Katrina Early has provided voters with clear stances on key issues by responding to the 2019 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? | ||
Yes | c) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
d) Other or expanded principles: |
1) Budget Stabilization:Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing Louisiana's budget.
No | a) Do you support local governments' say over the Industrial Tax Exemption Program (ITEP), which allows approved manufacturing companies to be exempt from paying local property taxes for up to ten years? | ||
No | b) Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions | ||
c) Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees | |||
No | d) An income tax increase on any tax bracket | ||
e) Other or expanded principles: |
Yes | a) Do you support a limit 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? | ||
Yes | d) Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls? | ||
Yes | e) Do you support automatic voter registration? | ||
f) Other or expanded principles: |
Yes | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
No | b) Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult? | ||
Yes | c) Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police? | ||
Yes | d) Do you support legislation that would ban holding cell phones while driving? | ||
e) Other or expanded principles: |
Yes | a) Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
Yes | b) Do you support lowering state income 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? | ||
Yes | 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 Louisiana? | ||
Yes | g) Do you support requiring employers to provide paid family leave? | ||
Yes | h) Do you support using toll revenue to help fund a new bridge over the Mississippi River? | ||
g) I support requiring employers to provide paid family leave depending on what the leave is for. |
Yes | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in Louisiana? | ||
Yes | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
c) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Louisiana high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | |||
No | d) Do you support legalizing sports betting for the purpose of funding early childhood education programs? | ||
e) Other or expanded principles: |
Yes | a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
Yes | b) Do you support government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
Yes | c) Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives? | ||
d) Other or expanded principles: |
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? | ||
e) Other or expanded principles: |
Yes | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
Yes | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through Louisiana's health care programs? | ||
No | c) Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance? | ||
Yes | d) Do you support legislation that grants citizens the right to choose to die through euthanasia? | ||
No | 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 Louisiana's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
Yes | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Louisiana's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
Yes | c) Do you support greater efforts by Louisiana state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | ||
d) Other or expanded principles: |
My main objective in my platform is making sure women's rights are more of a priority in our Louisiana governmental system. I want to fight for increase in pay for women in our state. | |||
My top legislation priority would be able to bridge the gap between all legislative parties to work as a team to bring more resources to our state and district 38. |
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