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Tim Westley's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Tim Westley 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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Issue Positions

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 2020.

  • In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? "No" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • "We may also gradually raise the age for Social Security beneficiaries for those that will be at least 10 years from eligibility to receive benefits." (votesmart.org)
  • Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? "Yes" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
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  • Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? "Yes" (justfacts.votesmart.org)
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This candidate has responded to a Political Courage Test in a previous election. As a continued effort to provide the American public with factual information on candidates running for public office, these archived responses are made available here.
Pro-life Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
I will focus on passing pro-life legislation that will protect the unborn from the moment of conception by supporting legislation such as: 1) Life at Conception Act which would in essence dismantle the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade ruling that favors abortion. It will also provide protection for the unborn under the 14th Amendment. 2) Parental Intervention Laws requiring minors to inform parents before any abortions are performed. 3) End tax payer funded abortions
No In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
No In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
Yes Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
No Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
Yes Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
No Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
No Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
No Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
No Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
We must consider promoting awareness and sharing. Be Aware and Ready to Share! We should consider designating 1% of the annual federal tax dollars collected for firearm sales ($123,000,000), which would be $6,150,000 to mental health education profession scholarships, fund public and private mental health opportunities for those under or uninsured, marketing. The education factor will hopefully encourage people to enter field and commit time in public sector offering services.
Yes Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
Yes Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
Yes Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
We must continue to increase the amount of Border Agents. Provide workers within those agencies that will be responsible for overseeing children and unaccompanied minors to free up agents. Employ the use of more technology. End any form of catch and release. Implement harsh penalty for those entering the country illegally.
No Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
No Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
Yes Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
We must increase our diplomatic measures and do what we can to keep our troops out of harms way.
My top three priorities are: 1) Border Security / Immigration Reform. 2) Protecting the Lives of the Unborn. 3) Providing better care for Veterans

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