Chris Mitchum's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Chris Mitchum has refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2014 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests.
Issue Positions
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- Chris Mitchum. Project Vote Smart: 1998 California State Legislative Political Courage Test. Did Not Check SUPPORT for: "g) Prohibit the late-term abortion procedure known as "partial-birth" abortion."
- Chris Mitchum. Project Vote Smart: 1998 California State Legislative Political Courage Test. Did Not Check SUPPORT for: "e) Abortions should always be illegal."
- Chris Mitchum. Project Vote Smart: 1998 California State Legislative Political Courage Test. Did Not Check SUPPORT for: "a) Abortions should always be legally available."
- "Taxes are the Power Pawn of Politics. Numerous studies have shown that, since the Korean War, when taxes are high, lessening employment thus the tax base, and when taxes are low, increasing employment thus the tax base, revenue of the government from taxes runs about 19% of GNP.The only thing higher taxes do is move our money into the government's pocket. The one with all the money has all the power. THAT's what higher taxes are all about: Power, not revenue." (votesmart.org)
- "Our national debt is over fourteen trillion dollars and growing by billions daily. Obama's reckless spending exceeds anything the world has ever seen before." (votesmart.org)
- Chris Mitchum. Project Vote Smart: 1998 California State Legislative Political Courage Test. Selected "Greatly Increase" for: "1) Indicate what levels of federal funding you support for the following categories. Select one number (level) only. c) Education (K-12)" Indicate the funding levels you will support for the following general categories. Select one level only. Other or expanded principles: "e) coastal clean-up of water"
- "Common Core must be stopped. The Federal government has no constitutional authority to take over and nationalize education. I support the creation of more Charter schools and a voucher system so that all children will have access to a better education." (votesmart.org)
- "We need to develop all energy sources, oil, natural gas, coal, biofuels, wind, nuclear, and hydro. The marketplace will decide which is the most effective but the exploration of all will create jobs, lower energy prices, stimulate growth, increase government revenues, strengthen the dollar and, ultimately, make our nation more secure. Science allows us to develop these natural resources in ways that respect the environment like never before. Relying on other nations with unstable political situations for our energy creates geopolitical problems that could be solved by developing our own energy sources." (votesmart.org)
- "President Obama has given the EPA regulatory powers that are strangling business. We must remove the political agenda from protecting the environment." (votesmart.org)
- Chris Mitchum. Project Vote Smart: 1998 California State Legislative Political Courage Test. Did Not Check SUPPORT for: "a) Ban the sale or transfer of all forms of semi-automatic weapons."
- Chris Mitchum. Project Vote Smart: 1998 California State Legislative Political Courage Test. Did Not Check SUPPORT for: "f) Favor allowing citizens to carry concealed firearms."
- "The first thing everyone needs to understand is ALL of our Amendments are essential to the protection of our Constitution. Once a single Amendment falls, once that wall is breached, none of our Amendments are safe. That said, I was in Rifle Club in High School. It was a program designed by the NRA. I was a Founding member of the 2nd Amendment Task Force (NRA), I am a Golden Eagle (NRA), and a dear friend was Charlton Heston. I am "A" rated by the NRA.I shall add things to this page as the campaign progresses. This should give you an idea as to where and how deep my roots go into the basic founding principles of our great country.Recovery will be accomplished by the people, not by the government." (votesmart.org)
- "The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Obama Care to the rest of us, MUST be repealed. The bill is not about healthcare; it's about the biggest power grab by the US government in our history. It is wrought with new taxes and heavy regulations, the shadow of which has stifled business growth. It is the biggest single item blocking economic recovery." (votesmart.org)
- "In the second section of the Declaration of Independence it states,"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."It does not say, "and Happiness," it says the " pursuit of Happiness." People, who came to America to get a free handout, came to the wrong place. What America provides is Opportunity, Opportunity to succeed.We must establish a Federal policy of Welfare-to-Work and strive to get everyone on can work, working. We must cut all Federal welfare help to states if they provide welfare to illegals.E-Verify must be enforced. Fines must be in place for employers who violate it.When Cesar Chavez and Gov. Brown concocted the end of the Bracero Program, where Mexican workers could move easily to the US to work then go back home, and start the Farm Workers union, it opened the door to illegal immigration. To recreate a similar program would remove the pressure that is forcing Mexican laborers to stay in the US." (votesmart.org)
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- "My principles for reform are to first, ensure that current beneficiaries are given the benefits they are entitled to. However, future beneficiaries should be given options on how to manage and prepare for their retirement and their healthcare." (votesmart.org)
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.
