Jeannine Young's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Jeannine Young has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2020 Political Courage Test.
Vermont State Legislative Election 2020 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| No | b) Do you support legalizing abortion when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
| Adoption should be encouraged. | |||
| No | a) In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions? | ||
| No | b) In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| No | c) Do you support the legalization of marijuana sales? | ||
| d) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| a) Do you support a limit 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? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
| No | e) Do you support automatic voter registration? | ||
| a) I would support a limit on contributions by a person/entity, but not the total amount of contributions a candidate receives. c) Support as long as the final decision is not left to the commission. | |||
| No | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| 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? | ||
| d) Do you support the use of private prisons in Vermont? | |||
| No | e) Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? | ||
| No | f) Do you support lowering the legal blood alcohol content limit while driving? | ||
| b) Many factors would have to be considered, so not a yes or no answer. c) Federal Border Protection Agents have state certification in state areas, such as DUI. State officers could take similar certification. d) Undecided-need more information e) Should be left to the judge's discretion based on the facts of the case. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support lowering state income taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support requiring welfare applicants to pass a drug test in order to receive benefits? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of Vermont? | ||
| No | f) Do you support requiring employers to provide paid family leave? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19? | ||
| No | h) Do you support the legalization of mobile sports betting and wagering? | ||
| e) In that the state already has provisions for automatic wage increases. | |||
| No | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in Vermont? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| c) Do you support increasing teacher salaries AND/OR benefits in Vermont? | |||
| No | d) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Vermont high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| c) Individual school districts should make this decision. | |||
| No | 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? | ||
| a) My experience with solar panels leads me to the conclusion that they are not what was promised, so we shouldn't be funding individual use of renewable energy. b) I do not support the Global Warming Solutions Act c) As a former Water & Sewer Commissioner, I know that communities need help with water systems. | |||
| 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 teachers be allowed to bring guns into the classroom after passing gun safety training? | ||
| No | d) Should a license be required for gun ownership? | ||
| b) I thought background checks were already required at a gun show. c) As long as the teacher assures that no students can access the gun. | |||
| Yes | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through Vermont's health care programs? | ||
| No | c) Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance? | ||
| No | d) Do you support legislation that grants citizens the right to choose to die through euthanasia? | ||
| No | e) Do you support eliminating religious exemptions for vaccinations? | ||
| No | f) Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19? | ||
| e) Vaccinations should be voluntary. | |||
| No | a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Vermont's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Vermont's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | c) Do you support greater efforts by Vermont state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | ||
| c) Pay should be determined by the job, not by who is performing the work. | |||
| The economy is the primary focus. That is what drives everything. A good economy brings increases revenues, reduces unemployment, which reduces the need for social services, saving taxpayers money. Making ACT 250 more user friendly would help speed new projects through the process, bringing more jobs sooner. Having worked on permitting, I understand the issues. More coordination among the government agencies is one solution to speeding up the process. | |||
| A good economy will help to increase revenues to pay for the needs of the government, such as reducing the deficit in the state's pension fund. |
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