PartialPublic SafetyPROMISE #1
Address Baton Rouge crime.
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Verdict reasoning
BR homicides peaked in 2022 then declined modestly through 2024.
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Sharon Weston Broome
D · LAAge 69· Moderate DemocratStandard review
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Sharon Weston Broome
Democratic·LA·Other
43%kept · 14 promises graded
6kept
7partial
1broken
0You decide
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Ranking
- among Democratic politicians55th of 63
- among all politicians82nd of 90
Four promises that define the record
Promises that define the record.
Four promises chosen to span how voters across the political spectrum view this politician's record.
Every other promise on file
All tracked promises
#2
KeptInfrastructure
Pass infrastructure investment.
Voted YES on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA, November 2021).
#3
KeptClimate
Climate action / Inflation Reduction Act.
Voted YES on the Inflation Reduction Act (August 2022), $369B in climate spending.
#4
KeptHealthcare
Lower prescription drug prices.
Voted YES on IRA Medicare drug-pricing negotiation provisions.
#5
PartialVoting Rights
Restore voting rights / John Lewis VRA.
Voted YES on cloture; failed 49-51 due to Republican filibuster + Manchin/Sinema opposition to rule change. Per /methodology, blocked-by-Congress when politician took maximally available action routes to PARTIAL.
#6
PartialReproductive Rights
Defend reproductive rights / WHPA.
Voted YES on Women's Health Protection Act cloture; failed 49-51 (Manchin NO).
#7
PartialGun Policy
Pass gun safety legislation.
Voted YES on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (June 2022). Assault-weapons ban did not pass.
#8
KeptJudiciary
Confirm Biden judicial nominees.
Voted YES on Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson + the majority of lower-court Biden nominees.
#9
KeptForeign Policy
Support Ukraine.
Voted YES on every major Ukraine aid package 2022-2024.
#10
PartialCivil Rights
Pass Equality Act / LGBTQ+ protections.
Cloture failed Republican filibuster. Respect for Marriage Act passed (signed December 2022).
#11
PartialEducation
Cancel student debt.
Supported Biden's broad cancellation (SCOTUS-struck-down). Approximately $138B in narrower cancellations approved.
#12
BrokenLabor
Raise the federal minimum wage to $15.
The Raise the Wage Act of 2021 (included in early ARP drafts) was stripped on Byrd-rule objection. No standalone vote reached the floor.
#13
PartialTaxes
Restore the SALT deduction cap.
House-passed BBB included full SALT restoration; killed in Senate. Cap remains at $10k through TCJA expiry. Per /methodology, blocked-by-Senate when politician took maximally available action routes to PARTIAL.
#14
KeptTaxes
Tax corporations and the wealthy.
IRA imposed 15% corporate minimum tax + 1% stock-buyback excise. Largest corporate tax hike since the 1986 TRA.
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