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Charles Stockham's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Charles Stockham has failed to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2020 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.

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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 2020.

  • Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? "Pro-Life" (votesmart.org)
  • In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? "No" (votesmart.org)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? "No" (votesmart.org)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
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  • Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? "No" (votesmart.org)
  • Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards? "No" (votesmart.org)
  • Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? "No" (votesmart.org)
  • Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? "Yes" (votesmart.org)
  • Do you generally support gun-control legislation? "No" (votesmart.org)
  • Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? "No" (votesmart.org)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border? "No" (votesmart.org)
  • Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? "No" (votesmart.org)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
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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.
Pro-life Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
Pro-choice or Pro-Life are to extremes I disagree with. I support Pro-Voice. Pro-voice is a way for ALL voices to be heard in each abortion case. The Federal government should not have a voice unless they are funding the abortion which is something that should be rarely done. The mother, father, family, doctor and baby should have a voice in the termination of a life with the normal exception due to rape, incest or life of the mother.
No In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
Yes In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
The current congress has not balanced the budget in a long time. Collecting more taxes is NOT going to help them stop wasting money and spending it foolishly. If they can not balance what they have the answer is NOT to give them more.
No Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
ALL campaign contributions need to be direct and transparent. No more fake super pack money. No more hidden funding from special interest groups.
No Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
Yes Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
The swamp in DC does not know how to pick winners and losers in the free market and they should NOT try to do so. Lowering corporate taxes has been proven to stimulate growth for the companies and the better the companies do the better their employees do.
No Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
The swamp in DC does not have good educational standards for our children and the states should not look to them for nationwide standards. Local people are the best to decide what is best for our children's education.
No Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
Yes Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
The swamp in DC should not be picking winners or losers in the energy industry and it should not be subsiding ANY of it. The free market will produce companies with the best plan for our energy needs. The government should however monitor these companies to make sure not environmental rules are broken.
No Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
The swamp should not have much to say about my God given and constitution supported 2nd Amendment rights. We have common sense guns laws now that are NOT being followed and there is NO evidence that passing more gun laws will solve any of our problems. We have more guns available today than in any time in history and the gun violence around the nation has gone DOWN not up!
No Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
The ACA was designed to fail from day one. Repeal and Replace makes for great campaign slogans but are pointless efforts. Real health insurance or health care should ONLY cost a family of 4 around $200 a month and that is affordable for most families in America. Government run Medicaid and Medicare can cover those whom can not afford the new lower amount.
No Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
No Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
The swamp does not want to solve this issue that has been an issue since before I was born. We need to secure our border with walls, fences, drones and guards as well. The legal system needs to be streamlined and improved. If you are here illegally you need to get in the legal line and as long as you have a job or US citizen sponsor and have not committed any other crimes you can stay. That sponsor will be held liable for any thing you do.
Yes Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
Marijuana needs to be changed from a class 1 drug to a class 3 drug. We need to bring this out of the shadows and explore the potential natural health benefits.
No Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
No Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
This strategy has NEVER worked. We need to get out of the middle east and stop bombing people unless they pose a real threat to our people or our allies.
I am focused on Homeless, Veteran services and JOBS. I have real solutions for all 3 and currently work in the community to make a difference. We have job workshops and entrepreneur workshops as well to make a difference. At the end of the day if a politicians is not talking about education and economic development they are just blowing smoke up our skirts.

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