Addison Perry-Franks' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Texas State Legislative Election 2020 Political Courage Test
| Pro-choice | a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support legalizing abortion 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: | |||
| Yes | a) In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions? | ||
| Yes | b) In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| Yes | c) In order to reduce property taxes, do you support increasing state sales taxes? | ||
| b: in raising taxes, it needs to be equal across all income levels, and lower-income paying the least amount, C: state sales tax, would help balance, and if it would reduce property taxes, but to make sure the state actually sends or spends this money in counties that are needing the funding is going to be hard to make sure they follow through. | |||
| 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? | ||
| No | d) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support automatic voter registration? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support partisan elections for judges? | ||
| g) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| No | 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 Texas? | ||
| No | e) Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? | ||
| No | f) Should law enforcement officers be allowed to arrest individuals for fine-only misdemeanors? | ||
| a: Capital punishment depends on the severity of the crime, for severe crimes, yes, for others no. c: Depends on the law, because some police will then enforce said laws and stereotype, and arrest documented individuals. the police should only enforce with proof and if a crime has been committed. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| No | b) Do you support lowering state income taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| No | c) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| No | d) Do you support requiring welfare applicants to pass a drug test in order to receive benefits? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of Texas? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support requiring employers to provide paid family leave? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19? | ||
| b: Texas does not have a state income tax E: Yes a livable wage of at least $15/hr is needed. d: because if drug tests were mandatory, this would put a waiting period on some emergency cases, along with Legal prescription drugs showing a false positive for other drugs. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in Texas? | ||
| No | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing teacher salaries AND/OR benefits in Texas? | ||
| Yes | d) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Texas high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| D" We can start by helping these individuals seek and get citizenship. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives? | ||
| d) 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 after passing gun safety training? | ||
| Yes | d) Should a license be required for gun ownership? | ||
| A: Basic common-sense regulations, nothing like taking away guns, or banning weapons, Just allowing those who are legally able to own a gun to be able to obtain. c: the students would have access if they want to overtake a teacher and grab the gun and thus using a gun in the classroom. D Submit to a background check, get a license if background passes along with a permit to conceal carry, all in the same place, after finishing basic gun safety courses. People have a license to drive a car, this is no different. | |||
| Yes | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through Texas' health care programs? | ||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19? | ||
| c: for low income, expanded Medicaid would cover these people, Obamacare has good ideas, but needs to be redone to get all people covered. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Texas' anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Texas' anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support greater efforts by Texas state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support expanding anti-discrimination laws to include hair textures and protective hairstyles? | ||
| No | e) Should state-licensed professionals be able to deny services based on their religious beliefs? | ||
| f) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| My priorities are to get expanded Medicaid, fully fund education, and get a livable wage for all Texans. Along with Justice reform, and legalization of marijuana, and decriminalizing small amounts or paraphernalia for other illegal drugs, the war on drugs has gone on too long, costing taxpayers millions. We need to focus on more important issues, like the opioid crisis, and spending the tax money on what Texas needs, roads, education, healthcare, and infrastructure, including statewide broadband access. | |||
| Medicaid expansion is a must for all Texans, there are hundreds of thousands of individuals not getting the medical care they need at this moment, simply because they cannot afford the costs. We can fund it, by balancing the budget and cutting from un-needed things or making policy changes for other areas orsimply by legalizing marijuana and using the tax revenue to fund. |
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