Claudia Tenney often cited her experience as a business owner and single mother, as well as her conservative credentials, in her bids for office. A top agenda item for Tenney is reducing the influence of China on U.S. manufacturing and trade through the imposition of tariffs, lawsuits against the Chinese government, and freezing Chinese assets. Tenney supports rolling back taxes and regulations, securing the nation’s border with Mexico, and stopping illegal immigration. She defends gun ownership and opposes a “Medicare for All” health care system.

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