Family and Social Policy

Child tax credit

87 public statements from 2026 candidates · 2 related bills

§1The range of views

Why this matters: It lowers taxes for families with children, and its rules decide how much help goes to parents with low or no earnings.

Drafted by AI, then checked for neutral wording in a separate AI review. It describes the question and the main positions, not any candidate's view. Facts link to their sources.

A yearly tax break of $2,200 per child under 17, set by a 2025 law; families who owe little or no income tax get only part of it, and those with no earnings get none.1,2

  1. Make it larger and give the full amount to families with little or no earnings
  2. Make it larger, while still requiring parents to have earnings to get the full credit
  3. Keep the credit as set in 2025

These options describe policies, not people. The order is not a ranking.

§2What candidates have said

Why this matters: Statements candidates made publicly, summarized in plain words with a link to where they said it. Candidates who haven't spoken publicly on this issue aren't listed.

Drafted by AI from the public sources cited. Each sentence links to its source.

Make it larger and give the full amount to families with little or no earnings (6)

  • Connie Chan CA-11
    Her campaign website says she would expand the Child Tax Credit, make it fully refundable and widen eligibility.3,4
  • Scott Wiener CA-11
    His campaign website says he would make the expanded Child Tax Credit permanent, restoring its fully refundable, monthly payments.5
  • Jimmy Gomez CA-34
    His campaign website says he is an original cosponsor of the American Family Act, which would create a larger, fully refundable child tax credit paid in advance each month.6
  • Sarah McBride DE-AL
    Her campaign website says she cosponsored the American Family Act to permanently enlarge the Child Tax Credit, make it fully available to low-income families and pay it monthly.7
  • Lindsay James IA-2
    Her campaign website says the child tax credit should be increased and made fully refundable, with the cost covered by having the very wealthy and large corporations pay more.8
  • Valerie P. Foushee NC-4
    Her campaign website says she is working to make the Child Tax Credit larger and fully refundable for low-income households.9

Keep the credit as set in 2025 (1)

  • Ashley Hinson IA Senate
    Her campaign's affordability plan calls for protecting the enhanced child tax credit.10

Statements that don't match one option (80)

