Myron Wilson's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Myron Wilson has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2020 Political Courage Test.
Minnesota State Legislative Election 2020 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| No | b) Do you support legalizing abortion when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
| I believe abortion should only be used if the life of the mother is in jeopardy, | |||
| No | a) In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions? | ||
| No | b) In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| I believe we need to first cut expenses. If we need an increase it should not be on w-2 wages but on other income that is currently not taxed. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support a limit 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 automatic voter registration? | ||
| Yes | f) Should Minnesota move toward a ranked-choice voting system? | ||
| I believe all lobbyist, corporate and union money given to house and senate caucuses should be eliminated. | |||
| No | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| Yes | 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 in Minnesota? | ||
| No | e) Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? | ||
| No | f) Do you support the legalization of recreational marijuana? | ||
| g) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| No | a) Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support lowering state income taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support requiring welfare applicants to pass a drug test in order to receive benefits? | ||
| No | e) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of Minnesota? | ||
| f) Do you support requiring employers to provide paid family leave? | |||
| g) Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19? | |||
| The last two questions depends on the size of the business and the businesses product and customer base, take Amazon or Google, they should get no assistance. | |||
| No | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in Minnesota? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| c) Do you support increasing teacher salaries AND/OR benefits in Minnesota? | |||
| No | d) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Minnesota high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| Question c, I believe teachers should receive fair cost of living increases. Question a. I think the local school boards are quite capable of deciding the standards for their schools. Not the state nor the federal government | |||
| No | a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | ||
| b) Do you support government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions? | |||
| No | c) Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives? | ||
| No | d) Do you support state regulations on fuel economy standards? | ||
| Question B, I believe pollution should be limited or eliminated. I do not believe in the gimmicks some use to get around standards. However, no standard should be so strict as to do economic harm to the area. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | c) Should teachers be allowed to bring guns into the classroom after passing gun safety training? | ||
| No | d) Should a license be required for gun ownership? | ||
| I believe the 2nd amendment is very clear, the right to keep and bear arms should not be infringed upon. | |||
| a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | |||
| b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through Minnesota's health care programs? | |||
| No | c) Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| No | f) Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19? | ||
| Opioid use is illegal treated through a combination of methods by private insurance and the the department of corrections. | |||
| a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Minnesota's anti-discrimination laws? | |||
| b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Minnesota's anti-discrimination laws? | |||
| c) Do you support greater efforts by Minnesota state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | |||
| No | d) Do you support expanding anti-discrimination laws to include hair textures and protective hairstyles? | ||
| No | e) Do you support legislation that prohibits sexual orientation conversion therapy for individuals under the age of 18? | ||
| I do not believe anyone should be discriminated against, period. I also do not believe we should be encouraging non-traditional sexual orientation. As seems to be the "in thing" right now. I believe the "pay-gap" has more to do with personal choices than discrimination. Many families the woman makes more than the man, or has the potential too based on education and skills. | |||
| I strongly believe we need to have term limits, to put an end to the career politician. We need to end the buying of legislation and laws through the use of lobbyist money. No politician should be allowed to work for a lobbying firm. We need to end corporate welfare such as the current representative has done with the giving of nearly 30 million to google. Educational state aid should follow the student no matter where they go to school; | |||
| My top priorities require no funding, term limits of 8 years on all state elected officials. No lobbyist money buy influence and laws. Ending all corporate welfare. Establishing constitutional carry in Minnesota. Restoring honesty, ethics and integrity to government again. These initiatives will save us money and give us better government. |
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