| Yes | Do you support United States' combat operations in Afghanistan? | ||
| No | Do you support a timetable for withdrawal from Afghanistan? | ||
| Let the Generals run the war. The results of Viet Nam shows us what happens when politicians run it. The politicians should be focused on improving the politics of the country involved. | |||
Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing the federal budget.In order to balance the budget,
| do you support reducing defense spending? | |||
| do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | |||
| do you support reducing Medicaid spending? | |||
| do you support reducing Medicare spending? | |||
| Is balancing the budget a legislative priority? | |||
| Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | |||
| No | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation? | |||
| No | 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? | ||
| 1) It doesn't work. 2) If it's a viable business that will produce returns, such as oil, yes. 4) Temporary is the key word here. I'd rather have people on unemployment insurance than welfare. 5) I'd lower it and make it permanent. | |||
| No | Do you support requiring states to implement education reforms in order to be eligible for competitive federal grants? | ||
| I'd close the Department of Education and put education back in the hands of local and State government. | |||
| Yes | Do you support reducing restrictions on offshore energy production? | ||
| I support agressive pursuit of our natural resources. | |||
| No | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
| No | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| Cap and Trade is a government power grab and is killing business and running up energy costs. | |||
| No | Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? | ||
| With exception to existing restrictions on machine guns and sawed-off shotguns. | |||
| Yes | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act? | ||
| No | Should individuals be required to purchase health insurance, as mandated in the 2010 Affordable Care Act? | ||
| No | Do you support requiring illegal immigrants to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| 1) Those who have responsible jobs, I would give them a one year work permit to get their affairs in order, apply to immigrate, then be reviewed at the end of the year for a one year renewal or rejection. Any violation leads to immediate deportation. 2) If working, see above. 3) I support the FEDS to do it!!! | |||
| No | Do you support same-sex marriage? | ||
| I support the same rights ... a Domestic Contract. Marriage, deeply rooted in every religion and a social structure of being between a man and a woman for the purpose of a secure family for PRODUCING children and having a solid economic unit having existed for thousands of years, should NOT be violated. | |||
| Yes | Do you support targeting suspected terrorists outside of official theaters of conflict? | ||
| Yes | Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent Iran from possessing a nuclear weapon? | ||
| 1) But in what way "targeting?" If you mean "going after to capture," yes. If you mean "killing," no. If the word changes from "suspected" to "confirmed," yes. 2)If not now, when? If not us, who? | |||
| Yes | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? | ||
| Medicare as well. | |||
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.
| Greatly Decrease | a) Agriculture | ||
| Eliminate | b) Arts | ||
| Slightly Increase | c) Defense | ||
| Eliminate | d) Education | ||
| Greatly Decrease | e) Environment | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Homeland Security | ||
| Slightly Decrease | g) International aid | ||
| Maintain Status | h) Medical Research | ||
| Slightly Increase | i) Scientific Research | ||
| Greatly Increase | j) Space exploration | ||
| Slightly Decrease | k) United Nations | ||
| Greatly Decrease | l) Welfare | ||
| Slightly Decrease | m) Other or expanded categories | ||
| Greatly Decrease | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | b) Corporate taxes | ||
| Slightly Decrease | c) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
| Greatly Decrease | d) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
| Greatly Decrease | e) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
| Greatly Decrease | f) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Greatly Decrease | g) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
| Greatly Decrease | h) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Eliminate | i) Inheritance taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | j) Payroll taxes | ||
| Slightly Decrease | k) Other or expanded categories | ||
| a) I believe in Free Market. b) An artist myself, I know the struggle. Encourage private patronage of the arts with tax deductions (the less tax we pay, the better.) c) No Obama's cuts, slightly increase. if not, GREATLY increase. d) Return it to the communities and states. e) Waterways, air qualities, hazardous materials, fine, destroying communities farming over the delta smelt, no g) They don't support us, we don't support them. j) Dreams can be reached (walking on the moon). For that alone, we must have an aggressive NASA program. l) It's killing our economy. Jobs are the answer. | |||
| j) If we cut all the other taxes, payroll taxes WILL decrease! | |||
| It's all interrelated to the economy, liberty and government overbearing. It is an interwoven fabric which takes many elements to solve. We must repeal ObamaCare, repeal Dodd-Frank, have a balanced budget amendment, cut spending, cut taxes, downsize government, repeal restrictions, especially EPA Cap and Trade, develop our natural resources, secure our boarders and deal with illegals. We must reestablish our free market economy, downsize dependency programs, restructure medicare and social security so that they are solvent. We must get the country BACK to the Constitution and the government BACK into the hands of the people. |
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