  • Mary Peltola AK Senate
    Her campaign website says she would work to pass an expanded child tax credit of $3,600 a year for each child under 6 and $3,000 for each child aged 6 to 17.11
  • Kevin Kiley CA-6
    His campaign website says he helped pass the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024, whose provisions it lists as including an enhanced child tax credit indexed to inflation.12
  • John Garamendi CA-8
    His campaign website says he supports a package of bills that would expand the child and earned income tax credits.13
  • Lateefah Simon CA-12
    Her campaign website says she would restore the Child Tax Credit and expand it to provide up to $6,000 in tax cuts to families with newborn children.14
  • Melissa Hernandez CA-14
    Her campaign website says she supports expanding the Child Tax Credit and recruiting, training and paying child care workers more.15
  • Sam Liccardo CA-16
    His campaign website says a larger child tax credit, means-tested to target the poorest families, could do more to reduce child poverty.16
  • Ritesh Tandon CA-17
    His campaign website says he would expand middle-class tax relief, protect tax support for families with children and simplify the tax code.17
  • Jim Costa CA-21
    His campaign website lists $299 million in child tax credits for the district, which it says lifted 27,300 children out of poverty, among results of laws he championed.18
  • Jay Obernolte CA-23
    His campaign website says he fought to expand the child tax credit for working families.19
  • Sam Gallucci CA-26
    His campaign website calls for expanding child tax credits to make it easier to start a family.20
  • Samantha Mota CA-37
    Her campaign website calls for a $5,000 expansion of the child tax credit.21
  • Young Kim CA-40
    Her campaign website says the 2025 tax law she worked to pass expanded the child tax credit.22
  • Mike Levin CA-49
    His campaign website says he was proud to help pass the expanded Child Tax Credit in the American Rescue Plan Act.23
  • Jeff Hurd CO-3
    His campaign website says he will explore ways to save families money, including through the Child Tax Credit.24
  • Manny Rutinel CO-8
    His campaign website says he would expand tax credits for millions of working parents.25
  • Rosa L. DeLauro CT-3
    Her campaign website says she led passage of the expanded Child Tax Credit in the American Rescue Plan, which it says cut child poverty nearly in half and was paid monthly, and that she is fighting to make it permanent.26,27,28
  • Todd Schaefer FL-4
    His campaign website says half of the savings from his proposed American Prosperity Card Act would go to a stronger Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit for working families.29
  • Laurel Lee FL-15
    Her campaign website lists a doubled child tax credit among the tax relief provisions she advocated for.30
  • Greg Steube FL-17
    His campaign website lists the child tax credit now being permanently $2,200 among the provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill.31
  • Brian Mast FL-21
    His campaign website lists doubling the child tax credit among the provisions of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that he fought to pass.32
  • Lois Frankel FL-23
    Her campaign website says she supports legislation to lower taxes for families with children.33
  • Jared Moskowitz FL-25
    His campaign website says he is fighting to restore the expanded Child Tax Credit.34
  • Mario Diaz-Balart FL-26
    His campaign website lists an expanded Child Tax Credit, with $500 added to the credit, among the tax relief he helped pass.35
  • Amanda Hollowell GA-1
    Her 10 Point Affordability Agenda calls for restoring the expanded Child Tax Credit.36
  • Tony Kozycki GA-7
    His campaign website says he will fight for a stronger, lasting Child Tax Credit and to reinstate the expanded credit that it says cut child poverty in half.37
  • Rick W. Allen GA-12
    An earlier issue page still on his campaign website lists among his accomplishments doubling the child tax credit to $2,000.38
  • Brenton Awa HI-2
    His campaign website proposes increasing the child tax credit to provide greater tax relief for families.39
  • Jill N. Tokuda HI-2
    Her campaign website says she is fighting to expand the Child Tax Credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit so working families can keep more of what they earn.40
  • Sarah Trone Garriott IA-3
    Her campaign website says she is committed to expanding the Child Tax Credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit.41
  • Dave Dawson IA-4
    His campaign website says he supports expanding the Child Tax Credit.42
  • Delia Ramirez IL-3
    Her campaign website says the Child Tax Credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit must be protected and expanded.43
  • Patty Garcia IL-4
    Her campaign website lists expanding the Child Tax Credit among her top priorities.44
  • La Shawn K. Ford IL-7
    His campaign website says he will expand the Earned Income Tax Credit and strengthen the Child Tax Credit for working families.45
  • Daniel Biss IL-9
    His campaign website says he will expand the Child Tax Credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit.46
  • Nikki Budzinski IL-13
    Her campaign website says she is a cosponsor of the American Family Act, which it says would create a permanent tax cut for working parents.47
  • Paul Nolley IL-16
    His campaign website lists increasing the Child Tax Credit among the policies he supports to help working families.48
  • Darin LaHood IL-16
    His campaign website says he helped expand the Child Tax Credit.49
  • Juliana Stratton IL Senate
    Her campaign's affordability blueprint says she would expand the Child Tax Credit.50
  • Ron Estes KS-4
    His campaign website lists expanding the Child Tax Credit among the tax changes Republicans delivered in 2025.51
  • Morgan McGarvey KY-3
    His campaign website says he supports making the Child Tax Credit permanent, saying that while it was in effect it lifted nearly 4 million children out of poverty.52
  • Melissa Claire Strange KY-4
