David Gallus' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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New Mexico State Legislative Election 2020 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| To explain my answer to question b) A victim of rape or incest should be permitted to remove the possibility of pregnancy immediately after the crime. If she chooses to carry the child full term to birth, the father should be held accountable by financial payments through the court system (with no direct interaction between the victim and assailant)and this financial responsibility should continue until adulthood of the child, and if the child is disabled/handicapped, for the life of the child. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support eliminating the state tax on Social Security benefits? | ||
| No | d) Do you support tax credits to promote the purchase of electric vehicles? | ||
| New Mexico is the third richest State in the Union in Natural Resources and Minerals. The problem is not lack of money, it's mismanagement of money. Unleash the Natural Resources, including oil, gas and minerals with a focus on minimizing pollution. Make New Mexico Business Friendly by reducing regulations and offering tax incentives for businesses to populate NM; take a look at the successes of Texas, our direct competitor for jobs and sales. NM has twice as many State Govt. employees per capita as Texas. Government spends the peoples money. Businesses employ people who pay taxes along with the businesses. | |||
| No | 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? | ||
| 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? | ||
| f) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| 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 New Mexico? | ||
| No | e) Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? | ||
| No | f) Do you support the legalization of recreational marijuana? | ||
| g) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| No | 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? | ||
| 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? | ||
| No | e) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of New Mexico? | ||
| 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? | ||
| Question G: The business and/or corporation would have to be in good financial health before Covid-19 to qualify for financial relief. | |||
| No | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in New Mexico? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing teacher salaries AND/OR benefits in New Mexico? | ||
| No | d) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from New Mexico high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| a)Our State Education standards need to be reevaluated. Once unbiased standards are agreed upon, they should be State Standards. The Federal Government has no place in dictating Education Standards to the States; only those powers enumerated in the US Constitution. b)until such time that School Choice is in-force, then the money should follow the student. Until the government is totally out of the business of education, where it does not belong. c) but only if teachers evaluations are in effect; seniority is not a factor and tenure is not given automatically | |||
| No | 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: | |||
| No | a) Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| c)Teachers should have extensive training since they are now the protectors of many students in confined areas. b & d) Until the government is focused on the protection of the law-abiding citizens and not the elimination of guns as an end game, as I believe it is, the government should not be trusted with that information because then the government will have the ability to pursue gun confiscation in it's entirety. Follow the 2nd Amendment. If a person breaks the law and is PROVEN, through DUE PROCESS, to be a threat, only then can his/her 2nd Amendment rights be questioned. | |||
| Yes | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through New Mexico'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? | ||
| b)I don't have enough information yet. | |||
| No | a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in New Mexico's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in New Mexico's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | c) Do you support greater efforts by New Mexico state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | ||
| No | d) Do you support the inclusion of the phrase "In God We Trust" on all public buildings and license plates? | ||
| e) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| 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. | |||
| School Choice is a top priority; our taxes and revenue generated from natural resources pay for a failed education system. Give the parents the choice of any school that qualifies and let the free-market-enterprises system fix the government generated problem. New Mexico has a 25 to 30% High School drop-out rate and spends $10,000 to $16,000 per year per student. We have local private schools that have no drop-outs in 40 years at a cost of $5,000 per student per year. President Trump and Secretary DeVos are promoting School Choice through a Tax Credit incentive for individuals and businesses. | |||
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