South Carolina Governor:
Mark Sanford

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  

• Supports balanced budget amendment & line item veto. (Sep 1994) 

Mark Sanford on Civil Rights

• Voted YES on banning gay adoptions in DC. (Jul 1999)
• Voted YES on Amendment to prohibit burning the US flag. (Jun 1999)
• Voted NO on ending preferential treatment by race in college admissions. (May 1998)

Mark Sanford on Corporations  

• No stance on record.

Mark Sanford on Crime  

• 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 habeus 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  

• 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  

• No stance on record.

Mark Sanford on Families & Children  

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

Mark Sanford on Foreign Policy

• 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)

Mark Sanford on Free Trade  

• 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  

• 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 

• Voted NO on Prescription Drug Coverage under Medicare. (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) 

Mark Sanford on Infrastructure  

• No stance on record.

Mark Sanford on Jobs  

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

Mark Sanford on Local Issues

• No stance on record.

Mark Sanford on Principles & Values

• Religious affiliation: Episcopalian. (Nov 2000)
• Contract with America: 10 bills in 1st 100 days of Congress. (Sep 1994) 

Mark Sanford on Social Security  

• Voted NO on reducing tax payments on Social Security benefits. (Jul 2000)
• Voted NO on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox. (May 1999)
• 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 repealing the estate tax ("death tax"). (Jun 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

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