Michael McKinney's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Michael McKinney has failed to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2024 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.
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Maine State Legislative Election 2022 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 for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
| Women's Rights are on the Ballot! | |||
| No | a) In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions? | ||
| No | b) Do you support raising taxes on any income or on any entity, to promote economic growth? | ||
| c) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| b) Should an individual under 18 accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | |||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| e) Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? | |||
| B- Case by case: Judges discretion whether a minor under 18 can be prosecuted as an adult E- Case by case : Support Rehabilitation Approach for non-violent drug offenders | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| No | c) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of Maine? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19? | ||
| No | e) Do you support ending the sale of flavored tobacco products in Maine? | ||
| A. Fiscally responsible spending. As a small business owner: I will be a Senator who will be truly pro-business. We need fiscal responsibility in Augusta. B.) Less regulations/red tape for business | |||
| No | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in Maine? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing teacher salaries AND/OR benefits in Maine? | ||
| No | d) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Maine's high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| A.) I believe Maine should set the standards for its schools B) Charter Schools offer more choices for parents/students C) All teacher salaries statewide need an increase We must continue to fund our public schools at its highest level possible. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives? | ||
| d) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support the regulation of campaign contributions from corporations, unions, and individuals? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting? | ||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| C: I support voter ID as long as a Valid Free ID program is available to the economically challenged | |||
| No | a) Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| No | b) Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows? | ||
| No | c) Should a license be required for gun ownership? | ||
| I fully support the 2nd Amendment | |||
| Yes | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| b) Do you support a government-run (single-payer) healthcare program such as Medicare-for All? | |||
| c) Should an individual have the right to choose to die through euthanasia? | |||
| No | d) Do you support eliminating religious exemptions for vaccinations? | ||
| e) Do you support expanding paid family AND/OR medical leave opportunities? | |||
| Yes | f) Do you support lowering the cost of prescription drugs? | ||
| B: I Believe Healthcare should be a basic human right and no one should ever go bankrupt or have damaged credit for an illness | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Maine's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Maine's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support greater efforts by Maine's state government in closing gender, racial and other wage gaps? | ||
| I fully support LGBTQ civil rights | |||
| In the following area, please explain in a total of 100 words or less, any additional priorities of your campaign that have not been covered in these questions. | |||
| In the following area, please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top legislative priority and how you plan to fund it. | |||
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