PRESENTATION CENTER
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE PROFILES
Hillary Clinton
Policy Agenda
Campaign Tagline:
• Hillary for America
Profile
Formerly:
• Secretary of State
• Senator (D-NY)
• First Lady
Education: Wellesley
College, Yale Law
Funds raised:
$77,471,603
Notable Endorsements:
• American Federation
of Teachers
• Madeleine Albright
• Andrew Cuomo
• Tom Vilsack
• Julian Castro
• NARAL Pro-Choice
Policy Goals:
• Increase investment in
infrastructure, research, and
education
• Raise federal minimum wage
• Tax breaks for working class
and small businesses
• Protect unions
• Make college affordable
• Reduce healthcare costs
• Equal pay for women
• National paid leave program
• Protect voting rights and
implement universal
automatic voter registration
• Produce 33% of electricity
using renewable energy by
2027
Recent Campaign Proposals:
• Jan 5: Support Children,
Youth, and Adults Living with
Autism
• Dec 22: Cure Alzheimer’s by
2025
• Nov 3: Raise minimum wage
Oct 8: Wall Street Reform
• Oct 5: Gun violence plan
Legislation/Regulation
Official Stance
Affordable Care Act
 “Health insurance should be affordable & available to all”
Clean Power Plan
 “It’s a good plan, and as President, I’d defend it”
Dodd-Frank
 “As president I’ll defend Wall Street reform & go beyond.”
Iran Nuclear Deal
 “An important step… will have to be enforced vigorously”
Keystone XL
 “I am opposed to the construction of…Keystone XL”
Trans-Pacific Partnership
 “I don’t believe this agreement has met [the bar]”
Policy Issue
Immigration
Overview
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Supports President Obama’s DACA program, would go
further to extend it to parents of DREAMers
Advocates a path to citizenship and comprehensive reform
Economy
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Prioritizes driving income growth for middle class
Aims to increase workforce participation and enact tax
breaks for firms sharing corporate profits with employees
Foreign Policy
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Broad vision: prevent Iran from developing nuclear
weapons, defeat ISIS, “stand up to Putin,” resolve disputes
with China peacefully
Tax Reform
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Would limit tax deductions for the wealthy
Advocates tweaking tax code to encourage certain behaviors
rather than pushing for comprehensive reform
Education
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Plans to make community college free and public colleges
affordable without student loans, funded by taxes from the
wealthy
Sources: Sources: National Journal Research; Federal Election Commission, “2016 Candidate Summary,” July 16, 2015; Maggie Haberman and Amy Chozick, “Hillary Clinton Picks Up Teachers’ Union Endorsement,” New York Times, July 11, 2015; HillaryClinton.com; Twitter, @HillaryClinton; Josh Eidelson, “Courting Unions, Hillary Clinton Says She Didn’t
Work on Trans-Pacific Partnership,” Bloomberg Politics, July 30, 2015; Dan Merica and Jeff Zelany, “Hillary Clinton Won’t Answer Keystone XL Pipeline Question,” CNN, July 29, 2015; Hillary Clinton, “The New College Compact,” Medium, August 11, 2015; Howard Gleckman, “How Hillary Clinton Would Tinker With Taxes,” Christian Science Monitor, August
12, 2015; Darlene Superville, “Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack becomes first Obama Cabinet member to endorse Clinton,” August 25, 2015; Hannah Fraser-Chanpong, “Back on the trail, Clinton presents rural policy,” CBS News, August 26, 2015; Dan Merica, “Julian Castro to endorse Hillary Clinton next week,” CNN Politics, October 9, 2015; Samantha
Lachman, “NARAL Endorses Hillary Clinton, After Backing Obama In 2008,” Huffington Post, January 5, 2016; Maya Rhodan, “Hillary Clinton Announces Plan to Cure Alzheimer’s by 2025,” Time, Dec 22, 2015; “Hillary Clinton: Raise Federal Minimum Wage To $12 Per Hour,” Huffington Post, Nov 3, 2015.
