Mark Hargrove's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Washington State Legislative Election 2018 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| No | b) Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
| Doctors should not be prohibited in making the tough decision in the extremely unlikely situation where a baby must be taken to save the life of a mother. | |||
Budget Stabilization:Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing Washington's budget.
| No | a) Do you support the implementation of a state income tax in Washington? | ||
| No | b) Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions? | ||
| No | c) Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees? | ||
| No | d) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients? | ||
| With extraordinary revenue this past year, instead of keeping money in the state rainy day account, the legislature found a way around current law, and spent the money we will need when a truly rainy day comes. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support any limits on campaign contributions to state candidates? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
| e) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| No | b) Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes? | ||
| Yes | c) Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
| e) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| No | a) Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support lowering state taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support reducing state government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| No | d) Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support requiring welfare applicants to pass a drug test in order to receive benefits? | ||
| No | f) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of Washington? | ||
| g) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| No | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in Washington? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| No | c) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Washington high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| No | d) Do you support increasing funding for the state education budget? | ||
| Washington has recently satisfied the McCleary decision by increasing state education funding by billions of dollars, now spending more than half of the budget on education for the first time in decades. We now need to demand excellence in education. | |||
| No | a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
| No | b) Do you support state government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives? | ||
| d) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| No | a) Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| No | b) Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows? | ||
| Yes | c) Should teachers be allowed to bring guns into the classroom? | ||
| No | d) Should a license be required for gun ownership? | ||
| The numerous gun laws on the books are sufficient, if they are properly enforced. | |||
| Yes | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| No | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through Washington's health care programs? | ||
| No | c) Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance? | ||
| No | d) Do you support legislation that grants citizens the right to choose to die through euthanasia? | ||
| No | e) Do you support eliminating religious exemptions for vaccinations? | ||
| f) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| No | a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Washington's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Washington's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | c) Do you support greater efforts by Washington state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | ||
| Recent research reveals a very small pay gap between men and women. This gap is continuing to close under current law. | |||
| I'm on a mission to rein in our out of control car tab fees, gas taxes, tolling and property taxes by focusing on transportation projects that actually reduce traffic congestion and slashing the unreasonable costs of those projects. I insist that our property taxes do decrease as promised. I'm adamant that we provide parents the choices in school excellence they need to increase their children's graduation rates, fully prepared for careers or higher education. I'm committed to building hope and opportunities for families, setting our children up for success. |
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