Susan Clifford
Meet the Candidate
Party Legend
- DDemocrat
- IIndependent
- LLibertarian
- RRepublican
- NNonpartisan
- UUnaffiliated
Running For:
State RepresentativeDistrict:
39Political Affiliation:
DPhone:
302-258-8940Statement:
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Survey
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- OOppose
- −Declined to Respond/Undecided, Position Unknown/Unclear
- *Comment
- †Declined to respond, Position based on citation
- !Running Unopposed
| Question | Response | Comments/Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1. The Delaware Constitution should be amended to protect the right of parents to the control, custody, and care of their children from government interference, which requires the government to prove that it has a strong, compelling reason to restrict that right, such as in cases of abuse and neglect. (HB 319, 2022) | O† | Note: Planned Parenthood Survey Question: Do you support the ability of teenagers under the age of 16 to confidentially access safe and legal abortion? Answer: "Yes. When children as young as 9 can become pregnant as a result of rape or incest, it is essential that they have access - on a confidential basis - to abortion for their physical and emotional health." View Source |
| 2. Public schools should seek to strengthen the parent-child relationship, and should not be required to implement or integrate expansive and comprehensive sex education curriculum that includes LGBTQIA+ role play, sexual practices, and identities. (HB 199, 2021) | O† | Note: Planned Parenthood Survey Question: Do you support expansive and comprehensive sex education curriculum in public schools that is inclusive of LGBTQ+ sexual experiences and identities? Answer: "Yes. Sex education curricula in public schools (or any other school setting) does not "make" someone go out and have sex. Schools are for learning in a reasonably judgment-free arena; they are the best environment for gaining knowledge and information about everything. If we want children to grow up to think critically and make informed decisions, they need science and facts." View Source |
| 3. Delaware law should protect fairness and the integrity of women’s sports. (HB 199, 2021; SB 227, 2022) | - | |
| 4. Individuals and faith-based entities should have the right of conscience to freely live out their sincerely held convictions regarding human sexuality and conception, without fear of government infringement or retaliation. (HB 199, 2021) | - | |
| 5. Abortion is the act of violently ending the life of another human being. Lawmakers should work to promote the value of and protect human life from conception to natural death, versus expanding abortion access through all 9 months of pregnancy. (SR 24, 2022; HB 40, 2022; SB 235, 2022; HB 140, 2022; HB 455, 2022; SB 343, 2022; HB 460, 2022). | O† | Note: "Every girl and woman need to have the "space" to make hard and complicated decisions and to have the option to not continue a pregnancy for any (or none) of a myriad of reasons." View Source |
| 6. Assisted Suicide, the act of deliberately assisting or cooperating in helping someone terminate his or her life, should not be legalized in Delaware as an end-of-life option. (HB 140, 2022) | O† | Note: "I am still joined in the fight for people's right to make their own decisions about privacy and bodily autonomy including end-of-life..." View Source |
| 7. A State of Emergency declaration extended beyond 30 days should depend on the consent of the people of Delaware through the General Assembly. (HB 49, 2021; HB 247, 2021). | - | |
| 8. The right of Delawareans to keep and bear arms, as protected by the US and DE Constitutions, should not be infringed. Better enforcement of current laws to prevent crime versus more restrictive gun control is needed to protect public safety. (HB 450, 2022; SB 8, 2021) | O† | Note: Endorsed by Moms Demand Action Gun Sense, (a gun sense candidate will) have proven that they will support stronger gun laws. View Source |
| 9. To preserve the integrity of our elections, the legislature should strive to eliminate opportunities for fraud in the election process. (HB 15, 2022; HB 25, 2022; SB 320, 2022) | O† | Note: Endorsed by Americal Civil Liberities Union Delaware, "Delaware bucked the trend and passed Automatic Voter Registration, Same Day Voter Registration, and Vote by Mail–but our work is not done." View Source |