Thom Tillis
Moderate
Republican
Senator
North Carolina
Current Position: Senator from North Carolina
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- For the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017
Business & Labor
- Against federal minimum wage increases; suggested government should not set minimum wage at all
- Against net neutrality; co-sponsored bill to nullify FCC's Open Internet Order
Health Care
- Against expanding Medicaid and opposes the Affordable Care Act; has repeatedly voted to repeal Obamacare
- Against the PACT Act providing healthcare funding for veterans exposed to toxic substances
Environment
- For offshore drilling on the Atlantic coast
- Against the Clean Power Plan and supported Trump's rollback of it
- For withdrawing the United States from the Paris Climate Agreement
- For limiting the ability of states to regulate the sale of meat from animals raised on farms that do not meet animal welfare standards
Civil Rights
- Against abortion rights; supported requiring ultrasounds before abortions, voted to defund Planned Parenthood, and would support personhood bills with exceptions for rape, incest and life of mother
- For same-sex marriage rights; voted for the Respect for Marriage Act repealing the Defense of Marriage Act
Voting Rights & Democracy
- For requiring specific kinds of photo ID to vote and reducing early voting days
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- For pathway to citizenship for certain undocumented immigrants brought to the US as children
- Against Trump's national emergency declaration to build border wall
Public Safety
- For gun rights; has A+ rating from NRA, supported allowing concealed weapons in restaurants and parks, voted for the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act providing funding for red flag laws
- Against creating an independent commission to investigate the January 6th Capitol attack