Lyndsay Arrendale's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Lyndsay Arrendale has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2020 Political Courage Test.
Georgia 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? | ||
| Until we can lower Georgia's maternal death rate, and better fund the foster care system & after birth programs, such as WIC, Food Stamps, Medicaid, Universal Pre- K, etc., reversing Roe V. Wade is purely a political move and has nothing to do with supporting women, infants and children. More specifically, I believe a woman's right to choose is between her, her family, her doctor and her faith. I trust American women and families to make the right choices for their families. | |||
| 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? | ||
| The ultra-rich benefit from massive tax breaks and loopholes that the majority of Americans could never dream of while exploiting hard working Americans by refusing to pay livable wages and keeping them under the hours threshold for company benefits. Tax the Ultra-Rich and give everyday Americans a break. | |||
| 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? | ||
| f) 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? | ||
| 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 Georgia? | ||
| No | e) Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support the indefinite electronic tracking of individuals with multiple sex-offense convictions? | ||
| g) 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 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 Georgia? | ||
| 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? | ||
| h) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| No | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in Georgia? | ||
| No | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing teacher salaries AND/OR benefits in Georgia? | ||
| Yes | d) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Georgia high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support allowing home school students to participate in extracurricular activities offered by public schools? | ||
| Yes | f) Should public colleges and universities be able to deny funding to student-led religious, political, or ideological groups? | ||
| Georgia families and educators need to be able to decide on Georgia education standards, without the heavy handed federal government's involvement. | |||
| 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? | ||
| We need to spend money and create new clean jobs now, to slow climate change and the negative effects of pollution. This world is on loan from our grandchildren and we should treat it as such. | |||
| 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 after passing gun safety training? | ||
| Yes | d) Should a license be required for gun ownership? | ||
| I fully support the 2nd Amendment as well as the majority of gun owners who agree with common sense gun legislation and safety. | |||
| Yes | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through Georgia'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? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19? | ||
| g) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Georgia's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Georgia's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support greater efforts by Georgia state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | ||
| It's obscene that anyone could support a woman getting paid less to do the exact same job as her male counterparts. I want better for our mothers and daughters. | |||
| 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. | |||
| In the following area, please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top legislative priority and how you plan to fund it. | |||
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