Tim Mathern's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Office:
- State Senate (ND) - District 11, Democratic-NPL
On The Ballot: Running, Democratic-NPL for State Senate (ND) - District 11
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North Dakota State Legislative Election 2022 Political Courage Test
| 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? | ||
| c) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | |||
| I prefer to expend my time around this issue by promoting services to prevent unwanted pregnancy and in promoting services to support, children, mothers, and families. I promote a whole life agenda. I support exceptions to abortion restrictive legislation to include self abortions, health and life of the mother, rape, and incest. | |||
| No | a) In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions? | ||
| No | b) Do you support raising taxes on any income or on any entity, to promote economic growth? | ||
| I believe we need a mix of income, sales, and property taxes in order to provide the government services our citizens need. | |||
| No | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain 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? | ||
| No | e) Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? | ||
| f) Do you support the legalization of recreational marijuana in North Dakota? | |||
| On many of these issues especially marijuana it depends on the details of the legislation. I believe we need to spend resources on treatment not incarceration. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of North Dakota? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19? | ||
| We need clear parameters in programs created to promote economic growth so the return on investment is benefitting all our citizens. | |||
| No | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in North Dakota? | ||
| No | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing teacher salaries AND/OR benefits in North Dakota? | ||
| Yes | d) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from North Dakota's high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| I assume the immigrant question relates to those who came as children. Immigrants need us and we need them in North Dakota. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives? | ||
| A clean environment is beneficial to everyone. I have a geothermal system for my house heating and cooling. I drive a hybrid automobile. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support the regulation of campaign contributions from corporations, unions, and individuals? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting? | ||
| No | c) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support automatic voter registration? | ||
| Our state does not require advance voter registration by law. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | c) Should a license be required for gun ownership? | ||
| I believe each can and should be accomplished within the parameters of the 2nd amendment. | |||
| Yes | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| No | b) Do you support a government-run (single-payer) healthcare program such as Medicare-for All? | ||
| No | c) Should an individual have the right to choose to die through euthanasia? | ||
| No | d) Do you support eliminating religious exemptions for vaccinations? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support expanding paid family AND/OR medical leave opportunities? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support lowering the cost of prescription drugs? | ||
| Health care should be available for all. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in North Dakota's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in North Dakota's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support greater efforts by North Dakota's state government in closing gender, racial and other wage gaps? | ||
| No | d) Do you support requiring transgender atheletes to compete intramural and interscholastic sports that match their sex assigned at birth in North Dakota? | ||
| Persons have more complicated issues regarding sex identity than which sex is assigned at birth. This can lead to competing in the sex of one's transgender identity. | |||
| We need an educated citizenry and as such I believe we need a quality education system- birth through adulthood. We need adequate salaries and an economic system where individuals can provide for all of their needs and be full participants of the culture. Freedoms of individuals and groups must be protected. Behavioral health services need to be expanded. We must protect our community by completion of the river diversion in order to prevent flooding. We also need to create a permanent water resource by transfer of water from the west to the east in times of prolonged drought. | |||
| I believe there are many areas of priority, and I will apportion my energies among them. I believe in funding them from our tax base, our Legacy earnings, user fees, and participation with federal and private sources of funding. It is important that the different branches of government, political parties, and interest groups work together to arrive at a balanced budget by the end of the legislative session. |
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