Adam Hattersley's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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Florida State Legislative Election 2018 Political Courage Test
| Pro-choice | 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? | ||
| No | c) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
| That choice is between the woman, her doctor, her family and her faith. The government does not belong there. | |||
1) Budget Stabilization:Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing Florida's budget.
| No | a) Do you support the creation of a state income tax in Florida? | ||
| No | b) Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions? | ||
| No | c) Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees? | ||
| No | d) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients? | ||
| I am sure there are other areas to cut, but eliminating pensions should never happen. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support any limits on campaign contributions to state candidates? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting? | ||
| No | d) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
| With 1/3 of the state each Dem, Rep and Ind/NPA - redistricting should be done independently, not by the party that happens to win the cycle. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes? | ||
| Yes | c) Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
| Yes | e) Do you support prohibiting the use of handheld electronic devices while operating a motor vehicle? | ||
| c) There must be provisions (ie: was a deadly weapon used, age), and also judicial discretion d) Immigration laws need to be looked at, but whatever those laws are (like any law), they need to be enforced. | |||
| No | a) Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| b) Do you support lowering state taxes as a means of promoting economic growth? | |||
| Yes | c) Do you support reducing state government regulations on the private sector? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits? | ||
| 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 of Florida? | ||
| c) streamlining and simplifying regulations to make doing business less complex, especially for new small-businesses | |||
| No | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in Florida? | ||
| No | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| Yes | c) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Florida high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support increasing funding for the state education budget? | ||
| b) I do not support state funding for for-profit charter schools, however, not-for-profit charter schools should be held to the same standards as public schools to receive state funding | |||
| a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | |||
| Yes | b) Do you support state government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives? | ||
| Yes | d) Do you support increasing state funding for environmental restoration projects? | ||
| d) State funding is below the constitutional requirement for environmental projects - I support meeting the requirement | |||
| Yes | a) Do you generally support gun-control legislation? | ||
| Yes | b) Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows? | ||
| No | c) Should teachers be allowed to bring guns into the classroom? | ||
| Yes | d) Should a license be required for gun ownership? | ||
| Background checks and licenses will in no way impede law-abiding citizens from owning/buying firearms, they will only keep guns out of the hands of those who should not have them. | |||
| Yes | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through Florida's health care programs? | ||
| c) Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance? | |||
| d) Do you support legislation that grants citizens the right to choose to die through euthanasia? | |||
| e) Do you support eliminating religious exemptions for vaccinations? | |||
| f) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Florida's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Florida's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support greater efforts by Florida state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | ||
| d) Other or expanded principles: | |||
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