Thomas Massie

Conservative

Republican

House Representative

Kentucky - District 4

Current Position: US House Representative KY-4

Running For: House Representative - District 4

Policy Positions

For abolishing the Federal Reserve System and Federal Reserve banks
Against congressional spending bills; consistently votes against omnibus appropriations bills citing fiscal concerns

For reducing federal food regulations; supports allowing interstate transport of raw milk and easing meat processing regulations

For abolishing the Environmental Protection Agency
Against climate change policies; does not find scientific evidence for climate change compelling and opposes climate adaptation spending

Against abortion rights; believes life begins at conception, opposes government funding of abortion services, and supports defunding Planned Parenthood
Against government surveillance; opposes the PATRIOT Act, supports requiring warrants for digital searches, and opposes NSA backdoors in technology products
Against making lynching a federal hate crime

Against foreign military interventions; supports withdrawing U.S. forces from Iraq and Afghanistan, opposes unauthorized military operations, and votes against foreign aid
Against U.S. aid to Israel; voted against Iron Dome funding and military aid to Israel, opposes AIPAC influence
Against sanctions on foreign governments including Iran, Russia, and North Korea
For border security and building a wall; supports Trump's immigration enforcement efforts

For gun rights; opposes weapon bans and gun-free zones, supports repealing the Gun-Free School Zones Act, and opposes federal restrictions on firearms
For legalizing industrial hemp cultivation and medical cannabis use
For criminal justice reform; supports ending mandatory minimum sentences and opposes civil asset forfeiture
For releasing the Epstein files; introduced discharge petition to force transparency