- See Sarah Elfreth's sponsored bills →Sarah ElfrethDemocraticIncumbent✓ Verified$1.4M raised
- Bernard FlowersRepublican✓ Verified$31K raised
Where they stand
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| Issue | Sarah ElfrethDemocratic | Bernard FlowersRepublican |
|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Elfreth supports lowering costs for families by revoking tariffs, expanding affordable child care, reducing student loan burdens, building housing, and rolling back utility rate increases. Elfreth supports reducing barriers to economic opportunity, including lowering child care costs and student loan burdens, while promoting job security and local business support. Elfreth votes yea on technology and financial protection bills but nay on capital access and privacy purchase acts. | Flowers supports tax cuts, fiscal responsibility, and business-oriented solutions to economic challenges to build prosperity. |
| Where they differ on Economy & Jobs: Sarah Elfreth supports lowering costs for families by revoking tariffs, expanding affordable child care, reducing student loan burdens, building housing, and rolling back utility rate increases 1. She also supports reducing barriers to economic opportunity, including lowering child care costs and student loan burdens, while promoting job security and local business support 2. Elfreth votes yea on technology and financial protection bills but nay on capital access and privacy purchase acts 3. Bernard Flowers supports tax cuts, fiscal responsibility, and business-oriented solutions to economic challenges to build prosperity 4. | ||
| Healthcare | Elfreth supports affordable, quality healthcare, opposes Medicaid cuts, backs the Affordable Care Act, and cosponsors Medicare for All. Elfreth supports affordable, quality health care for all, removing access barriers, expanding preventive care, lowering prescription costs, and defending the Affordable Care Act. Elfreth votes yea on rural care and patient support acts but nay on Medicaid harm and lowering premiums bills. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Immigration | Elfreth opposes the weaponization of ICE under President Trump and advocates for oversight, accountability, and blocking new ICE facilities. Elfreth votes nay on multiple immigration enforcement and security bills but yea on a national emergency resolution. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Public Safety & Crime | Elfreth supports commonsense gun safety laws including closing loopholes, background checks, and banning assault weapons to combat gun violence. Elfreth supports common-sense gun safety measures including expanded background checks, assault weapons ban, ghost gun crackdowns, and removing illegal firearms from communities. Elfreth votes yea on prison staff safety, guard act, and cashless bail but nay on privacy, 2nd amendment, and violent offender bills. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Abortion | Elfreth champions reproductive justice, supports codifying Roe v. Wade protections, and believes healthcare decisions belong between patients and doctors. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Taxes & Government Spending | Elfreth supports protecting democratic institutions by advocating for campaign finance reform and banning Congressional stock trading. Elfreth votes yea on tax relief and AGOA extension but nay on budget resolutions and appropriations acts. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Energy & Environment | Elfreth supports protecting the Chesapeake Bay, fighting for a clean energy future, tackling climate change resilience, and preserving key Maryland species. Elfreth is dedicated to protecting the Chesapeake Bay and combating the climate crisis through environmental restoration and advancing a clean energy economy. Elfreth votes yea on diesel emissions and conservation acts but nay on EPA disapproval, consumer fuel choice, and HEATS acts. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Elfreth honors veterans and military families by securing funding for mental health services and expanding access to military medical facilities. Elfreth votes yea on resolutions to remove troops from Iran and Lebanon and veterans clinic naming but nay on defense authorization and FISA extension. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |