Andrew Kalloch's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Andrew Kalloch has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2022 Political Courage Test.
Oregon Congressional Election 2022 Political Courage Test
| Pro-choice | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| A former volunteer at Planned Parenthood and board member of his law school?s chapter of Students for Reproductive Justice, Andrew will continue to fight for a woman?s right to choose by enshrining it via federal law and constitutional amendment. He will introduce federal legislation cracking down on misinformation at ?crisis pregnancy centers? that hold themselves out as medical service providers. | |||
| 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? | ||
| The current tax that funds Social Security charges working class Americans more than millionaires. Andrew will fight to raise the cap on the Social Security tax from its current $147,000 to $1M, helping to ensure that Social Security is there for Boomers, Millennials, and beyond. Andrew will demand that Medicare be allowed to negotiate prescription drug prices to drive down costs for seniors. The VA already has this authority and as a result, its drugs are often half the cost of Medicare. Andrew will fight to close loopholes that allow businesses to avoid paying billions in Medicare taxes. | |||
| Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| Andrew will fight the effect of big business on our politics by enacting legislation to overturn Citizens United and allow states and the federal government to regulate spending on elections. As a candidate who is committed to no corporate PAC money, Andrew will demand an end to ?dark money? politics by requiring groups that spend money on federal elections to disclose their major donors. Andrew will also fight to end the revolving door between corporate America and big business by banning former Members of Congress from lobbying on Capitol Hill. | |||
| No | Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct? | ||
| Andrew created ?ClaimStat? a data-driven approach to monitoring and rooting out police misconduct. As a Member of Congress, he?ll bring ClaimStat nationwide, creating an early-warning system that protects our communities and ensures that officers who abuse their power cannot be hired again in law enforcement. Andrew will support federal legislation to eliminate qualified immunity that has shielded abusive officers from accountability and left a stain on a proud profession. Andrew supports federal investment in community-engaged policing models and reconciliation commissions so that communities can move forward together, with a shared vision of public safety. | |||
| No | Do you support increasing defense spending? | ||
| The question to ask about defense spending is whether the spending is going to the right things, and advancing the interests of the American People. I believe America should have the strongest military in the world, but we must heed President Eisenhower's warning about the military-industrial complex and ensure that taxpayer dollars are wisely spent on programs and initiatives that truly achieve our national security objectives, rather than those of the defense industry. | |||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| I worked extensively on the first COVID relief package (CARES), ensuring that sole proprietors, independent contractors, and other ?non-traditional? workers had access to PPP, emergency unemployment and more. The bipartisan work on the initial emergency proposals in 2020 was inspiring and it helped get us through the worst of the crisis. We need to continue to act to prepare for future pandemics and address the ongoing impacts of COVID-19 on families and businesses. | |||
| Yes | Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards? | ||
| As the son of public school teachers and the product of public schools, Andrew knows that education is the key to unlocking the talents of Americans of all ages. Andrew will work to confront pandemic era learning loss by boosting incentives to states that expand instructional time. Andrew will fight for federally-funded professional development for teachers that includes evidence-based reading instruction and data-based decision-making principles. Andrew supports free community college, in-state tuition benefits for all residents (including Dreamers), income-based loan repayment assistance w/a "bonus" for graduates who put down roots in rural areas, and eliminating interest on federally-backed student loans. | |||
| 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? | ||
| For Andrew, climate change is the through-line that connects all policy, from defense and agriculture to industry, land use, transportation and beyond. Under his leadership, every bill will be a climate bill. Andrew will fight to ensure a just transition to a fossil-free future by supporting a carbon tax and dividend program that supports low-income and rural Americans. He'll push for investments in "carbon capture" and other technologies to mitigate the impact of climate change. He'll push for more investment in mass transit and incentives for dense, walkable communities across the country. | |||
| Yes | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| Andrew is proud to be endorsed by Ceasefire Oregon Action Fund and he'll continue the work he's done to develop and enact creative, common sense solutions to gun violence. In Congress, Andrew will fight for universal background checks, federal "red flag" legislation, updated gun dealer regulations, comprehensive safe storage regulation (such as Ethan's Law), a ban on "Ghost" guns that evade background checks, investment in "smart" gun technology, and the repeal of laws that shield the gun industry from liability (PLACA). | |||
| No | Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| Yes | Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19? | ||
| Our failure to ensure that every American can access quality care when they need it has shortened lives, harmed businesses, bankrupted families, and raised the cost of living for everyone. Andrew is proud to be endorsed by the Oregon Single Payer Advocates. He will work tirelessly to build a healthcare system that provides better care to more people for less money, including supporting legislation that would allow states to experiment with proven health care delivery models� including single-payer programs that have delivered better results at lower costs in countries all over the world. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Andrew has long advocated for undocumented immigrants to have access to Medicare/Medicaid and the ACA exchanges. In addition, he will push for comprehensive immigration reform to once again be a priority. Instead of lurching from crisis to crisis at the border and leaving vulnerable people (including children) exposed to violence, we need certainty in our system and a streamlined path for citizenship, asylum, and guest worker applications. Lastly, it is time that our society recognizes that access to counsel in civil cases where basic human rights are at stake�shelter, sustenance, safety, child custody, immigration�is not a privilege but a right. | |||
| 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? | ||
| These are complicated issues that require real nuance. As a member of the Truman National Security Project, I've worked with veterans and foreign policy experts to develop a national security framework that advances core American principles and maintains safety and security for our allies. I support aggressive action to curtail development of WMD, including sanctions, inspections, and-- when necessary-- cyber capabilities with our allies. I believe America needs to lead on the global stage-- not with a military-first approach, but always leveraging our power to unite allies in common purpose for good. For more on my approach see: https://www.registerguard.com/story/opinion/columns/2021/08/24/guest-view-kabul-covid-19-climate-wake-up-america/8213780002/. | |||
| Yes | Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)? | ||
| Oregon farmers, fishers, and loggers need to send products overseas and universities and the startups they spin off need to export technology. That�s why I support free, but fair trade agreements. If the US retreats from global trade, it will enable adversaries like China to fill the void, making the world less safe, less prosperous and less free for workers here in the US and abroad | |||
| 1. Boost economic opportunity by overhauling the Opportunity Zone tax credit program, launching a federal tax credit to encourage remote workers to put down roots and build businesses in rural communities, expanding R&D to make Oregon a center of innovation, from wind power on the South Coast and regenerative agriculture in the Valley, to engineered timber in Southern Oregon and biotechnology in Eugene. 2. Tackle housing affordability by creating incentives for local governments to eliminate restrictive zoning laws, mapping publicly-owned parcels to identify plots for permanent affordable housing, and doubling vouchers by reforming a tax code that supports millionaires (ex.MID). |
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