Tom Ridge on Abortion

• Pro-choice. (Jan 2000)
• Allow abortions, with limits; no partial-birth. (Jul 1998)

Tom Ridge on Budget & Economy

• Bankruptcy reform: limit Chapter 7; protect states' role. (Feb 2001)
• Uphold commitments to states before other spending. (Sep 2001)

Tom Ridge on Civil Rights

• Opposes Affirmative Action. (Jul 1998)
• No special gay laws; no gay marriage. (Jul 1998)
• Support principles embodied in the Equal Rights Amendment. (Feb 2001)

Tom Ridge on Corporations

Tom Ridge on Crime

• Supports victim’s rights & death penalty. (Jan 2000)
• More prisons; more death penalty. (Jul 1998)
• Stricter penalties; less parole. (Jul 1998)
• Supports flexible federal block grants for crime programs. (Sep 2001)

Tom Ridge on Drugs

• More federal funding for all aspects of Drug War. (Aug 2000)

Tom Ridge on Education

• More standards, and make them clear. (Jan 2000)
• Teacher-led voluntary prayer is OK. (Jul 1998)
• State-wide student testing; teacher re-certification. (Jul 1998)
• More charters; push for school choice. (Jan 2000)
• Vouchers for private & religious schools. (Jul 1998)

Tom Ridge on Energy & Oil

• Voluntary partnerships reduce greenhouse gases economically. (Aug 2000)
• Kyoto Treaty must include reductions by all countries. (Aug 2000)

Tom Ridge on Environment

• Changed rules & got 350 polluted industrial sites cleaned up. (Jan 2000)
• Let industries audit themselves & then clean up. (Jul 1998)
• More flexibility in environmental regulation. (Jul 1998)
• More state autonomy on brownfields & Superfund cleanups. (Aug 2001)
• Support State Revolving Loan Fund for flexible Clean Water. (Aug 2001)

Tom Ridge on Families & Children

• Encourage fathers' participation in child-raising. (Sep 2001)
• Federal funds & state involvement in fatherhood initiatives. (Aug 2001)

Tom Ridge on Foreign Policy

Tom Ridge on Free Trade

Tom Ridge on Government Reform

• Reforms must respect state's rights to select electors. (Aug 2001)

Tom Ridge on Gun Control

Tom Ridge on Health Care

• Guaranteed medical care is not a government responsibility. (Jul 1998)
• No federal pre-emption of employee health plan regulation. (Oct 2001)
• Protect state tobacco settlement funds from federal seizure. (Apr 1999)

Tom Ridge on Homeland Security

Tom Ridge on Immigration

• Share costs of legal immigration between states & federal. (Feb 2001)
• Federal government should deal with criminal repatriation. (Feb 2001)

Tom Ridge on Jobs

Tom Ridge on Local Issues

Tom Ridge on Principles & Values

• Religious affiliation: Catholic. (Nov 2000)
• Member, National Governors Association/Economic Development. (Jan 2001)
• Member of Republican Governors Association. (Aug 2001)

Tom Ridge on Social Security

• Maintain long-term solvency of Social Security and Medicare. (Aug 2001)

Tom Ridge on Tax Reform

• Cut taxes as governor by $2.6B. (Jan 2000)
• 60% legislative supermajority for raising taxes. (Jan 2000)
• No national sales tax or VAT. (Feb 2000)
• Let states independently determine estate taxes. (May 2001)

Tom Ridge on War & Peace

• Deal with terrorism as a joint federal-state responsibility. (Feb 2001)
• Include states in anti-terrorism planning. (Sep 2001)

Tom Ridge on Welfare & Poverty

• Able-bodied welfare recipients must work 100 hours a month. (Jan 2000)
• Maintain federal Social Services Block Grant funding. (Sep 2001)
• Maintain flexibility & funding levels for TANF block grants. (Sep 2001)