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PRESENTATION CENTER
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE PROFILES
Martin O’Malley
Policy Agenda
Campaign Tagline:
• Rebuild the American Dream
Funds raised:
$3,289,725
Policy Goals:
• Raise federal minimum
wage to $15 an hour
• Reinstate Glass-Steagall,
break up big banks
• Improve transparency in law
enforcement
• Reform prison sentencing
• Debt-free college education
at public schools
• 100% of energy from
renewable sources by 2050
• Increase families’ median
net worth by $25,000 in 10
years
• Public financing of
congressional campaigns
• End childhood hunger by
2020
• Expand Social Security
Notable Endorsements:
• Eric Swalwell
• Berkley Bedell
• Gary Hart
• Peter Burling
• Brian E. Frosh
Recent Policy Proposals:
• Dec. 30: Opposed
deportation raids on
immigrant families
• Nov. 3: Seven part
comprehensive gun reform
Profile
Formerly:
• Governor (MD)
• Mayor (Baltimore)
Education: Catholic
University of America,
University of Maryland
Legislation/Regulation
Official Stance
Affordable Care Act
 “#ACAworks”
Clean Power Plan
 “A great step forward, & I’d expand it”
Dodd-Frank
 “Not strong enough… I won’t let up on Wall Street reform”
Iran Nuclear Deal
 “I think it holds a lot of promise”
Keystone XL
 “On day one, I would reject projects like Keystone XL”
Trans-Pacific Partnership
 “I’m against bad trade deals like the TPP”
Policy Issue
Immigration
Overview
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Supports comprehensive reform and a pathway to
citizenship; would welcome refugees
Would extend Obamacare benefits to all immigrants
Economy
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Would expand Social Security benefits, no privatization
Would break up biggest banks and reinstate Glass-Steagall,
target income inequality
Foreign Policy
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Supports improved relations with Cuba
Supports two-state solution for Israel and Palestine
Views nuclear Iran and extremists as biggest threats
Tax Reform
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Plans to tax incomes above $118,500 to fund Social Security
expansion
Education
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Would make college affordable by allowing student debt to
be refinanced, freezing public tuition rates, reducing tuition
costs, increasing Pell grants, expanding work-study
Sources: National Journal Research; MartinOMalley.com; Twitter, @MartinOMalley; Stephen Dinan, “Martin O’Malley: Give health care to illegals,” Washington Times, July 15, 2015; Clay Masters and Clare Roth, “Martin O’Malley on Minimum Wage, Iran, and ISIS,” Iowa Public Radio, July 30, 2015; Gerry Mullany, “Martin O’Malley on the Issues,” New
York Times, May 30, 2015; David Knowles, “Martin O’Malley Seizes on Hillary Clinton’s Vulnerability on Trans-Pacific Partnership,” BloombergPolitics, April 21, 2015; Federal Election Commission, “2016 Candidate Summary,” July 16, 2015; Rena Flores, “Martin O’Malley calls for Social Security Expansion,” CBS News, August 21, 2015; Martin O’ Malley, “ 7
Executive Actions to Reduce and Prevent Gun Violence”, http://martinomalley.com, Nov. 3, 2015; John Fritze, "Martin O'Malley announces dozens of Md. endorsements," The Baltimore Sun, November 3, 2015; Mark Hensch, “ O’Malley: Deportation raids would ‘rip apart’ families”, The Hill, December 30, 2015
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PRESENTATION CENTER
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE PROFILES
Bernie Sanders
Policy Agenda
Campaign Tagline:
• Feel the Bern
Profile
Currently:
• Senator (I-VT)
Formerly:
• Rep. (I-VT)
• Mayor (Burlington)
Education: Brooklyn
College, University of
Chicago
Funds raised:
$41,463,783
Notable Endorsements:
• National Nurses
United
• Friends of the Earth
• Keith Ellison
• Raúl Grijalva
Policy Goals:
• Increase federal minimum
wage to $15 an hour by 2020
• Invest $1 trillion over 5 years
in infrastructure, creating 13
million jobs
• Reverse NAFTA, CAFTA, PNTR
trade policies
• Invest $5.5 billion in a youth
jobs program
• Expand social security
• Medicare for all, single-payer
system
• Break up big banks
• Required paid leave
• Free tuition at public colleges
• Sign Paycheck Fairness Act
• Universal childcare program
• Ban for-profit prisons
• Eliminate mandatory
minimum sentences
• Federally fund and require
body cameras for law
enforcement
Recent Policy Proposals:
• Jan. 5: Cap credit card
interest rates and ATM fees
Legislation/Regulation
Official Stance
Affordable Care Act
 “Single-payer system would provide better care at less cost”
Clean Power Plan
 “A step forward… I support that effort”
Dodd-Frank
 “Modest piece of legislation… reckless activity still going on”
Iran Nuclear Deal
 “Not all that [I] would have liked… it beats the alternative”
Keystone XL
 “A bad deal for the country and for our planet”
Trans-Pacific Partnership
 “The TPP must be defeated”
Policy Issue
Immigration
Overview
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Economy
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Foreign Policy
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Tax Reform
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Education
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Supports Obama Administration’s DACA program, but would
expand it; strongly supports DREAM Act
Against expanding guest-worker programs
Supports increased government spending to boost economy
and invest in infrastructure
Would break up largest banks and restore Glass-Steagall
Believes ISIS should be dealt with by adjacent countries that
have sufficient military resources, like Saudi Arabia
Supports sanctions against Russia
Plans to raise the estate tax on the wealthiest Americans
and eliminate loopholes that benefit the wealthy
Would enact a tax on Wall Street speculators
Plans to make tuition free at all public universities and
colleges, funded by a tax on financial transactions
Sources: National Journal Research; BernieSanders.com; Sanders.senate.gov, “Sanders Proposes Tax on Billionaires to Reduce Wealth Inequality,” June 25, 2015; Sanders.senate.gov, “Statement on Supreme Court Decision Upholding Health Care Law,” June 25, 2015; Sanders.senate.gov,
“Sanders Supports Iran Nuclear Deal,” August 7, 2015; Sanders.senate.gov, “News August 4,” August 4, 2015; Sanders.senate.gov, “Sanders Details Tax Plan,” July 10, 2013; Sanders.senate.gov, “Sanders Statement on Keystone XL Pipeline,” January 18, 2012; Town Hall, “Sanders: Dodd-Frank Didn’t End ‘CasinoStyle Gambling,” May 6, 2015; Bernie Sanders, “The TPP Must Be Defeated,” Huffington Post, May 21, 2015; Gerry Mullany, “Bernie Sanders on the Issues,” New York Times, April 30, 2015; Federal Election Commission, “2016 Candidate Summary,” October 15, 2015
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