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Michael Hummert
DEMOCRAT
Michael Hummert is running for Montana US Senator, Democratic Primary.
Personal background
Michael graduated from the Golf Coast Community College Officers Academy and the Montana Highway Patrol Academy. He has four kids.
Professional background
Michael Hummert served in the United States Army for two years before joining the Navy, where he worked as a cook, a deep-sea hardhat salvage diver, and a marine mammal operator. He was also a diving instructor at a salvage diving school in Panama City Beach, Florida. Micahel started a home remodeling company in 1996.
Political background
This is Michael Hummert’s first entry into politics.
Healthcare
Supports access to abortion and would support legislation that allows abortion for the first three months of pregnancy.
Supports allowing an abortion if DNA testing proves the child is not viable up to the second trimester and two doctors are willing to approve the decision.
Supports access to birth control.
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Voting & Elections
Supports an amendment that restricts anyone from serving more than 12 years in Congress in a lifetime and extends the House of Representatives term to four years, with half the house up for reelection every two years.
Supports state autonomy in elections and advocates for a federal ID card with a chip and biometrics to verify identity at polling places for federal elections.
Supports a constitutional amendment to ban individuals over the age of 74 from serving in any federal government role including elected, appointed, and employment positions.
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Energy & the Environment
Believes more discussions on microplastics, "forever chemicals", and corporate environmental damage are needed; criticizes focusing solely on CO2 emissions and blames corporations for evading cleanup costs by shifting responsibility to taxpayers.
Opposes companies that profit from job creation but create costly environmental damages for the government clean up, as seen with the super fund cleanup site in Butte, Montana.
Believes that the United States' electrical grid is not strong enough to support an increase in people driving electric vehicles, but supports their positive impacts on the environment.
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Foreign Policy and Immigration
Proposes stopping all immigration until new reforms can be made to control it.
Believes the standard for seeking asylum in the U.S. is too low.
Believes in ending foreign military involvement and supports troop withdrawal to focus on national defense.
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Economy
Believes U.S. companies weaken the middle class by offshoring jobs, creating dependency on China for products and medication, and criticizes Congress for inaction on these issues.
Proposes a balanced budget amendment and predicts it will take at least five years to reduce spending enough to balance the budget.
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Public Safety
Proposes laws that protect police from "unnecessary punishment" for actions taken during duty.
Proposes public service announcements that inform people how to act when they come in contact with law enforcement.
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Education
Prioritizes all children having equal access to a quality education.
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