Andrew Clyde
Bio |
Andrew Clyde served in the U.S. Navy for 28 years. He then became a businessman, and started his own firearms business. |
Status and Position |
Current US House of Representatives of Georgia |
Political Party and Jurisdiction |
Republican, Georgia |
Elections |
Election Jurisdiction |
Started Campaign |
Campaign Status |
Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 House of Representatives Election GA-09 | GA-09 | Yes | Running | N/A |
Campaign Financing |
The majority of Clyde's campaign funding comes from self-financing with a smaller portion coming from individual contributions and PACs. Source: https://www.opensecrets.org/races/candidates?cycle=2020&id=GA09&spec=N |
Voting Rights |
No clear stance on issue. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues |
Stance |
Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Against | Clyde is against any universal healthcare measures, advocating instead for private insurance plans. Source: https://www.ajc.com/issues-house-9-republican-runoff/ Clyde is opposed to healthcare measures such as the Affordable Care Act, which he claims makes employee coverage more expensive for small-business owners and violates free-market principles. Source: https://www.ajc.com/issues-house-9-republican-runoff/ |
| Socialized Healthcare | Against | Clyde does not support government-sponsored or socialized healthcare, favoring instead private insurance that is more favorable for small business owners and limits government interference and regulations. Source: https://www.ajc.com/issues-house-9-republican-runoff/ |
| Private Healthcare | For | Clyde supports private insurance plans, explaining that they embody the country's free-market principles and save small business owners and taxpayers money. Source: https://www.ajc.com/issues-house-9-republican-runoff/ |
| LGBT Rights | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Taxes | Against | Due to Clyde's personal experiences battling with the IRS, he is in favor of significant tax decreases and the dismantling of the IRS and various federal departments which are funded by taxpayers. Source: https://www.clyde4congress.com/ Clyde supports elimination of progressive taxation in favor of a flat tax, taxation of consumption rather than production, and dismantling the IRS as well as other departments such as the Department of Education and the EPA to save taxpayers money and shift power from the federal to the state level. Souce: https://www.clyde4congress.com/ |
| Flat Tax Rate | For | Clyde supports the elimination of the graduated income tax in favor of a Fair Tax system which taxes everyone equally regardless of income. Source: https://www.clyde4congress.com/ Clyde supports elimination of progressive taxation in favor of a flat tax, taxation of consumption rather than production, and dismantling the IRS as well as other departments such as the Department of Education and the EPA to save taxpayers money and shift power from the federal to the state level. Souce: https://www.clyde4congress.com/ |
| Abortion | Against | Clyde is against abortion, viewing life as beginning at conception and ending at death and therefore worthy of protection under law. Source: https://www.clyde4congress.com/ Clyde is opposed to the legalization of abortion and has been certified as Pro-Life by Georgia Life Alliance, a Georgian pro-life advocacy organization. Source: https://www.clyde4congress.com/, https://georgialifealliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Andrew-Clyde-Questionnaire-2020.pdf |
| Gun Control | Against | As founded of Clyde Armory, a small firearms business, Clyde is against gun regulation and seeks to protect the second amendment right to bear arms. Source: https://www.clyde4congress.com/ Clyde is in favor of repealing numerous gun regulation measures, including taxes on guns and ammunition, eliminating the "sporting purposes" test and background checks, and removing the interstate ban on handgun purchases. Source: https://www.clyde4congress.com/secondamendment |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. Clyde is in favor of repealing numerous gun regulation measures, including taxes on guns and ammunition, eliminating the "sporting purposes" test and background checks, and removing the interstate ban on handgun purchases. Source: https://www.clyde4congress.com/secondamendment |
| Government Interference | Against | Clyde is opposed to government regulations outside of those outlined in the Constitution and therefore seeks to eliminate these forms of regulation, such as certain taxes, laws, and departments, and restore these powers to the state and the individual. Source: https://www.clyde4congress.com/secondamendment |
| Planned Parenthood | Against | Clyde has not directly addressed Planned Parenthood but he is opposed to the legalization of abortion and therefore any form of public abortion services. Source: https://www.clyde4congress.com/, https://georgialifealliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/Andrew-Clyde-Questionnaire-2020.pdf |
| Welfare | Nuance | Clyde has expressed opposition to "entitlements programs" which give government monies to those who meet certain demographic criteria, and opposes government spending and taxpayer-funded programs overall. Source: https://www.clyde4congress.com/, https://www.thehartwellsun.com/local/9th-district-congressional-candidates-share-views Clyde supports the reduction of government interference with economic and social matters as well as lowering taxes, and therefore has not expressed support for any major welfare reforms or measures. However, he does favor government support and provision of services for veterans. Source: https://www.clyde4congress.com/, https://www.thehartwellsun.com/local/9th-district-congressional-candidates-share-views |
| Welfare | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Death Penalty | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Nuance | Clyde has not endorsed specific policy measures in regards to prison reform, however he does advocate for harsher sentences for repeat offenders. Source: https://www.ajc.com/issues-house-9-republican-runoff/ |
| Military Spending | For | As a veteran and advocate for citizens' protection and the right to bear arms, Clyde supports the provision of services for veterans by the government as well as numerous national security measures such as the strengthening of ICE and building and patrolling of the wall across the Southern border. Source: https://www.clyde4congress.com/, https://www.ajc.com/issues-house-9-republican-runoff/, https://www.facebook.com/Clyde4Congress/posts/144708147134260 |
