Alexander Castagno's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Utah State Legislative Election 2018 Political Courage Test
| 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? | ||
| 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 Utah'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? | ||
| No | d) An income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| Re-appropriate funds to pay for issues that affect the people and return the over-taxation funds back to the taxpayers. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
| No | e) Do you support using primary conventions as the sole method of selecting political party nominees? | ||
| Create a non-partisan political district commission to stop party gerrymandering (drawing districts to benefit one party) Reform election law to put limits on contributions from PACs, out of state entities, corporations, and individuals. There is currently no limit allowing special interests to "buy out" a race Support policies that allow the best candidates to win, not party chosen figures that support radical agendas End the caucus system Remove the straight party voting option from Utahs ballots Create a ranked-choice voting system | |||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| e) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| 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? | ||
| No | f) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of Utah? | ||
| There shouldn�t be a minimum wage but instead require corporations and employers to provide high paying careers matched to living expenses. | |||
| No | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in Utah? | ||
| b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | |||
| Yes | c) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Utah high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| No | d) Do you support increasing the state gasoline tax to fund the education budget? | ||
| I believe the state should set education standards. | |||
| 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 increasing state funding to improve air quality? | ||
| I believe we have the funds to do so but it needs to be re-appropriated from the items that are not benefiting Utahns. Taxes would not need to increase. | |||
| 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? | ||
| I believe in a balance when it comes to gun ownership. Having your own protection is in our American nature but owners must be fully responsible for the consequences of unsafe ownership. | |||
| Yes | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through Utah'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? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support eliminating religious exemptions for vaccinations? | ||
| f) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Utah's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Utah's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support greater efforts by Utah state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | ||
| d) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Focus road funding into a re-designed rail system that is affordable, employer subsidized, fast, and covers the majority of residential areas through a shuttle system at each stop. Political change including campaign finance, rank choiced voting, and an end to the caucus system. |
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