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Colorado 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: | |||
1) Budget Stabilization:Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing Colorado'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? | ||
| In some cases, we should raise taxes. I do believe more should be put on higher income until wages increase to a livable standard for all. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support any limits on campaign contributions to state candidates? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
| I think that identification is important for voting, but exceptions can be made in some cases. | |||
| No | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| Marijuana is already legal for recreational purposes and there are stipulations to growing and selling it. No minor should ever have to be charged as an adult. We need to focus on rehabilitating young people instead of incarcerating them. We must look at the bigger picture. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| No | b) Do you support lowering state taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| No | 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 Colorado? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support increasing state funding for improving Colorado's roads and bridges? | ||
| b- No if it effects a majority of the population negatively. Obviously, research will go into this. c- I think we can clean them up, but there should still be stipulations on the private sector so they are being fair. e. I believe Tennessee did this and only a few people were found failing. If we increase wages to living wages, we can eliminate the need for welfare. | |||
| No | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in Colorado? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | c) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Colorado high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| A. There should be standards all states should abide by, but allow local and state education boards to determine what is best to exceed these standards. C. We must remember that they didn't choose to be here, therefore they should be given a fair chance. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support increased regulations on the hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") industry? | ||
| e) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| 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? | ||
| No | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through Colorado's health care programs? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| e) Do you support eliminating religious exemptions for vaccinations? | |||
| B. If it is like TriCare, yes. Medicaid is expensive, so an alternative would be better. C. No, but they should be mandated to purchase life insurance so the burden isn't put on tax payers should anything happen. e. I am unsure about this one, but certain vaccinations should be required (mumps and measles, for instance.) | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Colorado's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Colorado's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support greater efforts by Colorado state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | ||
| d) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Fair wages for everyone is one of my top priorities. This should be paid out by the employer and not the government. Another priority is education, as this is how students learn and prepare for their futures. Legislation that ensures equal access to quality education is a necessity, as well as additional funding. I support Amendment 73 for this. Last is reforming TABOR and the Gallagher Amendment. Due to the stipulations set forth by TABOR, we are unable to fund the entities we need to when we need to. This must be fixed. |
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