Ken Willey's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Ken Willey has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2020 Political Courage Test.
Florida State Legislative Election 2020 Political Courage Test
| Pro-choice | a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support legalizing abortion when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
| I do not deny that life begins at conception, but we can't end abortion with government. Only by acting as individuals in our communities, helping the women who believe abortion is their last or best choice, will we make a difference. | |||
| a) In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions? | |||
| No | b) In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| No | c) Should tax be charged on online sales from retailers based outside Florida? | ||
| d) Do you support charging bottled water companies an excise tax on water extraction? | |||
| e) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| No | a) Do you support a limit on campaign contributions to state candidates? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| No | e) Do you support automatic voter registration? | ||
| Campaign finance laws usually create a higher barrier for anyone to challenge an incumbent politician. I support restricting the power of governments to hand out favors to donors. | |||
| No | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| b) Should an individual under 18 accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | |||
| c) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | |||
| No | d) Do you support the use of private prisons in Florida? | ||
| No | e) Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? | ||
| There should be no non-violent drug offenders in prisons. All non-violent offenses should be decriminalized. | |||
| No | a) Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| b) Do you support lowering state income taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | |||
| Yes | c) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| No | d) Do you support requiring welfare applicants to pass a drug test in order to receive benefits? | ||
| No | e) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of Florida? | ||
| No | f) Do you support requiring employers to provide paid family leave? | ||
| g) Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19? | |||
| Economic issues should be left to the free market. | |||
| a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in Florida? | |||
| b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | |||
| c) Do you support increasing teacher salaries AND/OR benefits in Florida? | |||
| Yes | d) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Florida high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| I support a separation of schools and state. We should move as many decisions to the local level as possible. | |||
| No | a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | ||
| No | b) Do you support government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| 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 after passing gun safety training? | ||
| No | d) Should a license be required for gun ownership? | ||
| All gun laws are infringements on the natural right to life, liberty, and property, and the right to defend life, liberty, and property. | |||
| a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | |||
| No | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through Florida's health care programs? | ||
| No | c) Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance? | ||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| No | f) Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19? | ||
| I support free market healthcare. Make permanent all changes to make access to care easier during the current pandemic. Expand scope of care for what are called physician extenders. | |||
| a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Florida's anti-discrimination laws? | |||
| b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Florida's anti-discrimination laws? | |||
| c) Do you support greater efforts by Florida state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | |||
| d) Do you support expanding anti-discrimination laws to include hair textures and protective hairstyles? | |||
| I support boycotts and social pressure against individuals and organizations that discriminate. | |||
| In the following area, please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top legislative priority and how you plan to fund it. | |||
| Localization. Issues should be addressed as close to the individual as possible. The state government's role should be limited to protecting the rights of the individual. | |||
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