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Privacy & Surveillance

How much the government can monitor calls, texts, location, and online activity in the name of safety.

What This Means

Privacy policy is about how much the government can monitor your calls, texts, location, and online activity in the name of safety.

Progressive

Wants strong privacy protections. Government should need a warrant to access your data.

Conservative

Wants law enforcement to have the tools to keep people safe, even if it means more surveillance.

4274

Favors

4256

Opposes

54

Mixed / Neutral

8584

Total

Party Breakdown

3986 officials

100% favors0% mixed0% opposes

4439 officials

3% favors1% mixed96% opposes

159 officials

99% favors1% mixed0% 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.

Favors4274

NM State Senator, District 30 · NM

Estimated from democrat party platform

and 3639 others:

School Board President, Milwaukee Public Schools · WI

Estimated from independent party platform

and 154 others:

Carolyn T. Comitta

State Senator · PA

Estimated based on democrat party platform

and 54 others:

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez

U.S. Representative · WA

Supports privacy protections.

and 31 others:

U.S. Representative · TX

Supports data privacy protections.

and 21 others:

U.S. Representative · NC

Supports data privacy protections for consumers.

and 14 others:

Mixed54

Governor of Georgia · GA

Has not prioritized privacy legislation.

and 6 others:

Secretary of Housing and Urban Development · TX

Has not taken prominent public positions on privacy and surveillance policy.

and 3 others:

U.S. Representative · CA

No strong public position.

and 3 others:

Arnold Palacios

Governor of CNMI · MP

Limited engagement with privacy regulation at the territorial level.

and 3 others:

Secretary of Education · CT

Has not taken prominent public positions on privacy and surveillance.

and 2 others:

Governor of Indiana · IN

Has not prioritized privacy legislation as new governor.

Opposes4256

Delegate, District 2B · MD

Estimated from republican party platform

and 4053 others:

State Representative · PA

Estimated based on republican party platform

and 64 others:

U.S. Representative · OK

Supports law enforcement surveillance tools.

and 12 others:

U.S. Representative · KS

Supports law enforcement surveillance capabilities.

and 9 others:

U.S. Representative · TX

Supports surveillance tools.

and 7 others:

U.S. Representative · TX

Supports surveillance for security.

and 2 others:

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