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Peter Brady, Sr.'s Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Peter Brady, Sr. has failed to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2020 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.

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Vermont State Legislative Election 1996 National Political Awareness Test

The Political Courage Test asks candidates which items they will support if elected. It does not ask them to indicate which items they will oppose. Through extensive research of public polling data, we discovered that voters are more concerned with what candidates would support when elected to office, not what they oppose. If a candidate does not select a response to any part or all of any question, it does not necessarily indicate that the candidate is opposed to that particular item.

Please indicate which principles you support (if any) concerning abortion.

X a) Abortions should always be legally available.
b) Abortions should be legally available when the procedure is completed within the first trimester of pregnancy.
c) Abortions should be legal only when the pregnancy resulted from incest, rape, or when the life of the woman is endangered.
d) Abortions should be legal only when the life of the woman is endangered.
e) Abortions should always be illegal.
f) Abortions should be limited by waiting periods and parental notification requirements.
Yes g) Should Vermont government funding be provided to clinics and medical facilities that provide abortion services?

Please indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding affirmative action and civil rights in Vermont.

X a) The Vermont government should prosecute cases of discrimination in the public and private sectors.
b) The Vermont government should provide no affirmative action programs.
c) Do you believe that the Vermont government should recognize same-sex marriages?

Please indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding children & family issues in Vermont.

a) Increase state funding for programs to prevent teen pregnancy.
b) Provide tax credits for businesses that provide child care for their employees.
c) Deny or suspend state-issued permits and licenses to parents who are delinquent in paying court-ordered child support.
d) Increase state funding for child abuse prevention programs, such as "Success by Six".
e) Should Vermont allow same-sex couples to become adoptive or foster parents?

Please indicate which principles you support (if any) to address crime in Vermont.

a) Increase state funds for construction of state prisons and for hiring of additional prison staff.
b) Expand and promote "community policing" programs.
X c) Support "truth in sentencing" for violent criminals so they serve their full sentences with no chance of parole.
d) Institute the death penalty in Vermont.
e) Oppose the death penalty.
X f) Implement penalties other than incarceration for certain non-violent offenders.
X g) Require mandatory life sentences for third-time, violent felons.
h) Inform communities when a convicted sex offender moves into the community.
i) Increase state funds for programs which rehabilitate and educate inmates during and after their prison sentences.
j) Decriminalize the possession and private use of certain illegal drugs such as marijuana.
k) Strengthen penalties and sentences associated with drug-related crimes.
l) Implement chain gangs in which prison inmates work together in chained work groups.

Please indicate which principles you support (if any) to address juvenile crime in Vermont.

X a) Prosecute juveniles who commit murder or other serious, violent crimes as adults.
X b) Provide state funding for military-style "boot camps" for juvenile first-time felons.
c) Increase state funding for local community centers and other social agencies in areas with at-risk youth.
d) Support state government funding of programs for at-risk youth such as guaranteed college loans and job training and placement.

Please indicate which principles you support (if any) concerning Vermont's economic development.

X a) Increase state funds for improving the state's transportation system, including major roadways, railways and airports.
X b) Provide low interest loans and tax credits for expanding, start-up, or relocating businesses.
c) Expand legalized gambling (either state lottery, slot machines or video gambling).
d) Reduce state government regulations on the private sector.
e) Remove state government controls or caps from wages, prices, rents, profits, production and interest rates.
f) Support limits on cash damages in lawsuits against businesses and professionals for product liability or malpractice.
X g) Increase state funding for programs to re-train unemployed workers.
Yes h) Do you support extending Vermont's workers' compensation law to include agricultural workers?
No i) Do you support a mandatory early retirement program for state employees?
Undecided j) Do you support the legalization of industrial hemp (as opposed to marijuana)to be grown as an agricultural cash crop?

Please indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding Vermont's education system.

a) Increase state funds for professional development and salaries of public school faculty.
b) Endorse teacher-led voluntary school prayer in public schools.
X c) Encourage private or corporate investment in certain public school programs.
d) Provide parents with state-funded vouchers to send their children to any participating school (public, private, religious, technical).
e) Implement charter schools where teachers and other professionals receive state authorization and funding to establish new schools.
f) Require the use of state-wide achievement standards for all state public schools.
X g) Emphasize local control of education as long as the school district meets state health and safety standards.
h) Support sex education programs which stress abstinence.
i) Support sex education programs which stress safe sexual practices.
j) Provide state funding for programs that increase Vermont students' access to the Internet and other telecommunications networks.
k) Public school education in Vermont should be funded by increases in state taxes rather than local property taxes.
l) Increase state funds for higher education.
m) Increase state funds for vocational education.

