Jesse Moore's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Jesse Moore has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2024 Political Courage Test.
Kansas State Legislative Election 2024 Political Courage Test
| Pro-choice | a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support legalizing abortion when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape? | ||
| No | c) Do you support the prohibition of public funds (e.g. Medicaid) for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
| I voted to put the Value Them Both amendment, which would have prevented abortions, on the Kansas state ballot. The amendment failed by a large margin and I think Kansas should respect the will of the voters. | |||
| No | a) In order to balance the budget, do you support limiting state government spending on social programs (e.g. SNAP, TANF)? | ||
| No | b) Do you support a decrease in income taxes in order to promote economic growth? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support a wealth tax in order to pay for public programs in your state? | ||
| Kansans need property tax relief as state income taxes on the wealthy and corporations have been cut, necessitating an increase in property taxes. | |||
| No | a) Do you support capital punishment for violent crimes? | ||
| Yes | b) Should an individual under 18 accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | ||
| No | c) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
| No | d) Do you support the use of private prisons? | ||
| No | e) Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent drug offenders? | ||
| It costs about $40,000 a year to keep someone in prison. In the case of minor offenses, that money would be much better use for drug treatment and rehabilitation. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth (e.g. grants, tax incentives)? | ||
| No | b) Do you support reducing state government regulations on the private sector (e.g. for business or the environment)? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of Kansas? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support government spending on affordable housing projects in Kansas? | ||
| No | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards (e.g. Common Core) in Kansas? | ||
| No | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing teacher salaries AND/OR benefits in Kansas? | ||
| Yes | d) Should immigrants in the United States who graduate from Kansas high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities, regardless of immigration status? | ||
| Yes | a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | ||
| No | b) Do you support state governments allowing permits for drilling on public lands? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives? | ||
| Yes | a)Do you support limiting campaign contributions from corporations, unions, and individuals? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the use of an independent or bipartisan commission for redistricting? | ||
| No | c) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support automatic voter registration? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support the implementation of ranked choice voting in Kansas? | ||
| Yes | a) Do you generally support gun-control legislation (e.g. red flag laws, closing the boyfriend loophole)? | ||
| Yes | b) Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support the right to concealed carry in Kansas? | ||
| Yes | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support a government-run (e.g. single-payer) healthcare program such as Medicare-for-All? | ||
| Yes | c) Should an individual have the right to choose to die (e.g. those with a terminal illness) through euthanasia? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support mandating vaccinations (e.g. for school or employment)? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support expanding paid family AND/OR medical leave benefits (e.g. maternity leave)? | ||
| Yes | f) Should the government be able to regulate the cost of prescription drugs? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support legalizing medical marijuana for patients who have chronic diseases, conditions, AND/OR are terminally ill? | ||
| Yes | h) Do you support banning gender affirming care for transgender youth in Kansas? | ||
| Kansas needs to pass Medicaid expansion. Failure to do so has cost the state about $7 billion and has left about 150,000 working Kansans and their families without health insurance. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support inclusion of sexual orientation in Kansas' anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Kansas' anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support greater efforts by Kansas' state government in closing gender, racial, and other wage gaps? | ||
| Here are my Legislative priorities for Kansas: Fiscal Responsibility. We need sustainable budgets that maintain essential services and fund programs necessary for Kansas to prosper. Kansans desperately need property tax relief. We can pay for that and excellent schools if we would stop giving tax breaks to the wealthy and profitable corporations. Medicaid Expansion. Expanding Medicaid would insure 150,000 working Kansans and bring $800 million of our tax dollars back to Kansas each year. So far, Kansas has lost $7 billion by not expanding Medicaid. Think what the state could have done with that money. Schools. We must fund our schools for excellence. We need to fully fund special education and develop early childhood education. School bus stop sign laws need to be improved and enforced. Solar Energy for Schools. Some states have developed programs to encourage schools to install solar panels on schools. Those schools have saved millions of dollars on their energy costs. I plan to introduce legislation to do that in Kansas. Incarceration. It costs $35,000 a year to keep someone in prison. That money could much better be spent on job training and rehabilitation. The Smart Justice Initiative, which is sponsored by such diverse groups as the ACLU and Americans for Prosperity, will greatly cut the incarceration rate and save the state millions of dollars. Health Insurance. Kansas needs to limit co-pays for insulin and other life-saving drugs. Roadblocks need to be removed so that people can more easily access mental health care through their health insurance. Medical Marijuana. It prevents seizures in children and relieves pain. It is far less addicting and much less expensive than opioids. Agricultural Hemp: Hemp products are biodegradable and can replace many of the products now made of more expensive resources. State laws need to change to encourage agricultural hemp. State Energy Plan. Kansas needs to form a State Energy Commission. Kansas is one of the few states that does not have an energy committee to plan ways to provide energy services efficiently and keep rates low. Develop Renewable Energy. Wind and solar energy are now less expensive and are much less polluting than coal. A state Energy Committee could help transition to renewable energy. Referendum System. Kansas does not have a system that allows its citizens to put issues directly on the ballot and avoid roadblocks in the legislature. Most states do. I plan to push for this. Legislative Rules. Legislative rules must be changed to make the legislative processes more transparent and democratic. |
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