Mike Cargile

His campaign website says people in the country illegally should first be asked to leave on their own, with their travel paid and money given on arrival, and that those who refuse should be deported.⁸

1. Abolish ICE and move any remaining enforcement work to other agencies
2. Deport only people convicted of serious crimes or who threaten national security
3. Focus on people with criminal records and recent border crossers
4. Deport as many people here without legal permission as possible, with or without criminal records

His campaign website says the border wall should be completed, calling it the main defense against drugs and human trafficking.⁸

His campaign website says he opposes allowing boys to compete in girls' sports.⁹

1. Require teams based on sex at birth
2. Let each state decide
3. Let schools or sports organizations set rules case by case
4. Teams based on gender identity

His campaign website says parents should be able to choose among public, online, private, charter and home schools for their children.¹⁰

His campaign website says he opposes DEI and critical race theory.⁹

His campaign website says he supports qualified immunity for police officers.⁹

1. End qualified immunity for police officers
2. Keep qualified immunity as courts apply it now
3. Write qualified immunity into federal law

His campaign website says cannabis should be legalized nationwide for adults and regulated like alcohol.^9,11

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

His campaign website says voting should happen only with a valid government-issued photo ID, on paper ballots hand counted the same day, and supports making Election Day a federal holiday.⁹

1. Require a government-issued photo ID, with free IDs for people who need one
2. Require ID but accept other documents, such as a utility bill or bank statement
3. Don't require ID at the polls; confirm identity through registration records and signatures

His campaign website says he opposes abortion except in cases of rape, incest or to save the mother's life.^9,12

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 Social Security benefits should be completely tax-free.¹³

1. End income tax on Social Security benefits
2. Keep the extra deduction for people 65 and older past 2028, or make it permanent
3. Keep taxing part of the benefits of people with higher incomes, and let the extra deduction end after 2028

His campaign website says a surviving spouse should keep receiving Social Security benefits for 24 months after a spouse dies.¹³

His campaign website says taxes on tips should be eliminated.¹⁴

1. Make the tax break permanent or expand it
2. Keep it as passed, with its current limits and end date
3. Let it end, or replace it with tax relief not tied to tips or overtime

His campaign website says property taxes should be cut in half for people over 65.^13,14

1. Eliminate property taxes on primary homes
2. Cap yearly increases or expand homeowner exemptions
3. No new state caps or exemptions; leave property taxes to local governments

His campaign website says health care should be a free market with less regulation and with insurers and other suppliers able to compete across state lines.¹³

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 calls nuclear power the cleanest and most reliable source of electricity.¹⁵

His campaign website questions the environmental benefits of electric vehicles and says he would push for research into alternatives such as hydrogen fuel cells.¹⁵

His campaign website says each state should decide whether to adopt a right-to-work policy.¹⁶

1. Pass a national right-to-work law
2. Leave it to each state
3. Allow union contracts that require fees in every state, overriding state right-to-work laws

His campaign website says public employee unions should be able to bargain collectively but should not be able to strike or engage in political activity or campaigns.¹⁶

His campaign website says he stands for the Biblical definition of marriage.¹⁷

His campaign website says U.S. support for Israel is conditional and must be based on its benefit to the United States.⁹