Matt Longjohn - DEM Challenger
Financial Strength
Raised ($): $1,449,537
Cash on Hand ($): $585
% of the total DEM $ Raised: 100%
Cash on Hand v. Opponent (%):
Endorsements
Matt, a physician for twenty years, strongly believes that fighting disease is only part of a doctor’s job. To truly be successful, physicians need to help patients have a high quality of life, which means ensuring people have access to health care, a safe and healthy environment, a good education and the opportunity for jobs that pay a living wage. He studied Kalamazoo College and at Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. He is a former Vice President and National Health Officer at the YMCA. He was the first physician leader in the Y’s 170-year history, and he ran community health programs to improve health, reduce costs and create jobs. Matt has a record as an innovator and problem solver. He is married with two children
Issue Scores
Gun Safety
1
Environment
0
Healthcare
0
Reproductive Rights
0
Conservative Ranking
Financial Strength
Raised($): $3,115,838
Cash on Hand ($): $36,112
Age: 66
Years in Office: 33
Assumed congressional office in 1987. Former Career: U.S. government administrator. Education: University of Michigan. Currently resides in St. Joseph.Frederick Stephen Upton is the Republican U.S. Representative for Michigan’s 6th congressional district. He was born in St. Joseph, Michigan, and later earned a B.A. in journalism from the University of Michigan in 1975. He served on the congressional staff of U.S. Congressman David Stockman (R-MI) from 1976-80, and was in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under Ronald Reagan from 1981–85. In 1986 Upton successfully ran for Congress and has been reelected ever since. As a Congressman Upton has been a member of the moderate Republican factions The Tuesday Group and the Republican Main Street Partnership. Upton has gradually retreated from his moderate stance on climate change and carbon emissions. In late 2010, he co-authored a Wall Street Journal editorial saying he was "not convinced" that "carbon is a problem in need of regulation," Due to his environmental policies, The Los Angeles Times wrote in 2011 that Upton "represents one of the biggest threats to planet Earth on planet Earth." Upton voted against passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and has since voted in favor of its complete repeal, stating that the law ignored the will of the people and that a bill that important should not have been passed without strong bipartisan support. Upton generally supports pro-life legislation, and does not support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns in most circumstances. Upton believes that marriage should be defined as between one man and one woman, and proposed an amendment to the Constitution regarding the definition of marriage in 2006.