Gilchrest’s voting record is considered liberal for a Republican, and he voted with Democrats more than any other Republican house member in 2007.
In addition to supporting environmental legislation, he is pro-choice on abortion, and supports a repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell.
Gilchrest is a member of many moderate Republican groups such as the Republican Main Street Partnership, Republicans for Environmental Protection, Republicans For Choice, Christine Todd Whitman’s IMP-PAC (It’s My Party Too) and the Republican Majority For Choice. He is also the co-chairman of the Congressional Climate Change Caucus together with the Democrat John Olver.
In 2006, Gilchrest voted against the Palestinian Anti-Terrorism Act
On September 26, 2006, Gilchrest voted against the Private Property Rights Implementation Act of 2006 which would allow property owners access to federal court for their Fifth Amendment takings claims.
In March, 2007, Gilchrest was one of two Republicans to vote for a bill that required President George W. Bush to bring combat troops home from Iraq by September 1, 2008.
Also in June of 2007, Gilchrest voted against a series of amendments offered by Representative Jeff Flake to strip earmarks from the Fiscal Year 2008 Financial Services and General Government appropriations bill.
Gilchrest crosses party lines, endorses Democrat Kratovil, even cutting an ad for him (baltimoresun.com)
It also lets psycho-sociopathic sexual sadists into the military ~ where they just naturally gravitate to prisons full of POWs.
Probably needs repealed just for the heck of it.
I guess he’s the House version of Lincoln Chafee.