Card image cap

Donna Imam's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

Key

Official Position: Candidate addressed this issue directly by taking the Political Courage Test.
Inferred Position: Candidate refused to address this issue, but Vote Smart inferred this issue based on the candidate's public record, including statements, voting record, and special interest group endorsements.
Unknown Position: Candidate refused to address this issue, or we could not infer an answer for this candidate despite exhaustive research of their public record.
Additional Information: Click on this icon to reveal more information about this candidate's position, from their answers or Vote Smart's research.
Other or Expanded Principles & Legislative Priorities are entered exactly as candidates submit them. Vote Smart does not edit for misspelled words, punctuation or grammar.
What is the Political Courage Test?

Issue Positions

For Presidential and Congressional candidates who refuse to provide voters with their positions, Vote Smart has researched their public records to determine their likely responses. These issue positions are from 2022.

  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Donna's signature Healthcare for All policy (HCA) is a single-payer plan that fortifies and accelerates Medicare for All (M4A), drastically lowering the cost of healthcare and prescription drugs. HCA scales healthcare infrastructure, delivers higher quality care, and is cheaper than what we pay today. With HCA, your deductible won't keep you from seeing a doctor." (votefordonna.com)
  • "Medicare does not cover dental, hearing, and vision so 42% of seniors are forced to pay for private insurance called Medicare Advantage. Majority of seniors on fixed incomes that have worked their entire lives can’t afford Medicare Advantage so they suffer — that’s illogical." (twitter.com)
  • "#MoscowMitch led the crusade against campaign finance reform leading to the Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United ruling eliminating limits on corporate spending on elections. McConnell followed up by blocking legislation to disclose the identity of large donors. - @AlecMacGillis" (twitter.com)
  • "Repeal qualified immunity." (twitter.com)
  • "Require body cams, de-escalation training, and liability insurance for all law enforcement officers" (votefordonna.com)
  • "The murder of George Floyd and protests in all 50 states must result in *actionable* change. End qualified immunity." (twitter.com)
  • "Today it's Jacob Blake. Nothing's changed. How many protests, administrative leaves, and investigations are needed before we admit police action in our neighborhoods is defective? Repeal qualified immunity, hold officers accountable, and completely re-do police training — now." (twitter.com)
  • "President signs budget deal increasing DEFENSE spending to $738 billion in fiscal 2020. DEFENDING innocent Americans from death while shopping for weekly supplies? Not possible. Can't do anything. NRA: everything is fine. GOP sits on hands. #walmartshooting #ElPasoShooting" (twitter.com)
  • "Single-payer healthcare will boost entrepreneurship, small business, and spark organic economic growth. With the security of healthcare people will start that business! Healthcare for All accelerates Medicare for All." (twitter.com)
  • "Corporate theft of wages is rewarded with massive tax breaks while middle class Americans foot the bill by working it off. Meanwhile billionaires get rich while taking credit for "job creation"." (twitter.com)
  • "Jeff Bezos, with net worth in the tens of billions in 2011, claimed and received a $4,000 child tax credit. The top 25 wealthiest Americans paid a true tax rate of 3.4%. Middle-class WORKING Americans paid 95.4%. INCOME tax does not solve this problem, only a #WealthTax does." (twitter.com)
  • "Trump could neither repeal nor replace Obamacare. Infrastructure week never came. His only legislative legacy is the biggest tax giveaway to billionaires and corporations, further entrenching the swamp he vowed to drain." (twitter.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Requires the immediate halt of the current federal loan program(s). Halts interest accrual on existing loans, provides a path to refinance into a new low-interest loan or an option to declare bankruptcy. Mandates public education institutions and trade schools to reduce the cost of higher education to half the current cost in four years. Establishes a bidding system by which federal funds are awarded to public educational institutions and trade schools that meet and excel in five measurable criteria" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "#ClimateAction Climate change is happening, doesn't matter who or what you think is causing it. We have better, cheaper, cleaner alternatives to fossil fuels. We need to go to them NOW. The only reason we are not is PROFITS from existing status quo. This is plain illogical." (twitter.com)
  • "We need to diversify our energy sources with renewables, incentivize carbon neutral solutions, invest in research to mitigate climate change, and institute sustainable farming and fishing practices." (votefordonna.com)
  • "We need to diversify our energy sources with renewables, incentivize carbon neutral solutions, invest in research to mitigate climate change, and institute sustainable farming and fishing practices." (votefordonna.com)
  • Rated 0% by National Rifle Association (NRA) (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "The only way to protect our kids from gun violence is to change the laws. To vote in lawmakers that will take the deaths of children seriously. What happened today in Odessa will continue if we don't #VoteThemOut." (twitter.com)
  • "You can't just prevent gun violence with laws against guns, or by enforcing a universal gun license. @ewarren is right we need to do research to find out what will work without taking away 2nd amendment rights. We have to transform the lives of struggling families #DemDebate" (twitter.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Today the House passed a spending bill with $1.4 Billion in border wall funding, no restrictions on using military funds on the wall, and unlimited detention beds." (twitter.com)
  • "Asylum seeker detention camps and the child separation policy are inhumane and un-American. We need a swift path to citizenship for Dreamers and DACA recipients, and a legal way for the undocumented to come out of the shadows. We must protect workers by requiring employers to stop undercutting American wages by abusing immigrant pay." (votefordonna.com)
  • "Citizenship for Dreamers and DACA recipients must be part of the reconciliation bill. Precedent to pass immigration through reconciliation was set in 2005 when the Senate passed S. 1932. New DACA applications are suspended rn, that means they can *not* earn a living." (twitter.com)
  • "With more than 5.2 million uninsured Texas can't even meet basic needs. Meanwhile DACA recipients are creating wealth, paying taxes, and saving lives as Covid-19 healthcare workers — the exact opposite of this lawsuit's claim. They deserve citizenship NOW." (twitter.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.

Vote Smart does not permit the use of its name or programs in any campaign activity, including advertising, debates, and speeches.

arrow_upward