    Her campaign website says she supports re-introducing and expanding the Child Tax Credit.53
  • Zach Dembo KY-6
    His campaign website says he supports expanding the child tax credit.54
  • Julia Letlow LA Senate
    Her campaign website says she would expand and protect the child tax credit for working families.55
  • Troy A. Carter Sr. LA-2
    His campaign website lists among its accomplishments supporting the American Rescue Plan's expanded Child Tax Credit, which it says helped 85,000 families in his district.56
  • Tia LeBrun LA-3
    Her campaign website's Policy Plans page lists expanding the Child Tax Credit among its goals for working families.57
  • Edward J. Markey MA Senate
    His campaign website says he would expand the child tax credit.58
  • Richard E. Neal MA-1
    His campaign website says he supports an expansion of the Child Tax Credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit.59,60
  • Katherine M. Clark MA-5
    Her campaign website lists among her accomplishments helping pass the American Rescue Plan, which it says significantly increased the child tax credit and expanded childcare.61,62
  • Dan Koh MA-6
    His campaign website says his plan for North Shore families includes a restored Child Tax Credit paid monthly, along with universal school meals.63
  • Ayanna S. Pressley MA-7
    Her campaign website says she has pressed to expand the Child Tax Credit.64
  • John "Johnny O" Olszewski, Jr. MD-2
    His campaign website lists the Child Tax Credit among the programs he is fighting to protect.65
  • Adrian Boafo MD-5
    His campaign website says he would expand and protect the Child Tax Credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit.66
  • April McClain Delaney MD-6
    Her campaign website says she supports tax relief for the middle class, including efforts to raise the Child Tax Credit for working families.67
  • Troy D. Jackson ME Senate
    His campaign website says he would expand the child tax credit and the earned income tax credit.68
  • John Moolenaar MI-2
    His campaign website lists an expanded child tax credit among the provisions of the Working Families Tax Cuts law that he supported.69
  • Rashida Tlaib MI-12
    Her campaign website lists among her work introducing the End Child Poverty Act, which it says would create a universal monthly child allowance, including for the lowest-wealth families left out of the tax credit system.70,71
  • Peggy Flanagan MN Senate
    Her campaign website says she supports expanding the Child Tax Credit to cut taxes for middle- and working-class families and lift children out of poverty.72
  • Matt Little MN-2
    His campaign website says the tax code should include a permanent expansion of the Child Tax Credit.73
  • Eric Pratt MN-2
    His campaign website says he would back raising the federal Child Tax Credit to as much as $3,000 per child for the families with the greatest need, and notes that in the Minnesota Senate he wrote legislation for a $3,000 refundable tax credit for young children.74
  • Paul Wikstrom MN-4
    His campaign website lists expanding child tax credits in his plan to protect and expand tax cuts.75
  • Fred Wellman MO-2
    His campaign website says he will expand the child tax credit.76
  • Alani Bankhead MT Senate
    Her campaign website says she would expand the Child Tax Credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit.77
  • Greg Murphy NC-3
    His campaign economy page says the Working Families Tax Cut he helped write and pass enhanced the child tax credit and the standard deduction.78
  • Jamie Ager NC-11
    His campaign website says he will push for a bigger child tax credit for young families, along with more grants.79
  • Pete Ricketts NE Senate
    His campaign website lists an expanded child tax credit among the tax cuts he helped pass.80
  • Chris Backemeyer NE-1
    His campaign website says he would expand the Child Tax Credit so families keep more money.81
  • Denise Powell NE-2
    Her campaign website says she would work to make the Child Tax Credit permanent and bring it back up to $3,600.82
  • Chris Pappas NH Senate
    His campaign website says he is fighting to restore the expanded Child Tax Credit.83,84
  • Zack Mullock NJ-2
    The tax plan says he would expand the Child Tax Credit and make it permanent.85
  • Herb Conaway NJ-3
    His campaign website says he advocates expanding the Child Tax Credit.86
  • Rob Menendez NJ-8
    The same page lists expanding and extending the Child Tax Credit among his goals.87
  • Aristotle Eliopoulos NJ-8
    His campaign website lists expanding the Child Tax Credit among his steps to lower the cost of living.88
  • Joe Hathaway NJ-11
    His campaign platform says he supports the expanded Child Tax Credit in the Working Families Tax Cut Act and will push for a larger credit.89
  • Adam Hamawy NJ-12
    His campaign website lists ending childhood poverty among its economic justice priorities and says child poverty fell by almost half in one year under the expanded Child Tax Credit, then rose again after Congress let the credit expire.90
  • Teresa Leger Fernandez NM-3
    Her campaign website’s COVID-19 page, written while she was working to pass the Biden Rescue and Recovery plan, lists child tax credits among the plan’s key economic measures.91
  • Deb Haaland NM Governor
    Her campaign website says she would increase New Mexico's state child tax credit and expand who qualifies for it.92,93
  • Kathy C. Hochul NY Governor
    Her campaign website says she tripled New York's state child tax credit.94,95
  • Amy Acton OH Governor
    Her campaign website proposes a Working Families Tax Cut with a state earned income credit and a child tax credit of $1,000 a year for children up to age 6 and $500 for ages 7 to 18, for families earning up to $85,000.96,97
  • Annie Andrews SC Senate
    Her affordability plan calls for a permanent, expanded child tax credit.98
  • James Talarico TX Senate
    His campaign website says he would expand the Child Tax Credit and the Earned Income Tax Credit.99,100

§3Related bills

Why this matters: Bills from 2023–2026 that bear on this issue, with how Congress handled them.