Thomas Dixon's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Thomas Dixon has refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2016 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.
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 2016.
- "Planned Parenthood provides critical services that enable women across America to get proper healthcare and should be funded. The U.S. Senate needs to pass legislation ensuring this vital funding is in no way diminished." (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "Sentencing must reflect the severity of the crime against society
- we currently have too many folks serving time for minor drug offenses." (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "All Americans are entitled to a quality education that prepares them to become self-supporting citizens, and this includes college." (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "We need to invest in clean energy infrastructure and stop giving tax breaks to companies that produce environmentally toxic energy." (votesmart.org)
- "The 'Charleston Loophole' must also be closed. This loophole allows people who have not passed background checks to obtain firearms after waiting only 3 days
- "Brady Background Checks need to be expanded to cover all gun sales regardless of where they occur and whom they are between. This means closing the "gun show loophole" that currently allows online and low volume sellers to sell guns legally without running a background check on the buyer." (votesmart.org)
- it is how Dylan Roof obtained the weapons he used in the Mother Emanuel Massacre." (votesmart.org)
- "Obamacare needs to be protected and expanded to cover all Americans that still do not have health coverage. It is our duty to protect the most vulnerable in our society." (votesmart.org)
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
- "America needs to assert itself in the world as a leader, but with leadership comes the responsibility to lead by example and be a good actor." (votesmart.org)
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