Jim Buterbaugh's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Jim Buterbaugh has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2020 Political Courage Test.
Montana State Legislative Election 2020 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | 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? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
| Abortion providers should not receive tax dollars. Planned Parenthood is a good example. Last year they got 617 million taxpayer dollars. | |||
| No | a) In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions? | ||
| No | b) In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| c) Do you support establishing a state sales tax in order to reduce personal property taxes? | |||
| The question of whether I support a sales tax is irrelevant. It is what those who I represent want. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support a limit on campaign contributions to state candidates? | ||
| 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? | ||
| No | e) Do you support automatic voter registration? | ||
| I think non-profits that receive taxpayer dollars and unions should not be involved in campaigns | |||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support the use of private prisons in Montana? | ||
| No | e) Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? | ||
| No | f) Do you support the legalization of recreational marijuana? | ||
| While I don't support recreational marijuana. it is up to what those I represent want | |||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| Yes | 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 Montana? | ||
| No | 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 Montana? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing teacher salaries AND/OR benefits in Montana? | ||
| d) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Montana high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | |||
| I support a thorough American history and government civics education. Citizens need to understand what led to the creation of our nation. How our system was created. What we have done for other nations. What other nations has done for us. The good, the bad. It is important to understand what our nation is. I support school choice. Illegal immigrants brought to the United States as a child should be offered a pathway to citizenship with a time limitation. Than apply for in state tuition. | |||
| No | a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | ||
| No | 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: | |||
| 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? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| No | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through Montana'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? | ||
| No | f) Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19? | ||
| g) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Montana's anti-discrimination laws? | |||
| b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Montana's anti-discrimination laws? | |||
| No | c) Do you support greater efforts by Montana state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support the creation of Indigenous Peoples Day in Montana? | ||
| I would have to see legislation leading to any anti-discrimination law. | |||
| Election integrity. Tighten up election laws concerning ballot harvesting, voter I.D and University students from out of State voting. Immigration laws must be enforced, but all those who came to our country illegally and have become part of the fabric of our nation should be offered a path to citizenship. This includes DACA recipients. Sanctuary anything is illegal and endangers the citizens of that city, county or state. Education and enforcement of our Constitution and laws must be enforced. | |||
| Expanded education of American history, constitution and laws. Election integrity and enforcement of immigration laws. |
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