Paul Hinds' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Ohio State Legislative Election 2012 Political Courage Test
| Pro-choice | a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| Yes | b) Should abortions be illegal after the first trimester of pregnancy? | ||
| Yes | c) Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape? | ||
| Yes | d) Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support requiring parental notification before an abortion is performed on a minor? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support requiring parental consent before an abortion is performed on a minor? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for abortion procedures? | ||
| h) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | |||
| I support the Heartbeat Bill. I also believe fathers have equal rights to making decisions for their baby. | |||
1) State Spending:Using the key, indicate what state funding levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one level per category; you may use a number more than once.2) State Taxes:Using the key, indicate what state tax levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one level per category; you can use a number more than once.3) Budget Stabilization:Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing Ohio's budget.
| Slightly Decrease | a) Education (higher) | ||
| Maintain Status | b) Education (K-12) | ||
| Maintain Status | c) Environment | ||
| Slightly Decrease | d) Health care | ||
| Maintain Status | e) Law enforcement/corrections | ||
| Maintain Status | f) Transportation/infrastructure | ||
| Greatly Decrease | g) Welfare | ||
| Slightly Increase | h) Other or expanded categories: | ||
| Greatly Decrease | a) Alcohol taxes | ||
| Greatly Decrease | b) Cigarette taxes | ||
| Eliminate | c) Corporate taxes | ||
| Slightly Decrease | d) Gas/Oil taxes | ||
| Eliminate | e) Property taxes | ||
| Greatly Increase | f) Sales taxes | ||
| Eliminate | g) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
| Eliminate | h) Income taxes (mid-income families) | ||
| Eliminate | i) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
| Yes | a) Tapping into Ohio's "rainy day" fund | ||
| b) Increasing tuition rates at public universities | |||
| c) Reducing or eliminating public worker collective bargaining | |||
| d) Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions | |||
| Yes | e) Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees | ||
| f) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients | |||
| ENTITLEMENT FRAUD NEEDS TO BE REELED IN. REQUIRING SOMEONE RECEIVING ASSISTANCE TO BE A GOOD STEWARD WITH THEIR ASSISTANCE IS NOT ONLY REASONABLE, IT WOULD BE IRRESPONSIBLE NOT TO. | |||
| I BELIEVE IN THE FAIR TAX. I ALSO BELIEVE PROPERTY TAX SHOULD BE ELIMINATED; ONE DOES NOT TRULY OWN PRIVATE PROPERTY IF THE GOVERNMENT CAN TAKE IT AWAY. | |||
| WE NEED TO REFORM ENTITLEMENTS, REDUCE SPENDING, AND REFORM STATE EMPLOYEE SALARIES AND PENSIONS FOR EMPLOYEES NOT YET HIRED. I ALSO SUPPORT THE WINWIN REVOLUTION (MORE INFO AT WINWINREVOLUTION.ORG) | |||
a) Do you support limits on the following types of contributions for state candidates?
| Yes | 1) Individual | ||
| Yes | 2) Political Action Committee | ||
| Yes | 3) Corporate | ||
| No | 4) Political Party | ||
| Yes | b) Should candidates for state office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
| I SUPPORT OPEN BALLOT ACCESS FOR ALL CITIZENS, AND I STRONGLY SUPPORT OUR DISTRICTS BE SHAPED BASED ON GEOGRAPHY, NOT BASED ON POLITICAL PARTIES TRYING TO REDISTRICT BASED ON HIDDEN POLITICAL MOTIVES. | |||
| No | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders, such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana? | ||
| No | d) Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | ||
| No | e) Should a minor who sends sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
| AS A CITIZEN WHO WOULD REPRESENT OTHER CITIZENS, WE CANNOT GRANT THE GOVERNMENT RIGHTS THAT WE, OURSELVES, DO NOT HAVE. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers? | ||
| No | c) Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| No | e) Do you support increased spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation? | ||
| No | f) Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support video slot machines at horse racing tracks? | ||
| THE KEY TO A TRUE ECONOMIC RECOVERY IS BRINGING JOBS BACK TO OHIO. WE NEED TO MAKE IT EASIER TO DO BUSINESS IN OHIO, NOT HARDER. MORE SMALL BUSINESSES IN OHIO MEANS JOBS. | |||
| No | a) Do you support the national Common Core State Standards initiative? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support a merit pay system for teachers? | ||
| No | c) Is the tenure process for public school teachers producing effective teachers? | ||
| Yes | d) Should parents be allowed to use vouchers to send their children to any school? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid? | ||
| No | g) Should illegal immigrants who graduate from Ohio high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| [d) Should parents be allowed to use vouchers to send their children to any school?] Candidate wrote "*" *ANY PUBLIC OR CHARTER SCHOOL. LIMITS SHOULD NOT BE PLACED ON OPEN-ENROLLMENT. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT THERE ARE TEACHERS WHO DESERVE TO MAKE $100,000/YEAR, BUT SIMPLY BY BEING A TEACHER DOESN'T ENTITLE SOMEONE WHO CANNOT PERFORM THE SAME INCOME OF SOMEONE WHO DOES. | |||
| No | a) Do you support state funding for the development of alternative energy? | ||
| No | b) Do you support state funding for the development of traditional domestic energy sources (e.g. coal, natural gas, oil)? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increased regulations on hydraulic fracturing or "fracking"? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support state funding for improvements to Ohio's energy infrastructure? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support state funding for open space preservation? | ||
| No | f) Do you support enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change? | ||
| WE MUST BE GOOD STEWARDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT, AND BE GOOD NEIGHBORS TO OTHERS. WE MUST BE VIGILANT NOT TO UNINTENTIONALLY CAUSE DAMAGE TO OTHERS' PRIVATE PROPERTY, AND IF AN INDIVIDUAL OR COMPANY DOES, THEY MUST BE HELD RESPONSIBLE. | |||
| No | a) Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns? | ||
| No | b) Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows? | ||
| Yes | c) Should citizens be allowed to carry concealed guns? | ||
| No | d) Should a license be required for gun possession? | ||
| BAD PEOPLE SOMETIMES GET GUNS. NO MATTER WHAT RULES OR LAWS WE PASS, OR HOW WE ENFORCE THEM, THEY ALWAYS WILL. THIS IS ONE MAJOR REASON WHY GOOD PEOPLE MUST NEVER BE PREVENTED FROM GETTING GUNS. | |||
| No | a) Do you support a universally-accessible, publicly-administered health insurance option? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support expanding access to health care through commercial health insurance reform? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support interstate health insurance compacts? | ||
| No | d) Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes? | ||
| g) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| a) Should marriage only be between one man and one woman? | |||
| Yes | b) Should same-sex couples be allowed to form civil unions? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Ohio anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Ohio anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| [a) Should marriage only be between one man and one woman?] Candidate made a "NA" column and marked that answer A MARRIAGE IS BETWEEN TWO PEOPLE AND GOD, NOT THE GOVERNMENT. GOVERNMENT CAN ONLY RECOGNIZE CONTRACTS BETWEEN INDIVIDUALS, AND SHOULD NEVER BE USED TO DISPLACE GOD. | |||
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