Jesse Smith's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Key
Official Position: Candidate addressed this issue directly by taking the Political Courage Test.
Inferred Position: Candidate refused to address this issue, but Vote Smart inferred this issue based on the candidate's public record, including statements, voting record, and special interest group endorsements.
Unknown Position: Candidate refused to address this issue, or we could not infer an answer for this candidate despite exhaustive research of their public record.
Additional Information: Click on this icon to reveal more information about this candidate's position, from their answers or Vote Smart's research.
Other or Expanded Principles & Legislative Priorities are entered exactly as candidates submit them. Vote Smart does not edit for misspelled words, punctuation or grammar.
Jesse Smith 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.
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.
- "Protect a woman's right to make her own medical decisions." (jessesmithforcongress.com)
- "I believe we should tax the wealthy that do no pay their fair share, such as hedge fund managers." (www.jt4congressal03.com)
- "Prevent and reverse policies that allow police to unfairly arrest and prosecute minorities." (jessesmithforcongress.com)
- "Treat addiction as a heath concern, not a criminal problem. Remove cannabis from the list of Schedule 1 drugs. End mandatory minimum sentencing." (jessesmithforcongress.com)
- "Rebuild Alabama's crumbling infrastructure and create thousands of jobs in the process." (jessesmithforcongress.com)
- "I think that we should lower taxes on middle-income families and increase taxes on the top 1%." (www.jt4congressal03.com)
- "Allocate more funding for teachers and students and less on athletics. Expand education budget." (jessesmithforcongress.com)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "Develop clean energy technology and create thousands of jobs in the process." (jessesmithforcongress.com)
- "When I get to congress I will work everyday to make sure that climate change is addressed as a large-scale world-wide problem and that we all do what we can to make sure carbon emissions are regulated." (www.jt4congressal03.com)
- "Place a full coverage premium insurance on all assault weapons." (jessesmithforcongress.com)
- "End gun show loopholes." (jessesmithforcongress.com)
- "Thorough background checks on every firearm purchase." (jessesmithforcongress.com)
- "Institute single-payer healthcare for every American, including mental health coverage. Expand Medicare and Medicaid until then." (jessesmithforcongress.com)
- "Create a path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants." (jessesmithforcongress.com)
- "Support the DREAM Act for young undocumented immigrants." (jessesmithforcongress.com)
- "Ensure states like Alabama follow the Supreme Court's decision on marriage equality." (jessesmithforcongress.com)
- "Use appropriate military force only when diplomacy fails." (jessesmithforcongress.com)
- "Expand benefits that are currently less than 800 per month. Raise the cap on taxable earnings for Social Security. Right now, a person making 180,000K/year pays the same into Social Security as someone making 10 million/year." (jessesmithforcongress.com)
Vote Smart does not permit the use of its name or programs in any campaign activity, including advertising, debates, and speeches.