Mark Sanford on Abortion

• Voted YES on banning partial-birth abortions. (Apr 2000)
• Voted YES on barring transporting minors to get an abortion. (Jun 1999)

Mark Sanford on Budget & Economy

• Limit spending increases to population growth plus inflation. (Nov 2006)
• Deficit spending hurts private business & personal finances. (Nov 2000)
• Incumbents spend more tax funds the longer they’re in office. (Nov 2000)
• Federal deficit weakens dollar against foreign currencies. (Nov 2000)
• No congressional pay raise until budget is balanced. (Nov 2000)
• Highway bills are congressional bribery. (Nov 2000)
• Sponsored bill allowing $3 on tax form to pay National Debt. (Sep 2000)
• Supports balanced budget amendment & line item veto. (Sep 1994)

Mark Sanford on Civil Rights

• No civil unions; define one-man-one-woman marriage. (Nov 2002)
• Affirmative action in state contracts, but not colleges. (Nov 2002)
• Voted YES on banning gay adoptions in DC. (Jul 1999)
• Voted NO on ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions. (May 1998)

Mark Sanford on Corporations

• Sugar subsidy is corporate welfare to a wealthy few. (Nov 2000)

Mark Sanford on Crime

• End parole for repeat violent offenders. (Nov 2002)
• Voted YES on funding for alternative sentencing instead of more prisons. (Jun 2000)
• Voted NO on more prosecution and sentencing for juvenile crime. (Jun 1999)
• Voted NO on maintaining right of habeas corpus in Death Penalty Appeals. (Mar 1996)
• Voted YES on making federal death penalty appeals harder. (Feb 1995)
• More prisons, more enforcement, effective death penalty. (Sep 1994)

Mark Sanford on Drugs

• Voted YES on prohibiting needle exchange & medical marijuana in DC. (Oct 1999)

Mark Sanford on Education

• Supports merit pay for teachers. (Nov 2006)
• Endorses teacher-led prayer & displaying Ten Commandments. (Nov 2002)
• Voted YES on allowing vouchers in DC schools. (Aug 1998)
• Voted YES on vouchers for private & parochial schools. (Nov 1997)

Mark Sanford on Energy & Oil

• Voted NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol. (Jun 2000)

Mark Sanford on Environment

• Market-based incentive for private land conservation. (Nov 2006)

Mark Sanford on Families & Children

• Use tax code to reinforce families. (Sep 1994)

Mark Sanford on Foreign Policy

• 1997: proposed freezing State Department budget at $6.3B. (Nov 2000)
• Voted NO on $156M to IMF for 3rd-world debt reduction. (Jul 2000)
• Voted NO on Permanent Normal Trade Relations with China. (May 2000)
• Voted NO on $15.2 billion for foreign operations. (Nov 1999)
• Sponsored bill allowing Americans to travel to Cuba. (May 2000)

Mark Sanford on Free Trade

• Sugar and peanut subsides make no sense. (Nov 2000)
• Voted NO on withdrawing from the WTO. (Jun 2000)
• Voted YES on 'Fast Track' authority for trade agreements. (Sep 1998)

Mark Sanford on Government Reform

• Bring horse-and-buggy government into the 21st century. (Nov 2006)
• Limit campaign contributions but not campaign spending. (Nov 2002)
• Term-limited Congressmen do behave differently. (Nov 2000)
• Cut his own staff and returned funds for staff pay annually. (Nov 2000)
• Supported 6- year congressional term-limits. (Nov 2000)
• Pledged never to take any PAC money. (Nov 2000)
• 1995 government shutdown was a good thing, not a crisis. (Nov 2000)
• Require that congressional pay raises have open votes. (Nov 2000)
• Voted YES on banning soft money and issue ads. (Sep 1999)
• Limit punitive damages; term limits on Congress. (Sep 1994)
• Government is too big, too intrusive, too easy with money. (Sep 1994)

Mark Sanford on Gun Control

• Voted NO on decreasing gun waiting period from 3 days to 1. (Jun 1999)

Mark Sanford on Health Care

• Transfer more Medicaid recipients into managed care programs. (Nov 2002)
• Voted NO on subsidizing private insurance for Medicare Rx drug coverage. (Jun 2000)
• Voted NO on banning physician-assisted suicide. (Oct 1999)
• Voted YES on establishing tax-exempt Medical Savings Accounts. (Oct 1999)

Mark Sanford on Homeland Security

• Voted YES on $266 billion Defense Appropriations bill. (Jul 1999)
• Voted YES on deploying SDI. (Mar 1999)
• No US troops under UN command; more defense spending. (Sep 1994)

Mark Sanford on Immigration

• Voted YES on more immigrant visas for skilled workers. (Sep 1998)
• Declared English the official language of the US. (Jan 1999)

Mark Sanford on Jobs

• Incentives to businesses create jobs & raise wages. (Sep 1994)

Mark Sanford on Local Issues

• Supports term limits for state legislators. (Nov 2002)

Mark Sanford on Principles & Values

• Religious affiliation: Episcopalian. (Nov 2000)
• Rated C by the Club for Growth, pro-growth but not targeted. (Sep 2004)
• Contract with America: 10 bills in 1st 100 days of Congress. (Sep 1994)

Mark Sanford on Social Security

• Off-budget accounting undermines trust in government. (Nov 2000)
• Voted NO on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits. (Jul 2000)
• Voted NO on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox. (May 1999)
• Sponsored bill for personal retirement accounts in Soc.Sec. (Jul 2000)
• Reduce taxes on Social Security earnings. (Sep 1994)

Mark Sanford on Tax Reform

• Voted YES on eliminating the "marriage penalty". (Jul 2000)
• Voted YES on $46 billion in tax cuts for small business. (Mar 2000)
• Repeal marriage tax; cut middle class taxes. (Sep 1994)

Mark Sanford on War & Peace

• Voted YES on disallowing the invasion of Kosovo. (May 1999)

Mark Sanford on Welfare & Poverty

• Redirect welfare funding to faith-based organizations. (Nov 2002)
• Voted NO on responsible fatherhood via faith-based organizations. (Nov 1999)
• Limit welfare to 2 years & cut welfare spending. (Sep 1994)