- See Ryan Mackenzie's sponsored bills →Ryan MackenzieRepublicanIncumbent✓ Verified$5.2M raised
- Bob BrooksDemocratic✓ Verified$5.0M raised
Where they stand
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| Issue | Ryan MackenzieRepublican | Bob BrooksDemocratic |
|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Mackenzie supports bipartisan efforts to reduce living costs, bring resources home, and improve housing affordability through expanded tax credits and infrastructure investments. Mackenzie supports tax relief and policies that improve affordability for working families, seniors, and small businesses to strengthen the economy. Ryan Mackenzie votes yea on multiple bills supporting financial regulation, capital access, privacy in purchases, and disaster insurance programs. | Brooks supports raising the minimum wage tied to inflation and strengthening unions to rebuild the middle class and ensure fair pay and benefits for workers. |
| Healthcare | Mackenzie supports legislation to reduce healthcare costs, improve transparency, and increase access to quality care while opposing cuts to Medicare. Mackenzie works on bipartisan healthcare reform to reduce costs, increase transparency, and crack down on insurance fraud. Ryan Mackenzie votes yea on acts reauthorizing rural care, Medicaid protections, lowering premiums, and supporting patients and communities. | Brooks blames Mackenzie's deciding vote for the One Big Beautiful Bill for tens of thousands of constituents losing health insurance. |
| Immigration | Mackenzie supports securing the border, cracking down on human trafficking and drug smuggling, and continuing bipartisan efforts to combat these crimes. Ryan Mackenzie votes yea on multiple immigration enforcement and security bills and nay on a resolution about a national emergency declaration. | Brooks supports securing the border and building a working immigration system. Brooks says ICE's conduct has become lawless and that officials, including DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, must be held accountable. |
| Where they differ on Immigration: Bob Brooks supports securing the border and building a working immigration system 1. He also criticizes ICE's conduct as lawless and calls for accountability from officials including DHS Secretary Kristi Noem 2. Ryan Mackenzie supports securing the border, cracking down on human trafficking and drug smuggling, and continuing bipartisan efforts to combat these crimes 3. He votes yea on multiple immigration enforcement and security bills and nay on a resolution about a national emergency declaration 4. | ||
| Public Safety & Crime | Mackenzie supports funding law enforcement and first responders, securing borders, combating illegal drugs, and bipartisan initiatives to improve public safety. Mackenzie advocates for safe and secure communities through his committee work on Homeland Security. Ryan Mackenzie votes yea on bills enhancing prison staff safety, protecting privacy, veterans’ rights, cashless bail reporting, and violent offender restrictions. | Brooks, a firefighter and union leader, advocates for safer working conditions, better pay, and benefits for firefighters and first responders. |
| Abortion | Mackenzie opposes radical policies and stands on the side of common sense and fairness, protecting parents’ rights and opposing men in women’s sports, but does not explicitly address abortion. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Taxes & Government Spending | Mackenzie supports delivering tax relief to working families, increasing the standard deduction, eliminating taxes on Social Security for most seniors, and controlling government spending. Mackenzie supports tax relief measures including increased Child Tax Credit, expanded deductions for seniors, and tax relief for working families. Ryan Mackenzie votes yea on tax relief, budget resolutions, appropriations for agriculture, military construction, and continuing appropriations acts. | Brooks supports making the rich pay their fair share by passing a billionaire minimum tax and repealing tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations. |
| Energy & Environment | Mackenzie supports unleashing American energy to reduce utility rates as part of efforts to make life more affordable. Mackenzie supports an all-of-the-above energy strategy to unleash American energy and backs conservation and environmental protection efforts. Ryan Mackenzie votes yea on disapproving EPA rules, diesel emissions reduction, marine conservation, battlefield protection, fuel retailer choice, and HEATS Act. | Brooks supports investing in renewables, new nuclear and natural gas power plants, and cracking down on price-gouging utility monopolies. Brooks opposes letting data centers push utility costs higher for residents while out-of-state corporations profit. |
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Mackenzie supports raising pay and improving quality of life for active duty service members and veterans, including expanding childcare access and improving VA services. Mackenzie serves on the Foreign Affairs committee and supports peace through American strength. Ryan Mackenzie votes nay on resolutions to remove US forces from Iran and Lebanon, and yea on defense authorization and veterans affairs bills. | Brooks says Russia and China are real threats requiring a plan that avoids another endless war, including support for Ukraine and NATO allies. |
| Where they differ on Foreign Policy & Defense: Bob Brooks says Russia and China are real threats requiring a plan that avoids another endless war, including support for Ukraine and NATO allies 1. Ryan Mackenzie supports raising pay and improving quality of life for active duty service members and veterans, including expanding childcare access and improving VA services 2. He serves on the Foreign Affairs committee and supports peace through American strength 3. Mackenzie votes nay on resolutions to remove US forces from Iran and Lebanon, and yea on defense authorization and veterans affairs bills 4. | ||