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Civil Rights, Racial Justice & LGBTQ Issues
Civil rights, racial justice, LGBTQ rights, disability rights, and discrimination.
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Officials on Civil Rights, Racial Justice & LGBTQ Issues
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| RDonald J. Trump | 22 | 50% | 1 |
| DJoe Biden | 16 | 31% | 1 |
| DKirsten E. Gillibrand | 2 | 100% | 2 |
| DRichard J. Durbin | 2 | 50% | 2 |
| RTom Cole | 2 | — | 1 |
| DTim Kaine | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| DCory A. Booker | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| DJeff Merkley | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| RMarsha Blackburn | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| DJacky Rosen | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| DJoe Neguse | 1 | 100% | 1 |
| RBill Cassidy | 1 | 0% | 1 |
| RMike Kehoe | 1 | — | 1 |
| RLisa Murkowski | 1 | — | 1 |
| RCynthia M. Lummis | 1 | — | 1 |
| DRobert Garcia | 1 | — | 1 |
| DBen Ray Luján | 1 | — | 1 |
| RKelly Ayotte | 1 | — | 1 |
| DGretchen Whitmer | 1 | — | 1 |
| RLarry Rhoden | 1 | — | 1 |
| RPatrick Morrisey | 1 | — | 1 |
| DTony Evers | 1 | — | 1 |
| DMazie K. Hirono | 1 | — | 1 |
Positions on record
- Jacky RosenStated position
Vowed in her 2024 election-night victory speech to keep fighting against Republican efforts to roll back rights.
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View position & sources → - Tim KaineStated position
Committed to keep fighting in Congress until the federal government ensures equal voting rights, equal pay, and protection against discrimination regardless of race, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, or age.
View position & sources → - Bill CassidyStated position
Committed to always vote to defend Americans' constitutional rights.
View position & sources → - Marsha BlackburnStated position
As governor, Blackburn commits to make sure girls' sports in Tennessee are protected from transgender athlete participation.
View position & sources → - Kirsten E. GillibrandStated position
Fight to pass the John Lewis Every Child Deserves a Family Act, to bar discrimination against LGBTQ+ youth and same-sex couples in the foster care and adoption systems.
View position & sources → - Gretchen WhitmerStated position
Veto any legislation that would diminish the rights, safety, or protections of LGBTQ+ Michiganders.
View position & sources → - Tom ColeStated position
I will pass the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act (H.R. 7325) to create a federal commission to formally investigate, document, and report on the history, policies, and long-term effects of U.S. Indian boarding schools.
View position & sources → - Mazie K. HironoStated position
Continue working to prevent hate crimes and hold perpetrators accountable, including through the Improving Reporting to Prevent Hate Act she co-introduced requiring the DOJ to assess and improve local hate-crime data reporting.
View position & sources → - Larry RhodenStated position
Committed to supporting the State-Tribal Relations Committee's bill to recognize tribal law enforcement within the state-law definition of 'law enforcement officer.'
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View position & sources → - Robert GarciaStated position
Enact the International Human Rights Defense Act to direct the U.S. State Department to make combating violence, discrimination, and criminalization of LGBTQ+ people abroad a foreign-policy priority and to formally establish a permanent special envoy to coordinate LGBTQ+ rights policy across the State Department.
View position & sources → - Ben Ray LujánStated position
Committed to work with colleagues to pass his Indian Programs Advance Appropriations Act (IPAAA) to provide predictable funding for Tribal Nations' health, safety, and education programs.
View position & sources → - Lisa MurkowskiStated position
Committed to continue advocating for passage of the resolution removing the ratification deadline for the Equal Rights Amendment until it is achieved.
View position & sources → - Kelly AyotteStated position
Fund developmental disability services so there continues to be no waitlist for disability care in New Hampshire.
View position & sources → - Patrick MorriseyStated position
Eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in state government and in any entity receiving state resources, via executive order.
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View position & sources → - Mike KehoeStated position
Bar diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs in state government, building state hiring and programs on merit, and take action on it 'in the coming weeks.'
View position & sources → - Tony EversStated position
Committed to veto any bill that makes Wisconsin a less safe, less inclusive, and less welcoming place.
View position & sources → - Kirsten E. GillibrandStated position
Reintroduce her bipartisan Protecting Older Americans Act to fight age discrimination in the workplace.
View position & sources → - Cynthia M. LummisStated position
Pledged to keep working to bar biological males from women's sports and protect female athletes through the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act.
View position & sources → - Richard J. DurbinStated position
As a lead Senate sponsor of the PRESS Act (a federal journalist shield law protecting reporters from being compelled to reveal their sources), Durbin committed to keep advancing it: "I will continue to work with my colleagues to see this bill advance."
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View position & sources → - Richard J. DurbinStated position
On introducing the Equality Act during Pride Month, Durbin committed to continue pushing the bill: "I will keep pushing for passage of the Equality Act to ensure that LGBTQ+ Americans are fully protected under our nation's civil rights laws."
View position & sources → - Jeff MerkleyStated position
Lead the Senate reintroduction of the Equality Act to prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity by amending the Civil Rights Act.
View position & sources → - Donald J. TrumpStated position
I will revoke Joe Biden's cruel policies on so-called gender affirming care.
View position & sources → - Joe BidenStated position
One thing the Senate and the president can do right away is pass the bill to restore the Voting Rights Act. Just yesterday, it was renamed in the Congress in memory of John Lewis... Protect that sacred right to vote that he was willing to die for. If they don't, I've been saying all along, it's one of the first things I'll do as president if elected.
View position & sources → - Cory A. BookerStated position
Pass the Equality Act to ban discrimination against LGBTQ+ Americans in employment, housing, and public accommodations.
View position & sources → - Joe NeguseStated position
Pass the Equality Act to amend federal civil-rights law and explicitly prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
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