Duncan Hunter Political Party Republican Party Current Position Representative from California Age 60   (May 31st, 1948) Hometown Alpine, CA Religion Baptist Elections Straw Poll   Compare Duncan Hunter to:      Joe Biden Hillary Clinton Chris Dodd John Edwards Mike Gravel Dennis Kucinich Barack Obama Bill Richardson Sam Brownback Jim Gilmore Rudy Giuliani Mike Huckabee Duncan Hunter John McCain Ron Paul Mitt Romney Tom Tancredo Tommy Thompson Fred Thompson    Vote for Duncan Hunter

PERSONAL

Spouse: Lynne
Children: Duncan, Sam

EDUCATION

• Western State University, J.D., 1976
• # Western State University, B.S. in Law, 1968
• Rubidoux High School

PROFESSIONAL

• Trial Lawyer, 1976-1980
• Lieutenant, United States Army, Vietnam, 1969-1971.

POLITICAL

• Representative, United States House of Representatives, California District 52, 1980 present.
• Co Chair, National Security Caucus

• Has said it will be a good day for America if Roe v. Wade is repealed.
  
  
• Supported making it a federal crime to harm an unborn fetus in the commission of another crime.
  
  
• Supported the partial-birth abortion ban.
  
  
• Supported restricting interstate transport of minors to get abortions.
  
  

• Opposes same-sex marriage.
  
  
• Supports a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage.
  
  
• Supported making the PATRIOT Act permanent.
  
  
• Supported a constitutional amendment prohibiting flag desecration.
  
  
• Does not support hate crimes legislation.
  
  
• Voted YES on protecting the Pledge of Allegiance.
  
  
• Voted YES on banning gay adoptions in DC.
  
  
• Does not support including “Sexual orientation” in the Employment Non Discrimination Act.
  
  
• Supports Don’t Ask Don’t Tell – believes resisting gays in the military is why we have the best military.
  
  
• Believes requiring photo IDs for voters is a stumbling block, but is necessary.
  
  
• Wants to disallow lawsuits that stop public officials from invoking God.
  
  
• Voted YES on allowing electronic surveillance without a warrant.
  
  

• Supports the death penalty.
  
  
• Voted NO on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons.
  
  
• Voted YES on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime.
  
  
• Voted YES on making federal death penalty appeals harder.
  
  
• Voted NO on replacing death penalty with life imprisonment.
  
  
• Believes the right to bear arms is a tradition of the American soldier.
  
  
• Supports the 2nd amendment, citing that criminals prefer unarmed victims.
  
  

• Voted YES on military border patrols to battle drugs & terrorism.
  
  
• Voted YES on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC.
  
  
• Voted YES on subjecting federal employees to random drug tests.
  
  

• Has supported amending the U.S. Constitution to require an annual balanced federal budget.
  
  
• Has said the alternative minimum tax is creeping into middle-income families and must be altered.
  
  
• Voted in favor of permanently eliminating the estate tax.
  
  
• Voted in favor of extending tax cuts on capital gains and dividends
  
  
• Voted in favor of making the Bush tax cuts permanent.
  
  
• Balance the budget by cutting spending, except in defense.
  
  
• Voted YES on restricting independent grassroots political committees.
  
  
• Voted NO on campaign finance reform banning soft money contributions.
  
  
• Says regarding Social Security, that personal retirement accounts allow investing in one's future.
  
  

• Wants to make schools community based with no mandated integration.
  
  
• Does not support impeachment of judges for decisions on legislature prayers.
  
  
• Supports funding for abstinence as contraceptive based education.
  
  
• Believes schools should forfeit funds if they expose kids to gay propaganda.
  
  
• Voted NO on allowing Courts to decide on "God" in Pledge of Allegiance.
  
  
• Voted YES on allowing school prayer during the War on Terror.
  
  

• Voted NO on removing oil & gas exploration subsidies.
  
  
• Voted NO on keeping moratorium on drilling for oil offshore.
  
  
• Voted YES on authorizing construction of new oil refineries.
  
  
• Voted YES on passage of the Bush Administration national energy policy.
  
  
• Voted YES on deauthorizing "critical habitat" for endangered species.
  
  
• Voted YES on speeding up approval of forest thinning projects.
  
  

• Opposes mandated health insurance and universal coverage.
  
  
• Wants to allow Americans to buy health insurance across state lines.
  
  
• Voted YES on limited prescription drug benefit for Medicare recipients.
  
  
• Voted YES on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs.
  
  
• Wants to bring back “the family doctor”, with tax breaks for doctors and fewer malpractice suits.
  
  

• Supported strict House immigration reform legislation which did not provide a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants.
  
  
• Voted in favor of constructing a 700-mile fence along the southern border and views border control as a national security issue.
  
  
• Opposes any “amnesty” proposals.
  
  
• Says that people here illegally have to leave, to protect our jobs.
  
  
• Wants to rescind Bush's order allowing Mexican trucks on US roads.
  
  

• Medical/Science - Opposes embryonic stem-cell research, advocates adult stem-cells as an alternative.
  
  
• Medical/Science - (Fact check: adult stem cell treatments face serious limitations. Because adult stem cells have not yet been shown to have the ability to transform into any type of cell, they must be taken directly from the body part in question. Unfortunately, many body parts do not contain adult stem cells, and many other parts that do contain stem cells contain them in very limited quantities. Also, adult stem cells are extremely difficult to grow in laboratory conditions.)
  
  
• Arts - Does not support the National Endowment for the Arts.
  
  
• Voting Record - http://www.vote smart.org/voting_category.php?can_id= 26776
  
  

• Has argued that the way to win in Iraq is to stand up the Iraqi military and rotate U.S. troops out.
  
  
• Has said that by moving weapons and equipment into Iraq, Iran has given the U.S. license to take any action against Iran necessary to prevent its continued interference.
  
  
• Voted in favor of the Iraq war authorization resolution.
  
  
• Wants the UN to establish armed humanitarian convoys to Darfur.
  
  
• Would take military action against Iran without Congress’ approval.
  
  
• Says regarding troops leaving Iraq, “It's called victory. That's how we leave Iraq.”
  
  

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