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Marty Walters' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Marty Walters has refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2018 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.

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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 2018.

  • "I advocate for reproductive rights and education, including comprehensive sex education in schools, mandated health care coverage of birth control, and ensuring a woman’s right to choose whether to have an abortion." (www.martywalters.com)
  • 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.
  • "Your Congressional Representative should know the requirements for money in politics and live by the spirit and letter of campaign finance regulations." (www.martywalters.com)
  • "I'm running for Congress to bring fast, reliable, affordable internet service to our towns, our ranches, our cabins, and our businesses all over California's First Congressional district. We need to get federal public co-ops to receive the grants that large telecoms currently steal from us and use that money to install fiber optic cables into every town, every house, and every cabin in our district." (www.martywalters.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "Kids who grow up with innovation are much more likely to become inventors and innovators, so we need to invest in these programs across rural California." (www.facebook.com)
  • "We need to revisit the way we support students in rural schools, from preschool through community colleges, starting with the funding sources and infrastructure and campus needs." (www.martywalters.com)
  • "The federal government must establish a framework for immediately tackling the biggest climate risks and funding the monitoring and science needed to guide us through an uncertain future.  Immediate needs include: […] Renewable and distributed energy systems" (www.martywalters.com)
  • "Now we need to revisit all our pollution programs to ensure we’re applying the best science and the most efficient regulations that protect public health and natural resources.  The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has long been the global leader in the science of environmental protection, and it needs to also become the leader in smart, efficient regulation." (www.martywalters.com)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • "It is past time that we separate healthcare from our employment and make healthcare equitable and affordable for all people." (www.martywalters.com)
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.

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