U.S. House of Representatives
Illinois District 10
Brad Schneider (Democrat) (incumbent)
Valerie Ramirez Mukherjee (Republican)
If a position has an asterisk (*) at the end, it means that the candidate’s personal stance was not clear, and that position belongs to the candidate’s political party.
Economics:
Taxes on the rich
Federal minimum wage
Corporate taxes and bailouts
Welfare
COVID-19 Economic Recovery
Social Security
Schneider
Raise taxes*
Increase*
End Corporate Tax Subsidies; Expand bailouts to small businesses*
Increase welfare especially in disadvantaged communities*
Increase relief to constituents through the CARES act
Against privatization of Social Security
Mukherjee
Reduce and simplify tax rates
No increase*
One time bailout for Corporations that reinvest into U.S economy
No official stance
Eliminate unnecessary regulations
;reduce or eliminate taxes; increase loans to small businesses
Restrict social security funds; increase retirement age; privatize part of Social Security;.
Domestic Policy
Gun policy
Abortion policy
Drug rehabilitation
Veterans’ Affairs
Schneider
Extended background checks; limit high capacity magazines and silencers; ban assault weapons; make gun trafficking federal crime
Pro-Choice
Increase number of recovery centers; Better treatment of overdose victims
Give better support to Veterans; Better education, higher health care, and help transition back to citizen life
Mukherjee
Believes in gun reform; values 2nd amendment
Pro-Choice
No offical stance
No official stance
Criminal Justice
Police reform
Death penalty
Marijuana possession
Prison reform
Prostitution & Sex Work
Schneider
Ban racial and religious discrimination; Ban chokeholds; Enforce bodycameras; create misconduct board; reform qualified immunity; give grants to community task forces; require police data reporting
Opposes
No official stance
Focused on fixing sentence disparity
No official stance
Mukherjee
Combine Police, EMT, and Fire Department into one public safety department.
No official stance
No official stance
No official stance
No official stance
Immigration
Border security
Sanctuary cities
DACA
Immigration quotas + requirements
Deportation
ICE & detention centers
Schneider
Secure border
No official stance
Supports DACA and wants to create easier path for citizenship
Higher quotas*
Protect DACA recipients from deportation
Somewhat supports, but condemns detention center misconduct
Mukherjee
Fortify Border Security
No official stance
Supports DACA, but not citizenship for DREAMers
Expand legal immigration
No official stance
No official stance
Education
College tuition + debt forgiveness
Affirmative Action
Public school funding + teacher salaries
School choice
Universal preschool
Schneider
Believes you shouldn’t have to go into debt for quality education
No official stance
No official stance on funding specifically, but very supportive of teachers
No official stance
Supports
Mukherjee
Students need to pay off debt through hard work; educate students on loans; redirect Title 1 funds
No official stance but has a focus on education equality
No specific policy but has a focus on improving education
No official stance
No official stance but has a focus on improving education
Environment
Climate action
Green New Deal
Disposable plastics
Fracking
Alternative energy
Schneider
Believes in climate; supports carbon footprint reducing policies
Opposes
Believes they should be banned.
Opposes
Supports
Mukherjee
Believes in Climate Change; issue tax credit for low emission vehicles; switch to Nuclear and renewable energy sources.
Opposes
No official stance
No official stance
No official stance
Elections
Felon voting rights
Undocumented immigrant voting rights
Electoral College
Minimum voting age
Ranked- choice voting
Schneider
Supports
Believes immigrants have the right to become citizens and then gain access to vote
Against
Does not think it should be changed
No official stance
Mukherjee
No official stance
Help get undocumented immigrants citizenship so they can vote
No official stance
No official stance
No official stance