U.S. Senator

Describes the health care system as broken and supports restoring free-market forces, including Sen. Rick Scott's plan for health-savings-style accounts.

Says the root cause of high premiums is the cost of care and calls for cutting fraud and adopting new technologies.

Says health care is "a right not a privilege." Supports a public option and Medicare negotiation of drug prices, and says the 2025 Medicaid and Affordable Care Act cuts should be restored as a step toward universal coverage.

Supports universal health coverage, which his campaign says would cost less than half the defense budget.

Calls for reducing deficit spending and the national debt, which he says drives up borrowing costs.

Supports labor unions and the PRO Act, calls for refunding tariff revenue he describes as illegal, and supports worker protections related to artificial intelligence.

Supports a federal living wage tied to the Consumer Price Index, phased in starting with the most profitable companies.

Supports changing the voting system to help third-party candidates and says election integrity must improve (2022 survey).

Supports overturning the Citizens United decision and says his campaign takes no corporate PAC money.

Supported commission studies of alternative voting methods such as approval voting and ranked-choice voting (2018 survey).

Supports expanding water storage within existing interstate compacts, faster permits for storage facilities, and more tunnels to move Western Slope water to the Front Range. Supports expanding domestic energy production.

Opposes selling federal public lands, supports climate and science investments, and cites his work on Colorado River and Western water funding.

Calls for a transition from fossil fuels to cleaner energy starting now.

Supports strong alliances, including NATO, backed by a strong defense.

Says he is working to end "Trump's war with Iran," which he says is raising gas prices.

Opposes U.S. military intervention abroad and says the country should not try to "police the world."

Supports a vetted legal immigration system of about 1.2 million people a year and stronger enforcement. Says he would encourage the Department of Homeland Security to "only use nonlethal force" when arresting people who interfere with enforcement.

Voted against additional ICE funding and says the agency must be "completely overhauled or shut down." Supports banning masks for ICE agents and raids at sensitive locations such as schools and hospitals, and a path to citizenship for DREAMers.

Supports cutting federal taxes and regulations. Proposes removing property values from property tax calculations and cites his 2024 resolution aimed at "eliminating the wild swings in property taxes."

Describes himself as a free-market, limited-government advocate who favors reducing taxes and government at all levels (2022 survey).

Supports abortion rights, including restoring the protections of Roe v. Wade and protecting access to mifepristone.

Proposes a Farm Prosperity and Cost Relief Act, including making lease payments for farm equipment fully deductible, and favors "freer markets rather than expanded bureaucracy."

Proposes requiring universities that benefited from the federalization of student loans to use their endowments to address student debt.

Supports expanding background checks and banning assault weapons.

Proposes incentives for lenders so first-time homebuyers can get mortgage rates "pegged to the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield."

Supports funding for law enforcement and ending programs that he says release violent offenders before they are rehabilitated.

Says reforms are needed to keep Social Security solvent and avoid automatic benefit cuts.