Ballotpedia, David McCormick

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Supports banning "illicit Chinese fentanyl ingredients and drug money from the Western Hemisphere."

Believes in getting "tough on crime" by ensuring law enforcement have the necessary tools, funding, and legal protections.

Opposed the January 6th attack and said, "I think [Trump] has some responsibility, a lot of responsibility for [the attack], and I think that this last dark chapter at the Capitol...history will look very unfavorably on that and all the people that were involved in that."

Supports Second Amendment rights, advocates for increased school security, mental health program expansion, strict enforcement of existing gun laws, and providing resources to law enforcement while ensuring rigorous background checks to keep guns from criminals.

Opposes "defunding the police" and believes declining respect for law enforcement is reducing community safety.

- Supports banning "illicit Chinese fentanyl ingredients and drug money from the Western Hemisphere."
- Believes in getting "tough on crime" by ensuring law enforcement have the necessary tools, funding, and legal protections.
- Opposed the January 6th attack and said, "I think [Trump] has some responsibility, a lot of responsibility for [the attack], and I think that this last dark chapter at the Capitol...history will look very unfavorably on that and all the people that were involved in that."
- Supports Second Amendment rights, advocates for increased school security, mental health program expansion, strict enforcement of existing gun laws, and providing resources to law enforcement while ensuring rigorous background checks to keep guns from criminals.
- Opposes "defunding the police" and believes declining respect for law enforcement is reducing community safety.

Public Safety

Supports in vitro fertilization (IVF) and wants to "[p]rovide families with a $15,000 tax credit for fertility services like IVF."

Supports expanding mental health programs and reducing the stigma associated with seeking treatment.

Opposes a national abortion ban and supports exceptions for rape, incest, and to save the mother's life.

Believes in regulating abortion, but opposes a national abortion ban and supports exceptions for rape, incest, and to save the mother's life.

- Supports in vitro fertilization (IVF) and wants to "[p]rovide families with a $15,000 tax credit for fertility services like IVF."
- Supports expanding mental health programs and reducing the stigma associated with seeking treatment.
- Believes in regulating abortion, but opposes a national abortion ban and supports exceptions for rape, incest, and to save the mother's life.

Healthcare

Supports making the Paid Family and Medical Leave Employer Tax Credit permanent.

Supports the Ships Act, which would invest in American shipbuilding, technology, and workers.

Supports banning "strategic purchases of American land by the CCP."

Supports banning "strategic purchases of American land by the CCP." which is the Chinese Communist Party.

Supports selling any federal building in Washington, D.C. that does not have a full-time workforce.

Supports creating a tax-free savings account for families to cover up to $10,000 per year in childcare costs.

Believes blockchain and cryptocurrency are "an economic engine."

Believes blockchain and cryptocurrency are "an economic engine" and the US must invest in these areas.

Supports reducing government spending, opposing tax increases, and exercising fiscal responsibility.

Supports reducing the cost of living by extending the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, eliminating taxes on tips, and maintaining the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction cap.

- Supports making the Paid Family and Medical Leave Employer Tax Credit permanent.
- Supports the Ships Act, which would invest in American shipbuilding, technology, and workers.
- Supports banning "strategic purchases of American land by the CCP." which is the Chinese Communist Party.
- Supports selling any federal building in Washington, D.C. that does not have a full-time workforce.
- Supports doubling the Child Tax Credit.
- Supports creating a tax-free savings account for families to cover up to $10,000 per year in childcare costs.
- Believes blockchain and cryptocurrency are "an economic engine" and the US must invest in these areas.
- Supports reducing government spending, opposing tax increases, and exercising fiscal responsibility.
- Supports reducing the cost of living by extending the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, eliminating taxes on tips, and maintaining the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction cap.

Economy

Supports empowering parents and expanding school choice by advocating for a federal tax credit for contributions to scholarship funds.

Supports expanding eligibility for the Child Care and Development Block Grant to 1.5 times the state median income and increasing funding, allowing a Pennsylvania family of four making $150,000 to receive a childcare voucher.

Supports banning children under 16 from using social media.

- Supports empowering parents and expanding school choice by advocating for a federal tax credit for contributions to scholarship funds.
- Supports expanding eligibility for the Child Care and Development Block Grant to 1.5 times the state median income and increasing funding, allowing a Pennsylvania family of four making $150,000 to receive a childcare voucher.
- Supports banning children under 16 from using social media.

Education

Supports increasing domestic oil and gas production.

Believes in boosting American energy production and innovation to create jobs and reduce foreign dependence, while also protecting the environment.

Supports an "all-of-the-above" energy approach, providing market-driven support for clean energy alternatives, including nuclear energy.

Believes the Biden-Harris Administration’s investment in green technology like electric vehicles and solar panels increases U.S. dependence on China.

Believes climate change is occurring and human activity contributes to it.

Believes dependence on China for advanced energy technologies, such as lithium batteries and solar panels, "repeats the same mistake we made with semiconductors and pharmaceuticals."

- Supports increasing domestic oil and gas production.
- Believes in boosting American energy production and innovation to create jobs and reduce foreign dependence, while also protecting the environment.
- Supports an "all-of-the-above" energy approach, providing market-driven support for clean energy alternatives, including nuclear energy.
- Believes the Biden-Harris Administration’s investment in green technology like electric vehicles and solar panels increases U.S. dependence on China.
- Believes climate change is occurring and human activity contributes to it.
- Believes dependence on China for advanced energy technologies, such as lithium batteries and solar panels, "repeats the same mistake we made with semiconductors and pharmaceuticals."

Energy & the Environment

Supports restricting U.S. investment in Chinese technologies and companies linked to the military to prevent funding potential adversaries.

