Matt Salmon

To save the life of the mother.

Strongly Agree

Abortion providers should NOT receive funds from the government.

Strongly Disagree

We need to eliminate the state income tax and continue our efforts to offer tax relief to Arizonans so that families can keep the money they earn.

I’m a longtime supporter of a Balanced Budget Amendment, and, as governor, I will never sign a state budget that is not balanced. We should always be looking for opportunities to cut government waste. Families balance their checkbooks every day, and there is no reason that government can’t do the same. I will take a thoughtful approach in crafting each state budget by assessing the economic situation in real-time, making long-term investments in Arizona’s future, and consulting with lawmakers about the short-term needs and concerns of their constituents.

Strongly Disagree

College should not be as expensive as it is today. Fully subsidizing every resident's tuition costs would exacerbate the underlying problems without addressing what is wrong. We need to reform Arizona's higher education system by cutting bureaucratic waste, aligning curricula with the needs of the new economy, and bringing a return-on-investment perspective to higher education.

Strongly Disagree

We need to stand up for religious freedom and the First Amendment. We can treat the LGBT community with dignity and respect and protect them from malicious forms of discrimination without government forcing small business owners to violate their religious beliefs.

None. State and local politicians who closed down churches during COVID-19 should be ashamed of themselves. This was one of the most blatant constitutional violations by government that I have ever witnessed and it can never be allowed to happen again.

C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. However, the federal government needs to continue working to identify waste, fraud, and abuse in the Medicaid and Medicaid systems so that these tax dollars end up in the hands of American citizens where it is supposed to.

It is never okay for a government, school, or employer to mandate a COVID-19 vaccine. I fought hard against these restrictions and mandates during the pandemic, and I will continue to fight against them as governor.

We need to rebuild the U.S. military, give our troops all of the tools they need to achieve their mission, and untie their hands so that they can kill terrorists and protect our nation without bureaucratic hurdles getting in the way.

Strongly Disagree

BDS is an anti-Semitic movement run by far-left radicals, and I completely oppose it. We should take steps to ensure that U.S. tax dollars (local, state, and federal) are not invested in companies and organizations involved in BDS, which aims to undermine the national security of Israel, one of our strongest allies.

Strongly Agree

The flow of illegal immigrants, fentanyl, and weapons into our country is dangerous. As governor, I will restart construction of the border wall (including on state land if needed), strengthen our trespass laws, declare the cartels a Foreign Terrorist Organization, and give law enforcement more tools to keep us safe.

People should be allowed to immigrate to the U.S. if they follow the rules to do so. We are the most generous and welcoming nation in history, and it is inexcusable for illegal immigrants to cut in line when so many people have chosen to follow the law. We also need to take steps to ensure that legal immigrants support freedom and American values.

Strongly Agree

I have been an outspoken and proactive school choice advocate for decades. While serving as an Arizona state senator in the 1990s, I led the charge to create charter schools and spearhead an early version of Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESAs). I did the same in Congress. In 2021, I was the first candidate to push for the expansion of ESAs to families facing school mask mandates, an idea that Governor Ducey moved forward with. As governor, I promise to implement universal ESAs.

Strongly Agree

In the words of President John Adams, “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.”

Strongly Disagree

As I answered elsewhere in this questionnaire, we can treat the LGBT community with dignity and respect and protect them from malicious forms of discrimination without government forcing small business owners to violate their religious beliefs. The bottom line is that we need to stand up for religious freedom and the First Amendment.

Strongly Agree

Strongly Disagree

Critical Race Theory is state-sanctioned racism. I am against it, I have always been against it, and I always will be against it. As governor, I will not allow political activists to denigrate our founding fathers and peddle propaganda to children in our schools.

I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I believe that Jesus Christ is our Master and that He has given us all the opportunity to live again. I served the Church during a two-year mission to Taiwan as a young man, and I continue to serve as a Sunday School teacher. We have a duty to live up to our potential and make this world a better place each and every day.

Strongly Disagree

We need to require voter ID for every ballot cast, including mail-in ballots.

I released a 10-point plan called the Arizona Voter Bill of Rights that will strengthen the integrity of our elections by making it easier to vote and harder to cheat. The 10 points of my plan are --> (1) Permanently ban ballot harvesting as local and national Democrats are seeking to allow it. (2) Require voter identification for all ballots, including mail-in ballots. (3) Poll watchers must be afforded adequate access to monitor the process. (4) Expand live-streaming from tabulation to duplication, early ballot processing, signature curing and polling places, with safeguards to protect the secret ballot. (5) Prohibit last-minute gamesmanship and rules changes. All plans, policies, and procedures must be finalized at least 60 days before Election Day. (6) Every candidate should have standing to enforce every procedural rule in his or her election. (7) Wait times at polling places should not exceed one hour. The distribution of polling places should match the distribution of likely voters, so that no neighborhood is likely to experience unusually long or short wait times. (8) Counties must maintain documentation establishing a secure and unbroken chain of custody for every cast ballot and all electronic devices and storage media used in the election. (9) Anyone who wants a hand-count of the ballots can get it, if they are willing to pay the associated costs. (1) If an election official intentionally violates an election law, he or she must be permanently banned from administering elections in Arizona.

Racism is a scourge on society and flies in the face of the American values of freedom and equality. We all strive to live in a world in which individuals are judged only by the content of their character.

Strongly Disagree

We can have a cleaner environment AND a booming economy. I fought hard against the Obama administration's burdensome, unnecessary regulations -- such as the WOTUS rule -- that would have harmed our farmers and ranchers. However, I am a strong believer in protecting our planet, in common-sense conservation, and in securing access to clear water, air, and other natural resources for generations to come.

Strongly Agree

I support hydraulic fracturing that is conducted in a safe manner and protects the private property rights of citizens. It is a smart way for the U.S. to regain energy independence and lower energy costs for families.

The purpose of our Republic is to protect every man, woman, and child’s God-given rights and freedoms.

Very Conservative

I have spent my life advocating for individual freedom and conservative values. I am A-rated by the National Rifle Association (NRA) and 100 percent pro-life. In office, I consistently voted to cut spending and get government out of the way. That's why I have received the top awards from leading conservative organizations across the country, including the “Defender of Liberty” award from the American Conservative Union, the “Taxpayer Hero” award from Citizens Against Government Waste, the “Defender of Economic Freedom” award from the Club for Growth, the “True Blue” award from Family Research Council Action, the “Guardian of Small Business” award from the National Federation of Independent Business, and the “Taxpayers’ Friend” award from the National Taxpayers Union.

No, I have not.

I am the only candidate in the gubernatorial race with a proven conservative record of getting results for the people of Arizona. I am incredibly proud of my lifelong advocacy on behalf of the conservative movement and invite you to learn more on my website or by asking me any questions you may have.

Strongly Agree

I support qualified immunity, and I have pledged to crack down on local politicians that attempt to take away quality immunity or to defund the police.

Strongly Disagree

I oppose the Defund the Police movement. Our police departments already are under-funded and under-staffed. We can invest in mental health and community programs that make our neighborhoods safer WITHOUT taking money away from law enforcement - which would result in the complete opposite.

I am a passionate gun owner and a strong supporter of the Second Amendment, which protects our right to keep and bear arms. I am a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association (NRA) and am A-rated by the NRA for consistently voting in support of our constitutional gun rights. I fought against the Obama administration’s gun control agenda and, as governor, will continue to fight against red flag laws, ‘gun-free zones,’ and other infringements on the Second Amendment.

Strongly Disagree