Mike Saliba 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-choice | a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
No | 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? | ||
Yes | h) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
When it comes to funding organizations like Planned Parenthood, I wish they had more money than they have now. Not for just for abortion per se, but for all their services. I just don't think it's up to the state to do that. Those funds can be collected through voluntary means. |
1) Budget Stabilization:Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing Michigan's budget.2) State Spending: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.3) State Taxes:Indicate what state tax levels (#1-6) you support for the following general categories. Select one level per category; you may use a number more than once.
No | a) Tapping into Michigan's "rainy day" fund | ||
Yes | b) Decreasing funding for public universities | ||
Yes | c) Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions | ||
Yes | d) Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees | ||
Yes | e) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients | ||
Slightly Decrease | a) Education (higher) | ||
Maintain Status | b) Education (K-12) | ||
Slightly Decrease | c) Environment | ||
Slightly Decrease | d) Health care | ||
Greatly Decrease | e) Law enforcement/corrections | ||
Maintain Status | f) Transportation/infrastructure | ||
Greatly Decrease | g) Welfare | ||
h) Other or expanded categories: | |||
Greatly Decrease | a) Alcohol taxes | ||
Greatly Decrease | b) Cigarette taxes | ||
Eliminate | c) Corporate taxes | ||
Eliminate | d) Small business taxes | ||
Maintain Status | e) Gas/Oil taxes | ||
Maintain Status | f) Property taxes | ||
Maintain Status | g) Sales taxes | ||
Eliminate | h) Income taxes (low-income families) | ||
Eliminate | i) Income taxes (mid-income families) | ||
Eliminate | j) Income taxes (high-income families) | ||
No | k) Do you support applying sales taxes to all online purchases? | ||
l) Other or expanded principles: | |||
We simply need to spend less. Reducing our spending by even 50% still only takes us back to pre 1998 levels. Before 1998, we still had roads, we still bridges, and we still had schools. We simply need to priortize the things we really need and cut what we don't. |
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 | ||
Yes | 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? | ||
By running for office, you are leaving private life and entering public life. As this country was founded on the principle limited government, you must accept some limitations upon running for or serving in government. |
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 legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana? | ||
No | d) Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | ||
No | e) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
Yes | f) Do you support delaying the seizure of assets by law enforcement officials until after a conviction? | ||
I think a great deal of time and money is wasted in law enforcement by enforcing crimes that have no clear victim. |
No | a) Do you support government spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
Yes | b) Do you support lowering taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
Yes | c) Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector? | ||
No | d) Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers? | ||
No | e) Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits? | ||
No | f) Do you support requiring welfare applicants to pass a drug test in order to receive benefits? | ||
Yes | g) Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation? | ||
No | h) Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure? | ||
No | i) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage? | ||
Yes | j) Should employers be able to ask about applicants' criminal history before interviewing them? | ||
k) Other or expanded principles: |
No | a) Do you support the national Common Core State Standards initiative? | ||
Yes | b) Do you support a merit pay system for teachers? | ||
Yes | 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? | ||
No | f) Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid? | ||
No | g) Should illegal immigrants who graduate from Michigan high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
No | h) Should the state of Michigan continue to oversee the Detroit public school system? | ||
School vouchers which are accepted by both public and private schools are the only to maintain a public school system that citizens expect while enabling market forces to create the best possible product as happens in the private sector. |
No | a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
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 state funding for improvements to Michigan's energy infrastructure? | ||
Yes | d) Do you support state funding for open space preservation? | ||
Yes | e) Do you support government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
Yes | f) Do you support increased regulations of the hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") industry? | ||
No | g) Do you support extending the mandate that 10% of Michigan's energy comes from renewable energy sources? | ||
h) Other or expanded principles: |
No | a) Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
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? | ||
e) Other or expanded principles: |
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 Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
No | e) Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance? | ||
Yes | f) Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits? | ||
Yes | g) Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes? | ||
We have a strange situation in this country where we say "Health Care", when we mean health insurance. Insurance is supposed to be fore emergencies and disasters. Imagine how high our car insurance would be if we used it to pay for gas or oil changes. Imagine our home owners insurance if we used it to pay for painting the house or mowing the lawn. Imagine how much those services would charge the insurance companies. |
Yes | a) Do you support same-sex marriage? | ||
No | b) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Michigan's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
No | c) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Michigan's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
I believe rights are granted to people, not groups. I don't agree with the idea of a hate crime. If I beat someone up, I committed assault. That's illegal. It shouldn't matter who that person is. And while I'm very happy for same sex marriage, I don't believe we yet have marriage equality. I think government needs to be out the marriage business all together. |
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