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Social Security & Medicare

Positions on preserving and reforming Social Security benefits, Medicare funding, and retirement security programs.

What This Means

Social Security is money the government pays to people when they retire or cannot work. The money comes from everyone's paychecks.

Progressive

Wants to protect these payments and maybe make them bigger.

Conservative

Thinks the program costs too much. May want to raise the retirement age.

8326
Favors
23
Opposes
235
Mixed / Neutral
8584
Total
Party Breakdown
3986 officials
97% favors3% mixed0% opposes
4439 officials
98% favors1% mixed1% opposes
159 officials
70% favors30% 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.

Favors8326

Cyrus Western
WY State Representative, District 51 · WY

Estimated from republican party platform

and 804 others:
Matt Rohrbach
Rohrbach
Jeremy Bynum
Bynum
Giessel
Kamps
Essmann
Cherrish Pryor
State Representative, District 94 · IN

Estimated from democrat party platform

and 388 others:
LaFleur
Megan Cotter
Cotter
Venise Karris
Karris
Doreen Y. Gallegos
Gallegos
Karen Kwan
Kwan
Jacob D. Banta
Jacob D. Banta
State Representative · PA

Estimated based on republican party platform

and 64 others:
Patrick Sheehan
Sheehan
Andrea Verobish
Verobish
Greg Scott
Scott
Dennis Tipsword
Tipsword
Joanne Stehr
Stehr
Carolyn T. Comitta
Carolyn T. Comitta
State Senator · PA

Estimated based on democrat party platform

and 54 others:
Manuel Guzman
Guzman
Wayne D. Fontana
Fontana
Paul Friel
Friel
Nikki Rivera
Rivera
Kimberly Du Buclet
Buclet
Adam Gray
Adam Gray
U.S. Representative · CA

Supports protecting Social Security and Medicare.

and 52 others:
Yassamin Ansari
Ansari
Brad Sherman
Sherman
Mike Thompson
Thompson
Luz Rivas
Rivas
David Joyce
Joyce
Mike Quigley
Mike Quigley
U.S. Representative · IL

Strongly supports protecting and expanding Social Security and Medicare.

and 32 others:
Madeleine Dean
Dean
Al Green
Green
Suzanne Bonamici
Bonamici
Steny Hoyer
Hoyer
Steve Cohen
Cohen

Mixed235

Tommy Tuberville
Tommy Tuberville
U.S. Senator · AL

Supports preserving Social Security and Medicare while exploring reforms.

and 2 others:
Eric Schmitt
Schmitt
Tim Sheehy
Sheehy
Shelley Moore Capito
Shelley Moore Capito
U.S. Senator · WV

Supports preserving Social Security and Medicare while exploring long-term reforms.

and 2 others:
Roger Wicker
Wicker
John Hoeven
Hoeven
Thom Tillis
Thom Tillis
U.S. Senator · NC

Supports preserving Social Security and Medicare while exploring long-term fiscal reforms.

and 1 other:
Dan Sullivan
Sullivan
Pete Ricketts
Pete Ricketts
U.S. Senator · NE

Supports preserving Social Security and Medicare while exploring fiscal reforms.

and 1 other:
Jim Justice
Justice
Joni Ernst
Joni Ernst
U.S. Senator · IA

Supports preserving Social Security and Medicare while exploring reforms for long-term sustainability.

and 1 other:
Bernie Moreno
Moreno
Laura Hoydick
Stratford Mayor (Fairfield County) · CT

Laura Hoydick has not taken a strong public position on Social Security & Medicare.

Opposes23

Andy Biggs
Andy Biggs
U.S. Representative · AZ

Supports entitlement reform and spending cuts.

David Schweikert
David Schweikert
U.S. Representative · AZ

Advocates entitlement reform to address long-term fiscal challenges.

Rick Scott
Rick Scott
U.S. Senator · FL

Controversially proposed sunsetting all federal programs including Social Security every five years.

Josh Brecheen
Josh Brecheen
U.S. Representative · OK

Open to restructuring entitlements for fiscal sustainability.

Victoria Spartz
Victoria Spartz
U.S. Representative · IN

Supports reforms to reduce entitlement spending as a fiscal hawk.

Andrew Clyde
Andrew Clyde
U.S. Representative · GA

Supports reforming entitlements to reduce government spending.

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