Phil Hornback's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Phil Hornback has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2018 Political Courage Test.
Florida 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? | ||
| Yes | 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 Florida's budget.
| No | a) Do you support the creation of a state income tax in Florida? | ||
| No | b) Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions? | ||
| No | c) Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees? | ||
| No | d) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients? | ||
| e) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| 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? | ||
| No | d) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
| e) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| No | 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? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support prohibiting the use of handheld electronic devices while operating a motor vehicle? | ||
| For Letter C should be determined on a case by case basis. this should be presented to a judge to determine. This should not be decided by prosecutors. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| b) Do you support lowering state taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | |||
| Yes | 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 Florida? | ||
| b. is a non issue in Florida with no state income tax C. I would support as long as the impact is minimal or not at all on our environment. | |||
| No | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in Florida? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | c) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Florida high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support increasing funding for the state education budget? | ||
| b. I do NOT support the use of State funds for the for-profit charter schools. I do support the use of funds for the other charters for the work they do for special needs students and the additional attention they focus on giving those students. c. We need to help these students until our government comes up with a reasonable solution for Immigration, it is not the fault of children we have not come up with the answer to immigration. | |||
| 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 for environmental restoration projects? | ||
| Florida should be leading the world in environmental issues | |||
| 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? | ||
| Our own military does not give a gun to one of our soldiers until they properly trained with that weapon. They are required those weapons to be properly stored and locked up. Our society should expect nothing less of our gun owners | |||
| Yes | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through Florida'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? | ||
| No | 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 Florida's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Florida's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support greater efforts by Florida state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | ||
| d) Other or expanded principles: | |||
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