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Candidate Comparisons

The NWLC Action Fund aims to inform the public about candidates’ positions on issues affecting gender justice. We encourage voters to get informed, learn where their candidates stand, and to encourage candidates to adopt policy positions that support women and girls. 

A full list of policies used to assess candidates’ support can be found here.

Mai
Xiong

vs.

Ronald
A. Singer

Supports

Support an affordable and accessible care economy

Opposes

Supports

Secure and protect reproductive freedom

Opposes

Supports

Support safe and inclusive schools

Opposes

Supports

Expand democracy

Opposes

Paid for by the National Women’s Law Center Action Fund (www.nwlcactionfund.org) and not authorized by any candidate or candidate’s committee.

Evidences/Citations

Support an affordable and accessible care economy - supports

Mai Xiong

  1. Make childcare affordable and accessible – supports
    1. Her campaign website includes her commitment to “addressing cost of living, combat food insecurity, and ensure access to childcare”
  2. Guarantee paid family and medical leave – supports
    1. Xiong was endorsed by MIAFLCIO, a union organization whose 2024 platform says “To create a fair economy for working families, we can raise the minimum wage to at least $15 for all working people, end subminimum wage, guarantee earned sick leave so working people can care for loved ones when they get sick, and ensure equal pay for equal work for women”

Support an affordable and accessible care economy - opposes

Ronald A. Singer

  1. Guarantee right to abortion – opposes
    1. In reference to abortion, the Republican Platform says “We believe that the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States guarantees that no person can be denied Life or Liberty without Due Process, and that the States are, therefore, free to pass Laws protecting those Rights.”
  2. Expand and protect access to birth control – silent/unclear

Secure and protect reproductive freedom - supports

Mai Xiong

  1. Guarantee right to abortion – supports
    1. She supported Prop 3, which enshrined the right to abortion in Michigan’s state constitution
  2. Expand and protect access to birth control – supports
    1. In a candidate questionnaire, she said “I firmly believe that women should have access to comprehensive reproductive health care, and that families deserve the autonomy to make decisions about how and when they start their families.”

Secure and protect reproductive freedom - opposes

Ronald A. Singer

  1. Guarantee right to abortion – opposes
    1. In reference to abortion, the Republican Platform says “We believe that the 14th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States guarantees that no person can be denied Life or Liberty without Due Process, and that the States are, therefore, free to pass Laws protecting those Rights.”
  2. Expand and protect access to birth control – silent/unclear

Support safe and inclusive schools - supports

Mai Xiong

  1. Oppose book and curriculum bans – supports
    1. Xiong is endorsed by the Michigan chapter of the American Federation of Teachers, which has engaged in initiatives to combat book bans
  2. Support inclusion of LGBTQI+ students – leans support
    1. She tweeted in support of LGBTQI+ inclusion during Pride Month

Support safe and inclusive schools - opposes

Ronald A. Singer

  1. Oppose book and curriculum bans – opposes
    1. The Republican Platform says they will “CUT FEDERAL FUNDING FOR ANY SCHOOL PUSHING CRITICAL RACE THEORY, RADICAL GENDER IDEOLOGY, AND OTHER INAPPROPRIATE RACIAL, SEXUAL, OR POLITICAL CONTENT ON OUR CHILDREN”
    2. The Republican Platform also says “Republicans will ensure children are taught fundamentals like Reading, History, Science, and Math, not Leftwing propaganda. We will defund schools that engage in inappropriate political indoctrination of our children using Federal Taxpayer Dollars.”
  2. Support inclusion of LGBTQI+ students – opposes
    1. The Republican Platform says “We will keep men out of women’s sports, ban Taxpayer funding for sex change surgeries, and stop Taxpayer-funded Schools from promoting gender transition, reverse Biden’s radical rewrite of Title IX Education Regulations, and restore protections for women and girls.”
    2. The Republican Platform says they will “KEEP MEN OUT OF WOMEN’S SPORTS”

Expand democracy - supports

Mai Xiong

  1. Oppose policies that restrict access to the ballot box, like voter ID laws – unclear
  2. Support expanded voting access through increasing the number of polling locations, allowing mail-in and absentee voting, and increasing early voting – leans support
    1. She encouraged her constituents to take advantage of early voting options in a Facebook post

 

Expand democracy - opposes

Ronald A. Singer

  1. Oppose policies that restrict access to the ballot box, like voter ID laws – opposes
    1. The Republican Platform says they would “SECURE OUR ELECTIONS, INCLUDING SAME DAY VOTING, VOTER IDENTIFICATION, PAPER BALLOTS, AND PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP”
      1. It also says “We will implement measures to secure our Elections, including Voter ID, highly sophisticated paper ballots, proof of Citizenship, and same  day Voting. We will not allow the Democrats to give Voting Rights to illegal Aliens”
  2. Support expanded voting access by increasing the number of polling locations, allowing mail-in and absentee voting, and increasing early voting – opposes
    1. The Republican Platform says they would “SECURE OUR ELECTIONS, INCLUDING SAME DAY VOTING, VOTER IDENTIFICATION, PAPER BALLOTS, AND PROOF OF CITIZENSHIP”