Tom Chlystek's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Tom Chlystek has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2018 Political Courage Test.
Illinois 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? | ||
| d) Other or expanded principles: | |||
Budget Stabilization:Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing Illinois's budget.
| Yes | a) Should the Illinois state government be required to pass a budget every year? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support borrowing money from in-state vendors to pay outstanding state debts? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support using state funds to provide high speed internet to rural schools? | ||
| Yes | d) Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions? | ||
| No | e) Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees? | ||
| No | f) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients? | ||
| Yes | g) An income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| I support the pensions system, however the system has been take advantage of to the point it jeopardizes the pension system as whole. I believe that the pension systems needs to be made fair for all, and not allowed to be abused by some. | |||
| 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? | ||
| e) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| 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? | ||
| No | d) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
| Laws at the federal level on immigration are written with a broad brush. These laws do not take into account of law abiding citizens, who find themselves in situations beyond there control and without the proper advice or language skills to comply with the laws. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support reducing state 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 of Illinois? | ||
| g) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| No | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in Illinois? | ||
| No | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | c) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Illinois high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| No | d) Do you support requiring local governments to fund teacher pensions? | ||
| If local governments have to fund pensions, this gives a large advantage to well off districts to pay more for there teachers versus a disadvantaged area. This allows for a large discrepancy and recruiting advantage for well off school systems. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Especially in the Illinois District 82. With Ethylene Oxide gas, a class one carcinogenic being spewed into the district, we need to make sure we have enough budget to prevent such pollution poising our district and families. | |||
| 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 Illinois's health care programs? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance? | ||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| Viruses do not discriminate based on religion, so everyone needs to be vaccinated to keep us safe as a community. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Illinois's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Illinois's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support greater efforts by Illinois state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | ||
| d) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| My number one priority is to ban Ethylene Oxide, and this require no increase in funding. My number two priority is to reduce healthcare cost, and increase health care quality. I would require upfront pricing so that customers are able to choose the best cost effective options for there health care. My third priority is to enact commonsense gun legislation. This would not need funding to implement. |
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