Edward Ott's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Edward Ott has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2018 Political Courage Test.
New York State Legislative Election 2018 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | 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? | ||
| Ban on late-term abortions except when the life of the mother and/or child is in danger. | |||
1) Budget Stabilization:Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing New York 's budget.
| a) Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions? | |||
| b) Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees? | |||
| c) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients? | |||
| d) An income tax increase on any tax bracket? | |||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
| Require that those running for state level office make public contributions made to their campaigns by those entities/people who plan to or already do business with the state. Furthermore, senators/members of the Assembly will be required to abstain from voting on issues that involve companies/people who contributed to their respective campaigns. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| No | b) Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes? | ||
| Yes | 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 replacing the cash bail system with a supervised release system for misdemeanor charges? | ||
| f) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| No | d) Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits? | ||
| Yes | 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 New York ? | ||
| Regulations/standards need to be streamlined for the operation of our state's businesses. I would fight to repeal the "Scaffold Law", which has been a major crutch in the economic growth of businesses across our state (the only one in the country to have such a law). I am opposed to the elimination of the "tip credit" for food service/waitstaff/bussers in the restaurant industry. | |||
| No | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in New York ? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| No | c) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from New York high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| No | d) Should students' standardized test scores be used to evaluate teacher performance? | ||
| e) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| 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? | ||
| I support (and have signed a pledge to do) a balanced, common sense approach when it comes to energy. I am also in favor of responsible fracking - as our state's Marcellus Shale has an abundant source fo energy, but Cuomo refuses to allow it to be tapped at the expense of massive economic develpment, job creation, and energy independence. | |||
| No | a) Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| Yes | d) Should a license be required for gun ownership? | ||
| A repeal and replacement of the disastrous SAFE Act, which has done more to infringe on our 2nd Amendment rights than any piece of legislation in our state's history. It has also allowed criminals a free pass to victimize our citizens and business people alike because they don't abide by these laws. | |||
| Yes | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through New York '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? | ||
| I also support legislation to shift the burden of Medicaid/Medicare from individual counties to the state, streamlining regulations and standards for Medicaid/Medicare, and reform the regulations/standards/reimbursements for those who transport Medicaid/Medicare/handicapped clients to make those services more accessible to those clients. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in New York 's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in New York 's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | c) Do you support greater efforts by New York state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | ||
| No | d) Should New York permit localities to adopt "Sanctuary City" immigration policies? | ||
| e) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Making our state more business friendly and taxpayer friendly through tax reforms and responsibly implemented economic development programs/grants. Term limits for all elected state level officials, including the Governor (two 4-year terms for Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Attorney. General, and Comptroller, three 2-year terms for Senators and Assembly). Working with local governments/communities to revitalize our neighborhoods and business corridors to bring jobs and economic development that is sorely lacking in our state. |
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