Jim Riley's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Jim Riley refused to tell citizens where he stands on any of the issues addressed in the 2012 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart, national media, and prominent political leaders.
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 2012.
- Jim Riley. Disrespecting America. 9 March 2010. "For years, the Republicans have told Christians that they were with us and that they were anti-abortion. Yet in the years that they controlled the White House, the Senate, the House of Representatives and arguably the Supreme Court, did they even try to move on saving all those millions of innocent lives?" (www.jimrileyforcongress.com)
- Jim Riley. Issue Position: Abortion. 29 February 2012. "Jim Riley is Pro-Life and will work to: Promote adoption & abstinence, not abortion. Promote ways for young women to be able to keep their babies. Promote policies that will keep young families together. Promote adequate and affordable health care for children." (votesmart.org)
- Jim Riley. Issue Position: Foreign Policy. 29 February 2012. "Jim Riley is for a strong American foreign Policy and will work to: Bring our troops home from Afghanistan, where we are spending about $2 billion a week." (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Jim Riley. Twitter: @jimrileysr. 29 June 2011. "PETITION: Tell the GOP not to put the economy at risk just to protect tax breaks for billionaires." (twitter.com)
- Jim Riley. Twitter: @jimrileysr. 7 July 2011. "Tell the GOP no Social Security and Medicare cuts while protecting tax breaks for Millionaires." (twitter.com)
- Jim Riley. Issue Position: Economy. 29 February 2012. "Jim Riley is for Economic Growth and will work to: [¦] * Promote policies that can be helpful in creating jobs. * Restore budget discipline in Congress. * Cut deficit spending and help create surpluses." (votesmart.org)
- Jim Riley. Half-truths and untruths abound. 21 July 2011. "While Obama's stimulus packages haven't brought down unemployment yet, they have saved many jobs, especially in the auto and banking industries, that would have been lost without them, and the economy is slowly healing from the ministrations of the Bush administration." (www.jimrileyforcongress.com)
- Jim Riley. Issue Position: Capitalism. 29 February 2012. "Jim Riley is a Small Businessman and Proud Capitalist and will work to: [¦] Promote tax credits and investment support for small businesses." (votesmart.org)
- Jim Riley. Issue Position: Jobs. 29 February 2012. "Jim Riley believes in American business and the American worker and will work to: [¦] Change tax system to not encourage shipping jobs overseas." (votesmart.org)
- Jim Riley. Issue Position: Technology. 1 August 2012. "Jim Riley is a little bit of a tech nerd or geek, and will work to: * Encourage technology with funds for R & D, with tax incentives. [¦] * Use R&D and technology to grow our new economy by spurring businesses to grow." (votesmart.org)
- Jim Riley. Issue Position: Education. 29 February 2012. "Jim Riley is Pro-Education and will work to: [¦] Make sure that Accountability is a key to public school success." (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.
- Jim Riley. Issue Position: 2nd Amendment. 29 February 2012. "Jim Riley is Pro-Second Amendment and will work to: Promote the enforcement of reasonable laws. Promote gun safety (Gun Control is using the eight steady hold factors). Reduce unreasonable restrictions on this right of the people. Protect the right to bear arms." (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Jim Riley. Issue Position: Immigration. 29 February 2012. "Jim Riley is for reforms in Immigration law and will work to: [¦] Deport violent criminal and gang affiliated aliens without question [¦] Find a path to at least register aliens already in the country [¦] ·Educate and integrate the good people into our society, with compassion and understanding." (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.
- Jim Riley. Issue Position: Senior Citizens. 29 February 2012. "Jim Riley thinks we should keep our promises to the elderly and will work to: Protecting the promise of Social Security is absolute, we are not going to kick grandma out on the street. Bar practice of keeping retirement funds in company and affiliated stocks. Oppose privatization and oppose raising retirement age. Strengthen Social Security for Baby Boomers" (votesmart.org)
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