Ted Budd
Nationalist
Republican
Senator
North Carolina
Current Position: Senator from North Carolina
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- Against pork barrel earmarks in congressional spending
- For reducing federal spending and cutting the national debt
- Against the American Rescue Plan Act, Build Back Better Act, and Infrastructure, Investment, and Jobs Act under President Biden
- For the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
Business & Labor
- For regulatory reform and reducing government regulations on businesses
- For the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021, an antitrust package to crack down on corporations for anti-competitive behavior
Health Care
- Against mail-order abortion pills
- Against the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare); voted to repeal it in 2017
Education
- Against Critical Race Theory and the 1619 Project being taught in schools
- For school choice and opportunity scholarships
Environment
- Against the Green New Deal and Build Back Better programs, describing them as socialist policies
Civil Rights
- For doubling federal penalties for rioting through the No Tolerance for Rioters Act
- Against abortion rights; supports banning late-term abortion, opposes taxpayer funding for abortion, and supports defunding Planned Parenthood
- For allowing Americans to sue Big Tech companies that censor political speech and removing Section 230 protections from platforms that silence conservative voices
- Against same-sex marriage; voted against the Respect for Marriage Act requiring states and federal government to recognize same-sex and interracial marriages
- For the Kids Off Social Media Act (KOSMA) setting minimum age of 13 for social media platforms and preventing algorithmic targeting of users under 17
Voting Rights & Democracy
- Against expanding the Supreme Court
- For voter ID requirements and election security measures including verified mail-in ballot reporting and citizenship verification
- Against the For the People Act, arguing it undermines election integrity by expanding 'no excuse' absentee voting and weakening voter ID requirements
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- For building a wall on the Southern border and increasing resources for border agents
- For Kate's Law increasing criminal penalties for illegal aliens who re-enter the U.S.
- Against sanctuary cities and supports legislation allowing victims of crimes by illegal immigrants to sue sanctuary jurisdictions
- Against the National Defense Authorization Act of 2021 that would prevent the president from withdrawing soldiers from Afghanistan without congressional approval
- Against measures condemning the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état
- For the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement to open more markets for North Carolina agricultural products
Public Safety
- Against defunding police and supports increasing resources and training for law enforcement
- For Second Amendment rights and concealed carry reciprocity across state lines
- Against firearm confiscation and gun control measures