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Robert Arlett

R

Council Member (Sussex County, DE) - District 5 (? - Present)

Quick Facts
Personal Details

Education

  • Attended, George Mason University

Professional Experience

  • Attended, George Mason University
  • Intelligence Specialist, United States Naval Reserve

Political Experience

  • Attended, George Mason University
  • Intelligence Specialist, United States Naval Reserve
  • Council Member, Fifth Council District of Sussex County, Delaware, 2015-present
  • Candidate, United States Senate, 2018

Religious, Civic, and other Memberships

  • Attended, George Mason University
  • Intelligence Specialist, United States Naval Reserve
  • Council Member, Fifth Council District of Sussex County, Delaware, 2015-present
  • Candidate, United States Senate, 2018
  • Member, High Tide Church
  • Founding Member, Operation Seas The Day
  • Former Chair, President Trump's Delaware State Campaign, 2016
Policy Positions

Delaware Congressional Election 2018 Political Courage Test

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life

2. Other or expanded principles
- I support legislation that protects human life from conception to natural death.

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No

2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- No

3. Other or expanded principles
- To balance the budget, audit every federal department and agency for purpose/mission, staffing and funding requirements according to mission. Second, we must pass a Balanced Budget Amendment based on audit results to allocate federal funding. Balancing the budget also requires continued leadership to expand the principles of the 2017 Tax Cuts & Reform to expand the economy, which will lead to reductions in the national debt.

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- No

2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

3. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No

2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Energy & Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- No

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- No

3. Other or expanded principles
- Private sector investment should drive the development of renewable energy (solar, wind, thermal) technologies and products.

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No

2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Yes

2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Yes

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Yes

3. Other or expanded principles
- Border security must address the northern and southern borders, as well as all ports. As the Husband of a legal immigrant from Vietnam, Rob knows that immigration can be great for America. Rob knows that we must respect our country?s laws and border security to ensure that all people who want to come to America and contribute to our great country do so legally. Rob will remain steadfast in following through on immigration reform to ensure that the legal process of immigration into the U.S. is shorter, but thorough with full and comprehensive background checks.

Marijuana

1. Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- No

2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Yes

2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- Yes

3. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Administrative Priorities

Please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding.
- My top three priorities are to address the high cost of health care, national security (immigration; border/port security) and infrastructure.