- Melat KirosDemocratic✓ Verified$1.3M raised
- Christy PetersonRepublican✓ Verified$7K raised
- Shimon BlauUnaffiliated✓ Verified$185K raised
- Chad HumphreyLibertarian✓ Verified
- Critter MiltonUnity Party✓ Verified
Where they stand
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| Issue | Melat KirosDemocratic | Christy PetersonRepublican | Shimon BlauUnaffiliated | Chad HumphreyLibertarian | Critter MiltonUnity Party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Kiros supports universal childcare and housing first policies to ensure families have reliable care and affordable housing. | Peterson supports creating incentives for businesses to grow, saying it will create jobs. | Blau supports fostering an environment that supports entrepreneurship, encourages investment, strengthens public safety, and helps local businesses grow and create good-paying jobs. Blau prioritizes affordability and supporting struggling local businesses over foreign-policy debate in the race. | Humphrey supports abolishing the IRS, the Federal Reserve, and corporate tax monopolies to return money to individuals and end economic instability caused by government overreach. | No public position found. |
| Healthcare | Kiros supports Medicare for All as a human right to ensure no one suffers or goes bankrupt due to lack of affordable healthcare. Kiros supports codifying healthcare, housing, food, and public education as guaranteed basic needs. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Blau supports a woman's right to make her own healthcare decisions and opposes government interference in women's healthcare. Blau supports holding insurance companies accountable and lowering prescription drug prices as near-term steps, while favoring long-term universal healthcare. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Healthcare: Melat Kiros supports Medicare for All as a human right to prevent suffering or bankruptcy from lack of affordable healthcare and advocates for codifying healthcare, housing, food, and public education as guaranteed basic needs 12. Shimon Blau supports a woman's right to make her own healthcare decisions and opposes government interference in women's healthcare, while also supporting holding insurance companies accountable and lowering prescription drug prices as near-term steps, with a preference for long-term universal healthcare 34. | |||||
| Immigration | Kiros supports abolishing ICE and replacing it with a humane, accountable immigration system focused on genuine public safety. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Humphrey opposes current ICE enforcement tactics, calling the lack of due process for immigrants appalling. | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Immigration: Melat Kiros supports abolishing ICE and replacing it with a humane, accountable immigration system focused on genuine public safety 1. Chad Humphrey opposes current ICE enforcement tactics and criticizes the lack of due process for immigrants as appalling 2. | |||||
| Public Safety & Crime | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Peterson says making cities safe by addressing crime and 'soft on crime' policies is her top priority. | Blau supports strengthening public safety as part of fostering a stronger local economy and community. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Public Safety & Crime: Christy Peterson says making cities safe by addressing crime and 'soft on crime' policies is her top priority 1. Shimon Blau supports strengthening public safety as part of fostering a stronger local economy and community 2. | |||||
| Abortion | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Blau supports a woman's right to make her own healthcare decisions and opposes government interference in women's healthcare. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. |
| Taxes & Government Spending | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Peterson supports reducing government waste, fraud, and abuse. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Humphrey favors eliminating federal taxes entirely, calling taxation theft used to fund foreign wars. | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Taxes & Government Spending: Christy Peterson supports reducing government waste, fraud, and abuse 1. Chad Humphrey favors eliminating federal taxes entirely, calling taxation theft used to fund foreign wars 2. | |||||
| Energy & Environment | Kiros says climate change is among the issues she is most concerned about. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. |
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Kiros supports ending all wars and opposes military aid to Israel, advocating for leaders who stand up for human rights and listen to constituents. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | Blau supports continued U.S. backing for Israel's right to exist and defend itself, while favoring an eventual two-state solution. | Humphrey opposes new wars and playing world police, advocating to keep veterans out of foreign conflicts unrelated to defending U.S. territory. Humphrey opposes U.S. support for Israel and AIPAC, saying the conflict is not America's business. | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Foreign Policy & Defense: Melat Kiros supports ending all wars and opposes military aid to Israel, advocating for leaders who stand up for human rights and listen to constituents 1. Shimon Blau supports continued U.S. backing for Israel's right to exist and defend itself, while favoring an eventual two-state solution 2. Chad Humphrey opposes new wars and playing world police, advocating to keep veterans out of foreign conflicts unrelated to defending U.S. territory 3. He also opposes U.S. support for Israel and AIPAC, saying the conflict is not America's business 4. | |||||