Dan Neal's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Dan Neal has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2016 Political Courage Test.
Wyoming State Legislative Election 2016 Political Courage Test
| Pro-choice | a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| No | b) Should abortions be illegal after the first trimester of pregnancy? | ||
| Yes | c) Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape? | ||
| Yes | d) Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered? | ||
| No | e) Do you support requiring parental notification before an abortion is performed on a minor? | ||
| No | f) Do you support requiring parental consent before an abortion is performed on a minor? | ||
| No | g) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for abortion procedures? | ||
| No | h) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
| Women have a right to the reproductive health services they need. Ending a pregnancy should be legal whenever necessary to protect the life of the mother. | |||
1) State Spending:Indicate what state funding levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one level per category; you may use a number more than once.2) State Taxes:Indicate what state tax levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one level per category; you may use a number more than once.
| Maintain Status | a) Education (higher) | ||
| Maintain Status | b) Education (K-12) | ||
| Maintain Status | c) Environment | ||
| Slightly Increase | d) Health care | ||
| Slightly Decrease | e) Law enforcement/corrections | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Transportation/infrastructure | ||
| Maintain Status | g) Welfare | ||
| h) Other or expanded categories: | |||
| Slightly Increase | a) Cigarette taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | b) Gas/Oil taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | c) Property taxes | ||
| Maintain Status | d) Sales taxes | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support applying sales taxes to all online purchases? | ||
| Wyoming should impose a 7% severance tax on rare earth minerals; the same tax imposed on coal production. Wyoming should review its taxation of wind power generation. | |||
a) Do you support limits on the following types of contributions for state candidates?
| Yes | 1) Individual | ||
| Yes | 2) Political Action Committee | ||
| Yes | 3) Corporate | ||
| Yes | 4) Political Party | ||
| Yes | b) Should candidates for state office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting? | ||
| No | e) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
| Voting is a right and should not be hampered by photo identification requirements. | |||
| No | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders, such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment? | ||
| No | c) Do you support legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana? | ||
| d) Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | |||
| No | e) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support delaying the seizure of assets by law enforcement officials until after a conviction? | ||
| Possession of small amounts of marijuana should be decriminalized. Prosecutors and Judges should be involved in determining whether a minor accused of a violent crime should be tried as an adult. In general I oppose prosecuting any minors 15 and under as adults. There could be extenuating circumstances that require trial of juveniles 16 and over as adults. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support government spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| No | b) Do you support lowering taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| c) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | |||
| Yes | d) Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits? | ||
| No | f) Do you support requiring welfare applicants to pass a drug test in order to receive benefits? | ||
| g) Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation? | |||
| Yes | h) Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure? | ||
| Yes | i) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage? | ||
| Yes | j) Should employers be able to ask about applicants' criminal history before interviewing them? | ||
| I support regular review of government regulations on the private sector to eliminate those no longer needed and possibly to require new regulations as the situation demands. I support financial incentives for job creation with benchmarks for private sector performance and clawback provisions to reclaim public funds when company's fail to meet their job-creation promises. | |||
| a) Do you support the national Common Core State Standards initiative? | |||
| No | b) Do you support a merit pay system for teachers? | ||
| Yes | c) Is the tenure process for public school teachers producing effective teachers? | ||
| No | d) Should parents be allowed to use vouchers to send their children to any school? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid? | ||
| Yes | g) Should illegal immigrants who graduate from Wyoming high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| I support the Wyoming curriculum which includes some aspects of Common Core. I support state funding of charter schools when a local school board approves the charter school's operations. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support state funding for the development of traditional domestic energy sources (e.g. coal, natural gas, oil)? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support state funding for improvements to Wyoming's energy infrastructure? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support state funding for open space preservation? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support increased regulations of the hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") industry? | ||
| State funding for energy development should focus primarily on research conducted under the auspices of the University of Wyoming. Any specific support of private sector energy development should require performance benchmarks and clawback provisions to reclaim public funds if the benchmarks are not met. The state has supported a number of failed projects and should have been reimbursed. Frackers should be required to be more transparent and inform the public about materials used downhole. The health and safety of drilling workers requires more regulation of exposure to dust and gases. | |||
| No | a) Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| Yes | b) Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows? | ||
| Yes | c) Should citizens be allowed to carry concealed guns? | ||
| No | d) Should a license be required for gun possession? | ||
| I favor requiring a permit to carry a concealed weapon. I do not support allowing guns on college and public schools campuses. Security should be provided by the institutions, not educaton professionals. I also support existing requirements for permits to acquire fully automatic weapons. The gun show loophole gives the operators of such shows an unfair competitive advantage over retail outlets. The show operators could provide such checks. A concealed weapons permit would suffice for a background check. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support a universally-accessible, publicly-administered health insurance option? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support expanding access to health care through commercial health insurance reform? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support interstate health insurance compacts? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance? | ||
| No | f) Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes? | ||
| h) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support same-sex marriage? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Wyoming's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Wyoming's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| I believe all people in Wyoming deserve equal protection under the law. | |||
| I support Medicaid Expansion. The state could meet its minimal funding obligation - presently less than 10% of total cost -- through savings realized when Medicaid coverage replaces other services provided to low-income residents. I want to stop state efforts to seize our national forests, BLM and other lands. It's a mirage that will lead to the loss of public lands and public access to these great resources. I support raising the tipped minimum wage to at least $5 an hour. Doing so enables servers and others to keep more of their tips. |
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