize a Palestinian state after the Gaza war, supported $14 billion military aid to Israel, and voted in favor of two motions to block arms sales to Israel in 2025
Against building a fence on the U.S.-Mexico border; voted against it in 2006
For the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act (S. 744); voted in favor in 2013
Against Kate's Law; voted against it in 2016
Against Israel's plan to annex parts of the West Bank; voiced opposition in 2020
Against nuclear arms treaty withdrawal; signed letter opposing Trump administration's suspension of Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty obligations and calling for continued arms negotiations

Against capital punishment
For gun control measures; co-sponsored legislation to close domestic violence loopholes in military firearms purchases, co-sponsored NICS Denial Notification Act requiring states to be informed when someone fails a background check, and voted for the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act enhancing background checks for purchasers under 21, partially closing the gun show loophole and boyfriend loophole, and supported CDC funding for gun violence research