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New Hampshire State Legislative Election 2018 Political Courage Test
| Pro-choice | a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| Yes | b) Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape? | ||
| No | c) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
| We should whole hearted support Planned Parenthood, it is a valueable resource for both men and women in the community, and in some communities, the only medical resource. | |||
1) Budget Stabilization:Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing New Hampshire's budget.
| Yes | a) Do you support the creation of a state income tax in New Hampshire? | ||
| No | b) Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions? | ||
| No | c) Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees? | ||
| No | d) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients? | ||
| As respoonsible citizens we need to look at a reliable and constant sources of revenue to run this state. I am open to any suggestions. If we had put a casino in Salem years ago, we could have accomplioshed much. There are no programs left to cut, and there is so much that needs to be done. Treatment of mental health issues, education, roads, bridges. We need to expand benefits for Medicaid recipients, not cut them. There is no support for family members or care givers who are taking care of the elderly, or an extremely ill family member. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support any limits on campaign contributions to state candidates? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting? | ||
| No | d) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
| No | e) Do you support imposing penalties on state legislators who fail to attend legislative sessions? | ||
| Members of the House have family issues and get sick, just like everyone else. Everyone is going to miss a few sessions, it is unavoidable. But when absenteeism is chronic then, this needs to be addressed. | |||
| No | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes? | ||
| No | c) Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | ||
| No | d) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
| e) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| No | b) Do you support lowering state taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| No | c) Do you support reducing state government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits? | ||
| No | e) Do you support requiring welfare applicants to pass a drug test in order to receive benefits? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of New Hampshire? | ||
| Asking a welfare recipientto pass a drug test is abhorrent. The worst kind of bigotry. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in New Hampshire? | ||
| No | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | c) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from New Hampshire high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| d) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support state government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives? | ||
| d) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| 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? | ||
| No | c) Should teachers be allowed to bring guns into the classroom? | ||
| Yes | d) Should a license be required for gun ownership? | ||
| We have serious probelms with gun violence. Of course we need to expand background checks, ban assault weapons, reinstate the Brady Bill. The Gun legislation that was promoted by the Republican Legislature and the Republican Governor to allow college students to carry weapons on campuses, is frankly insane, and viciously irresponsible. To allow any person to open carry a loaded weapon? You don't need to know a great deal about gun violence statistics to understand how dangerous these ideas are. | |||
| Yes | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through New Hampshire's health care programs? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support legislation that grants citizens the right to choose to die through euthanasia? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support eliminating religious exemptions for vaccinations? | ||
| f) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in New Hampshire's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in New Hampshire's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support greater efforts by New Hampshire state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | ||
| d) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| My top three priorities, are ending gun violence through common sense legislation. We need to protect our environment and expand wind and solar projects. NH never looked at the wind farms 50 miles out to sea. It is the only state on the Eastern Seaboard, to not put the initiative on the ballot. Again, Our Republican Governor. We need full day kindergarten acroos the state, make the systems equitable, providing each child the opportunity for an excellent education. I am open to all ideas to general full funding for NH. |
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