David Zink's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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David Zink has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2022 Political Courage Test.
California State Legislative Election 2022 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 am prayerfully pro-choice, pro-freedom, pro-liberty. Women deserve equal status under the law. I support California's strong protections of women's reproductive rights. | |||
| No | a) In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions? | ||
| Yes | b) DO you support raising taxes on any income or on any entity, to promote economic growth? | ||
| The question seems poorly constructed for a Yes or No answer. To clarify, economic inequality in the U.S. is at its highest peak in 100 years. Part of the reason is the decline in levels of taxation of the wealthy since 1980. I would support a return to pre-1980 levels of tax on the richest Americans. | |||
| 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? | ||
| No | e) Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? | ||
| f) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of California? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support the creation of a first-time homebuyer fund, in exchange for partial ownership of the property? | ||
| f) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| No | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in California? | ||
| No | 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's high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| Early childhood education professionals also need pay and benefits commensurate with K-12 teachers. | |||
| 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 increasing public funds for wildfire prevention in California? | ||
| Government plays a special role in providing market incentives to speed change when it's needed. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support the regulation of campaign contributions from corporations, unions, and individuals? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting? | ||
| No | c) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support automatic voter registration? | ||
| California does a fair job of drawing political boundaries. Let's reform our voting system -- shorter election seasons, do away with Citizens United, hold state primaries on the same day, and "no vote -- no dough" -- where you have no vote, you may not donate (it's a free speech issue, yes, but we should look at it). | |||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | c) Should a license be required for gun ownership? | ||
| I've pledged to examine CA's gun regs with an eye toward those that may not make sense or are overburdensome. That said, our laws are working -- our state is among the lowest in deaths by gun violence. Moms Demand Action has designated me as a Gun Sense Candidate. | |||
| Yes | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support a government-run (single-payer) healthcare program such as Medicare-for All? | ||
| Yes | c) Should an individual have the right to choose to die through euthanasia? | ||
| No | d) Do you support eliminating religious exemptions for vaccinations? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support expanding paid family AND/OR medical leave opportunities? | ||
| I am endorsed as a single-payer candidate by Healthcare for All - California and North State Medicare 4 All. | |||
| 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's state government in closing gender, racial and other wage gaps? | ||
| It's all about justice, equity, diversity and inclusion -- worthy goals for society to strive towards. | |||
| Forest management and water rights will be areas of keen focus, as well as affordable housing and homelessness. | |||
| Single-payer healthcare (Medicare for All) is the top priority. The greatest need for public investment will be in the transition, because 18% of our state economy comes from this sector and it's packed with insurers, billers, etc. that create jobs. When jobs go away due to government, there's a responsibility to support transition -- job retraining at the very least. But the prize for Californians? Healthcare when we need it, and most families will SAVE MONEY! Check out what you may save at: https://healthyca.org/ |
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