In 2016, Senator Caughman voted to prohibit state funds to the large abortion provider, [[Planned Parenthood]]. He supported the bill to guarantee within Mississippi protections for religious beliefs and matters of moral conscience. In 2017, he co-sponsored the prohibition against local governments pursuing [[sanctuary city]] policies. He supported the legislation which authorizes additional methods of execution in Mississippi and co-sponsored the measure to declare as a [[hate crime]] the targeting of law-enforcement officers by the lawless element. He voted to retain a private contractor to audit [[Medicaid]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/156323/chris-caughman#.WeZhqLpFzb0|title=Chris Caughman's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 17, 2017}}</ref> | In 2016, Senator Caughman voted to prohibit state funds to the large abortion provider, [[Planned Parenthood]]. He supported the bill to guarantee within Mississippi protections for religious beliefs and matters of moral conscience. In 2017, he co-sponsored the prohibition against local governments pursuing [[sanctuary city]] policies. He supported the legislation which authorizes additional methods of execution in Mississippi and co-sponsored the measure to declare as a [[hate crime]] the targeting of law-enforcement officers by the lawless element. He voted to retain a private contractor to audit [[Medicaid]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/156323/chris-caughman#.WeZhqLpFzb0|title=Chris Caughman's Voting Records|publisher=Project Vote Smart|accessdate=October 17, 2017}}</ref> |