Please indicate which principles you support (if any) concerning Vermont's environment and natural resources.

a) Enact tougher environmental standards to encourage the sale of cleaner burning fuels throughout Vermont.
X b) Support "self-audit" legislation which creates incentives for polluting industries to audit themselves and clean up pollution.
X c) Require a cost/benefit analysis be completed on the economic impact of proposed environmental regulations before they are implemented.
d) Require the state to reimburse citizens when state-sponsored environmental regulations limit the use of privately owned land.
X e) Continue to provide funding for recycling programs in Vermont.
f) Request flexibility from the federal government in enforcing and funding federal environmental regulations.
g) Suspend Vermont's participation in unfunded, federally mandated environmental protection legislation.
h) Maintain minimum environmental quality as mandated by current federal regulations.
X i) Provide tax credits to businesses for using alternative energy sources.

a) Would you support amending the Vermont Constitution to limit the terms of the following state officials?

No 1) State Senators
No 2) State Representatives
No 3) Governor
No b) Do you support amending the U.S. Constitution to require an annual balanced federal budget?
No c) Do you support requiring limits on individual contributions to state legislative candidates?
No d) Do you support requiring limits on PAC contributions to state legislative candidates?
No e) Do you support requiring limits on corporate contributions to state legislative candidates?
Yes f) Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information?
Undecided g) Do you support imposing spending limits on state level political campaigns?
No h) Do you support partial funding from state taxes for state level political campaigns?

Please indicate which principles you support (if any) concerning gun issues.

a) Support expanding the nationwide federal ban on the public sale of assault weapons to include all forms of semi-automatic weapons.
b) Increase state restrictions on the purchase and possession of firearms.
c) Maintain all state registration procedures and state restrictions on possessing firearms.
X d) Continue to allow law-abiding citizens to carry concealed firearms.

Please indicate which principles you support (if any) concerning Vermont's health care system.

X a) Expand state funding for pre-natal and infant care programs available in the state, including immunizations.
X b) Provide tax incentives to assist small businesses in providing health care to their employees.
X c) Ensure that Vermont citizens have access to basic health care, through managed care, insurance reforms, or state-funded care where necessary.
d) Guaranteeing medical care to all citizens is not a responsibility of state government.
e) Limit the amount of damages that can be awarded in medical malpractice lawsuits.
X f) Provide state financial assistance to seniors and the disabled to allow them access to home and community-based health care.
X g) Continue to support the use of industrial hemp for medicinal use.
X h) Continue the Vermont Health Access program which ensures state-funded basic health care to Vermont's citizens.

Indicate what changes you support (if any) concerning levels of funding for the following categories. Select one option only.

Maintain Status a) Abortion
Maintain Status b) Affirmative Action
Maintain Status c) Agriculture
Maintain Status d) AIDS Programs
Slightly Increase e) Education
Maintain Status f) Environment
Slightly Increase g) Health Care
Maintain Status h) Law Enforcement
Slightly Decrease i) Welfare

Please indicate the changes you support (if any) concerning Vermont's tax levels. Select one option only.

Slightly Decrease a) Alcohol Taxes
b) Business Taxes
Maintain Status c) Capital Gains Taxes
Slightly Decrease d) Income Taxes (incomes less than $75,000)
Slightly Increase e) Income Taxes (incomes greater than $75,000)
Eliminate f) Machinery and Equipment Taxes
Greatly Decrease g) Property Taxes
Greatly Decrease h) Sales Taxes
Maintain Status i) State Fees
No j) Do you support a flat tax structure for state income taxes?

Please indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding Vermont's welfare system.

X a) Provide child care services to welfare recipients who work or attend school.
X b) Allow welfare recipients to work and still receive state-funded health care and child care (if needed) until they become self-sufficient.
X c) Require that able-bodied welfare recipients receive job training, attend school, or work in order to receive welfare benefits.
d) Require that unwed mothers under the age of 18 attend school and live with a parent or guardian (if possible) to receive welfare benefits.
X e) Limit the welfare benefits given to recipients if they have additional children.
f) Provide two-parent families living in poverty the same welfare benefits as one-parent families.
g) Eliminate government-funded welfare and advocate privately-funded assistance to people in need.
h) Impose a two-year limit on welfare benefits for recipients who are able to work.
i) Support current legislation that puts a 15-month limit on welfare benefits for two-parent households and 30 months for single parent households.
Explain what your two main legislative priorities will be if elected to the Vermont General Assembly. If any of your priorities will require additional government funding, explain how you intend to obtain the additional funding.

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