Kevin Fogarty's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Kevin Fogarty has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2018 Political Courage Test.
Minnesota State Legislative Election 2018 Political Courage Test
| Pro-choice | a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| Yes | b) Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape? | ||
| No | c) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
| Organizations such as Planned Parenthood are not primarily abortion providers, but rather provide women with a range of important healthcare and family planning services. | |||
1) Budget Stabilization:Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing Minnesota's budget.
| No | a) Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions? | ||
| No | b) Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees? | ||
| No | c) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients? | ||
| No | d) An income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| We need to root out wasteful spending before asking middle class taxpayers to shoulder additional burdens. In recent legislative sessions, the politicians in St. Paul have cut taxes for big tobacco companies and gave a no-strings attached handout to health insurance companies. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support any limits on campaign contributions to state candidates? | ||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| No | d) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
| Politicians in St. Paul have attacked the Political Contribution Refund Program and our system of public financing. As a candidate that is not funded by dark money PACs and big special interests, those programs are essential to my ability to run a competitive race and giver voters a choice. | |||
| No | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| e) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| No | c) Do you support reducing state government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of Minnesota? | ||
| I support tax relief that prioritizes the middle class, such as an expanded Child Care Credit or more generous Property Tax Credit. But I will not support tax cuts for wealthy individuals and big special interests, and any tax relief must not force reductions in key programs. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in Minnesota? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | c) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Minnesota high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| General education funding in Minnesota has not kept place with inflation. This shortchanges our students and can lead to teacher layoffs or higher property taxes. Minnesota leads when it invests in people over special interests, I will fight to reinvest in our schools. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support state government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives? | ||
| Minnesota's bipartisan Renewable Energy Standard has been a national model that has not only been good for our environment, but made us a leader in the clean energy economy. Minnesota's clean energy sector supports thousands of good-paying clean energy jobs, which are the future of our economy. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| Yes | b) Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows? | ||
| No | c) Should teachers be allowed to bring guns into the classroom? | ||
| Yes | d) Should a license be required for gun ownership? | ||
| e) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through Minnesota's health care programs? | ||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support eliminating religious exemptions for vaccinations? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support requiring assisted-living facilities to be licensed by the state? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support a state tax on all prescription opioids? | ||
| I hear constantly about our broken healthcare system on the campaign trail. High costs squeeze small businesses, working families and seniors living on fixed incomes. I support allowing Minnesotans to buy-in to our innovative MinnesotaCare program. This is a fiscally responsible way to inject more competition into our insurance markets and guarantee everyone has access to qualify affordable healthcare. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Minnesota's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Minnesota's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support greater efforts by Minnesota state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | ||
| No | d) Do you support increasing penalties on protesters who obstruct traffic, freeways, or access to airports? | ||
| e) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| My top priorities are restoring education funding, infrastructure investment and healthcare. Instead of giving handouts to big corporations, I would invest those dollars in making sure education funding keeps pace with inflation. To remain competitive must have world class roadways and transit systems. Policymakers must work at identifying a sustainable funding source for transportation and I believe we can leverage bonding to responsibly make necessary infrastructure investments. The first step in fixing our healthcare system is to allow for a MinnesotaCare buy-in, which beyond some small initial startup costs will not cost taxpayers a dime. |
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