Justin Murphy

His campaign website says he would abolish the IRS and the Internal Revenue Code and replace the current system with a flat income tax of 10% to 12%.⁴

1. Replace the current income tax with a single flat rate or a national sales tax
2. Cut rates further, including the top rate
3. Keep current rates
4. Raise rates on high incomes only (for example, above $400,000)

His campaign website says he would abolish the capital gains tax, estate taxes and the alternative minimum tax.⁴

His campaign website says he would create a special Medicare and Medicaid fraud unit, reward tips that lead to fraud convictions and set severe penalties for abuse.⁴

His campaign website says he supports a Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution and making DOGE permanent.⁴

1. Add a balanced budget requirement to the Constitution
2. No amendment; limit spending by law instead, such as with spending caps
3. No constitutional requirement or new spending limits

His campaign website says he would abolish the federal Department of Education and divide its budget among local school boards for public education and school voucher programs.⁴

1. Close the department and move or end its programs
2. Shrink it and give states more control over federal school money
3. Keep the department and its programs, or expand it

His campaign website says he supports school choice for parents and competition among all schools, and would direct federal education money to local school boards for public schools and voucher programs.⁴

His campaign website says all elements of political correctness and DEI should be removed from the military.⁴

His campaign website says the southern border wall begun under the Trump administration should be finished and that the military should be deployed to secure the northern and southern borders.^4,5

1. Build walls or fencing along much more of the border
2. Add barriers only in selected places, relying mainly on technology and agents
3. Build no new barriers and spend the money on other border security

His campaign website says federal aid should be withheld from sanctuary cities and states, and that he supports letting state and local police take part in immigration enforcement under Section 287(g).^4,5

1. Require full cooperation, with penalties for places that limit it
2. Let each state, county or city decide
3. Cooperate only in cases involving people convicted of serious crimes
4. Bar police and jails from helping without a judge's warrant

His campaign website says E-Verify should be implemented for America's workforce.⁵

1. Keep it optional for most employers
2. Require it only for larger employers or certain industries
3. Require all employers to use it

His campaign website says he would revive the Remain in Mexico policy, end catch-and-release and use Title 42 health protections at the border.⁵

His campaign website says he is pro-life and believes life begins at conception, with exceptions for the life of the mother and for rape and incest.⁴

1. Legal only to save the pregnant woman's life
2. Legal only in cases of rape or incest, or to save the woman's life
3. Legal early in pregnancy only, up to a limit such as 6, 12 or 15 weeks
4. Legal until about 24 weeks, as under Roe v. Wade, and later to protect the woman's life or health
5. Legal at every stage, with no limit based on weeks of pregnancy

His campaign website says he opposes tax dollars funding abortion.⁴

His campaign website says he opposes government-run health care and supports a health savings account for every American and letting people buy insurance from any company in the country.⁴

1. One government plan for everyone (Medicare for All)
2. Add a government plan that anyone can choose to buy
3. Keep the current mix of private and public coverage, including the ACA
4. Fewer federal insurance rules and more private plan choices, with aid paid to individuals

His campaign website says he supports constitutional carry.⁴

1. No permit needed for adults who can legally own a gun
2. Require a permit, with a background check and training
3. Require a permit and bar carrying in more places, such as parks, public transit and bars

His campaign website says he strongly supports expanding nuclear power in the U.S.⁴

His campaign website says energy production on federal lands should be promoted rather than restricted, with federal leasing and permitting sped up, but that he would not support projects that cannot be developed in an environmentally responsible way.^4,6

1. Stop or sharply limit new leases
2. Continue leasing, but keep some coastlines and wildlife areas off-limits
3. Lease more federal land and offshore areas for drilling

His campaign website says he would put tariffs on goods made in China, expel Chinese diplomats and close Chinese consulates, and withhold federal aid from colleges that take money from Chinese companies and universities.⁷

His campaign website says legalizing marijuana and other drugs harms young people and calls for a nationwide campaign against drug use.⁸

1. Keep recreational use against the law
2. Reduce penalties for having small amounts, without legal sales
3. Let each state decide, with no federal penalties where a state allows it
4. Make it legal for adults to buy and use