Mike Crapo
Bio | Crapo graduated with a J.D. from Harvard Law School and then began his political career. He served in the Idaho State Senate before entering the U.S. House of Representatives. |
Status and Position | Current US Senator of Idaho |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Republican, Idaho |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2022 Senate Election Idaho 2 | Idaho 2 | No | N/A | N/A |
Campaign Financing | Raised $2.1 million between 2015-2020, mostly from Securities and Investments, Insurance, and Real Estate. |
Voting Rights | Had stated in 2006, "Our nation has made great strides toward putting civil rights and human rights challenges behind us, but the personal freedoms of Americans lie at the core of what we in Congress are sent here to Washington to protect. I applaud the signing of today's extension of voting rights protections and encourage all Americans to get deeply involved in the process of democracy..." |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | For | Is a cancer Survivor, supports Universal Healthcare. States on his website, "In the 114th Congress, we must take steps to make healthcare more affordable, cover the uninsured and strengthen the safety net for those who fall through the cracks." |
| Socialized Healthcare | Unknown | Has made no statement on socialized healthcare |
| Private Healthcare | For | Made a statement on his website saying, "Instead of giving the government more power over health care, individual patients must be given more control, choice, and information to make their health care decisions." |
| LGBT Rights | Against | Senator Crapo is against the federal government being involved with LGBT rights, wants to leave it to states. Made a statement to reports in 2013 saying, "I tend to believe that just as the federal government should honor the rights of states, states should honor the rights of cities in those areas where there is not some kind of a compelling interest." |
| Taxes | For | Supports lower taxes for lower and middle classes. States on his website, " the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act reduces the tax burden on individuals and families, strengthens America’s economy, helps us build ourselves out of our fiscal crisis, and will give Idahoans access to stronger wages and stronger job growth." |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | Has not made a clear stance on flat tax rates. States on his website, " the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act reduces the tax burden on individuals and families, strengthens America’s economy, helps us build ourselves out of our fiscal crisis, and will give Idahoans access to stronger wages and stronger job growth." |
| Abortion | Against | Is against legalized abortion. Voted against the Protect Women's Health from Corporate Interference Act of 2104, which protects women's rights being denied by corporations. |
| Gun Control | Against | Has made a clear stance against Gun Control Has stated on his website that, " I will not support any legislation that requires a waiting period for the purchase of a firearm, bans the ownership of firearms, promotes or requires the rationing or taxation of firearms or the taxation of ammunition." |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on Assisted Suicide. Has stated on his website that, " I will not support any legislation that requires a waiting period for the purchase of a firearm, bans the ownership of firearms, promotes or requires the rationing or taxation of firearms or the taxation of ammunition." |
| Government Interference | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on Government Interference. |
| Planned Parenthood | Against | Made a statement saying , "This barbaric practice of pulling the baby apart limb-by-limb, if used to kill barnyard animals, would result in felony convictions for cruelty to animals. But in modern America, it is a practice performed by Planned Parenthood on defenseless babies and shielded by their allies on the federal bench." |
| Welfare | Unknown | Has not made a clear stance on Welfare spending. Has not made any statements on Welfare spending. |
| Welfare | For | Voted for Alternative Pluripotent Stem Cell Therapies Enhancement Act. |
| Death Penalty | For | Has taken a clear stance for the Death Penalty. Voted against the Death Sentence Amendment, which would require courts to give life sentences rather than the death penalty. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on mandatory sentences. |
| Military Spending | For | Has made a clear stance that he is for Military Spending. |
| War on Terrorism | For | States on his website, " As threats to our nation grow ever more complex and unpredictable, the federal government must have the tools in place to identify, track and prevent threats to our homeland." |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | Against | Has made a stance that he believes in an America first foreign policy. States on his website, "...any serious foreign policy proposals requires a careful and well-reasoned approach to ensure it leads to the success of the United States. |
| United Nations power | Unknown | Has not made a clear stance on UN power. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | Has not made a clear stance on Nationalism. |
| Free Markets | For | Has taken a clear stance for Free Market States on his website, "...the government must reduce regulatory burdens on businesses and industry and allow free market principles to be the drivers of our economy. |
| Brexit | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on Brexit. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on Affirmative Action |
| Government Spending | For | Said in 2015, that the federal government should show restraint on Government Spending, to not increase taxes on citizens. |
| Charter Schools | Unknown | Had made no clear stance on Charter Schools. |
| Common Core | For | Has made a clear stance that he is for Common Core Said in 2015 that the Common Core Standards have been vetted at every level, and that the federal government should not interfere. |
| Clean Energy | For | Has made a clear stance he is for renewable energy. In 2006, asked that in the 2007 financial year, Congress give renewable energy sources and economic development receive the funding as much as possible. |
| Religious Freedom | For | Has made a clear stance he is for religious freedom. Made a statement that having a separation of church and state allows allows a unique use of religious freedom to prosper in the United States. |
| Separation of Church and State | For | With his remarks on religious freedoms, he also stated he is for the fundamental right of separation of church and state. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | Has not made a statement regarding slavery reparations. |
| Border Control | For | Has made a clear stance he is for Border Control On his website he says the United States should commit the necessary resources to have the strongest border possible. Also does not believe in granting amnesty for those who enter the country illegally. |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | Has not taken a clear stance on Passenger Profiling. |
| DACA | Against | Has stated that DACA was created unconstitutionally, and Congress should act on creating long lasting immigration policy. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Against | Supports the Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities act, which would cut federal funding for cities that encourage illegal immigration. |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Against | Released a statement saying, "I remain firmly opposed to efforts to legalize marijuana on the federal level, and I am opposed to legalization in the State of Idaho..." |