Erik Seligman's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Kansas State Legislative Election 2024 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? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support the prohibition of public funds (e.g. Medicaid) for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
| For (c) above, I would apply only to elective abortions- drs should not be penalized for emergency abortions due to life-threatening complications & similar situations. | |||
| 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 | a) Do you support capital punishment for violent 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? | ||
| No | e) Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent drug offenders? | ||
| 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 Kansas? | ||
| No | d) Do you support government spending on affordable housing projects in Kansas? | ||
| (a) above is poorly phrased: I would support some tax incentives, but usually wouldn�t categorize those as �state government spending�, unless so large that they exceed the taxes paid by affected businesses. | |||
| No | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards (e.g. Common Core) in Kansas? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| No | c) Do you support increasing teacher salaries AND/OR benefits in Kansas? | ||
| No | d) Should immigrants in the United States who graduate from Kansas high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities, regardless of immigration status? | ||
| No | a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support state governments allowing permits for drilling on public lands? | ||
| No | c) Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives? | ||
| No | 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 Kansas? | ||
| 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 Kansas? | ||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | 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)? | ||
| No | f) Should the government be able to regulate the cost of prescription drugs? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support legalizing medical marijuana for patients who have chronic diseases, conditions, AND/OR are terminally ill? | ||
| Yes | h) Do you support banning gender affirming care for transgender youth in Kansas? | ||
| For (d) above- I would support mandatory vaccines for diseases with long-established scientific knowledge regarding herd immunity. But not new/experimental vaccines that have just been developed (such as covid ones.) | |||
| No | a) Do you support inclusion of sexual orientation in Kansas' anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Kansas' anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | c) Do you support greater efforts by Kansas' state government in closing gender, racial, and other wage gaps? | ||
| - Reduce the tax burden on average Kansans. The small tax reductions passed in the June 2024 special session were a start, but there is much more to be done. Kansas has a very high per capita tax burden vs other states & a bloated public employment sector we need to fix. - Educational opportunity for children at all income levels. Every child is a unique individual, and deserves a variety of educational options, even if their parents cannot afford private school. We need to strengthen Kansas charter school laws, and expand school choice programs throughout the state. - Protect children from unnecessary medical interventions with lifelong consequences. It has become increasingly clear that �gender-affirming� medical care allows children? many too young to get a tattoo? to decide on medical treatments that will affect the rest of their lives, and are not truly necessary. The incumbent voted against outlawing these treatments. |
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