John Kerry:
Background:
- Gender: Male
- Family: Wife: Teresa Heinz
- 2 Daughters: Alexandra, Vanessa
- 3 Stepsons: John, Andre, Christopher.
- Birthdate: 12/11/1943
- Birthplace: Denver, CO
- Home City: Boston, MA
- Religion: Roman Catholic
Political Experience:
- Senator, United States Senate, 1984-present
- Lieutenant Governor, Massachusetts, 1983-1985
- Democratic Nominee, United States House of Representatives, 1972.
On the issues:
- Raise minimum wage to $6.65. (Jan 25)
- Provide employment opportunities to minorities. (Jan 11)
- Jump start jobs at home via energy independence. (Sep 2003)
- Voted NO on repealing Clinton's ergonomic rules on repetitive stress. (Mar 2001)
- Incentives to create jobs at home and end corporate welfare. (Jul 29)
- We can do better on economy--lift people out of poverty. (Jul 29)
- Will follow Clinton's plan to halve deficit in four years. (Oct 2003)
- No excuse for special tax cuts for the rich. (Jun 2003)
- Protect overtime pay protections. (Jun 2003)
- Invest in the children, not the prison system. (Jul 29)
- National Education Trust Fund: fully fund mandated standards. (Mar 21)
- Measure learning, but with flexible standards. (Feb 26)
- Vouchers drain resources from public schools. (Jan 25)
- Voted NO on requiring schools to allow voluntary prayer. (Jul 1994)
- Voted YES on national education standards. (Feb 1994)
- Offer every parent Charter Schools and public school choice. (Aug 2000)
- No American should be held hostage to our oil dependence. (Jul 29)
- 20% renewable energy by 2020. (Nov 2003)
- Invent our way out of oil dependency-don't drill our way out. (Sep 2003)
- Invest in advancing secure forms of energy instead of oil. (Jun 2003)
- Led effort to try to raise fuel efficiency standards. (May 2003)
- Create new energy sources to end Mideast dependency. (May 2002)
- Voted YES on targeting 100,000 hydrogen-powered vehicles by 2010. (Jun 2003)
- Voted NO on drilling ANWR on national security grounds. (Apr 2002)
- Voted NO on defunding renewable and solar energy. (Jun 1999)
- Supports tradable emissions permits for greenhouse gases. (Aug 2000)
- Health care is not a privilege but a right for all. (Jul 29)
- Catastrophic health coverage for all costs over $50,000. (Feb 26)
- Research, prevention, and wellness can reduce Medicare costs. (Jan 29)
- Make health care a right, not a privilege. (Jan 25)
- Voted YES on allowing importation of Rx drugs from Canada. (Jul 2002)
- Voted YES on allowing patients to sue HMOs & collect punitive damages. (Jun 2001)
- Voted YES on including prescription drugs under Medicare. (Jun 2000)
- Establish "report cards" on HMO quality of care. (Aug 2000)
- Let states make bulk Rx purchases, and other innovations. (May 2003)
John Edwards:
Background:
- Gender: Male
- Family: Wife: Elizabeth
- 4 Children: Wade, Cate, Emma Claire, Jack.
- Birthdate: 06/10/1953
- Birthplace: Seneca, SC
- Home City: Raleigh, NC
- Religion: Methodist
Political Experience:
- Senator, United States Senate, 1998-present
- Primary Candidate, United States President, 2003-2004.
On the issues:
- Provide tax breaks for companies that keep jobs in America. (Jul 28)
- Greater protection for unionization. (Mar 3)
- Raise minimum wage to at least $6.65. (Jan 25)
- Stand by our farmers-but end millionaire farmer subsidies. (Sep 2003)
- Fair trade deals & closing corporate loopholes creates jobs. (Aug 2003)
- Invest in rural America. (Aug 2003)
- Support unions; ban striker replacements. (Jul 2003)
- Voted NO on repealing Clinton's ergonomic rules on repetitive stress. (Mar 2001)
- Protect overtime pay protections. (Jun 2003)
- Voted NO on prioritizing national debt reduction below tax cuts. (Apr 2000)
- Give public schools the resources that they need. (Jul 28)
- Higher teacher pay in low-income schools. (Mar 3)
- Says there are two public school systems: one for rich, one for others. (Feb 26)
- When schools fail, bring in expertise and resources. (Feb 26)
- Private school vouchers drain resources from public schools. (Jan 25)
- Pay for college tuition in exchange for part-time work. (Aug 2003)
- New Deal for Teachers: more pay & scholarships. (Aug 2003)
- Voted YES on funding smaller classes instead of private tutors. (May 2001)
- Convert agricultural waste into energy products. (Aug 2003)
- Voted NO on drilling ANWR on national security grounds. (Apr 2002)
- Voted YES on defunding renewable and solar energy. (Jun 1999)
- Keep climate change in EPA "State of the Environment" report. (Jun 2003)
- Provide a real patients' bill of rights. (Jul 28)
- Cover every child and vulnerable adults. (Mar 3)
- A new system to prevent malpractice insurance hikes. (Jan 29)
- Cover 3m Hispanic kids & have National Translation Center. (Sep 2003)
- Voted YES on allowing importation of Rx drugs from Canada. (Jul 2002)
- Voted YES on allowing patients to sue HMOs & collect punitive damages. (Jun 2001)
- Voted YES on including prescription drugs under Medicare. (Jun 2000)
- Let states make bulk Rx purchases, and other innovations. (May 2003)
