Cheryl Sudduth's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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- "In addition to fighting to ensure comprehensive healthcare - medical, dental, vision, mental health, life - is fully available to all in support of Medicare for All, we believe it important to continue fighting to mandate counties provide trauma-equipped medical centers in all areas, esp. marginalized communities." (cherylsudduth.nationbuilder.com)
- "In addition, we will ensure equity is built into this single-payer health care system by allocating funding for hospitals and community care centers in rural and urban areas that are lacking access, as well as funding and resources to support the education and training of physicians, nurses and other medical professionals and staff to live and work in these communities impacted by lack of services, especially Black, Brown, Indigenous, and low-income and rural communities." (cherylsudduth.nationbuilder.com)
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- "We also need proactive legislation to support accountability for energy storage systems, incentives for affordable solar systems, reduction of fossil fuel emissions, protection of water sources from contamination, reduction of California's dependence on natural gas and replacing with renewable energy, reduction of plastic pollution, and sustainable conservation efforts of natural resources and public lands." (cherylsudduth.nationbuilder.com)
- "We also need proactive legislation to support accountability for energy storage systems, incentives for affordable solar systems, reduction of fossil fuel emissions, protection of water sources from contamination, reduction of California's dependence on natural gas and replacing with renewable energy, reduction of plastic pollution, and sustainable conservation efforts of natural resources and public lands." (cherylsudduth.nationbuilder.com)
- "We need to fix and fund the Safe Drinking Water Act by strengthening standards and increasing access to safe drinking water for communities of color and low-income communities by identifying and funding critical water infrastructure projects, including removing the 6-10 million lead service lines still in use; prevent water contamination by effectively controlling industrial and agribusiness pollution and by expanding the list of chemicals and substances regulated under the Clean Water Act and Safe Drinking Water Act, including toxic PFAS chemicals; and enforce the law to ensure safe drinking water for all." (cherylsudduth.nationbuilder.com)
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- "No wall. Ever." (twitter.com)
- "We need to establish meaningful legislation that will create stability and safety in our communities, promote economic opportunity and provide required amnesty and citizenship paths for DACA and TPS applicants and their families." (cherylsudduth.nationbuilder.com)
- "The U.S. was built on the DREAMS of Immigrants.We stand w DREAMERS & Families to demand Senate pass a Clean #DREAM Act NOW. #CleanDreamAct" (twitter.com)
- "We need to support meaningful sanctuary policies, including maintaining & reinforcing school district policies, prioritize funding for rapid response programs. Support organizations that provide legal and support services to defend undocumented residents facing detention &/or deportation." (cherylsudduth.nationbuilder.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.
| No | Do you support United States' combat operations in Afghanistan? | ||
| Yes | Do you support a timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan? | ||
Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing the federal budget.In order to balance the budget,
| Yes | do you support reducing defense spending? | ||
| Yes | do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| Yes | do you support reducing Medicaid spending? | ||
| Yes | do you support reducing Medicare spending? | ||
| Yes | Is balancing the budget a legislative priority? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| No | Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| While I personally disagree with passing judgment regarding terminating the life of another human, I do believe some egregious acts of criminal behavior deserve the most stringent of punishments including retributive measures. | |||
| Yes | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| Yes | Do you support spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the temporary extension of unemployment benefits? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the 2010 temporary extension of tax relief? | ||
| Yes | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? | ||
| The measure of Education should be the student's progress, not the test score records for a specific Teacher. Teachers should focus more on training students to THINK, rather than simply MEMORIZE and regurgitate facts. | |||
| Yes | Do you support reducing restrictions on offshore energy production? | ||
| If the restrictions are done with very concrete measures to protect the environment and with the appropriate taxation and local revenue import applied. | |||
| Yes | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| Yes | Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? | ||
| Though I support the constitutional right to bear arms, I believe some weaponry, chiefly automatic assault weaponry, shoud not be available to the general public. | |||
| No | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act? | ||
| Yes | Should individuals be required to purchase health insurance, as mandated in the 2010 Affordable Care Act? | ||
| I believe adherence to any and all laws is essential. I believe all minor citizens need to be covered under health insurance, mandated if necessary. However, I do believe adult citizens who do not want to purchase or maintain health insurance should not be subject to mandated coverage as long as they understand they will be subject to paying FULL medical bills on their own as I also support the elimination of mandatory emergency room indigent care services. The truly indigent should be under a bona fide Medicare or Medicaid or state medical plan. | |||
| Yes | Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| Yes | Do you support allowing illegal immigrants, who were brought to the United States as minors, to pursue citizenship without returning to their country of origin? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration law by state and local police? | ||
| Immigration is the backbone of American society. I support immigration reform as long as such reform is equitably distributed through all immigration groups - not just the ones south of the American border. If persons from Canada, Europe, Asia etc. can migrate with little issue, so should be the case for persons from Central America, Latin America, and South America. American laws should reflect what's best for its' citizens. We should not allow 'birth' to be the sole determining factor of citizenship - especially when such 'birth' occurs under illegal circumstances. | |||
| Do you support same-sex marriage? | |||
| I support the concept of marriage in and of itself. I do not support segmenting the concept of marriage into categories. No other group defines marriage with a behaviorial modifier. It is either marriage or it is not. | |||
| Yes | Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict? | ||
| No | Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent Iran from possessing a nuclear weapon? | ||
| I support overall national security excepting acts which categorize citizenry without cause. All security standards should be based on what is best for the overall citizenry without trampling on the rights of any citizen. Military force should be preserved for purposes of national security - not as protectors of every 'what if' situation. If the standard is military intervention to prevent nuclear weapon development, then the standard must apply to ALL nations, not just select ones. | |||
| No | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? | ||
| I am open to supporting a degree of private investment opportunities in this regards; however, I believe very strict measures must be enacted to prevent fraud and mismanagement. Similar to 401K plans, there should be incentives for increasing contributions and penalties for early withdrawals. | |||
SpendingIndicate what federal spending levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category; you can use a number more than once.TaxesIndicate what federal tax levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category; you can use a number more than once.
| Slightly Decrease | a) Agriculture | ||
| Slightly Decrease | b) Arts | ||
| Slightly Decrease | c) Defense | ||
| Greatly Increase | d) Education | ||
| Slightly Decrease | e) Environment | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Greatly Decrease | g) International aid | ||
| Maintain Status | h) Medical Research | ||
| Slightly Increase | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Greatly Decrease | j) Space exploration | ||
| Maintain Status | k) United Nations | ||
| Greatly Decrease | l) Welfare | ||
| m) Other or expanded categories | |||
| Slightly Increase | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Slightly Increase | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Greatly Increase | c) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
| Greatly Increase | d) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
| Maintain Status | e) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
| Greatly Decrease | f) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Slightly Decrease | g) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Slightly Increase | h) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Slightly Increase | i) Inheritance taxes | ||
| Slightly Decrease | j) Payroll taxes | ||
| k) Other or expanded categories | |||
| Educ: Teach our children to THINK critically. Without educated, creaytive thinkers, we will continue to rely on imported iintellect. Fully fund NCLB or do away with it. Mandate oEnglish language fluency for entry into public middle & high schools. Train teacher to teach & mentor ethnic minorities. Test the teachers. Econ: Improve education. Eliminate tax cuts for utility/energy firms not using US citizen labor & clean technology. Reduce welfare; limit benefits; assign jobs. Nat'l Debt: Stop runaway spending. Prison for spending abuse. Limit Soc Security, Medicare/caid, & welfare benefits to US citizens. Mandate minor healthcare. Vets: Do whatever it takes. |
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