Stephen Smyk
is Too Extreme
to Represent
Sussex County
Smyk attacked
women’s
reproductive
rights.
With Roe v. Wade overturned, we can’t take a chance on politicians like Smyk who don’t respect reproductive rights. Smyk voted against codifying Roe v. Wade and stands with the Republican leaders who support criminalizing abortions without exception for rape, incest, or the woman’s life.
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Voted against protecting and expanding reproductive health services
(2017: SS1 to SB5, 2022: HB320, HB455)
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Voted against protecting the privacy of women seeking abortions
(2016: HB316)
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Voted against removing legal code that criminalizes abortions
(2021: HB 31)
Smyk doesn’t share our community’s values and wants to lead us backwards.
He opposes same-sex marriage, voting against marriage equality, and voted against Delaware’s Equal Rights Amendment for women’s equality.
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Voted against marriage equality
(2013: HB75)
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Voted against banning conversion therapy
(2017: SB65)
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Voted against making attacks on gender identity a hate crime
(2013: SB97)
Smyk is following Trump's lead to make it harder for people to vote.
Smyk has consistently voted against making it easier for the people of Delaware to cast their ballot.
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Voted against allowing Delawareans to vote by mail. (SB 320)
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Voted against the second leg of a constitutional amendment that would have enabled no excuse absentee voting. (HB 15)
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Voted against same day voter registration. ( HS 1 for HB 25)
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Voted against in-person early voting. (HB 38)
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Voted against the first leg of a constitutional amendment that would have enabled no excuse absentee voting. (HB 20)
Smyk voted
to keep deadly
guns on our
streets.
Republicans like Smyk don’t have any answers for how to keep children safe from gun violence and mass shootings. He is supported by the gun lobby and voted against life-saving gun laws that came up for a vote after the Uvalde massacre.
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Voted against banning assault weapons, high-capacity magazines, and ghost guns
(2022: HB450, SS1 for SB6, HB125)
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Voted against safe gun storage requirements
(2019: HB63)
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Voted against raising the firearm purchasing age
(2022: HB451)
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Voted against holding firearm manufacturers and retail dealers accountable
(2022: SB302)
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Voted against keeping guns out domestic violence offenders’ hands
(2015: SS1 to SB83)
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Voted against closing a dangerous loophole in background check laws
(2016: HB325)
Steve Smyk:
Wrong for
Delaware
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