On The Ballot: Running, Republican for U.S. House (IL) - District 12
Mike Bost is currently being tested through the 2022 Political Courage Test.
Indicate which principles you support (if any) concerning abortion.
X | a) Abortions should always be illegal. | ||
b) Abortions should always be legally available. | |||
c) Abortions should be legal only within the first trimester of pregnancy. | |||
X | d) Abortions should be legal when pregnancy results from incest, rape or the life of the woman is endangered. | ||
X | e) Abortions should be limited by waiting periods and notification requirements as decided by each state government. | ||
X | f) Prohibit the dilation and extraction procedure, also known as "partial-birth" abortion. | ||
g) Support "buffer zones" at abortion clinics by requiring demonstrators to remain a certain distance from doorways and driveways. | |||
X | h) Prohibit public funding for abortions and organizations that advocate or perform abortions. | ||
i) Other |
State Budget: Indicate the funding levels you will support for the following general categories.State Taxes: Indicate the tax levels you will support.
Greatly Increase Funding | a) Education (Higher) | ||
Greatly Increase Funding | b) Education (K-12) | ||
Maintain Funding Status | c) Environment | ||
Greatly Increase Funding | d) Health care | ||
Greatly Increase Funding | e) Law enforcement | ||
Slightly Increase Funding | f) Transportation and Highway infrastructure | ||
Maintain Funding Status | g) Welfare | ||
h) Other | |||
Maintain Status | a) Alcohol taxes | ||
Slightly Decrease | b) Capital gains taxes | ||
Maintain Status | c) Cigarette taxes | ||
Slightly Decrease | d) Corporate taxes | ||
Maintain Status | e) Gasoline taxes | ||
Maintain Status | f) Riverboat gambling taxes | ||
Slightly Decrease | g) Income taxes (incomes below $75,000) | ||
Slightly Decrease | h) Income taxes (incomes over $75,000) | ||
Eliminate | i) Inheritance taxes | ||
Greatly Decrease | j) Property taxes | ||
Maintain Status | k) Sales taxes | ||
Maintain Status | l) Vehicle taxes | ||
m) Other | |||
No | n) Should Internet sales be taxed? | ||
Yes | o) Do you support a flat tax structure for state income taxes? | ||
Yes | p) Would you support returning any operating surplus to Illinois taxpayers? | ||
Yes | q) Would you support placing any operating surplus into a "rainy day" fund? | ||
Yes | r) Do you support removing the sales tax on motor fuels? | ||
s) Other |
Indicate which principles you support (if any) to address crime.
X | a) Increase state funds for construction of state prisons and for hiring of additional prison staff. | ||
b) Support contracting with private sector firms to build and/or manage state prisons. | |||
X | c) End parole for repeat violent offenders. | ||
X | d) Support the use of the death penalty in Illinois. | ||
e) Support the moratorium on the death penalty. | |||
X | f) Implement penalties other than incarceration for certain non-violent offenders. | ||
X | g) Inform communities when a convicted sex offender moves into the community. | ||
X | h) Support programs to provide prison inmates with vocational and job-related skills and job-placement assistance when released. | ||
i) Decriminalize the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes. | |||
X | j) Strengthen penalties and sentences for drug-related crimes. | ||
X | k) Support .08 blood-alcohol-content limit defining drunk driving. | ||
X | l) Prosecute as adults, youths accused of a felony. | ||
X | m) Increase penalties for crimes committed on school grounds. | ||
n) Require that crimes based on gender, sexual orientation, or disability be prosecuted as hate crimes. | |||
X | o) Support programs that provide job training and placement services for at-risk youth. | ||
p) Ban the use of racial profiling by law enforcement officers. | |||
X | q) Increase funding for DNA evidence testing. | ||
r) Require videotaping of any interrogations or confessions that occur after an arrest for murder, rape, or juvenile felony charges. | |||
s) Require that illegal possession of guns be prosecuted as a felony. | |||
t) Other |
Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding education.
X | a) Increase state funds for professional development of public school teachers and administrators. | ||
X | b) Encourage private or corporate investment in public school programs. | ||
c) Provide parents with state-funded vouchers to send their children to any participating school (public, private, religious). | |||
X | d) Support charter schools where teachers and professionals receive authorization and funding to establish new schools. | ||
X | e) Increase state funds for school capital improvements (e.g. buildings and infrastructure). | ||
X | f) Increase state funds for hiring additional teachers. | ||
g) Endorse teacher-led voluntary prayer in public schools. | |||
h) Support posting the Ten Commandments in public schools. | |||
X | i) Require public schools to administer high school exit exams. | ||
j) Support national standards and testing of public school students. | |||
X | k) Support teacher testing and reward teachers with merit pay. | ||
X | l) Provide state funding to increase teacher salaries. | ||
m) Other |
Employment: Indicate which principles you support (if any) concerning employment.Affirmative Action: Which of the following state agencies should take race and sex into account when making employment decisions?
X | a) Provide low interest loans and tax credits for starting, expanding, or relocating businesses. | ||
X | b) Reduce state government regulations on the private sector to encourage investment and economic expansion. | ||
X | c) Support limits on cash damages in lawsuits against businesses and professionals for product liability or malpractice. | ||
X | d) Increase funding for state job-training programs that re-train displaced workers or teach skills needed in today's job market. | ||
X | e) Support an early retirement plan for state government employees. | ||
X | f) Reduce the unemployment insurance surplus by lowering employer payments to the unemployment insurance fund. | ||
g) Use the unemployment insurance surplus to provide paid parental leave. | |||
h) Other | |||
Yes | a) College and university admissions | ||
Yes | b) Public employment | ||
Yes | c) State contracting | ||
d) Other |
Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding the environment and energy.
