Kathy Reeves' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Kathy Reeves has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2024 Political Courage Test.
Colorado State Legislative Election 2024 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| b) Do you support legalizing abortion when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape? | |||
| Yes | c) Do you support the prohibition of public funds (e.g. Medicaid) for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
| I absolutely believe in the sanctity of human life and that life begins at conception. However, the reason we have such egregious abortion practices in Colorado is that they were allowed step by step. Sometimes, if all we can do is stop abortions after 15 weeks, or stop them after the heartbeat is visible at about 6 weeks, that would be better than taking no action at all. | |||
| Yes | a) In order to balance the budget, do you support limiting state government spending on social programs (e.g. SNAP, TANF)? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support a decrease in income taxes in order to promote economic growth? | ||
| No | c) Do you support a wealth tax in order to pay for public programs in your state? | ||
| No | d) Would you support a constitutional amendment to repeal or limit the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights (known as TABOR)? | ||
| No | a) Do you support capital punishment for violent crimes? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| e) Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent drug offenders? | |||
| a) Capital punishment should only be considered in cases of premeditated murder. e) Who would qualify as a nonviolent drug offender? There is a big difference between a teenager with drugs in their system because they were given something at a party, for example, and a drug dealer who possesses enough fentanyl to kill hundreds or thousands of people. | |||
| No | a) Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth (e.g. grants, tax incentives)? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support reducing state government regulations on the private sector (e.g. for business or the environment)? | ||
| No | c) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of Colorado? | ||
| No | d) Do you support government spending on affordable housing projects in Colorado? | ||
| No | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards (e.g. Common Core) in Colorado? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| No | c) Do you support increasing teacher salaries AND/OR benefits in Colorado? | ||
| No | d) Should immigrants in the United States who graduate from Colorado high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities, regardless of immigration status? | ||
| Education decisions need to be made at the local level. | |||
| No | a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | ||
| No | b) Do you support state governments allowing permits for drilling on public lands? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives? | ||
| Yes | a)Do you support limiting campaign contributions from corporations, unions, and individuals? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the use of an independent or bipartisan commission for redistricting? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
| No | d) Do you support automatic voter registration? | ||
| No | e) Do you support the implementation of ranked choice voting in Colorado? | ||
| No | a) Do you generally support gun-control legislation (e.g. red flag laws, closing the boyfriend loophole)? | ||
| Yes | b) Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support the right to concealed carry in Colorado? | ||
| No | d) Do you support levying a 6.5% excise tax on the manufacture and sale of firearms and ammunition to be imposed on firearms dealers, manufacturers, and ammunition vendors? | ||
| No | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| No | b) Do you support a government-run (e.g. single-payer) healthcare program such as Medicare-for-All? | ||
| No | c) Should an individual have the right to choose to die (e.g. those with a terminal illness) through euthanasia? | ||
| No | d) Do you support mandating vaccinations (e.g. for school or employment)? | ||
| No | e) Do you support expanding paid family AND/OR medical leave benefits (e.g. maternity leave)? | ||
| Yes | f) Should the government be able to regulate the cost of prescription drugs? | ||
| Yes | a) Do you support inclusion of sexual orientation in Colorado's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Colorado's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | c) Do you support greater efforts by Colorado's state government in closing gender, racial, and other wage gaps? | ||
| No | d) Do you support removing the provision in the Colorado state Constitution banning same-sex marriage? | ||
| One of the state?s greatest challenges will be to reign in government overreach. The people benefit from a free market society. Economies are strong when the principle of ?supply and demand? is free to operate. Over-regulation and government intervention stifle the economy. The government has also stepped into other areas socially and educationally, that were never meant to be part of its purview. This trend must be turned around for the residents of our state to be able to thrive. My priority will not necessarily be to pass legislation on every issue I feel strongly about. There has been a big rush in recent years to pass as many bills as possible, sometimes overlapping previous legislation. The 705 bills introduced during the last session were far too many, in my opinion. I believe in smaller, less intrusive government. Therefore, my first actions might include repealing former legislation, especially if it could be classified as wasteful spending. My other priorities are reducing the cost of living, protecting life of the preborn, putting a stop to crime, and keeping the Bill of Rights from being marginalized in Colorado. |
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