National Defense & Military
Positions on military spending, veterans affairs, defense strategy, and national security readiness.
Defense is about how much we spend on the military. It covers troops, weapons, veterans, and bases around the world.
Wants a strong military with enough money to stay ready.
Wants to spend less on the military and use that money for things at home.
Officials grouped by where they land on this issue.
Progressive8200
Estimated from republican party platform
Estimated from democrat party platform
Supports increasing military funding, modernizing the armed forces, and maintaining a strong global military presence.
Advocates for supporting military families, veterans services, and modernizing defense capabilities.
Supports a strong national defense while emphasizing diplomacy and oversight of military spending.
Supports maintaining strong national defense while prioritizing diplomacy and strategic alliances.
Champions robust national defense, support for troops and veterans, and maintaining global deterrence.
Advocates for peace through strength, military modernization, and support for defense industry jobs.
Supports a strong military, increased defense spending, and maintaining American military superiority.
Centrist / Mixed255
Estimated from independent party platform
Supports targeted defense investments while seeking accountability in military spending.
Veva Islas has not taken a strong public position on National Defense & Military.
Clay Lewis Jenkins has not taken a strong public position on National Defense & Military.
Rex Scott has not taken a strong public position on National Defense & Military.
Randall Woodfin has not taken a strong public position on National Defense & Military.
Buddy Dyer has not taken a strong public position on National Defense & Military.
Danny Avula has not taken a strong public position on National Defense & Military.
Cherelle Parker has not taken a strong public position on National Defense & Military.
Toni Preckwinkle has not taken a strong public position on National Defense & Military.
Conservative9
Opposes bloated defense spending and has voted against the NDAA; advocates for redirecting funds to domestic priorities.
Opposes the bloated defense budget and votes against the NDAA; advocates redirecting military funds to social programs.
Opposes defense budget increases and votes against the NDAA; advocates for drastically reducing military spending.
Opposes the bloated defense budget, votes against the NDAA, and advocates for redirecting military spending to social programs.
Opposes defense budget increases and consistently votes against the NDAA; advocates for cutting military spending.
Votes against most defense spending bills; opposes military interventionism and what he views as wasteful Pentagon spending.
Consistently votes against defense spending increases and opposes U.S. military interventionism abroad.
Opposes increases to the defense budget and has voted against the NDAA; advocates redirecting military spending to social programs.
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