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Arizona State Legislative Election 2010 Political Courage Test
| Pro-choice | a) Do you consider yourself pro-choice or pro-life? | ||
| No | b) Should abortion be legal only within the first trimester of pregnancy? | ||
| Yes | c) Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape? | ||
| Yes | d) Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support requiring parental notification before an abortion is performed on a minor? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support requiring parental consent before an abortion is performed on a minor? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support sexual education programs that include information on abstinence, contraceptives, and HIV/STD prevention methods? | ||
| No | h) Do you support abstinence-only sexual education programs? | ||
| The Green Party's position is that a woman's right to control her body is non-negotiable. The "morning-after" pill/contraceptive must be available without prescription. Our Green Party platform encourages men and women to prevent unwanted pregnancies. | |||
1) State SpendingIndicate what state funding levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one level per category; you may use a number more than once.2) State TaxesIndicate what state tax levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one level per category; you may use a number more than once.3) Budget StabilizationIndicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing Arizona's budget.
| Slightly Increase | a) Education (higher) | ||
| Slightly Increase | b) Education (K-12) | ||
| Slightly Increase | c) Environment | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Health care | ||
| Maintain Status | e) Law enforcement | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Transportation and highway infrastructure | ||
| Maintain Status | g) Welfare | ||
| Maintain Status | a) Alcohol taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | b) Cigarette taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | c) Corporate taxes | ||
| Greatly Increase | d) Gasoline taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | e) Property taxes | ||
| Slightly Decrease | f) Sales taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | g) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Maintain Status | h) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Slightly Increase | i) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Yes | a) Issuing the early release of certain non-violent offenders | ||
| No | b) Increasing tuition rates at public universities | ||
| No | c) Instituting mandatory furloughs and layoffs for state employees | ||
| No | d) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients | ||
| No | e) Privatizing certain government services | ||
| Before we can increase funding for any area, we must balance our budget. We must close the corporate tax loopholes that are costing our state general fund millions of dollars. As a union member and a candidate for the state legislature, I encourage my fellow Arizonans to organize a union at their job. As a union member, my standard of living has been protected during this "Great Recession". The Green Party also supports a national, universal, single-payer health care system. | |||
| As a Green Party candidate, I support a $1/gallon Carbon Tax on gasoline and other hydrocarbon fuels (natural gas, coal, etc) to make the immediate transition to the Solar/Hydrogen economy. Arizona can become the national and world leader in the production of hydrogen fuel for our transportation and energy needs. We must close the corporate tax loopholes that are costing our state general fund millions of dollars every year. | |||
| As a state legislator, I would work to close the corporate tax loopholes that are costing our state general fund millions of dollars every year. We must eliminate private prisons in Arizona. | |||
c) Do you support limits on the following types of contributions to candidates for state government?
