Candidate Research - Russell Feingold (D-Wis)

Personal Info
Birth: March 2, 1953
Religion: Jewish

On the Issues
Abortion: Pro-choice voting record
Stem Cell Research: Expand embryonic stem cell research
Gay Marriage: Shouldn't change the Constitutions to ban gay marriage
Death Penalty: Against death penalty, death penalty defendants don't get adequate counsel
Crime: Pro-rehabilitation
Education: Against school voucher system, pro-public school education
Energy & Oil: Keep efficient air conditioner rule to conserve energy
Environment: EPA must do better on mercury clean-up, pro-environment
Free Trade: Pro-fair trade voting record
Gun Control: For stricter laws
Health Care: pro-public health voting record
Homeland Security: Al-Quaeda is a priority not Iraq
War: Pro-peace voting record
Immigration: Supports a Guest Worker program and allow guest workers a path to citizenship
Jobs: Supports a minimum wage increase, pro-union voting record
Social Security: Against privatization

Voting Record
Voted NO on banning partial birth abortions
Voted NO on banning human cloning
Voted NO on banning partial birth abortions except for maternal life
Voted NO on constitutional ban of same-sex marriage
Voted NO on limiting death penalty appeals
Voted NO on mandatory prison terms for crimes involving firearms
Voted NO on increasing penalties for drug offenses
Voted YES on national education standards
Voted YES on funding smaller classes instead of private tutors
Voted YES on disallowing an oil leasing program in Alaska's AMWR
Voted YES on reducing oil usage by 40% by 2025
Voted YES on banning drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Voted NO on defunding renewable and solar energy
Voted YES on reducing funds for road-building in National Forests
Voted NO on expanding trade to the third world
Voted NO on more penalties for gun & drug violations
Voted YES on background checks at gun shows
Voted YES on increasing tobacco restrictions
Voted YES on including prescription drugs under Medicare
Voted NO on reauthorizing the PATRIOT Act
Voted YES on deploying National Missile Defense ASAP
Voted YES on establishing a Guest Worker program
Voted YES on raising the minimum wage to $7.25 rather than $6.25
Voted NO on allowing personal retirement accounts
Voted YES on redeploying troops out of Iraq by July 2007