Edward Durr's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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New Jersey State Legislative Election 2017 Political Courage Test
| Pro-life | a) Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? | ||
| Yes | b) Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape? | ||
| Yes | c) Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
| As a Christian I personally am opposed to any kind of abortion. I am 100% against partial birth abortions. I however do believe that Pro-life & Pro-choice could agree on a compromise that would stop this. Make rape, incest and mothers health exceptions. Also no abortions after 8 weeks. That should be enough time to know. | |||
1) Budget Stabilization:Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing New Jersey's budget.
| No | a) Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions | ||
| No | b) Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees | ||
| No | c) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients | ||
| No | d) An income tax increase on any tax bracket | ||
| I believe an audit done would find waste of funds and would reduce the debt. I believe we stop paying for things that are not needed. I also would look to reduce the size of government. | |||
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) Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| 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 would like to see money not be a factor in who gets elected. I believe if we made a general account that any contributions were made they would be equally divided among all candidates. | |||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| Yes | 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 believe charging a minor must be case by case basis. They should be testing done to decide if child meets the requirements. I do not think government should be able to seize property without conviction. | |||
| 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? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits? | ||
| No | e) Do you support requiring welfare applicants to pass a drug test in order to receive benefits? | ||
| Yes | f) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support legalized state-sponsored sports betting in New Jersey? | ||
| No | h) Do you support a tax on short-term housing rentals in New Jersey? | ||
| I would support a cap on welfare benefits. I would support a raise in minimum wage but not higher than $10 hr. I am opposed to any new taxes until we control the waste of government spending. I believe we should work on reducing property taxes. Homers who make their homes nicer should not be penalized for doing so. | |||
| No | a) Do you support the national Common Core State Standards initiative? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| No | c) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from New Jersey high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities in New Jersey? | ||
| I believe any illegal should not receive any state aid. We have a nation illegal immigrant problem. I am against any call for sanctuary city or state. That is prohibited by law (USC1324). If elected I would seek to enforce this law against any one who breaks it. | |||
| 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 open space preservation? | ||
| No | c) Do you support government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| We must stop spending money we do not have for things that can be done through private sector. | |||
| No | a) Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| Yes | d) Should a license be required for gun possession? | ||
| I believe and support the 2nd amendment. I have no issues with back ground checks. But if no criminal record you should be able to buy a hand gun or rifle without any restrictions other than passing back ground check. | |||
| No | a) Do you support a universally-accessible, publicly-administered health insurance option? | ||
| No | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? | ||
| No | c) Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes? | ||
| I believe health care is a privilege and not a right. I would look to work on the plan by Dr. Josh Umbehr of Kansas. and have that brought here. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support same-sex marriage? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in New Jersey's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in New Jersey's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| I believe any one should be able to live how they want with who they want. I do not believe people should be force to participate in something they are morally against. As a Christian I personally do not agree with homosexuality but as an American I support every ones right to live as they want as long as it does not violate the law. | |||
| I would like to see the reduction in income and state taxes. I would like to conduct audits in the transportation and education funding area's. I would like to see open and conceal carry become legal as long as you can pass back ground check. I would like to see education funding straighten out. |
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