| War on Terrorism | For | As a Navy veteran, Clyde sees terrorism as a serious issue and as the major motivation for the war in Iraq. He also sees socialism as a serious threat to national security and seeks to address it through the elimination of excessive government intervention. Source: https://www.clyde4congress.com/, https://www.facebook.com/Clyde4Congress/posts/144708147134260 |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | Nuance | Clyde has not expressed much on his views in regards to foreign policy, however he does endorse the war in Iraq and advocates for national security measures such as ICE empowerment and securing of the Southern border and rejects amnesty for undocumented foreigners. Source: https://www.clyde4congress.com/, https://www.ajc.com/issues-house-9-republican-runoff/ Clyde's policy suggestions tend to emphasize security and protection against international interests rather than cooperation with international interests, thus much of his foreign policy is concentrated on securing the border and the war in Iraq. Source: https://www.clyde4congress.com/, https://www.ajc.com/issues-house-9-republican-runoff/ |
| United Nations power | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Nationalism | For | Clyde supports Trump's Make America Great Again campaign as well as the assertion of the US's military and political power through the securing of the border wall and military occupation in Iraq. Souce: https://www.clyde4congress.com/, https://www.ajc.com/issues-house-9-republican-runoff/ |
| Free Markets | For | As a small business owner, Clyde strongly supports elimination of government intervention and regulations in the economy. Source: https://www.clyde4congress.com/, https://www.ajc.com/issues-house-9-republican-runoff/ Clyde supports free-market healthcare, the elimination of the IRS and other government-run agencies, and the reduction of taxes among other measures intended to restore economic power to the individual and the state rather than the federal government. Source: https://www.clyde4congress.com/, https://www.ajc.com/issues-house-9-republican-runoff/ |
| Brexit | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Affirmative Action | Nuance | Clyde has remained silent on matters relating to racial justice, however he has expressed opposition to "entitlement programs" which financially support those who meet certain demographic criteria, claiming that they make people dependent on the federal government. Source: https://www.thehartwellsun.com/local/9th-district-congressional-candidates-share-views |
| Government Spending | Against | Clyde has expressed concern over the state of the national debt and is opposed to most government spending measures. However, he does support the empowerment of ICE and enforcement of the border wall as well as support to veterans as acceptable uses of government funds. Source: https://www.clyde4congress.com/, https://www.ajc.com/issues-house-9-republican-runoff/ |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| Common Core | Nuance | Clyde has not directly addressed Common Core however he does support the dismantling of the Department of Education which would likely impact the implementation of Common Core as well. Source: https://www.clyde4congress.com/ Clyde seeks to eliminate the Department of Education, as it is not outlined in the Constitution as he sees education and curricula as being under the jurisdiction of the state rather than the federal government or government agencies. Source: https://www.clyde4congress.com/ |
| Clean Energy | Against | Clyde is against any government mandates or regulations on energy and pollution and seeks to eliminate the EPA, seeing environmental protection as unnecessary and beyond the scope of the federal government. Source: https://www.ajc.com/issues-house-9-republican-runoff/ Clyde has stated that he sees climate change as "fake news" and environmental; protection as something the government should not concern itself with. Source: https://www.ajc.com/issues-house-9-republican-runoff/ |
| Religious Freedom | For | Clyde is supportive of the first amendment freedom of religion, seeing it as a fundamental freedom given by the Constitution. Source: https://flagpole.com/news/city-dope/2020/10/21/gop-congressional-candidate-andrew-clyde-urges-uga-students-to-get-involved/ Clyde has expressed support for freedom of religion under the First Amendment, however he has also said that he sees the First Amendment as secondary to the Second Amendment, and therefore that we have to protect the right to bear arms if we are to ever have any other forms of freedom. Source: https://flagpole.com/news/city-dope/2020/10/21/gop-congressional-candidate-andrew-clyde-urges-uga-students-to-get-involved/ |
| Separation of Church and State | Nuance | Clyde has not directly addressed separation of church and state, however he is supportive of the First Amendment right of freedom of religion and therefore the individual's freedom to practice without government intervention. Source: https://flagpole.com/news/city-dope/2020/10/21/gop-congressional-candidate-andrew-clyde-urges-uga-students-to-get-involved/ |
| Slavery Reparations | Against | Clyde has disclosed that he does not support any kind of "entitlement program" which gives financial assistance of other forms of compensation to individuals based on demographics. Source: https://www.thehartwellsun.com/local/9th-district-congressional-candidates-share-views |
| Border Control | For | Clyde strongly supports border control, seeing illegal immigration as one of the main threats facing the nation's security and well-being. Source: https://www.clyde4congress.com/, https://www.ajc.com/issues-house-9-republican-runoff/ Border control measures supported by Clyde include the building and patrolling of the border wall at the US-Mexico border, increased support and empowerment of ICE, and harsher penalties for immigrants who have entered the country illegally. Source: https://www.clyde4congress.com/, https://www.ajc.com/issues-house-9-republican-runoff/ |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |
| DACA | Against | Clyde does not support DACA and instead favors immediate detainment and deportation of anyone who doesn't have legal citizenship status. Clyde has stated "When it comes to DACA, you need to come here legally." Source: https://www.ajc.com/issues-house-9-republican-runoff/, https://www.ajc.com/politics/election/clyde-gurtler-square-off-in-9th-district-debate/23G4SPWTR5EJVO7GAMISDTIYIY/ |
| Sanctuary Cities | Against | Clyde does not believe in any amnesty towards undocumented people. He believes that all immigrants without legal status need to be detained by ICE immediately. Source: https://www.ajc.com/issues-house-9-republican-runoff/, https://www.ajc.com/politics/election/clyde-gurtler-square-off-in-9th-district-debate/23G4SPWTR5EJVO7GAMISDTIYIY/ |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Unknown | No clear stance on issue. |