Believes China "cheated, stole, and took advantage of weak American leaders" after being invited to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and supports revoking China’s permanent normal trade relations status and advocating for China’s removal from the WTO.

Supports making "generational investments in defense infrastructure," such as reconstituting the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard.

Supports "securing the border by finishing the wall" and increasing border patrol.

Supports securing the border by finishing the wall and increasing border patrol along the US southern border.

- Supports restricting U.S. investment in Chinese technologies and companies linked to the military to prevent funding potential adversaries.
- Believes China "cheated, stole, and took advantage of weak American leaders" after being invited to the World Trade Organization (WTO) and supports revoking China’s permanent normal trade relations status and advocating for China’s removal from the WTO.
- Supports making "generational investments in defense infrastructure," such as reconstituting the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard.
- Supports securing the border by finishing the wall and increasing border patrol along the US southern border.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

Supports imposing term limits on Congress.

Believes in excluding noncitizens from the Census and supports passing a constitutional amendment to ensure only U.S. citizens vote in American elections.

Supports banning stock and derivative trading, lobbying, and funding nonprofits that employ family members for members of Congress and their families.

- Supports imposing term limits on Congress.
- Believes in excluding noncitizens from the Census and supports passing a constitutional amendment to ensure only U.S. citizens vote in American elections.
- Supports banning stock and derivative trading, lobbying, and funding nonprofits that employ family members for members of Congress and their families.

Voting & Elections

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Supports tougher penalties for human trafficking, increased support for law enforcement, and comprehensive measures to combat human trafficking.

Seeks tougher penalties and prevention efforts against human trafficking, as well as increased support for law enforcement.

- Seeks tougher penalties and prevention efforts against human trafficking, as well as increased support for law enforcement.

Wants to prevent "undue influence" from pharmaceutical companies on healthcare policies.

- Wants to prevent "undue influence" from pharmaceutical companies on healthcare policies.

Plans to reduce government spending and taxes.

- Plans to reduce government spending and taxes.

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Wants the US to be "energy independent" so that it does not have to rely on other countries to fuel American military equipment.

- Wants the US to be "energy independent" so that it does not have to rely on other countries to fuel American military equipment.

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Supports reducing undocumented immigration.

Opposes intervention in international conflicts and prioritizes domestic policy, while also maintaining a strong military for defense as needed.

- Supports reducing undocumented immigration.
- Opposes intervention in international conflicts and prioritizes domestic policy, while also maintaining a strong military for defense as needed.

Opposes federal involvement in state elections.

Supports stricter election regulations, such as voter ID laws, to prevent voter fraud.

- Opposes federal involvement in state elections.
- Supports stricter election regulations, such as voter ID laws, to prevent voter fraud.

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Supports congressional impeachment inquiries into how government officials handled the COVID pandemic.

Opposes puberty blockers for children and believes "the capacity for children to provide informed consent is limited, because their brains are not fully developed."

- Supports congressional impeachment inquiries into how government officials handled the COVID pandemic.
- Wants to privatize regulatory agencies.
- Opposes puberty blockers for children and believes "the capacity for children to provide informed consent is limited, because their brains are not fully developed."

Wants to have national dialogue about whether there should be a federal income tax.

Supports dismantling the Federal Reserve.

Believes printing money is causing inflation.

Said, "We need to shrink the size of government and replace their power with the power of the market, where the people's choice reigns supreme."

- Wants to have national dialogue about whether there should be a federal income tax.
- Supports federal spending cuts.
- Supports dismantling the Federal Reserve.
- Believes printing money is causing inflation.
- Said, "We need to shrink the size of government and replace their power with the power of the market, where the people's choice reigns supreme."

Believes "gender theory" is a religion and should not be taught in public schools.

Wants to examine public schools and "whether we allow families to choose whether or not they want to send kids to institutions that will brainwash children, rather than educate them."

- Believes "gender theory" is a religion and should not be taught in public schools.
- Wants to examine public schools and "whether we allow families to choose whether or not they want to send kids to institutions that will brainwash children, rather than educate them."

Believes that the United States spends too much on foreign wars.

Said, "I am grateful that for now, America offers that place of refuge. I pray we can keep America as a place those seeking economic freedom can escape to."

- Believes that the United States spends too much on foreign wars.
- Said, "I am grateful that for now, America offers that place of refuge. I pray we can keep America as a place those seeking economic freedom can escape to."

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Believes healthcare is a right and said, "no one should worry about losing their home due to illness or aging."

- Supports abortion access.
- Believes healthcare is a right and said, "no one should worry about losing their home due to illness or aging."

Believes in "ensuring the wealthy pay their share in taxes."

Supports raising taxes on the wealthy to ensure they "pay their share."

- Supports raising taxes on the wealthy to ensure they "pay their share."
- Supports fair wages and workers' rights.

Supports environmental conservation and responsible planet stewardship.

Supports environmental conservation and responsible stewardship.

- Supports environmental conservation and responsible stewardship.

Believes in supporting third-party candidates over established politicians.

Believes in removing the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and corporate lobbying from politics.

Believes in removing corporate lobbying from politics, particularly the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).

- Believes in supporting third-party candidates over established politicians.
- Believes in removing corporate lobbying from politics, particularly the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC).

Leila L Hazou

Supports increasing the number of border patrol agents to combat fentanyl and other opioids.

- Supports increasing the number of border patrol agents to combat fentanyl and other opioids.

Says it was a "mistake" to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Supports equitable healthcare policies for the LGBTQ community.

- Says it was a "mistake" to overturn Roe v. Wade.
- Supports equitable healthcare policies for the LGBTQ community.

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Supports the development of clean energy and hydrogen hubs in Pennsylvania.

- Supports the development of clean energy and hydrogen hubs in Pennsylvania.

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