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National Defense & Military

Positions on military spending, veterans affairs, defense strategy, and national security readiness.

What This Means

Defense is about how much we spend on the military. It covers troops, weapons, veterans, and bases around the world.

Progressive

Wants a strong military with enough money to stay ready.

Conservative

Wants to spend less on the military and use that money for things at home.

8326
Favors
33
Opposes
225
Mixed / Neutral
8584
Total
Party Breakdown
3986 officials
96% favors3% mixed1% opposes
4439 officials
99% favors1% mixed0% opposes
159 officials
65% favors34% mixed1% opposes
Where Officials Stand

Officials grouped by where they land on this issue.

Stances are estimated, not sourced to each official’s public record. Treat them as a starting point and check a politician’s own statements before relying on them.

Favors8326

Kristen Chevrier
UT State Representative, District 54 · UT

Estimated from republican party platform

and 804 others:
Nicastro
Doug Fiefia
Fiefia
Crews
Robb Greene
Greene
Galloway
Melissa Minor-Brown
Melissa Minor-Brown
State Representative, District 17 · DE

Estimated from democrat party platform

and 388 others:
Elizabeth Thomson
Thomson
Wolf
La Keisha Jackson
Jackson
France
Raymond Seigfried
Seigfried
Bradley Fritts
Bradley Fritts
State Representative · IL

Estimated based on republican party platform

Joseph C. Hohenstein
Joseph C. Hohenstein
State Representative · PA

Estimated based on democrat party platform

Daniel Webster
Daniel Webster
U.S. Representative · FL

Supports defense spending.

and 15 others:
Kat Cammack
Cammack
Vern Buchanan
Buchanan
Jeff Hurd
Hurd
Aaron Bean
Bean
Kim Schrier
Schrier
Christian Menefee
Christian Menefee
U.S. Representative · TX

Supports responsible defense spending.

Mixed225

Ky Holland
Ky Holland
State Representative, District 9 · AK

Estimated from independent party platform

and 2 others:
Jon Brien
Brien
Buss
Veva Islas
School Board President, Fresno USD · CA

Veva Islas has not taken a strong public position on National Defense & Military.

Clay Lewis Jenkins
Dallas County Judge · TX

Clay Lewis Jenkins has not taken a strong public position on National Defense & Military.

Rex Scott
Pima County Board of Supervisors Chair · AZ

Rex Scott has not taken a strong public position on National Defense & Military.

Randall Woodfin
Randall Woodfin
Mayor of Birmingham · AL

Randall Woodfin has not taken a strong public position on National Defense & Military.

Buddy Dyer
Buddy Dyer
Mayor of Orlando · FL

Buddy Dyer has not taken a strong public position on National Defense & Military.

Opposes33

Greg Casar
Greg Casar
U.S. Representative · TX

Supports reducing military spending and redirecting funds to domestic priorities.

and 3 others:
Hank Johnson
Johnson
Summer Lee
Lee
Danny K. Davis
Davis
Jesús "Chuy" García
Jesús "Chuy" García
U.S. Representative · IL

Supports significantly reducing military spending to invest in domestic social programs.

and 1 other:
Jan Schakowsky
Schakowsky
Ilhan Omar
Ilhan Omar
U.S. Representative · MN

Supports significant cuts to military spending and redirecting funds to domestic programs.

and 1 other:
Rashida Tlaib
Tlaib
Jerry Nadler
Jerry Nadler
U.S. Representative · NY

Often votes to reduce military spending and redirect funds to domestic programs.

Bonnie Watson Coleman
Bonnie Watson Coleman
U.S. Representative · NJ

Advocates for reducing military spending and redirecting to domestic programs.

Thomas Massie
Thomas Massie
U.S. Representative · KY

Unlike most Republicans, opposes excessive military spending and foreign military interventions.

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