Brian Mast did not provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2022 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.
For Presidential and Congressional candidates who refuse to provide voters with their positions, Vote Smart has researched their public records to determine their likely responses. These issue positions are from 2022.
Pro-life | Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
I support exception for defense of a mothers life or the case or Rape or incest. |
No | In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending? | ||
No | In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
There are many places defense budget resources could be allocated more wisely. Historically, tax cuts from presidents on both sides of the aisle have actually produced increases in revenue. |
Yes | Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? |
Yes | Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
Yes | Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment? | ||
Yes | Do you support mandatory minimum sentences for non-violent drug offenders? |
No | Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
Yes | Do you support lowering taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
Yes | Do you support providing tax incentives to businesses for the purpose of job creation? | ||
I have not been able to find one country throughout history who is been able to text more and spend more in order to reduce their debt and grow their economy. |
No | Do you generally support requiring states to adopt federal education standards? | ||
I believe education is one of those issues, above all, that could be made better by returning control to the local level. Federal education standards are also tied to federal dollars. To me it seems foolish and wasteful to send tax dollars from one person to the federal government only to have them return those dollars to The state. |
Yes | Do you support building the Keystone XL pipeline? | ||
No | Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
Yes | Do you support increased regulations on the hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") industry? |
Yes | Do you believe that human activity is contributing to climate change? | ||
No | Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions? |
No | Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
I am not certain if this question is asking if I support current gun control legislation or increased gun control legislation. I do not support increased gun control legislation. |
Yes | Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? |
Yes | Do you support same-sex marriage? | ||
I believe article 1 section 8 of the Constitution specifically defined the roles of the federal government, and the 10th amendment tells us that everything else should belong to the states. Therefore as marriage is not covered in the Constitution this is an issue that I believe should be handled at the state level. |
Yes | Do you support increased American intervention in Iraq and Syria beyond air support? | ||
Yes | Should the U.S use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the United States from possessing a nuclear weapon? | ||
Sometimes there are people in this world that are simply evil, ISIS is one example. Such people need to be erased and we should be at peace with that. |
Yes | Do you support allowing individuals to divert a portion of their Social Security taxes into personal retirement accounts? | ||
As a former federal employee, I believe diverging funds to plans similar to the thrift savings account is a great alternative to traditional Social Security contributions. |
SpendingIndicate what federal spending levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category; you can use a number more than once.TaxesIndicate what federal tax levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one number per category; you can use a number more than once.
Maintain Status | a) Agriculture | ||
Maintain Status | b) Arts | ||
Slightly Increase | c) Defense | ||
Maintain Status | d) Education | ||
Maintain Status | e) Environment | ||
Slightly Increase | f) Homeland Security | ||
Maintain Status | g) International aid | ||
Maintain Status | h) Medical Research | ||
Maintain Status | i) Scientific Research | ||
Slightly Increase | j) Space exploration | ||
Greatly Decrease | k) United Nations | ||
Slightly Decrease | l) Welfare | ||
Eliminate | a) Capital gains taxes | ||
Greatly Decrease | b) Corporate taxes | ||
Greatly Decrease | c) Small business taxes | ||
Maintain Status | d) Excise taxes (alcohol) | ||
Maintain Status | e) Excise taxes (cigarettes) | ||
Maintain Status | f) Excise taxes (transportation fuel) | ||
Maintain Status | g) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
Slightly Decrease | h) Income taxes (middle-income families) | ||
Slightly Decrease | i) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
Eliminate | j) Inheritance taxes | ||
Maintain Status | k) Payroll taxes | ||
l) Other or expanded categories | |||
These answers are given with the caveat that if we had more funds or a surplus of our budget these are places where I would like to see more dollars spent. |
1. Be placed on the committee of transportation and infrastructure where I can work toward having the US Army Corps of Engineers, the EPA, and FEMA fund the completion of needed repairs to infrastructure surrounding Lake Okeechobee, and establish a route for Lake Okeechobee discharges to be sent toward the river of grass. 2. Establish a system where the VA must compete to provide care to veterans. Provide anytime anywhere care to our veterans. |
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