Thom Tillis
Bio | Thom Tillis is serving as the U.S. Senator for North Carolina and previously served as Speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives. He graduated from the University of Maryland University College and worked for firms and banks. |
Status and Position | Current US Senator of North Carolina |
Political Party and Jurisdiction | Republican, North Carolina |
Elections | Election Jurisdiction | Started Campaign | Campaign Status | Poll Rankings (of the vote) |
| 2020 Senate Election North Carolina 1 | North Carolina 1 | Yes | Running | 39.0% |
Campaign Financing | Tillis has accepted contributions from Retired, Securities and Investing, Leadership PACs, Lobbyists and Real Estate. Largest investors are Live Oak Bank, Goldman Sachs, National Republican Senatorial Cmte, Blackstone Group and McGuireWoods LLP. |
Voting Rights | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
Opinions on Issues
Issues | Stance | Summary |
| Universal Healthcare | Against | Has opposed universal healthcare. Tillis opposes obamacare, stating that healthcare is not the government's job. |
| Socialized Healthcare | Against | Has stated that healthcare is not government's job. |
| Private Healthcare | For | Opposes universal and socialized healthcare, but has not clearly stated what healthcare should be other than affordable. |
| LGBT Rights | Against | Heavily opposes LGBT rights. Tried to continually define marriage as one man and one woman. Fought to keep ban in North Carolina for Gay Marriage. |
| Taxes | Against | Has supported many tax cuts. Voted for the Tax Cuts and Jobs act, |
| Flat Tax Rate | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. Voted for the Tax Cuts and Jobs act, |
| Abortion | Against | Tillis has a pro-life stance. Co-sponsored and voted yes for the Pain-Capable Unborn Child protections act and the Born Alive Abortions survivors Act. |
| Gun Control | Against | Tillis opposes gun restrictions. Voted against the Prohibiting Transfer of Firearms to Suspected Terrorists, the Fix Gun Checks Act and supports the universal concealed carry license. |
| Assisted Suicide | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. Voted against the Prohibiting Transfer of Firearms to Suspected Terrorists, the Fix Gun Checks Act and supports the universal concealed carry license. |
| Government Interference | Against | Voted to keep prosecutor for Russian interference in elections. |
| Planned Parenthood | Nuance | Though openly opposes abortion, has made no clear stance on planned parenthood and its other functions. |
| Welfare | Against | Is against welfare. has made a clear and simple statement of "no government assistance for those who can help themselves." |
| Welfare | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Death Penalty | For | Tillis is for the use of capital punishment. Voted to repeal the Racial Justice Act and backs the use of death penalty for those who kill police officers. |
| Mandatory Prison Sentence | For | Has voted for the Stop Illegal Reentry act. Has also stated that convicted felons serve their full time. |
| Military Spending | For | Voted against every opportunity to withdraw troops and stop/limit the selling of weapons in the middle east. |
| War on Terrorism | For | Voted against every opportunity to withdraw troops and stop/limit the selling of weapons in the middle east. |
| Foreign Policy International Interaction | For | Has a militaristic stance on foreign policy. Other than the bills voted against to withhold troops and weapons in the middle east, has also voted for Mike Pompeo. |
| United Nations power | For | Has not openly backed the UN, but has been quoted saying "If Israel did not exist, the United Nations would go out of business." Since he has a more militaristic voting record this points towards positive stance with UN. |
| Nationalism | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Free Markets | Unknown | Has a very vague or non-existent voting record for this issue Backs USMCA trade agreement and voted to eliminate EX-IM banking, has made no other clear stances. |
| Brexit | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Affirmative Action | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Government Spending | For | Voted yes to most every appropriations act over the last two years except for a handful like the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 or the Consolidated Appropriations act of 2018. |
| Charter Schools | For | Tillis Voted for DeVos, who was an advocate for charter schools. Has made no other clear stance on this issue |
| Common Core | Against | Other than publicly denouncing common core has made no other stance on this issue. N/A |
| Clean Energy | For | Has claimed to be an advocate for clean energy. Tillis has said that he negotiate a 12.5% renewable portfolio standard for North Carolina. He also voted for the Renewable Energy Incentives of 2010. |
| Religious Freedom | For | Backs religious stances on certain issues. Has protected stances religious groups have towards LGBT. Has made no other clear indication of support for this issue. |
| Separation of Church and State | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| Slavery Reparations | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue |
| Border Control | For | Is for border security. Voted yes to the Secure and Succeed act, Stop Illegal reentry act and Stop Dangerous Sanctuary cities act. |
| Passenger Profiling | Unknown | Has made no clear stance on this issue. |
| DACA | Nuance | Has not spoken for or against DACA. |
| Sanctuary Cities | Against | Voted for the Stop Dangerous Sanctuary Cities act |
| Legalizing Marijuana | Nuance | Tillis is supportive of allowing for increased research on the effects of marijuana, but has not committed to support legalizing it either recreationally or medically. |