Diego Martinez's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Issue Positions
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- "I believe in Pro-Adoption. Not everyone has the means to raise a child or should be parent." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
- "I will make sure everyone in California is paying their share of taxes including undocumented immigrants. Therefore, it will lower the taxes of the average Californian that is over-taxed." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
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- "I will invest in widening and extending Californias roads and freeways instead of wasting money on high-speed rail. I will concentrate on roads used by truckers to move products interstate and intrastate so that trucking costs stay low and trucks and autos arent competing for the same space. In some cases, its as simple as adding one additional lane and teaching the driving public that the fast lane is for passing not sitting in it going 55 when the speed limit is 65 or 70. I will allocate money for an electric charging system grid thought Californias most traveled arteries to handle long range travel throughout the State for the growing EV industry." (ballotpedia.org)
- "I will spend public money on water infrastructure, repairing and building reservoirs, aquifer storage, desalination, sewage-gray water, rain harvesting and underground storage instead of putting Californians and farmers onto water rationing." (ballotpedia.org)
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- "I will end the gun roster restrictions, repeal the current ammo laws and bans on magazines. I will repeal the background check on ammo and will eliminate the non-California gun list, allowing all guns to be sold in California again. I will support the overturning of the Assault weapons ban. Because I work side by side with law enforcement, I appreciates the freedoms and rights that are granted to use by the Constitution. I will protect our rights to bear arms as well as the all of the others enumerated in the Bill of Rights." (justfacts.votesmart.org)
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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.
| 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? | ||
| No | c) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
| I believe in Pro-Adoption. Not everyone has the means to raise a child or should be parent. | |||
| 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? | ||
| No | c) Should businesses with over 500 employees be taxed for every employee they have? | ||
| I will make sure everyone in California is paying their share of taxes including undocumented immigrants. Therefore, it will lower the taxes of the average Californian that is over-taxed. | |||
| 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? | ||
| 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? | ||
| If you need to show your ID to take your money out of your bank or purchase an adult beverage, I think everyone should show ID when going to vote. When someone is going to register to vote, a copy of their ID, copy of their PGE statement, or another statement showing their address to make sure they live in that district. | |||
| 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 California? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? | ||
| We need to bring back "Law and Order" back to California. There will be no more "early" releases from prisons. If you do the crime, you will do the time. I will provide additional funding to police, sheriff, and border patrol agents to provide more staff. Under the Martinez Administration, there will be NO defunding the police. I will work to ensure violent criminals are held accountable for their actions | |||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of California? | ||
| 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? | ||
| No | h) Do you support the creation of multi-housing in areas previously zoned for single family housing? | ||
| Please visit my website for more information: www.DiegoMartinezforGovernor.com | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in California? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing teacher salaries AND/OR benefits in California? | ||
| Yes | d) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from California high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| Our children and grandchildren deserve a better education. Under a Martinez Administration, there is no longer be Zoom education, but education in person. If the parent wants their child to wear a mask or take the vaccine, it will be the parent's choice. It will not be mandated in schools. For more information, please visit my website: www.DiegoMartinezforGovernor.com | |||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support allowing homeowners to buy into a shared community solar energy system? | ||
| For more information, please visit my website: www.DiegoMartinezforGovernor.com | |||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | d) Should a license be required for gun ownership? | ||
| I will end the gun roster restrictions, repeal the current ammo laws and bans on magazines. I will repeal the background check on ammo and will eliminate the non-California gun list, allowing all guns to be sold in California again. I will support the overturning of the Assault weapons ban. Because I work side by side with law enforcement, I appreciates the freedoms and rights that are granted to use by the Constitution. I will protect our rights to bear arms as well as the all of the others enumerated in the Bill of Rights. | |||
| Yes | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through California'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? | ||
| For more information, please visit my website: www.DiegoMartinezforGovernor.com | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in California's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in California's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support greater efforts by California state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | ||
| I firmly believe that people should be paid based on the quality of their work and not on their gender. For more information, please visit my website: www.DiegoMartinezforGovernor.com | |||
| I have witnessed the results of high taxes, business over regulation, out of control crime, over crowded freeways, failing schools, water shortages, electrical brown outs, mismanaged forest and wildland fires, the weaponization of CEQA, one party rule, out of control unions, misguided energy policy, pot holes, decaying bridges, immigration, sanctuary cities, moral decay, our loss of freedoms, inflation, social and racial unrest and most recently Governor Newsom?s scandalous response to Covid 19 and his business killing lockdowns! | |||
| My first priority would be to open California with NO mandates. We need to get everyone back to work, which includes schools, restaurants, etc. Next, I would start of putting things in place. During this time frame, we will have an audit of the state and get the budget under control and deregulated, so we can get more business to come to California. I will work on the water for the Central Valley and our farmers. These are a few things. |
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