Brenda McKinney's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Missouri 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? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
| My plan to reduce abortion is by providing comprehensive sexual education, that puts an emphasis on abstaining from sex. The education should start at the 6 grade level and continue through college age students. - should be a yearly repeated course. Offer free contraception for both women and men without the need for parental consent. Provide clear information on agencies that can support pregnant women. I am pro choice not anti life. | |||
| 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? | ||
| I support taxing all purchases made over the internet. The corporate tax rate needs to be reviewed. Their tax percentage is much lower than Missourians. We have several categories that our tax rates are much lower than neighboring states which are opportunities to gain revenue. There are other ways to increase the tax revenue besides going straight to our residents. | |||
| 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? | ||
| 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? | ||
| I support the Clean Missouri Constitution Amendment voted for by Missourians 2018 to have an independent commission. The Cleaner Missouri Amendment 3 on the upcoming general election is outright cheating the voters from fair elections. If the Republicans have to cheat to win elections its Missourian's that lose and that is not good governance. | |||
| 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 Missouri? | ||
| No | e) Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support prohibiting texting while driving? | ||
| No | g) Should law enforcement officers be required to live in the municipalities that they patrol? | ||
| Question B - should an individual under 18 be prosecuted as an adult is misleading. What is the minimum age a person should be prosecuted as an adult? the question is to vague Question C - state and local police are not trained in federal immigration they should not enforce laws which they have no or limited knowledge of. Question E - What is considered non-violent drug offenders? The question is to vague for a yes or no answer | |||
| 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? | ||
| 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 Missouri? | ||
| 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? | ||
| A) We should be supporting current businesses for growth. The reduced or no tax proposition to being in new employers is not fair to our current business owners B) Taxes should not be lowered on business. C) To vague - what regulations G) I support providing financial relief to business, Corporations misused the CARES act the state should not condone such behavior by the entities. Small business is the back bone of our economy. | |||
| a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in Missouri? | |||
| No | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing teacher salaries AND/OR benefits in Missouri? | ||
| Yes | d) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Missouri high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| I don't know what the federal education standards are - According to my granddaughter she is not learning from common core she is being taught how to pass a test. Immigrants need a reasonable path to citizenship and being education is a smart investment on our part. Immigrants contribute to this countries economy and throwing them out accomplishes nothing. | |||
| 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? | ||
| A) I think we need to identify how we can attract or retool companies in Missouri to produce renewable energy not necessarily fund the building of facilities. B) We should be above the levels set by the Obama administration. We need to protect our beautiful state and be leaders in helping slow the effects of fossil fuels emissions. | |||
| 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? | ||
| d) Should a license be required for gun ownership? | |||
| A) Gun support legislation question is to vague for yes or no. Which legislation to tighten or loosen restrictions? B) Teachers are educators D) I think that guns should be registered. I would like to have gun safety classes, but it could be considered a form of license. I would recommend having a sell identifying method acknowledging it is their first gun purchase and having a short film on government website they could watch in the store to familiarize themselves with gun laws. | |||
| Yes | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through Missouri's 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? | ||
| No | f) Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19? | ||
| C) Everyone needs healthcare coverage, it can't be free but it has to be affordable. A person making Missouri minimum wage $9.45 earns a gross income of $19,656 working 40 hours per week, 52 weeks per year. They cannot afford $100 per week insurance cost. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Missouri's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Missouri's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support greater efforts by Missouri state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | ||
| Missouri's Constitution Article I Section 2 states all persons are created equal and are entitled to to equal rights an opportunities to give those securities is the principle purpose of government. When the government does not confer this security it FAILS in its chief design. Missouri's legislators are failing to give the security and are in fact with creating or introducing legislation to take away equal rights. Its time to get rid of the narrowmindedness. | |||
| The questions included increasing the minimum wage, which should be done. However it did not specifically cover the loop hole of companies making less than $500,000 revenue per year be able to pay less than the state minimum wage: the loop hole must be closed. My platform is quality jobs and quality jobs are at least $15.00 per hour. This would alleviate our citizens from having to lean on government programs so much just to cover basic needs of food and housing. The end result would allow us to invest the tax revenue in other areas besides social services. | |||
| To attract top quality jobs our workforce must be educated. The education budget specifically the higher education has to stop being cut. Reviewing the current budget (prior to expenditure restrictions) there could be some areas combined creating more efficiencies. Mental health, health and senior services, social services have symbiotic relationships we could simplify the processes. The corrections budget needs to be decreased by releasing nonviolent criminals based on today's law standards: Missouri has the highest incarceration rate in the US. By department there looks to be some rearranging that could be done to support education to obtain quality jobs. |
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