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Patty Judge's Issue Positions (Political Courage Test)

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Patty Judge has refused to provide voters with positions on key issues covered by the 2016 Political Courage Test, despite repeated requests from Vote Smart and voters like you.

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Issue Positions

For Presidential and Congressional candidates who refuse to provide voters with their positions, Vote Smart has researched their public records to determine their likely responses. These issue positions are from 2016.

  • "As a former nurse, Patty knows the importance of quality health care and how critical it is that women be able to make their own health care decisions. Patty has been a strong advocate throughout her career for protecting access to health care for women." (pattyjudgeforiowa.com)
  • Des Moine Register "Judge believes we must ensure that the wealthiest Americans are paying their fair share. She supports reforming the tax code to close loopholes that allow the wealthiest Americans to pay less than middle class families." (data.desmoinesregister.com)
  • "We need to reform our criminal justice system, including mandatory minimum sentences for nonviolent offenders. Taxpayers are spending far too much on housing inmates for long periods of time, when they could be better served through treatment and rehabilitation programs." (onyourballot.vote411.org)
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Despite exhaustive research, Vote Smart was unable to find information about this candidate's position.
  • Des Moines Register "Judge supports standards to ensure high-quality education for all children. She believes we must work to implement these programs effectively and ensure that input from state and local stakeholders is incorporated into any national standard." (data.desmoinesregister.com)
  • "Judge did not support construction of the Keystone XL pipeline. She believes Congress needs to focus on building a clean energy economy." (data.desmoinesregister.com)
  • "Patty believes the success of Iowa’s renewable fuel and wind energy industry can be a model for the rest of the nation. She also supports investing in research to find new solutions to meet America’s long-term energy demands." (pattyjudgeforiowa.com)
  • "Protecting our environment and natural resources for future generations is critical for Iowa and the nation. Climate change is real and we need to continue to move away from fossil fuels and toward a clean energy economy." (pattyjudgeforiowa.com)
  • "If we’re worried about somebody getting on an airplane, then I don’t think they need to be going out to buy an assault weapon and that just makes sense." (www.emilyslist.org)
  • Des Moine Register "Judge supports the Affordable Care Act and believes it has improved health care for millions of Americans. She believes Congress should work to strengthen and improve the program, and take a serious look at how to reduce the cost of prescription drugs and medical services." (data.desmoinesregister.com)
  • "The DACA and DAPA executive actions by the president are a first step toward reforming our broken immigration system. Unfortunately, Chuck Grassley’s obstruction has resulted in an uncertain future for these programs and has left millions of people in legal limbo." (www.kwwl.com)
  • "Patty believes that ISIS is a serious threat and supports increased airstrikes against ISIS targets in Iraq and Syria to destroy their infrastructure and operations." (pattyjudgeforiowa.com)
  • "Patty will also fight any attempts to privatize Social Security and Medicare – these programs are far too important to gamble on the open market." (pattyjudgeforiowa.com)

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