- See James Clyburn's sponsored bills →James ClyburnDemocraticIncumbent✓ Verified$1.7M raised
- John PetersonRepublican✓ Verified
Where they stand
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| Issue | James ClyburnDemocratic | John PetersonRepublican |
|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Clyburn supports targeted funding to impoverished communities through his 10-20-30 plan to reduce poverty and promote economic development. Clyburn votes yea on technology and financial protection bills but nay on capital access and privacy in purchases acts. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Healthcare | Clyburn supports protecting and expanding the Affordable Care Act to ensure all Americans have access to affordable and equitable health care. Clyburn votes yea on rural care improvement but nay on Medicaid harm, lowering premiums, and patient support reauthorization acts. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Immigration | Clyburn votes nay on multiple immigration enforcement and security acts but yea on a national emergency resolution. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Public Safety & Crime | Clyburn condemns hatred and division, including white nationalism and bigotry, and supports efforts to uphold national unity and protect vulnerable communities. Clyburn votes yea on guard and prison staff safety acts and cashless bail reporting but nay on privacy, 2nd amendment, and violent offender acts. | Peterson champions bills that are tough on crime to protect law-abiding citizens and keep violent criminals off the street. Peterson says he supports being tough on crime and backs Voter ID requirements in elections. |
| Abortion | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Taxes & Government Spending | Clyburn votes yea on tax relief and AGOA extension but nay on budget resolutions and multiple appropriations acts. | Peterson supports fiscally conservative bills that cut spending, reduce inflation, and bring down the national debt. Peterson says he supports cutting government spending and backs DOGE-style efforts to reduce federal spending. |
| Where they differ on Taxes & Government Spending: James Clyburn votes yea on tax relief and AGOA extension but nay on budget resolutions and multiple appropriations acts 1. John Peterson supports fiscally conservative bills that cut spending, reduce inflation, and bring down the national debt 2, and he backs efforts to reduce federal spending 3. | ||
| Energy & Environment | Clyburn supports the Rural Energy Savings Program that enables rural electric cooperatives to offer loans for home energy efficiency improvements. Clyburn votes yea on diesel emissions reduction and conservation acts but nay on EPA rule disapproval and HEATS Act. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Clyburn votes yea on resolutions to remove US forces from hostilities and veterans clinic naming but nay on defense authorization and FISA amendments. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ |