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Mike Katz's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

On The Ballot: Running, Republican for U.S. Senate (DE) - Sr

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For Presidential and Congressional candidates who refuse to provide voters with their positions, Vote Smart has researched their public records to determine their likely responses. These issue positions are from 2024.

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  • "The dedicated service of America’s active military and veterans has left an indelible and multi-generational impact on our society, significantly shaping our nation’s development, values, overall well-being, and quality of life. Rooted in democratic principles, the military institutions stand as guardians of our nation, shielding its citizens from aggression, upholding the security and sovereignty of our land, and safeguarding the democratic values and freedoms we hold dear. Sustaining a robust military force and veterans’ community is essential for America’s continuous ability to preserve global peace, maintain international stability, foster economic prosperity, and protect human rights." (www.drmikekatz.com)
  • "The military community, encompassing both active service members and veterans, deserves profound recognition and gratitude for their unwavering dedication to protecting our cherished values and democracy. Effectively addressing the issues faced by the military and veterans necessitates a comprehensive and collaborative approach, involving coordinated problem-solving efforts between military, government agencies, and the private sector." (www.drmikekatz.com)
  • "Embrace fiscal responsibility by passing balanced budgets and implementing a plan to pay down America’s national debt." (www.drmikekatz.com)
  • "Encourage businesses to adopt emerging technologies for increased productivity and competitiveness. Streamline and enhance government operations to improve efficiency." (www.drmikekatz.com)
  • "Invest in education and workforce development to equip America’s workforce with the skills required for future jobs." (www.drmikekatz.com)
  • "Upgrade and modernize infrastructure, including transportation and energy, through public-private partnerships to support economic growth." (www.drmikekatz.com)
  • "Dr. Mike Katz is committed to introducing and championing policies, working with all members of Congress, to make homeownership once again attainable for working families." (www.drmikekatz.com)
  • "Dr. Mike Katz knows that, along with education and financial success, Homeownership is an integral part of the Dream, based on the idea that through hard work, Americans can achieve a higher standard of living and provide a better life for their families." (www.drmikekatz.com)
  • "Reviving the dream of homeownership for working families, especially young first-time homebuyers, demands a comprehensive upstream federal and state policy approach. This includes implementing tax incentives and discounted interest rates for first-time homebuyers, augmenting the supply of affordable homes, and implementing zoning changes aimed at reducing the cost of housing construction while encouraging the commencement of affordable housing projects." (www.drmikekatz.com)
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  • "Arresting and reversing global #climatechange is an undeniably important issue. My Clean Energy 100-day plan will provide a blueprint for The United States to transition to a 100% #cleanenergy economy." (x.com)
  • "Foster energy independence and sustainable energy source development." (www.drmikekatz.com)
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  • "An upstream-driven U.S. Health System that recognizes the interconnectedness of health, education, and economic success, promises consistent access to high-quality affordable healthcare. Dr. Mike Katz’s integrated approach leaves no community out-of-reach of living meaningful healthy lives, from America’s urban centers, to its remote farmlands." (www.drmikekatz.com)
  • "Dr. Mike Katz is steadfast in his commitment to ensuring universal access to high-quality, affordable healthcare, regardless of zip code. His plan requires a paradigm shift in the focus of America’s health system – from treating illness to preventing it by advocating healthy behaviors and lifestyles, starting from the prenatal and early childhood years. Additionally, he emphasizes the critical integration of mental health into health and secondary education systems, recognizing its significance in promoting the well-being of both children and adults." (www.drmikekatz.com)
  • "Dr. Mike possesses the medical, business, and policy knowledge, experience, and upstream leadership skills necessary to guide the U.S. Senate and Congress in establishing a health system focused on coordinated population and community health. Such a system will provide high-quality, affordable healthcare for every citizen, integrating not-for-profit, academic, and for-profit systems to enhance consumer choice and operational efficiencies." (www.drmikekatz.com)
  • "Yet the current state of America’s healthcare is marked by excessive costs, inefficiencies, and fragmentation, lacking coordination among providers and services. It is a system characterized by chaos, bloat, and poor management, exacerbated by evolving public health demands and reactive political policies. Despite substantial yearly expenditures, the system often overlooks and harms individuals, failing to contribute to the creation of a healthy society." (www.drmikekatz.com)
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This candidate has responded to a Political Courage Test in a previous election. As a continued effort to provide the American public with factual information on candidates running for public office, these archived responses are made available here.
The Political Courage Test asks candidates which items they will support if elected. It does not ask them to indicate which items they will oppose. Through extensive research of public polling data, we discovered that voters are more concerned with what candidates would support when elected to office, not what they oppose. If a candidate does not select a response to any part or all of any question, it does not necessarily indicate that the candidate is opposed to that particular item.

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding abortion.

a) Abortions should always be illegal.
b) Abortions should always be legal.
c) Abortions should be legal only within the first trimester of pregnancy.
d) Abortions should be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape.
X e) Abortions should be legal when the life of the woman is endangered.
f) Abortions should be subject to a mandatory waiting period.
g) Require clinics to give parental notification before performing abortions on minors.
Abortions should be legal, safe and rare.

State Budget: Indicate what state funding levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one level per category, you can use a number more than once.State Taxes: Indicate what state tax levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one level per category, you can use a number more than once.

Slightly Increase a) Affordable housing
Greatly Increase b) Education (Higher)
Greatly Increase c) Education (K-12)
Greatly Increase d) Emergency preparedness
Greatly Increase e) Environment
Slightly Increase f) Health care
Slightly Increase g) Law enforcement
Greatly Increase h) Transportation and highway infrastructure
Maintain Status i) Welfare
Maintain Status a) Alcohol taxes
Slightly Increase b) Cigarette taxes
Maintain Status c) Corporate taxes
Maintain Status d) Gasoline taxes
Slightly Decrease e) Income taxes (incomes below $75,000)
Slightly Decrease f) Income taxes (incomes above $75,000)
Maintain Status g) Vehicle taxes
h) Other or expanded categories
No 1) Should accounts such as a "rainy day" fund be used to balance the state budget?
No 2) Should fee increases be used to balance the state budget?
3) Other or expanded principles
As State Senator, I will work to improve government efficiencies and cut waste. Increased efficiencies will enable our State Government to do more, improve the quality of services, for less money. I will make sure that we then decrease our tax burden so that tax payers and businesses can keep more or their hard earned money.

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding campaign finance and government reform.c) Do you support limiting the following types of contributions to state legislative candidates?

Yes a) Do you support the current limit of terms for Delaware governors?
Yes b) Do you support limiting the number of terms for Delaware state senators and representatives?
Yes 1) Individual
Yes 2) PAC
Yes 3) Corporate
Yes 4) Political Parties
Yes d) Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information?
Yes e) Do you support imposing spending limits on state-level political campaigns?
Yes f) Should Delaware participate in the federal REAL ID program?
g) Other or expanded principles

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding crime.

X a) Increase state funds for construction of state prisons and hiring of additional prison staff.
b) Support the death penalty in Delaware.
X c) Support programs to provide prison inmates with vocational and job-related skills and job-placement assistance when released.
X d) Implement penalties other than incarceration for certain non-violent offenders.
e) Decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana.
f) Minors accused of a violent crime should be prosecuted as adults.
X g) Support state and local law enforcement officials enforcing federal immigration laws.
X h) Support hate crime legislation.
i) Other or expanded principles

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding education.

X a) Support state funding of universal pre-K programs.
b) Support federal education standards and testing requirements for K-12 students (No Child Left Behind).
c) Support state education standards and testing requirements for K-12 students.
X d) Support requiring public schools to administer high school exit exams.
e) Allow parents to use vouchers to send their children to any public school.
f) Allow parents to use vouchers to send their children to any private or religious school.
X g) Provide state funding to increase teacher salaries.
h) Support using a merit pay system for teachers.
i) Provide state funding for tax incentives and financial aid to help make college more affordable.
j) Support allowing illegal immigrant high school graduates of Delaware to pay in-state tuition at public universities.
k) Other or expanded principles

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding employment.

X a) Increase funding for state job-training programs that re-train displaced workers and teach skills needed in today's job market.
b) Reduce state government regulations on the private sector.
X c) Provide low interest loans and tax credits for starting, expanding, or relocating businesses.
X d) Provide tax credits for businesses that provide child care for children in low-income working families.
X e) Increase state funds to provide child care for children in low-income working families.
X f) Include gender identity in Delaware's anti-discrimination laws.
X g) Increase the state minimum wage.
h) Support laws that prevent employers from dismissing employees at will.
X i) Support financial punishments for those who knowingly employ illegal immigrants.
X j) Support increased work requirements for able-bodied welfare recipients.
X k) Increase funding for employment and job training programs for welfare recipients.
l) Other or expanded principles

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding the environment and energy.

X a) Promote increased use of alternative fuel technology.
b) Support increased production of traditional domestic energy sources (e.g. coal, natural gas, oil, etc).
X c) Support providing financial incentives to farms that produce biofuel crops.
X d) Use state funds to clean up former industrial and commercial sites that are contaminated, unused, or abandoned.
X e) Support funding for improvements to Delaware's power generating and transmission facilities.
X f) Support funding for open space preservation.
X g) Limit carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases linked to global warming.
X h) Enact environmental regulations even if they are stricter than federal law.
i) Other or expanded principles

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding guns.

Yes a) Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows?
Yes b) Should citizens be allowed to carry concealed guns?
Yes c) Should a license be required for gun possession?
Yes d) Do you support current levels of enforcement of existing state restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns?
Yes e) Do you support current state restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns?
f) Other or expanded principles

Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding health.

X a) Ensure that citizens have access to basic health care through managed care, insurance reforms, or state-funded care where necessary.
b) Guaranteed medical care to all citizens is not a responsibility of state government.
X c) Limit the amount of damages that can be awarded in medical malpractice lawsuits.
X d) Allow patients to sue their HMOs.
X e) Require hospitals and labs to release reports on infections that are a risk to public health, while not compromising patient confidentiality.
f) Legalize physician assisted suicide in Delaware.
g) Support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes.
h) Other or expanded principles

['Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding social issues.', 'Legislative Priorities']

a) Should Delaware recognize civil unions between same-sex couples?
b) Should same-sex couples be allowed to marry?
c) Should Delaware provide state-level spousal rights to same-sex couples?
d) Do you support a moment of silence in public schools?
e) Do you support voluntary prayer in public schools?
f) Do you support sexual education programs that include information on abstinence, contraceptives, and HIV/STD prevention methods?
g) Do you support abstinence-only sexual education programs?
h) Should the state government consider race and gender in state government contracting and hiring decisions?
i) Do you support affirmative action in public college admissions?
j) Should Delaware continue affirmative action programs?
k) Do you support state funding of stem cell research?
l) Do you support state funding of embryonic stem cell research?
m) Do you support allowing pharmacists who conscientiously object to emergency contraception to refuse to dispense it?
n) Other or expanded principles
Cut Government Waste Reduce our tax burden Invest in small business Reduce Healthcare costs Strengthen our schools

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