🗳 2026 MIDTERM GENERAL ELECTION — NOVEMBER 3

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William Lawrence

Michigan House District 7 2026 · 2026

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Policy Positions

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Economy

2 positions · all inferred from party

Do you support using tariffs as a tool to address trade imbalances with other countries?

Oppose · estimate
Inferred from partyLawrence's campaign platform does not address tariffs directly; as a progressive Democrat who emphasizes taxing billionaires and opposing 'senseless wars' spending rather than trade protectionism, and given that mainstream Democrats have generally opposed broad tariff use (especially under Trump), party-based inference suggests opposition, though some progressive Democrats support targeted tariffs for labor protection.

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

Support · estimate
Inferred from partyLawrence's campaign platform strongly supports labor unions, the PRO Act, and higher wages for workers, and his broader economic justice framing aligns with raising the minimum wage, but the site does not explicitly mention a $17 federal minimum wage figure, so this is inferred from his general pro-labor stance as a progressive Democrat. Fact-check this →
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Education

1 position · all inferred from party

Would you support canceling up to $50,000 in federal student loan debt per borrower?

Support · estimate
Inferred from partyLawrence's campaign platform does not mention student loan cancellation specifically, but his strong progressive stances on affordable education, taxing billionaires, and economic security align with typical Democratic support for student debt relief; this is a party-informed inference with a lean toward support given his far-left progressive profile.
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Environment

2 positions · all inferred from party

Do you support legislation to reduce US carbon emissions by 50% from 2005 levels by 2035?

Support · estimate
Inferred from partyLawrence's campaign platform highlights his founding role in the Sunrise Movement and passing the largest green jobs program in U.S. history, and broadly supports environmental protection, but does not specifically address a 50% emissions reduction target by 2035; position inferred from strong climate advocacy background and Democratic affiliation. Fact-check this →

Do you support stopping the issuance of new federal permits for oil and gas drilling on public lands and offshore waters?

Support · estimate
Inferred from partyLawrence's campaign platform emphasizes stopping 'senseless wars' spending and protecting the environment ('land, air and water'), and his background founding the Sunrise Movement aligns with strong climate/green-energy positions, but the site does not explicitly address federal oil and gas drilling permits on public lands; position inferred from progressive Democratic climate activist background. Fact-check this →
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Foreign Policy

2 positions

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

Oppose
Campaign PlatformLawrence's campaign platform explicitly criticizes spending 'billions on senseless wars' and 'bombing children overseas,' calling for redirecting foreign spending to domestic needs, suggesting opposition to current foreign assistance levels, though no direct statement on foreign aid specifically is made; score inferred from strong anti-interventionist platform language combined with Democrat party baseline. Fact-check this →

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

Strongly Oppose
Campaign PlatformLawrence's campaign platform explicitly calls for cutting defense spending ('stopping spending billions on senseless wars' and criticizing '$1 billion a day on a war on the other side of the world'), strongly implying opposition to increasing the defense budget; confidence is limited because the platform does not address the specific threshold of 5% above inflation. Fact-check this →
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Gun Policy

2 positions · all inferred from party

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

Support · estimate
Inferred from partyThe candidate's campaign website does not address gun policy or background checks; position is inferred from party affiliation as a Democrat, who broadly support universal background checks.

Would you support a federal ban on the manufacture and sale of semi-automatic rifles with detachable magazines to civilian buyers?

Support · estimate
Inferred from partyThe campaign website does not address gun policy, so this position is inferred from party affiliation; Democrats typically support assault weapons restrictions, though the candidate's progressive populist framing focuses on economic and healthcare issues.
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Healthcare

2 positions · 1 inferred from party

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

Strongly Support
Campaign PlatformCandidate's campaign platform explicitly states 'I support Medicare for All, which would remove the profit motive from health insurance and allow us all to access quality care, for a lower price,' making this a named centerpiece of his healthcare agenda. Fact-check this →

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

Strongly Support · estimate
Inferred from partyLawrence's campaign platform explicitly supports Medicare for All and attacks Big Pharma's profit motive, strongly implying support for Medicare drug price negotiation, though he does not name this specific policy directly; position inferred from campaign platform statements at wewill2026.com. Fact-check this →
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Immigration

2 positions · all inferred from party

Would you support a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who have lived and worked continuously in the US for more than 5 years?

Support · estimate
Inferred from partyThe candidate's campaign website does not address immigration or a pathway to citizenship; position is inferred from party affiliation as a progressive Democrat who has expressed opposition to spending on 'senseless wars' and support for social safety nets, suggesting alignment with mainstream Democratic support for legalization pathways.

Would you support significantly increasing federal funding for border security infrastructure and personnel at the US southern border?

Oppose · estimate
Inferred from partyLawrence's campaign platform makes no mention of border security funding, but his rhetoric emphasizes cutting military/overseas spending for domestic needs and focuses on economic populism; as a progressive Democrat challenger, party-based inference suggests opposition to significantly increased border security infrastructure spending.
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Taxes

2 positions · 1 inferred from party

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

Support
Campaign PlatformLawrence's campaign platform explicitly supports a 'billionaire minimum tax' and taxing billionaires and corporations at higher rates, strongly implying support for a top rate of 50% on very high incomes, though no specific rate or threshold is named on the site. Fact-check this →

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

Support · estimate
Inferred from partyLawrence's campaign platform calls for taxing billionaires and corporations 'at least as much as we tax ourselves' and supports a billionaire minimum tax, which strongly implies support for raising corporate taxes, but he does not explicitly mention the 21%-to-28% rate change; position is inferred from his general tax-the-wealthy stance. Fact-check this →
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Voting Rights

1 position · all inferred from party

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

Support · estimate
Inferred from partyLawrence's campaign website does not address automatic voter registration specifically; position inferred from his Democratic Party affiliation, which broadly supports automatic voter registration and expanded voting access.
Positions are AI-extracted from public sources and bias-audited by GroundedVote. Evidence types: Voting Record (highest confidence) → Party Inference (lowest). All data © 2025 The Founded Project LLC.