Kimberly Alexander's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
Office:
- State House (GA) - District 66, Democratic
On The Ballot: Running, Democratic for State House (GA) - District 66
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Georgia State Legislative Election 2020 Political Courage Test
| Pro-choice | 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? | ||
| No | c) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
| Abortion and a woman's right to choose between the Woman and her Doctor. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Lawmakers should review every option to raise tax revenue prior to reducing state salaries. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support a limit on campaign contributions to state candidates? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support automatic voter registration? | ||
| In 2019, I sponsored five (5) voter reform legislation. A total of four bills were incorporated into HB 316 (Voter Equipment) bill for Georgia. These bills are the current law. | |||
| 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? | ||
| No | 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 in Georgia? | ||
| No | e) Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? | ||
| No | f) Do you support the indefinite electronic tracking of individuals with multiple sex-offense convictions? | ||
| Electronic tracking devices should only be utilized for the habitual offender. Incidence ocurring with an individual that is young and not an adult should be reviewed carefullly. | |||
| No | a) Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| No | b) Do you support lowering state income taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| No | c) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| No | 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 Georgia? | ||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| I have sponsored or co-sponsored legislation to raise the minimum wage and paid family leave. My plans are to sponsor additional legislation to increase the minimum wage. | |||
| No | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in Georgia? | ||
| No | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing teacher salaries AND/OR benefits in Georgia? | ||
| Yes | d) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Georgia high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support allowing home school students to participate in extracurricular activities offered by public schools? | ||
| No | f) Should public colleges and universities be able to deny funding to student-led religious, political, or ideological groups? | ||
| g) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| 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? | ||
| 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 after passing gun safety training? | ||
| Yes | d) Should a license be required for gun ownership? | ||
| e) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through Georgia's health care programs? | ||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19? | ||
| g) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Georgia's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Georgia's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support greater efforts by Georgia state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | ||
| d) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Stronger schools increase stronger communities, I support funding our public schools and increasing salaries not just for teachers but for bus drivers, cafetaria workers and all other school staff. During the pandemic, teachers have struggeled to provide a vitural learning environment in a forever changing time. Students have also faced challeges to keep up with these changes. Both teachers, staff and students have adapted well!! | |||
| Increase minimum wages for essential workers such as; Grocery Store Clerk, Warehouse workers and Daycare Teachers, etc. This will require working with Corporate Leaders and HR Organizations to ensure language buy-in is is acceptable. Also, plan to implement gradually and not at one itme. I will continue to work on reforming voting rights legislation and will continue to draft and sponsor legislation to improve the voting process in Georgia such as "Same Day Voting". Finally, I will work to bring jobs to the District 66 to ensure we build a better economy for the county and State after the COVID-19. |
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