- La Shawn FordDemocratic✓ Verified$816K raised
- Chad KoppieRepublican✓ Verified$58K raised
Where they stand
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Where they differ: La Shawn Ford supports raising wage standards to match the cost of living and cracking down on corporate price gouging to help working families facing inflation and rising grocery prices 12. He also backs legislation like the Lower Drug Costs Now Act to reduce healthcare costs and wants Congress to reassert oversight of ICE, criticizing its recent enforcement actions as unlawful and unaccountable 46. Chad Koppie supports cutting all government spending by 3% annually for 10 years to balance the budget and reduce federal office salaries to public sector levels 39. He also supports repealing Obamacare to make healthcare more affordable and opposes amnesty, as well as laws allowing illegal aliens to obtain driver's licenses and in-state tuition, and opposes sanctuary cities and sanctuary state laws 57.
AI-written comparison of the sourced entries below. Generated Oct 18, 2026.
| Issue | La Shawn FordDemocratic | Chad KoppieRepublican |
|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Ford supports raising wage standards to match the cost of living, enforcing labor laws, strengthening worker power, supporting small businesses, and using tax policy to raise take-home pay. Ford says rising grocery prices and inflation are hitting working families hardest and wants to crack down on corporate price gouging. | Koppie supports cutting all government spending by 3% per year for 10 years to balance the budget and fight for a free market economy ending corporate welfare. |
| Where they differ on Economy & Jobs: La Shawn Ford supports raising wage standards to match the cost of living, enforcing labor laws, strengthening worker power, supporting small businesses, and using tax policy to raise take-home pay 1. He also says rising grocery prices and inflation are hitting working families hardest and wants to crack down on corporate price gouging 2. Chad Koppie supports cutting all government spending by 3% per year for 10 years to balance the budget and fight for a free market economy ending corporate welfare 3. | ||
| Healthcare | Ford supports legislation like the Lower Drug Costs Now Act to lower health care costs and out-of-pocket expenses. | Koppie supports repealing Obamacare to make health care affordable again. |
| Where they differ on Healthcare: La Shawn Ford supports legislation like the Lower Drug Costs Now Act to lower health care costs and out-of-pocket expenses 1. Chad Koppie supports repealing Obamacare to make health care affordable again 2. | ||
| Immigration | Ford says ICE's Operation Midway Blitz enforcement was not lawful, targeted, or accountable, and wants Congress to reassert oversight of ICE. | Koppie opposes amnesty, supports repealing laws allowing illegal aliens driver's licenses and in-state tuition, and opposes sanctuary cities and sanctuary state laws. |
| Where they differ on Immigration: La Shawn Ford criticizes ICE's Operation Midway Blitz enforcement as unlawful, untargeted, and lacking accountability, and he wants Congress to reassert oversight of ICE 1. Chad Koppie opposes amnesty, supports repealing laws that allow illegal aliens to obtain driver's licenses and in-state tuition, and opposes sanctuary cities and sanctuary state laws 2. | ||
| Public Safety & Crime | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Abortion | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Taxes & Government Spending | Ford opposes using federal funding as a political weapon, saying Congress alone controls the power of the purse. | Koppie supports cutting all government spending by 3% annually for 10 years and cutting federal office salaries to public sector levels. |
| Where they differ on Taxes & Government Spending: La Shawn Ford opposes using federal funding as a political weapon and states that Congress alone controls the power of the purse 1. Chad Koppie supports cutting all government spending by 3% annually for 10 years and reducing federal office salaries to public sector levels 2. | ||
| Energy & Environment | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Ford calls for steady, strategic China policy rather than tariff-heavy swings, saying past tariffs acted as a hidden tax on consumers. | Koppie supports defending U.S. sovereignty and ending foreign aid to prioritize America first. |
| Where they differ on Foreign Policy & Defense: La Shawn Ford calls for a steady, strategic China policy rather than tariff-heavy swings, stating that past tariffs acted as a hidden tax on consumers 1. Chad Koppie supports defending U.S. sovereignty and ending foreign aid to prioritize America first 2. | ||