Candidate Research - Bill Frist (R-Tenn.)

Personal Info
Birth: February 22, 1952
Religion: Presbyterian

On the Issues
Abortion: Pro-life voting record
Stem Cell Research: Supports with ethical standards
Gay Marriage: Against same-sex marriage
Death Penalty: Supports the death penalty
Drugs: Supports increased panalties rather than rehab
School Vouchers: For public school voucher program
Education: Anti-public education voting record
Oil: Against alternative fuels, For oil leasing in Alaska's AMWR
Free Trade: Supports free trade over fair trade
Gun Control: Loosening restrictions for background checks
Health Care: For privitized medical coverage, Anti-public health voting record
Homeland Security: Supports National Missile Defense
Immigration: Supporst Guest Worker program but not allowing them path to citizenship
Minimum Wage: Against raising the minimum wage
Social Security: For privitizing social security
War in Iraq: "Stay the Course" plan for Iraq

Voting Record
Voted YES on banning partial birth abortions
Voted NO on $100M to reduce teen pregnancy by education & contraceptives
Voted YES on banning human cloning
Voted YES on prioritizing national debt reduction below tax cuts
Voted YES on prohibiting same-sex marriage
Voted YES on loosening restrictions on cell phone wiretapping
Voted YES on limiting death penalty appeals
Voted YES on restricting class-action lawsuits
Voted YES on increasing penalties for drug offenses
Voted NO on funding smaller classes instead of private tutors
Voted YES on Educational Savings Accounts
Voted YES on school vouchers
Voted NO on disallowing an oil leasing program in Alaska's AMWR
Voted NO on reducing oil usage by 40% by 2025
Voted YES on more funding for forest roads and fish habitat
Voted YES on maintaining current law: guns sold without trigger locks
Voted YES on loosening license & background checks at gun shows
Voted NO on background checks at gun shows