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Supported transgender / LGBT rights bill in Congress
https://www.nationalreview.com/2021/11/21-house-republicans-wave-the-pink-and-blue-flag/
Rush Limbaugh producer James Golden said Fred Upton should be primaried and removed from Congress.
Supports Log Cabin Republicans, a GOP LGBTQ rights group
https://logcabin.org/allies-in-congress/
Voted for bill that would fund national vaccine database to spy on Americans
Voted to impeach Donald Trump
https://twitter.com/repfredupton/status/1349190793840521219?lang=en (link to official Twitter statement on impeachment)
Trump says “Upton does not deserve to keep his seat.”
“Upton has not done the job that our Country needs, for years has talked about leaving office and not running again, and he voted for Impeachment of the President of the United States on rigged up charges. He doesn’t deserve to keep his seat.”
Voted not to fund the border wall
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/422424-the-8-republicans-who-voted-against-trumps-border-wall
Republican DC lawmakers are threatening to remove Upton from his committee assignments over infrastructure bill vote
https://news.yahoo.com/gop-lawmakers-want-punish-13-142807614.html
Violated his oath of office and supported red flag laws
Praised by Biden as “one of the finest guys I’ve ever worked with.”
Supported Green New Deal like infrastructure bill in Congress
Voted for amnesty bill
https://dailycaller.com/2019/06/05/seven-house-republicans-voted-amnesty-american-dream-promise-act/
Supported commission to investigate insurrection at the Capital
https://upton.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=401783
Would not sign onto pro-life case before the Supreme Court
Did not join Michigan lawmakers Lisa McClain, Tim Walberg and Bill Huizenga to call on DOJ to investigate Whitmer nursing home deaths
59% conservative rating – Heritage Action
https://heritageaction.com/scorecard/members/u000031
Called Dr. Fauci a “science truth teller”
Supported Biden’s Energy Secretary Pick Jennifer Granholm.
Opposed removing Trump critic Liz Cheney from her leadership position
“We only win by addition, not subtraction. I was a supporter of [Republican Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney]. I have gotten to know her over the last number of months for sure,” Upton said during an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union” with Dana Bash.
“You are not going to win elections unless you have that big tent. So I was very disappointed about what we did,”
Censured by Allegan County and Cass County Republican Party over impeachment vote
“We believe Congressman Upton’s vote is a betrayal of his oath of office and core values of the Cass County Republican Party,” the resolution said, according to The Detroit News.
Voted for a bill that would provide a pathway to citizenship for illegal immigrants.
Voted to Abolish Qualified Immunity for Police Officers
8th richest member of Congress – $78 Million
Voted to remove Marjorie Taylor Greene from Committee Assignments
Supported anti-terrorism bill in site of opposition from 150+ civil rights groups
https://upton.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=401703
Said Biden won the election in December of 2020, in spite of evidence of voter fraud
Decided to drop support of Obamacare repeal
Said “it didn’t make sense” to attend Trump rally
https://michiganadvance.com/2019/04/03/upton-it-didnt-make-sense-to-attend-trump-rally/
Caves to lobbyists and special interest groups
Liberals call him “a tool of corporate interests hellbent on eliminating entitlements while protecting the rich from tax increases.”
https://www.politico.com/story/2011/11/the-war-on-fred-upton-067718
Said “it didn’t make sense” to attend Trump rally
https://michiganadvance.com/2019/04/03/upton-it-didnt-make-sense-to-attend-trump-rally/
Censured by Allegan County and Cass County Republican Party over impeachment vote
“We believe Congressman Upton’s vote is a betrayal of his oath of office and core values of the Cass County Republican Party,” the resolution said, according to The Detroit News.