Matt Sadler's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Nevada State Legislative Election 2018 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| No | b) Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
| I am 100% pro-life in every instance. | |||
Budget Stabilization:Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing Nevada's budget.
| No | a) Do you support the creation of a state income tax in Nevada? | ||
| No | b) Do you support state funding for the construction of professional athletic facilities? | ||
| Yes | c) Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions? | ||
| Yes | d) Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees? | ||
| Yes | e) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients? | ||
| Yes, if you look at what NV spends versus what it takes in, there is a deficit. Pensions are not in crisis yet but the age where one can receive benefits and be vested for retirement needs to ultimately go up or the recipient's ROI has to be adjusted slightly downward if we are to remain solvent long term. Medicaid needs to have its eligibility requirements revisited after The ACA left our state (and many others) in a bind. | |||
| No | a) Do you support any limits 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? | ||
| With regard to section C, yes I would like an independent commission to look at redistricting but in a budget neutral fashion. I do not like to increase spending in any way without decreasing it in another (unneeded or over-funded) area. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| No | b) Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes? | ||
| Yes | c) Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
| Legitimate, medically-required use of marijuana is acceptable and I am a proponent of it. However, medical marijuana is exploited nearly everywhere and recreational marijuana is just plain reckless, and I despise that it is legal. | |||
| No | a) Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support lowering state taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support reducing state government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| No | d) Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support requiring welfare applicants to pass a drug test in order to receive benefits? | ||
| No | f) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of Nevada? | ||
| The less government is involved in our life, the better. | |||
| No | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in Nevada? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| No | c) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Nevada high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| I firmly believe that if public schools compete with charter schools for the same piece of the funding pie, that competition will elevate the performance of all of the schools. | |||
| No | a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
| No | b) Do you support state government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| No | c) Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives? | ||
| No | d) Do you support increasing state funding to improve air quality? | ||
| In theory, government help with clean air and better water makes sense. In practice, the bureaucratic inefficiency of the government just messes it up. | |||
| 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? | ||
| No | d) Should a license be required for gun ownership? | ||
| I am 100% pro 1st amendment, and I will not waiver. Law abiding citizens, especially teachers, should have access to lawfully purchased and kept firearms for their protection and the children's protection. I am against all gun control measures. | |||
| No | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| No | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through Nevada's health care programs? | ||
| No | c) Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance? | ||
| No | 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 increasing state funding for community health emergency preparation? | ||
| One comment on section E above: I firmly believe most vaccines help the majority of all citizenry, and any one who opts out of necessary childhood vaccination need to contemplate this. By not allowing their child to have a vaccine like MMR or polio, they can be putting the masses at risk. However, their rights must be respected. | |||
| No | a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Nevada's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Nevada's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | c) Do you support greater efforts by Nevada state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | ||
| d) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| My main priority is helping to shrink the scope, power, and control of the state government. I favor expanding Nevadans' liberty with regard to school choice, freedom from excessive taxes, and freedom from excessive burdens--whether they be regulatory in nature or threats to their unalienable, constitutional rights. |
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