Paul Rianna, Jr.'s Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election 2022 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | 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 pro-Life and believe every baby has a right to life and I don�t not support government funded abortions. There are instances and life circumstances that I believe abortion is a option when it comes to life of the mother or rape and incest. | |||
| 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? | ||
| I believe we have to have everyone pay their fair share of taxes. I will not raise taxes on the poor and middle class we suffered enough as Rhode Islanders and as taxpayers. Time for big corporation�s and colleges to pay taxes with no loopholes. | |||
| 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? | ||
| No | d) Do you support the use of private prisons? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? | ||
| If someone under 18 murders someone yes they should be charged as an adult. I believe everyone has their right to the American dream but the legal way. The non violent drug sentence should be based on how much of the drugs and if it was personal use or selling a large quantity. | |||
| No | 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 Rhode Island? | ||
| 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 regulating rent stabilization for an individual or entity who manage(s) rental properties in Rhode Island? | ||
| I believe we need a living wage in Rhode Island as well as affordable housing and I believe small businesses deserve relief if they were negatively impacted because of the Covid emergency. | |||
| No | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in Rhode Island? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing teacher salaries AND/OR benefits in Rhode Island? | ||
| No | d) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Rhode Island's high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support the expansion of free tuition for public higher education institutions in Rhode Island? | ||
| I believe in school choice and I also wanna create funding for home schooling parents because when they child doesn�t attend public school they still receive funding for that child so why not help the parents that�s home schooling. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | ||
| No | b) Do you support government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives? | ||
| If we are gonna invest in the development of renewable energy we must make sure that it�s cost effective to the tax payer. The rates for electric is out of control and we must fix that for everyday working families. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| Everyone should be registered to vote and I also believe that the 20 day period for mail in ballot is to long it should be 7 business days. | |||
| 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 a license be required for gun ownership? | ||
| I support the second amendment and believe stricter gun laws will not keep guns out of criminals hands I will honor the constitution and always protect our second amendment right. | |||
| Yes | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| No | b) Do you support a government-run (single-payer) healthcare program such as Medicare-for All? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support lowering the cost of prescription drugs? | ||
| I believe religious exemptions should be a top priority when it comes to anything. We must lower prescription cost to help most vulnerable seniors. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Rhode Island's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Rhode Island's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support greater efforts by the Rhode Island state government in closing gender, racial and other wage gaps? | ||
| No one should discriminate against any man or women for being lesbian or gay but it should not be forced on children in schools. There are only to genders men and women. | |||
| As your next Governor of Rhode Island I will immediately recommend that each school, all 949 in the state, have an armed security guard; two for elementary and two for mid school and high school. I will propose that we hire veterans and retired law enforcement to fill these positions. They will receive specialized training by our state police | |||
| Yes, this will cost money. Upwards of $21 million dollars or less and it can be funded from the marijuana tax as of now RI makes $35,455,500 yearly from medical marijuana tax As your next Governor I will make school safety a priority there is no price too high for a parent� peace of mind and the protection of our children. Rhode Island schools should be a place for nurture and enrichment, not tragic loss and under my leadership that will never happen. |
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