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Working Families Party

Mark Charles

Trade

Immigration

Reproductive Rights

Guns

Other

N/A

Unclear – “Families will not have to Pro-life hide or fear separations. It means that DACA kids will be fast-tracked for citizenship.”

For tightening interstate and mail-order sales and enforcing the laws that are already on the books.

N/A

For “Amnesty for all illegal “I am against abortion, period. Life immigrants and family reunification, begins at conception.” a living wage, benefits and optimal working conditions for all new arrivals to the country.”

For banning semi-automatic weapons, gun registration and a mandatory requirement for gun training and carry insurance, etc.

N/A

Unclear – for immigration reform but how it should be reformed has not been clarified.

Pro-life – would criminalize the abortion procedure but not women.

Focus should be shifted away from mass shootings to gun safety through targeted interventions in high-risk communities.

Strongly supports free For strong border security. trade on a reciprocal basis among equals.

Anti-abortion

Enthusiastic supporter of the Second Amendment.

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

Calling for justice for Native Americans and an end to institutional racism.

Against the TPP and passing the reactivation of a Fast Track mechanism, which allowed the U.S.’s entry into NAFTA and the WTO.

Petitioning to abolish ICE.

Released a joint statement with other progressive groups calling for the withdrawal of support for any Democratic candidate who is not prochoice.

Has endorsed candidates who advocated for stricter gun laws.

In 2020, Working Families Party has said it will endorse one of the following six candidates for president of the U.S.: Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Cory Booker, Julian Castro, Bill de Blasio or Kamala Harris.


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