Shawna Marshall's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Shawna Marshall has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2020 Political Courage Test.
Minnesota 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? | ||
| I believe that in situations involving rape, incest, threat to the life of the mother, or severe medical issues in the fetus are all areas where the decision must be left to the women, the father of the baby, and their doctor. I also believe that in many situations offering paid medical leave, affordable childcare, access to affordable medical care, affordable education, and a livable wage would all do much more to lower abortion rates than any legislation of abortion. | |||
| 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? | ||
| I support raising the income tax rate on the top tax bracket to make it equal to that of the middle class. We all must pay our fair share. In doing so, we will also be in a better position to balance our budget and provide the economic and social safety nets that will ensure continued growth and quality of life in our communities. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | f) Should Minnesota move toward a ranked-choice voting system? | ||
| g) 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? | ||
| 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 Minnesota? | ||
| No | e) Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support the legalization of recreational marijuana? | ||
| g) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| a) Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | |||
| b) Do you support lowering state income taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | |||
| c) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | |||
| 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 Minnesota? | ||
| 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? | ||
| I believe that the federal government should be providing paid family leave, not individual employers. | |||
| a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in Minnesota? | |||
| No | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing teacher salaries AND/OR benefits in Minnesota? | ||
| Yes | d) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Minnesota high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| I would have to look into what adopting the federal education standards would mean for Minnesota. We need to work toward streamlining the process of undocumented immigrants receiving their documentation and legal status. The vast majority of people who are here undocumented are paying taxes, wanting to build lives, and contributing to their communities. They should be able to do so. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support state regulations on fuel economy standards? | ||
| e) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| Yes | d) Should a license be required for gun ownership? | ||
| I think that their should always be a background check before being able to buy a gun. If you can pass that check, then you should be able to buy any firearm you want. There should not be any firearms in a school. There should be increased support staff and school counselors to work with students who are depressed/angry/isolated before they make choices with dire consequences. | |||
| Yes | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through Minnesota'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? | ||
| Federal government should be the entity providing the funding sources to provide paid leave for employees during public health crises. Religious liberty should be protected. However, vaccinations then effect the health and rights of others. So eliminating the exemption is an issue I have to do further consideration on. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Minnesota's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Minnesota's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support greater efforts by Minnesota state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support expanding anti-discrimination laws to include hair textures and protective hairstyles? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support legislation that prohibits sexual orientation conversion therapy for individuals under the age of 18? | ||
| f) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Agriculture: buffer strip tax credit, full section 179 conformity Education: adding trade classes to high school curriculum with hands on community projects Justice: creation of citizens review boards and legislation creating registry so that officers terminated for unethical behavior cannot be hired by another department | |||
| Education reform and mental health/substance abuse care expansion - possibly using legalizing and taxing cannabis industry to supplement funding for these projects. Emergency Health Plan - can be funded in small ways during years of deficit (building plan, beginning to stockpile, encouraging guard training to include long term care) and then when the surplus is regained we can invest more heavily (training up a reserve nursing force, paying for training and schooling costs for these nurses, creating a hazard pay State fund) Police Reform: reprioritizing budget to focus more on training on deescalation, mental health care, and cultural awareness. |
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