Kenneth Tucker's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Kenneth Tucker did not provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2022 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.
This candidate has responded to a Political Courage Test in a previous election. As a continued effort to provide the American public with factual information on candidates running for public office, these archived responses are made available here.
Indiana Congressional Election 2020 Political Courage Test
| Yes | In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| Yes | Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare? | ||
| I support raising taxes on the wealthiest Americans and closing corporate tax loopholes that give an unfair tax break to the worlds most profitable business. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct? | ||
| No | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| No | Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19? | ||
| And I believe we should have paused rent and mortgages to assist our citizens financially during this national emergency. | |||
| Yes | Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | ||
| Yes | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| No | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| No | Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19? | ||
| No | Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border? | ||
| No | Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? | ||
| I believe in border security. I believe in a path to citizenship. I'm a dreamer not a wall builder.I believe building a wall along our southern border is a stunt that has cost taxpayers way to much money. I believe in a digital fortress as a more cost effective way to secure our entire border as opposed to a physical wall. | |||
| No | Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)? | ||
| Yes | Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts? | ||
| I want to end all proxy wars. I want to end America's role as the world police. | |||
| Yes | Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)? | ||
| As long as it is equal to all involved with international trade. | |||
| Equality, Education, and our Environment are my priorities. Fighting for equality in all senses. Fixing our Public Education system. Protecting, preserving, and conserving our environment. Creating jobs by opening new agricultural, industrial, manufacturing markets as it relates to hemp and marijuana production, cultivation, distribution, and consumption. We should be doign the same with all alternative energies such as wind and solar to once again create new jobs, stimulate our local economies and help fix funding shortcomings as it pertains to education, transportation infrastructure, health care, and social security. |
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