X | a) Encourage further development and use of alternative fuels to reduce pollution. | ||
X | b) Support "self-audit" legislation which creates incentives for industries to audit themselves and clean up pollution. | ||
X | c) Require a cost/benefit analysis to determine the economic impact of proposed environmental regulations before they are implemented. | ||
X | d) Require states to fully compensate citizens when environmental regulations limit uses on privately owned land. | ||
X | e) Support funding for recycling programs in Illinois. | ||
X | f) Request added flexibility from the federal government in enforcing and funding federal environmental regulations. | ||
g) Suspend participation in un-funded, federally-mandated environmental protection legislation. | |||
h) Support legalization of industrial hemp. | |||
i) Other | |||
Undecided | j) Should state environmental regulations be stricter than federal law? |
Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding government reform.c) Do you support limiting the following types of contributions to state legislative candidates?
Undecided | a) Do you support the current limit on terms for Illinois Governors? | ||
Undecided | b) Do you support limiting the number of terms for Illinois State Senators and Representatives? | ||
Undecided | a) Individual | ||
Undecided | b) PAC | ||
Undecided | c) Corporate | ||
Undecided | d) Political Parties | ||
Yes | d) Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information? | ||
Undecided | e) Do you support imposing spending limits on state level political campaigns? | ||
Undecided | f) Do you support partial funding from state taxes for state level political campaigns? | ||
Undecided | g) Do you support voting on-line? | ||
Undecided | h) Do you support on-line voter registration? | ||
Yes | i) Do you support banning political contributions from the gambling industry? | ||
j) Other |
Indicate which principles you support (if any) concerning gun issues.
a) Ban the sale or transfer of semi-automatic guns, except those used for hunting. | |||
X | b) Maintain and strengthen the enforcement of existing state restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns. | ||
c) Ease state restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns. | |||
d) Repeal state restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns. | |||
e) Allow citizens to carry concealed guns. | |||
f) Require manufacturers to provide child-safety locks on guns. | |||
g) Require background checks of gun buyers at gun shows. | |||
h) Require a license for gun possession. | |||
i) Other |
Indicate (ü) which principles you support (if any) regarding health issues.
X | a) Provide tax incentives to small businesses that provide health care to their employees. | ||
b) Ensure that citizens have access to basic health care through managed care, insurance reforms, or state funded care where necessary. | |||
X | c) Transfer more existing Medicaid recipients into managed care programs. | ||
X | d) Use state funds to continue some Medicaid coverage for legal immigrants. | ||
X | e) Limit the amount of damages that can be awarded in medical malpractice lawsuits. | ||
f) Support a patient's right to sue his or her HMO. | |||
X | g) Support a patient's right to appeal to an administrative board of specialists when services are denied. | ||
X | h) Guaranteed medical care to all citizens is not a responsibility of state government. | ||
X | i) Expand the state's Circuit Breaker program which provides prescription drug coverage to low-income seniors. | ||
j) Require drug manufacturers to provide prescription medications to senior citizens at the same discounted rate given to HMOs and corporations. | |||
k) Support the Bernardin amendment to the Illinois Constitution which would require the state to ensure health care for every resident. | |||
l) Require all hospitals to offer emergency contraception to rape victims. | |||
m) Other |
Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding social issues.
X | a) Provide tax credits for businesses that provide child care for their employees. | ||
X | b) Increase state funds to provide child care for children in low-income working families. | ||
c) Deny or suspend state-issued permits and licenses to parents who are delinquent in paying court-ordered child support. | |||
X | d) Increase state funding for Head Start in order to serve additional children and/or increase services from a half to a full day. | ||
X | e) Increase state funding for community centers and other social agencies in areas with at-risk youth. | ||
X | f) Support state funding of programs for at-risk youth such as guaranteed college loans, and job training and placement. | ||
g) Other | |||
h) Should physician assisted suicide be legally available in Illinois? | |||
i) Should Illinois include sexual orientation in its anti-discrimination laws? | |||
j) Should Illinois recognize civil unions between same-sex couples? | |||
k) Should Illinois restrict marriage to a relationship only between a man and a woman? |
Indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding welfare.
X | a) Maintain current time limits on welfare benefits. | ||
X | b) Maintain the requirement that able-bodied recipients work in order to receive benefits. | ||
X | c) Increase employment and job training programs for welfare recipients. | ||
X | d) Provide tax incentives to businesses that hire welfare recipients. | ||
X | e) Provide child care for welfare recipients who work. | ||
X | f) Increase access to public transportation for welfare recipients who work. | ||
X | g) Allow welfare recipients to remain eligible for benefits while saving money for education, starting a business, or buying a home. | ||
X | h) Limit benefits given to recipients if they have additional children while on welfare. | ||
X | i) Eliminate government-funded welfare programs. | ||
X | j) Redirect welfare funding to faith-based and community-based private organizations. | ||
X | k) Use federal TANF (Temporary Assistance to Needy Families) funds to expand state services to include the working poor. | ||
l) Other |
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