Tom Cole
Conservative
Republican
House Representative
Oklahoma - District 4
Current Position: US House Representative OK-4
Running For: House Representative - District 4
Policy Positions
Economic Policy
- Against the American Rescue Plan and other Biden-era spending packages; supports reforms to Medicaid and SNAP programs; supports rescissions package eliminating funding for USAID and public broadcasting
- For increased funding for veterans' health and services; supported 10% increase in veterans funding
Business & Labor
- For reducing government regulations on businesses; supports lowering taxes and reducing government spending
- For the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022, an antitrust package that would crack down on corporations for anti-competitive behavior
Health Care
- For healthcare conscience rights allowing companies to refuse participation in healthcare plans that fund abortion
Environment
- For ending the oil export ban and American energy independence
- Against the Green New Deal
Civil Rights
- Against abortion rights; has 100% rating from National Right to Life Committee, cosponsored Defund Planned Parenthood Act, supported Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act banning abortion after 20 weeks, and supports the Hyde Amendment preventing taxpayer funding of abortion
Voting Rights & Democracy
- For mandatory voter ID requirements and citizenship verification for voting; supports the SAVE and SAVE American Act
- Against private entities using grants to influence elections and county election boards
- Against the certification of the Electoral College results in the 2020 presidential election
Immigration & Foreign Affairs
- For increased defense spending to counter threats from China and Russia
- Against the Iran Deal
- For border security as the most important component of immigration policy; supports providing resources for border security
- For Trump's ban on entry to the U.S. to citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries
- Against the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002
Public Safety
- For Second Amendment rights; has A rating with NRA and opposes gun control measures
- Against the creation of a bipartisan commission to investigate the January 6 insurrection