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Mark Wicklund's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Mark Wicklund has refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2016 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.

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Issue Positions

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 2016.

  • "I believe that the decision to terminate a pregnancy, as well as all decisions with respect to a woman's health care, should be made by the woman in consultation with her physician." (votesmart.org)
  • "The cost for expanded Federal commitment to access to higher education should come from a tax on Wall Street financial transactions." (votesmart.org)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "I support raising the minimum wage to a living wage (ramped up to $15 per hour over a multi- year period). Nobody should work 40 hours a week and still be in poverty. In order to provide this minimum wage without crippling small and family-owned businesses, businesses employing fewer than 75 people would receive funding from the Federal government to make up the difference between a "small-business-competitive" wage and the minimum wage." (votesmart.org)
  • "The cost for expanded Federal commitment to access to higher education should come from a tax on Wall Street financial transactions." (votesmart.org)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "The proceeds from the carbon tax should be used to refine technologies and build infrastructure for renewable energy sources. Essentially we will move money from profits for big fossil fuel companies into investments in a cleaner future." (votesmart.org)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "I favor gun ownership rights, qualified by universal background checks for criminal activity and mental illness." (votesmart.org)
  • "I will vote and fight to strengthen and extend Obamacare so that every resident of the 13th Congressional District and the nation has access to quality health care." (votesmart.org)
  • "The public option will enroll all who are not currently insured and will be run and function similarly to Medicare. This option will not only provide that all can have insurance, but will provide through government negotiations with health care providers ability to rationalize health care costs, to begin to bring American costs for health care down to the level of other countries that have excellent health care systems." (votesmart.org)
  • "On the campaign trail in Bloomington, talking with activists and community leaders about progressive immigration policy reform and getting out the vote for it in November." (www.facebook.com)
  • "Come visit our booth tomorrow at PrideFest in Springfield! We would always stand as allies in the U.S. House of Representatives for LGBT issues, unlike some current members of it..." (www.facebook.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "I will work to save social security by raising the income cap on SS contributions." (votesmart.org)

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