Joe Walsh
Former U.S. Representative, Illinois
Opportunity
Racial Wealth Gap
Joe Walsh’s campaign platform does not address the racial wealth gap.
Affordable Housing
Joe Walsh does not have an agenda for affordable housing on his campaign platform. He has stated on Twitter:
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“Health care is not a right. Housing is not a right. A job is not a right. College is not a right. At least not the America that was.” — 9:09 PM · May 4, 2017
Access to High Quality Education
Joe Walsh does not address access to high quality education on his campaign platform. He has stated on Twitter:
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“Health care is not a right. Housing is not a right. A job is not a right. College is not a right. At least not the America that was.” — 9:09 PM · May 4, 2017
Environmental Equity
Joe Walsh does not address environmental equity on his campaign platform. However, during an interview with PBS, Walsh said that he “does believe humans have played a role in climate change and that the Republican Party needs to acknowledge that a warming plant is a problem.”
Health Equity
Joe Walsh does not address health equity in his campaign platform. He has publicly advocated for repealing the Affordable Care Act and called for a “free market system” on CBS’ “Local 4 Quad Cities News”. Additionally, on Twitter he stated:
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“Health care is not a right. Your rights do not come from government.” — 12:53 PM · Jan 2, 2019
Transportation Access
Joe Walsh does not address transportation access in his campaign platform. However, Walsh did list infrastructure as his top priority during City Summit discussion in San Antonio, saying:
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“Prior generations risked their lives to give us our roads and bridges and pipes and sewers. They’re falling apart. We’ve got to begin rebuilding our infrastructure immediately – that’s why I’m running for president.”
Justice
Bail/Prison Reform
Joe Walsh’s campaign platform does not include outline his position on bail/prison reform.
Re-Entry Services
Joe Walsh’s campaign platform does not include a plan for establishing re-entry services.
Ending Capital Punishment
Joe Walsh is against reinstituting capital punishment. Walsh expressed his views via Twitter:
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“I oppose the death penalty. For religious and moral reasons. And for this Pastor, who supports the death penalty, to somehow justify innocent people mistakingly executed, by citing Jesus who was mistakingly executed, is offensive. Just crazy.” — 11:46 AM · Apr 1, 2019
Expanding Gun Safety Measures
Joe Walsh’s campaign platform does not address expanding gun safety measures. However, he has made a statement pertaining to gun violence on his campaign site, part of which says:
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“I hate to hear of another group of people taken from their loved ones, their families, because we refuse to do simple things such as implement universal background checks.”
Improving Police-Community Relations
Joe Walsh’s campaign platform does not include a plan for improving police-community relations.
Democracy
Voting Rights
Joe Walsh’s campaign platform does not address voting rights. However, while in the U.S Congress, Walsh proposed The Federal Elections Integrity Act, which requires voters to present a government-issued photo ID in order to vote in federal elections.
Access to Voter Registration
Joe Walsh’s campaign platform does not include plans for establishing access to voter registration. However, he has addressed the issue on Twitter:
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“It’s wrong to automatically register people to vote. People should have to get off their ass and go get themselves registered.” — 9:52 PM · Apr 12, 2018
Gerrymandering
Joe Walsh’s campaign platform does address gerrymandering. However, he has addressed it on Twitter:
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“98% of Congress is re-elected because they choose their own voters. End gerrymandering now.” — 8:08 AM · Oct 4, 2017
Census 2020
Joe Walsh’s campaign platform doesn’t address the 2020 U.S Census. However, he has addressed it on Twitter:
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“Look, I support including the citizenship question on the census, but it’s pretty pathetic that after two years the Trump Administration still can’t come up with a decent reason for including it.” — 6:04 AM · Jul 10, 2019