Belinda Drake's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Belinda Drake has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2020 Political Courage Test.
Indiana 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: | |||
| No | 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? | ||
| Indiana's Republican supermajority has passed too many flat tax structures from the sales tax to the wheel/gas tax which disproportionally tax lower-income and working Hoosiers the most. I support progressive income taxation policy. | |||
| 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? | ||
| No | f) Do you support abolishing the role of Township Assessor? | ||
| There are very few Township Assessors remaining. Since 2009, over 90% of Township Assessors have been absorbed into the County Assessors offices. Those that remain are key to overseeing local property needs and collaborate directly with the County Assessors due to the density of the local populations. | |||
| No | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| No | 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 Indiana? | ||
| No | e) Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? | ||
| f) 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 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 Indiana? | ||
| 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? | ||
| No | h) Do you support the establishment of a work share program in Indiana to assist access to unemployment benefits? | ||
| A-We should be investing in the homegrown Hoosier business, both small and large. Businesses that are owned and operated by Hoosiers who are committed to their communities and will stay in Indiana promote real economic growth. B-I support progressive income taxation policies; Economists agree that this is the most effective method of economic growth. D- I support the full legalization of marijuana and a person-centered approach to treating addiction, especially opioids. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in Indiana? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing teacher salaries AND/OR benefits in Indiana? | ||
| d) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Indiana high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | |||
| A- If states want to enact higher standards than the national, they should have the ability to do so and still receive DOE funding. B- Standards are standards. All schools that receive government funding must perform to the same standards, no exceptions. D- With the current DREAMER policy, no child is here illegally. This is not an objective or factual question. | |||
| 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? | ||
| None of the issues on this Political Courage Test can be fully addressed without first addressing environmental and climate justice. Current environmental problems are an opportunity for innovative solutions that will move our economy forward in a sustainable way, both economically and environmentally. It's a win-win. | |||
| 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? | ||
| e) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through Indiana'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? | ||
| 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? | ||
| B- Yes and it can be funded through revenue from the legalization of marijuana. D- End of life healthcare decisions should be made between a doctor and their patient when that patient is determined to be terminally ill. This approach allows each individual to make personal religious decisions that they choose on their own. E- This is a complicated question. I fully support religious exemptions, and simultaneously, I recognized that people use non-religious ideology as an excuse not to vaccinate. This isn't fair to religious communities or to people who choose to vaccinate. Gaming the system must stop. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Indiana's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Indiana's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support greater efforts by Indiana state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | ||
| No | d) Should gender be a required piece of information on Indiana driver's licenses? | ||
| D- I do not believe that gender or gender identity should be required on a driver's license. Additionally, I do not believe that gender or gender identity should be used to calculate auto insurance costs. | |||
| In the following area, please explain in a total of 100 words or less, any additional priorities of your campaign that have not been covered in these questions. | |||
| Legalization of Marijuana will not only fund itself but also fund infrastructure, statewide pre-k, and person-centered behavioral health care including drug addiction. | |||
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