DEMOCRAT

Haley Stevens

Michigan Senate 2026 · 2026

Policy Positions

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Policy Positions

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Economy

2 positions

Would you support raising the federal minimum wage to $17 per hour?

Support

Voting RecordStevens voted for the Raise the Wage Act of 2021 (which proposed a $15 minimum wage) as a House member, and as a mainstream House Democrat has generally supported minimum wage increases, though her specific position on a $17 threshold is inferred rather than directly stated. Fact-check this →

Would you support imposing tariffs of 25% or more on imports from countries that do not meet US labor and environmental standards?

Support

Party InferenceStevens has represented a Michigan district with significant manufacturing interests and has generally supported trade policies that protect American workers, including backing measures to hold trading partners to labor and environmental standards, though she has not made conditional tariffs a centerpiece issue; position inferred from her pro-manufacturing voting record and support for the USMCA and related trade enforcement measures. Fact-check this →

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Environment

2 positions

Would you support legislation requiring the US to reduce carbon emissions by 50% below 2005 levels by 2035?

Support

Voting RecordStevens has supported major climate legislation including the Inflation Reduction Act and has backed clean energy investments, but her record does not show explicit endorsement of a specific 50% by 2035 emissions reduction target, requiring inference from her broader climate voting record. Fact-check this →

Would you support ending new federal permits for oil and gas drilling on public lands and offshore waters?

Neutral

Party InferenceHaley Stevens has a general pro-environment voting record as a House member but has not made ending new federal oil and gas permits a centerpiece issue, and no direct statement or vote on this specific policy was found; position inferred from general Democratic moderate profile. Fact-check this →

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Foreign Policy

2 positions

Would you support increasing the federal defense budget by more than 5% per year above the rate of inflation?

Neutral

Party InferenceHaley Stevens has served on the House Armed Services Committee and generally supported robust defense funding, but no direct evidence exists of her explicitly supporting or opposing a specific threshold of 5%+ annual real defense budget increases, requiring inference from her general pro-defense legislative record. Fact-check this →

Would you support maintaining or increasing current levels of US foreign assistance to allied and developing nations?

Support

Voting RecordStevens has voted in favor of foreign aid packages including Ukraine assistance and has supported international development funding as a House member, consistent with mainstream Democratic support for foreign assistance, though she has not made this a centerpiece issue. Fact-check this →

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Gun Policy

2 positions

Would you support requiring background checks for all firearm purchases in the US, including private sales and gun show transactions?

Strongly Support

Voting RecordAs a U.S. Representative, Haley Stevens voted for H.R. 8 (2021), the Bipartisan Background Checks Act, which would require universal background checks for all firearm sales and transfers including private sales and gun show transactions, and has consistently supported expanded background check legislation. Fact-check this →

Do you support a federal policy prohibiting the manufacture and sale of semi-automatic rifles with detachable magazines to civilians?

Support

Voting RecordHaley Stevens has supported an assault weapons ban as a U.S. House member, voting for H.R. 1808 (Assault Weapons Ban of 2022) and consistently receiving high ratings from gun control advocacy groups, though she has not made this a singular centerpiece issue. Fact-check this →

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Healthcare

2 positions

Would you support federal legislation requiring Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices directly with pharmaceutical manufacturers?

Strongly Support

Voting RecordHaley Stevens voted for the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 as a House member, which included provisions allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices directly with manufacturers, and has publicly supported this provision as a legislative achievement. Fact-check this →

Would you support expanding Medicare to cover all Americans regardless of age?

Support

Party InferenceHaley Stevens has supported broad healthcare access and public option expansions as a House Democrat, but has not been a prominent champion of Medicare for All specifically, suggesting general support without strong advocacy for full Medicare expansion to all ages. Fact-check this →

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Immigration

2 positions

Do you support providing a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who have lived and worked in the US for over 5 years?

Support

Voting RecordHaley Stevens has generally supported comprehensive immigration reform and pathways to citizenship as a House Democrat, including co-sponsoring the American Dream and Promise Act, though she has not made this a centerpiece issue in her Senate campaign; position inferred from her House voting record and general Democratic policy alignment. Fact-check this →

Do you support increasing federal funding for border security at the US southern border?

Neutral

Party InferenceHaley Stevens, running for U.S. Senate in Michigan in 2024, has not made border security funding a centerpiece issue; her House record reflects a moderate Democratic posture supporting some bipartisan border measures but not championing increased border security funding explicitly, leaving her position inferred from general policy stances. Fact-check this →

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Taxes

2 positions

Would you support raising the top federal income tax rate to 50% for individual income exceeding $10 million per year?

Support

Party InferenceStevens has generally supported higher taxes on the wealthy and backed elements of the Build Back Better framework, but has not explicitly championed a 50% top rate on income over $10 million; position inferred from her progressive-leaning but moderate Democratic voting record in the House. Fact-check this →

Would you support raising the federal corporate income tax rate from 21% to 28%?

Support

Party InferenceStevens has not made the 28% corporate rate a centerpiece issue, but as a mainstream House Democrat she has supported Biden-aligned tax proposals including corporate tax increases; her position is inferred from her general progressive-moderate Democratic alignment and votes supporting the Build Back Better framework. Fact-check this →

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Voting Rights

1 position

Would you support federal legislation requiring all states to automatically register eligible citizens to vote when they interact with government agencies?

Support

Voting RecordStevens has supported voting rights legislation including the For the People Act during her House tenure, which included automatic voter registration provisions, but she has not made AVR a centerpiece issue; position inferred from voting record and general progressive voting rights stance. Fact-check this →