Richard Grayson - Ballotpedia

Richard Grayson earned a bachelor's and master's degree from Brooklyn College, a master's degree from the College of Staten Island, and a law degree from the University of Florida.

Richard's career experience includes working as a writer, college professor, law school administrator, and staff attorney.

2026 Arizona General Election

As of October 11, 2026, Richard Grayson did not have a website or any information online.

Economy

Public Safety

Healthcare

Education

Energy & the Environment

Voting & Elections

Richard Grayson

Proposes outlawing billionaires and redistributing their money to everyone else.

Supports using ratings based on environmental, social, and governance factors when deciding public investments.

Supports abortion access on demand and federal policies that make abortions free and available to women and transgender men.

Opposes in-person consultation and reporting requirements for medication abortion and says he mails mifepristone and misoprostol to women.

Supports allowing people to refuse vaccinations unless doing so endangers others, with penalties in those cases.

Supports a government-funded health insurance option alongside private insurance.

Supports taxpayer funding for gender-transition services.

Calls for legislation to guarantee healthcare as a right.

Opposes taxpayer funding for school-choice options, including vouchers, charter schools, private schools, and homeschooling.

Opposes eliminating the U.S. Department of Education.

Agrees with critical race theory's assertion that U.S. institutions are fundamentally racist.

Calls for bold political action to address human-caused climate change.

Supports allowing people to vote without photo identification.

Supports abolishing the Electoral College.

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ECONOMY

What actions would you take that would allow Americans to retain more of their income and wealth?

I would outlaw billionaires and take their money and give it to everyone else.

Student loan forgiveness unfairly shifts the financial burden to those not responsible for student debt.

Strongly Disagree

Student loan forgiveness unfairly shifts the financial burden to those not responsible for student debt.

Strongly Disagree

Should environmental and social issues, like ESG (environmental, social, and governance) ratings, be used as criteria in deciding where to invest public monies?

Yes

Should environmental and social issues, like ESG (environmental, social, and governance) ratings, be used as criteria in deciding where to invest public monies?

Yes

2ND AMENDMENT

What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?

I favor repealing the Second Amendment.

Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?

On demand.

Does the federal government have a role to play in limiting abortion, and if so what federal steps and/or federal legislation would you support?

The federal government has to ensure that abortions are free and available to any woman or transgender man who wants one.

RIGHT TO LIFE

Chemical abortion drugs should meet essential safety standards (such as in-person consultation with a medical doctor) and require reporting to gather evidence on reactions and outcomes.

Strongly Disagree

I send Mifepristone and Misoprostol through the mail to women who need them.

HEALTHCARE

Under what circumstances (if any) should a government, school, or employer be allowed to require vaccinations?

People have the right to refuse vaccinations provided they don't endanger others. If they do, they should be subject to penalties.

What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.

B

What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.

B

Children are the most vulnerable members of society and must be protected from abuse, including gender ideology, grooming, and bodily mutilation.

Strongly Disagree

Taxpayer funds should be used to provide gender transition services.

Strongly Agree

Grayson believes in reducing student debt, affordable housing and combating climate change.

“If a congressperson truly wants to help, they must stop offering platitudes and start passing legislation: cancel or dramatically reduce student debt, invest in affordable housing, guarantee healthcare as a right, confront climate change with bold action and rein in predatory tech practices,” Grayson said in an official statement.

EDUCATION

I support school choice, including voucher programs, tax credits, charter schools, private schools, and home schools.

Strongly Disagree

I support all of the above as long as taxpayers' funds are not involved (unless they specifically agree to donate them for those causes above what they would otherwise owe).

I support all of the above as long as taxpayers' funds are not involved (unless they specifically agree to donate them for those causes above what they would otherwise owe).

I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.

Strongly Disagree

EQUALITY

I agree with Critical Race Theory (CRT) which asserts that the institutions in the United States are fundamentally racist.

Strongly Agree

Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.

ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT

Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.

Strongly Agree

What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?

The human brain

ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Agree

The Electoral College should be abolished.

Strongly Agree

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