| Yes | a) Do you support limits on the number of terms for Arizona governors? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support limits on the number of terms for Arizona state legislators? | ||
| Yes | 1) Individual | ||
| Yes | 2) Political Action Committee | ||
| Yes | 3) Corporate | ||
| Yes | 4) Political Party | ||
| Yes | d) Should candidates for state office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information? | ||
| As a candidate for the Green Party, I support public financing (Clean Elections funding) of candidates, instant runoff voting/ranked choice voting, proportional representation, restoration of voting rights to ex-felons, same day voter registration, free media access to all ballot qualified candidates, non-partisan administration of elections, and open debates to all ballot-qualified candidates. | |||
| No | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders, such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment? | ||
| Yes | c) Should the possession of small amounts of marijuana be decriminalized? | ||
| No | d) Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | ||
| No | e) Should a minor who sends sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support a comprehensive ban on text messaging while driving? | ||
| No | g) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
| As a candidate for the Green Party, I support the decriminalization of marijuana and an end to the "War on Drugs". Hemp should be made legal, so that farmers can grow it as a cash crop. Arizona could tax hemp and marijuana. Hemp can be made into food products, clothes, etc. The Arizona Green Party is opposed to SB1070 and supports amnesty for immigrants. With comprehensive immigration reform and an end to the "War on Drugs", there would be no need to "secure the border". | |||
| No | a) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| No | b) Do you support the reauthorization of the payday lending industry? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits? | ||
| No | e) Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support increased spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure? | ||
| As a candidate for the Green Party and a union member, I encourage my fellow Arizonans to join/organize a union at their job. Financial incentives to the private sector should be reserved for small businesses that employ fewer than 100 workers, and only for a limited time. The Green Party supports a moratorium on home foreclosures. Homeowners should be able to re-negotiate the terms of their mortgage. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support national education standards? | ||
| No | b) Do you support requiring public schools to administer high school exit exams? | ||
| No | c) Do you support using a merit pay system for teachers? | ||
| No | d) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid? | ||
| Yes | f) Should illegal immigrants who graduate from Arizona high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| There is a role for charter schools in Arizona. I would support state funding for charter schools, if they were required to join a school district. I support the Arizona Education Association's "Great Public Schools Agenda". As a Green Party candidate, I support tuition-free public higher education. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support state funding for the development of alternative energy? | ||
| No | b) Do you support state funding for the development of traditional domestic energy sources (e.g. coal, natural gas, oil)? | ||
| No | c) Do you support providing financial incentives to farms that produce biofuel crops? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support state funding for improvements to Arizona's energy infrastructure? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support state funding for open space preservation? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change? | ||
| As a Green Party candidate, I support the legalization of hemp to be grown by farmers as a cash crop. Arizona could tax hemp, and the revenues could go to the General Fund. Hemp could also be used as a biofuel. I support a $1/gallon Carbon Tax on gasoline and other hydrocarbon fuels (natural gas, coal, etc) to make the immediate transition to a solar/hydrogen economy. We could use hydrogen fuel for our transportation and energy needs. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support requiring background checks on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support allowing individuals to carry concealed guns? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support requiring a license for gun possession? | ||
| Individuals should have to pass a criminal background check before being permitted to purchase or possess a firearm. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support a universally-accessible, publicly-administered health insurance option? | ||
| No | b) Do you support expanding access to health care through commercial health insurance reform? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support interstate health insurance compacts? | ||
| No | d) Should individuals be required to purchase health care insurance? | ||
| No | e) Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits? | ||
| No | f) Do you support legalizing physician-assisted suicide in Arizona? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes? | ||
| As a Green Party candidate, I support a national, universal, single-payer, "Medicare-for-All" health care system (similar to what they have in Canada). Holistic and alternative therapies should be encouraged. A healthy diet and exercise are important to promote wellness in our communities. If elected, I would sponsor legislation in support of locally-grown, pesticide-free, organic food/agriculture. | |||
| No | a) Should marriage only be between one man and one woman? | ||
| Yes | b) Should Arizona allow same-sex couples to form civil unions? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support state funding for stem cell research? | ||
| No | d) Do you support state funding for embryonic stem cell research? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support the state's use of affirmative action? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Arizona's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Arizona's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| The funding of stem cell research should probably be done at the federal level. As a Green Party candidate, I support gay marriage. Affirmative action and equal opportunity programs must be protected. We must bring social justice back to Arizona by eliminating SB1070, employer sanctions, English-only, and anti-ethnic studies legislation. | |||
| If elected, my top priorities are: 1) Building a strong Arizona economy. To do that, we need a strong middle class/working class. And, in order to have a strong middle class, we need strong unions in Arizona. I would introduce legislation that would encourage union organizing, and eliminate the "Right to Work" provisions from Arizona statute. 2) Immediate conversion to the solar/hydrogen economy by implementing a $1/gallon Carbon Tax on gasoline. 3) Bring social justice back to Arizona (eliminate SB1070). |
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