Montigue Magruder's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Montigue Magruder has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2017 Political Courage Test.
Virginia State Legislative Election 2017 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | 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? | ||
| Yes | c) Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered? | ||
| No | d) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
| e) Other or expanded principles: | |||
1) Budget Stabilization:Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing Virginia'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 | ||
| Yes | d) An income tax increase on any tax bracket | ||
| Supports raising taxes on the top income earners by 7%. Also supports the "combined reporting" standard for corporations. | |||
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) Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| 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? | ||
| 1) Supports making Election Day a state holiday and requiring employers to provide Paid Time Off to employees wanting to vote. 2) Supports banning donations from corporations and Special Interest Political Action Committees." 3) Supports entering Virginia into the Potomac Fair Representation Compact. 4) Supports the use of paper ballots only, with the requirement that ballots be hand-counted twice. 5) Supports allowing the local press and citizens to film (via live-stream video) the ballot-counting process. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| No | f) Do you support delaying the seizure of assets by law enforcement officials until after a conviction? | ||
| 1) Supports banning Civil Asset Forfeiture. 2) Supports abolishing the practice of charging court costs for defendants in criminal/civil cases. 3) Supports the creation of elected civilian review boards for all police and sheriff's departments. 4) Supports the decriminalization of marijuana and the legalization of prostitution. 5) Supports dismantling the School-to-Prison pipeline by banning students from being turned over to law enforcement. | |||
| 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? | ||
| No | c) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| 1) Supports increasing the minimum wage to $26.80 per hour. 2) Supports the abolition of Right To Work laws. 3) Supports enacting a private Right of Action to allow employees to sue their employers in court for wage theft. 4) Supports implementing an Universal Basic Income system that provides $15,000/year, without condition, to all Virginians. | |||
| No | a) Do you support the national Common Core State Standards initiative? | ||
| No | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | c) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Virginia high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities in Virginia? | ||
| 1) Opposes the Standards of Learning test. Will seek to abolish it if elected. 2) Opposes the privatization of public school systems. 3) Supports full enforcement of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. 4) Supports the provision of free preschool to all children, and two free years of college, vocational training, or apprenticeships. 5) Supports the provision of free medical, dental, and vision services for all children. 6) Supports the provision of free meals to all students. | |||
| 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 open space preservation? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| 1) Supports the Virginia Declaration of Solar Rights. Will seek to remove the restrictions on solar energy production in Virginia. 2) Opposes the construction of the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley Pipelines. Will seek a ban on natural gas pipeline construction, offshore oil-drilling, and fracking. 3) Opposes the 2015 "Rate Freeze" bill. Will seek a repeal of that legislation. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | c) Should citizens be allowed to carry concealed guns? | ||
| Yes | d) Should a license be required for gun possession? | ||
| e) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support a universally-accessible, publicly-administered health insurance option? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| No | c) Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes? | ||
| 1) Supports establishing a Family Leave Act which will grant employees up to 120 days of Paid Leave at 75% of their income. 2) Supports exempting families dealing with major illnesses from certain taxes. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support same-sex marriage? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Virginia's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Virginia's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | d) Should individuals be required to use a bathroom that corresponds with the gender listed on their birth certificates? | ||
| e) Other or expanded principles: | |||
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