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Joe Tate

U.S. Senator (2026 D Candidate · Peters seat)
Democrat Campaign Website →
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RESOLUTE Citizen Score
0 / 100 F
Raw: 0 of 100 dynamic max · 50 of 50 answered
Last verified: · from claim evidence
✝ God First 0/ 60
🇺🇸 America First 0/ 40
National Rank
#8,537 of 8,966 · bottom 4.8% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Next Election
August 4, 2026
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Official Profile

Background: Marine Corps veteran. Former NFL practice-squad player. Former Speaker of Michigan House (first Black Speaker).
Next Election Year: 2026
Former Speaker of the Michigan House of Representatives (2023-2024) — first Black Speaker in Michigan history. Current state representative. Marine Corps veteran. NFL alumni (Atlanta Falcons practice squad).

Category Breakdown

Sanctity of Life

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Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
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1 claim

  1. As 78th Speaker of the Michigan House (2023–2024), presided over and championed the legislative repeal of Michigan's 1931 abortion ban under the first Democratic trifecta in 40 years, removing a landmark pro-life statute and advancing unrestricted abortion access under state law.

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Candidate has voted for or actively advocates abortion abolition (not merely restrictions)
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes embryonic stem-cell research, IVF embryo discard, and chimeric experimentation
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes euthanasia, physician-assisted suicide, and quality-of-life rationing
FALSE (0)
Candidate has never accepted Planned Parenthood, NARAL, EMILY's List, or abortion-industry PAC funding
FALSE (0)

Biblical Marriage

0/10
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes all forms of same-sex marriage, civil unions, and domestic partnerships in law
FALSE (0)
Candidate rejects transgender ideology and affirms biological sex (male/female) as immutable and God-given
FALSE (0)
1 claim

  1. Led the Michigan House in expanding the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act to add sexual orientation and gender identity as protected classes, institutionalizing gender-identity ideology in Michigan civil-rights law and creating enforcement mechanisms that compel acknowledgment of transgender claims.

    Verified 2026-06-03Dispute this claim
Candidate supports no-fault divorce reform and policies that strengthen the marriage covenant
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes promotion of LGBTQ+ identity in public policy, schools, military, and corporate-government partnerships
FALSE (0)

Family & Child Sovereignty

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Candidate supports universal school choice, homeschool freedom, and opposes compulsory public-school attendance
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports parental notification and consent on all medical, mental-health, and gender-related interventions for minors
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes CRT, SOGI, "comprehensive sex ed," and gender-ideology curricula in K-12 public schools
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports age-verification on pornographic content and criminal penalties for sexualized content marketed to minors
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports faith-based adoption/foster agencies and opposes placement of children with same-sex couples
FALSE (0)

Christian Liberty

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Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports conscience exemptions for Christian medical professionals, business owners, adoption agencies, and educators
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes compelled speech against Christian conviction (pronoun mandates, gospel-proclamation hate-speech laws)
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports public-square Christian symbols, prayer in public bodies, and Sabbath/Sunday closure protections
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes state-funded promotion of non-Christian religious displays, curricula, or holidays in public institutions
FALSE (0)

Economic Stewardship

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Candidate opposes a Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) and supports cash and decentralized crypto as legal tender
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes deficit spending and supports a balanced-budget constitutional amendment
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports usury limits, anti-debt-slavery protections, and tithe-friendly tax structures
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes WEF/ESG/Davos economic capture and supports anti-trust action against monopolistic financial cartels
FALSE (0)

Election Integrity

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Candidate supports hand-counted paper ballots and opposes electronic voting machines
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports photo voter ID with citizenship verification
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports single-day in-person voting with absentee only for verified medical/military exceptions
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes mass mail-in voting, drop boxes, and ballot harvesting
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes private election funding ("Zuckerbucks") and foreign-government election interference
FALSE (0)

Border & Immigration

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Candidate supports completed physical border barrier and active military border presence
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports mandatory deportation of all illegal aliens, including those who entered as minors
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes sanctuary city/state policies and supports federal preemption against them
FALSE (0)
1 claim

  1. As Michigan House Speaker, Tate co-introduced House Bills 4194–96 in March 2025 to grant driver's licenses and state IDs to undocumented immigrants regardless of legal status, while also barring the Michigan Secretary of State from sharing licensee data with federal authorities for immigration enforcement — a sanctuary-style data-sharing shield that directly conflicts with the rubric's anti-sanctuary standard.

    Verified 2026-07-03Dispute this claim
Candidate supports mandatory E-Verify for all employment and benefit eligibility
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes birthright citizenship for children of illegal aliens, tourist births, and opposes foreign ownership of U.S. farmland
FALSE (0)

Self-Defense & 2A

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Candidate supports constitutional carry without permit requirements
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes red-flag laws, magazine limits, "assault weapons" bans, and gun registries
FALSE (0)
1 claim

  1. As House Speaker, shepherded the passage of Michigan gun-control legislation including universal background checks, safe-storage mandates, and an extreme risk protection order (red-flag) law — each a rights-restricting measure the rubric classifies as anti-constitutional-carry.

    Verified 2026-06-03Dispute this claim
Candidate supports repeal of the National Firearms Act (NFA), Gun Control Act (GCA), and other federal gun regulations
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports castle doctrine and stand-your-ground laws with full civil immunity for lawful defense
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes ATF overreach, citizen disarmament initiatives, and U.N. small-arms treaty participation
FALSE (0)

Foreign Policy Restraint

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Candidate supports Article I congressional war-powers requirement before any U.S. military action
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports immediate withdrawal from forever wars and repeal of standing AUMFs
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes foreign aid to nations hostile to U.S. interests or actively persecuting Christians
FALSE (0)
Candidate has never accepted donations from foreign-backed lobbies (e.g., AIPAC) or foreign-linked PACs
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes U.S. participation in WHO, U.N. governance overreach, NATO expansion, and supranational governance
FALSE (0)

Industry Capture & Sovereignty

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Candidate opposes pharmaceutical mandates of any kind (COVID, childhood, employer-required) and supports informed consent
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports repeal of pharma liability shields (1986 NCVIA, PREP Act) and restoration of tort accountability
FALSE (0)
Candidate opposes Big Ag consolidation (Bayer/Monsanto/Cargill) and supports anti-trust action against agricultural cartels
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports raw-milk freedom, small-farm protections, and opposes USDA / EPA overreach against family farms
FALSE (0)
Candidate supports defense-contractor accountability, completion of Pentagon audits, and ending revolving-door appointments
FALSE (0)

Sources & Evidence

3 Left2 Center3 Official3 Reference1 Social1 Other
Ballotpedia ProfileCenter
www.legislature.mi.govOfficial
Vote Smart — Voting RecordReference
Ballotpedia ProfileCenter
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Tate_(politician)Encyclopedia
housedems.com/joe-tateLeft Advocacy
housedems.com/joe-tate/Left Advocacy
housedems.com/tateLeft Advocacy
Vote Smart — Voting RecordReference
www.house.mi.gov/AllRepresentativesOfficial
www.house.mi.gov/MHRPublic/frmRepListMilenia.aspx?al...Official
www.linkedin.com/in/joetate1Social
openstates.org/person/19b8cf37-0b98-4194-9d2c-db6da3...Reference

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