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Jerry Evans' Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

On The Ballot: Running, Republican for U.S. House (IL) - District 11

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Issue Positions

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  • "I believe that life begins at conception. I believe an unborn child is a person and has the right to live. The only possible exception, as a last resort, could be made for the life of the mother, when every possible effort has been made to preserve the life of the mother and the child." (None)
  • Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation? "Pro-Life" (None)
  • "Medicare is currently running a massive deficit, threatening the long-term viability of the program. It is imperative the United States focus on lowering the overall cost of healthcare in order to lower Medicare costs and protect these benefits for future generations. There is so much room for improvement in terms of healthcare costs. But until we ensure Medicare will even exist for future generations, expanding federal funding is irresponsible." (None)
  • In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? "No" (None)
  • In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket? "No" (None)
  • Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions? "No" (None)
  • Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct? "Yes" (None)
  • "I support qualified immunity. What separates law enforcement from everyday Americans is that law enforcement officers are expected to routinely place themselves in dangerous situations. These situations often require split second decision making. If we remove qualified immunity, police officers will hesitate to keep themselves and our communities safe against threats. In turn, that moment of hesitation could easily be enough to cost law enforcement officers their lives. There are better ways to prevent the excessive use of force." (None)
  • "I’m proud to Back the Blue, and Law Enforcement that put their lives on the line for us everyday. I’ll never support efforts to defund the police. Without safe communities we have nothing. Kids can’t learn if our schools aren’t safe. Communities can’t grow if people don’t feel safe." (x.com)
  • Do you support increasing defense spending? "Yes" (None)
  • Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth? "No" (None)
  • "I just read that state officials are recommending raising the price of natural gas which means people all over Illinois will experience higher prices of utilities starting next year. With people already struggling due to inflation and price increases, now is not the time to continue making it harder for Americans to live. I believe we can do better for the people of Illinois. It’s time to lower gas taxes to help families to thrive." (x.com)
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  • Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, geo-thermal)? "No" (None)
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  • Do you generally support gun-control legislation? "No" (None)
  • "The Second Amendment is critical to protecting the rest of our rights and I oppose further restrictions. Frequently proposed restrictions would not -and have not- done anything to curb gun violence. They would only disarm law-abiding Americans rather than criminals. We should instead work to improve access to mental health services and develop a high-employment economy to minimize violent crime." (None)
  • Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")? "Yes" (None)
  • Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19? "No" (None)
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  • Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border? "Yes" (None)
  • Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship? "No" (None)
  • "The US has always welcomed all immigrants, who choose to come here legally. And I strongly support legal immigration into our great country. With that said, immigration into the U.S. is fundamentally not a given right to all people. We need safe and simple solutions to the immigration process, which is something I'd be supporting in Congress." (None)
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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 believe that life begins at conception. I believe an unborn child is a person and has the right to live. The only possible exception, as a last resort, could be made for the life of the mother, when every possible effort has been made to preserve the life of the mother and the child.
No In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
Unknown Position Do you support expanding federal funding to support entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare?
Medicare is currently running a massive deficit, threatening the long-term viability of the program. It is imperative the United States focus on lowering the overall cost of healthcare in order to lower Medicare costs and protect these benefits for future generations. There is so much room for improvement in terms of healthcare costs. But until we ensure Medicare will even exist for future generations, expanding federal funding is irresponsible.
No Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
Yes Do you support the protection of government officials, including law enforcement officers, from personal liability in civil lawsuits concerning alleged misconduct?
I support qualified immunity. What separates law enforcement from everyday Americans is that law enforcement officers are expected to routinely place themselves in dangerous situations. These situations often require split second decision making. If we remove qualified immunity, police officers will hesitate to keep themselves and our communities safe against threats. In turn, that moment of hesitation could easily be enough to cost law enforcement officers their lives. There are better ways to prevent the excessive use of force.
Yes Do you support increasing defense spending?
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?
Yes Do you support providing financial relief to businesses AND/OR corporations negatively impacted by the state of national emergency for COVID-19?
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, geo-thermal)?
No Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
No Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
The Second Amendment is critical to protecting the rest of our rights and I oppose further restrictions. Frequently proposed restrictions would not -and have not- done anything to curb gun violence. They would only disarm law-abiding Americans rather than criminals. We should instead work to improve access to mental health services and develop a high-employment economy to minimize violent crime.
Yes Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
No Do you support requiring businesses to provide paid medical leave during public health crises, such as COVID-19?
Yes Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
No Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
The US has always welcomed all immigrants, who choose to come here legally. And I strongly support legal immigration into our great country. With that said, immigration into the U.S. is fundamentally not a given right to all people. We need safe and simple solutions to the immigration process, which is something I'd be supporting in Congress.
Yes Should the United States use military force to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a weapon of mass destruction (for example: nuclear, biological, chemical)?
No Do you support reducing military intervention in Middle East conflicts?
Keeping Americans safe should always be a top priority. I support limiting war and the threat of Terrorism by maintaining a strong military within the United States border. I also support sending our military into countries with the worst Islamic Terrorism presence, and have our military teach and educate these countries how to build a military of their own and how to use their militaries to defend their countries against Islamic Terrorists.
No Do you generally support removing barriers to international trade (for example: tariffs, quotas, etc.)?
I am running for Congress because I believe Leadership is about service, sacrifice, authenticity and compassion. Washington is severely lacking in all of these areas. We need to get our economy back under control, we need to stop the indoctrination of our children in the education system, and we need to support our law enforcement officers so our country remains a safe place to live.

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