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Democratic Senate Challenger:
Ed O`Reilly on the Issues

Ed O`Reilly on Abortion

  • Supports abortion rights & embryonic stem cell research. (May 2007)

Ed O`Reilly on Budget & Economy

No stance on record.

Ed O`Reilly on Civil Rights

  • Allow same-sex couples to marry. (May 2007)
  • Affirmative action programs needed to combat discrimination. (May 2007)

Ed O`Reilly on Corporations

  • Close corporate loopholes instead of. (May 2007)

Ed O`Reilly on Crime

  • Alternative sentencing over mandatory sentencing. (May 2007)
  • Opposes death penalty; but believes in states’ rights. (May 2007)

Ed O`Reilly on Drugs

  • De-criminalize first-time possession of marijuana. (May 2007)

Ed O`Reilly on Education

  • Committed to quality public education. (Nov 2007)
  • No vouchers; and charters pick off the cream off the top. (May 2007)
  • No prayer nor. (May 2007)
  • No unfunded mandates and edicts from Washington. (May 2007)

Ed O`Reilly on Energy & Oil

  • Reduce use of coal, oil, & nuclear energy. (May 2007)
  • Renew America with energy conservation & renewable energy. (May 2007)

Ed O`Reilly on Environment

  • Preservation of the basic resources for all life essential. (Nov 2007)

Ed O`Reilly on Families & Children

No stance on record.

Ed O`Reilly on Foreign Policy

  • Ongoing dialogue with Syria and Iran. (May 2007)

Ed O`Reilly on Free Trade

  • Free trade is a misnomer. (May 2007)

Ed O`Reilly on Government Reform

  • 2000 Bush-Gore decision interfered with states’ rights. (May 2007)
  • We should have government funded elections. (May 2007)
  • Kerry should have used campaign funds to fight Ohio fraud. (May 2007)

Ed O`Reilly on Gun Control

  • 2nd Amendment is about militias, not about individual rights. (May 2007)

Ed O`Reilly on Health Care

  • First-rate healthcare is a fundamental and basic right. (Nov 2007)
  • More federal funding as a step towards single payer system. (May 2007)

Ed O`Reilly on Homeland Security

  • Reduce defense spending, starting with nuclear weapons. (May 2007)
  • Should filibuster against eavesdropping without a warrant. (May 2007)

Ed O`Reilly on Immigration

  • No border fence; encourage immigration. (May 2007)

Ed O`Reilly on Jobs

No stance on record.

Ed O`Reilly on Principles & Values

  • Graduated UMass; then firefighter, lobsterman & lawyer. (May 2007)
  • Elected to Gloucester City Council & School Committee. (May 2007)
  • Formally announced at the Democratic State Convention. (May 2007)
  • Will follow Howard Dean in raising many small contributions. (May 2007)

Ed O`Reilly on Social Security

  • No privatization of Social Security. (May 2007)

Ed O`Reilly on Tax Reform

No stance on record.

Ed O`Reilly on War & Peace

  • Replace US troops with UN in Iraq. (May 2007)
  • Keep focused on international approach to Afghanistan. (May 2007)
  • Kerry was wrong to vote to authorize Iraq war. (May 2007)
  • Begin withdrawing our troops today. (May 2007)

Ed O`Reilly on Welfare & Poverty

  • No funding religious groups from federal funds. (May 2007)