Larry Liston's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)
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- State Senate (CO) - District 10, Republican
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Colorado State Legislative Election 2018 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? | ||
| No | c) Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions? | ||
| I have always been a Pro-Life candidate | |||
1) Budget Stabilization:Indicate which proposals you support (if any) for balancing Colorado's budget.
| No | a) Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions? | ||
| No | b) Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees? | ||
| Yes | c) Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients? | ||
| No | d) An income tax increase on any tax bracket? | ||
| I would only support reducing benefits as a last resort. I do think that eligibility requirements should be tightened for ALL benefit programs in Colorado. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support any limits on campaign contributions to state candidates? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| Campaign limits for legislative races should go up as they have not been raised for some 20 years or more. | |||
| Yes | a) Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| e) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| No | a) Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth? | ||
| Yes | 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? | ||
| No | 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? | ||
| No | f) Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of Colorado? | ||
| Yes | g) Do you support increasing state funding for improving Colorado's roads and bridges? | ||
| h) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| No | a) Do you support adopting federal education standards in Colorado? | ||
| Yes | b) Do you support state funding for charter schools? | ||
| No | c) Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Colorado high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities? | ||
| d) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| No | a) Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)? | ||
| No | b) Do you support state government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions? | ||
| Yes | c) Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives? | ||
| No | d) Do you support increased regulations on the hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") industry? | ||
| I think the private sector is the best judge as to what and how much is invested in alternative energy. The state should not be picking winners and losers for energy projects. | |||
| 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 teachers be allowed to bring guns into the classroom? | ||
| Yes | d) Should a license be required for gun ownership? | ||
| We have more than enough firearms laws. More laws will not stop the �BAD� guys from using firearms in the commission of crimes. We need to clamp down hard on criminals who use firearms illegally. I do support the death penalty and it needs to be used more often, rather than litigated so that it cannot be used. Teachers or any other school employee who is properly trained, vetted and screened should be allowed to carry concealed. The ability to protect students should not be limited to only teachers. | |||
| Yes | a) Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse? | ||
| No | b) Do you support Medicaid expansion through Colorado's health care programs? | ||
| No | c) Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance? | ||
| No | 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: | |||
| No | a) Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Colorado's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | b) Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Colorado's anti-discrimination laws? | ||
| No | c) Do you support greater efforts by Colorado state government in closing the pay gap between men and women? | ||
| d) Other or expanded principles: | |||
| I support greater funding for Transporation, meaning roads and bridges, not for bike paths and public buses. Secondly, I strongly support greater funding for rural police and fire responders. Small towns and rural districts are being severely hurt by the Gallagher amendment, which needs to be changed. |
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