On The Ballot: Running, Republican for U.S. House (OH) - District 5
Please indicate which principles you support (if any) concerning abortion.
a) Abortions should always be legally available. | |||
b) Abortions should be legally available when the procedure is completed within the first trimester of the pregnancy. | |||
X | c) Abortions should be legal only when the pregnancy resulted from incest, rape, or if the life of the woman is endangered. | ||
d) Abortions should always be illegal. | |||
e) Abortions should be limited by waiting periods and parental notification requirements. | |||
X | f) Ohio government funding should not be provided to clinics and medical facilities that provide abortion services. |
Please indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding affirmative action in Ohio
a) Ohio government should prosecute cases of discrimination in the public and private sector. | |||
b) Ohio government should provide no affirmative action programs. | |||
c) Ohio government should add sexual orientation to Ohio's anti-discrimination laws. | |||
d) Ohio government should not add sexual orientation to Ohio's anti-discrimination laws. |
Indicate what changes you support (if any) concerning levels of funding for the following categories. Select one number only.
Eliminate | a) Abortion | ||
Slightly Decrease | b) Affirmative Action | ||
Slightly Increase | c) Agriculture | ||
Slightly Increase | d) Education | ||
Slightly Decrease | e) Environment | ||
Maintain Status | f) Health Care | ||
Slightly Increase | g) Law Enforcement | ||
Maintain Status | h) Welfare |
Please indicate which principles you support (if any) to address child and family-related issues in Ohio.
X | a) Increase state funding for programs to prevent teen pregnancy. | ||
X | b) Provide tax credits for businesses that provide child care for their employees. | ||
X | c) Deny or suspend state-issued permits and licenses to parents who are delinquent in paying court-ordered child support. |
Please indicate which principles you support (if any) to address crime in Ohio.
a) Increase state funds for construction of state prisons and for hiring of additional prison staff. | |||
X | b) Expand and promote "community policing" programs. | ||
X | c) Support "truth in sentencing" legislation for violent criminals so they serve their full sentences with no chance of parole. | ||
X | d) Expand the use of the death penalty for additional circumstances relating to murder. | ||
e) Oppose the death penalty. | |||
X | f) Implement penalties other than incarceration for certain non-violent offenders. | ||
X | g) Require mandatory life sentences for third time, violent felons. | ||
X | h) Inform communities when a convicted sex offender moves into the community. | ||
i) Increase state funds for programs which rehabilitate and educate inmates during and after their prison sentence. | |||
j) Decriminalize the possession and private use of certain illegal drugs such as marijuana. | |||
X | k) Strengthen penalties and sentences associated with drug-related crimes. | ||
l) Implement chain gangs in which prison inmates work together in chained work groups. |
Please indicate which principles you support (if any) to address juvenile crime in Ohio.
X | a) Prosecute juveniles who commit murder or other serious violent crimes as adults. | ||
X | b) Provide state funding for military-style "boot-camps" for first-time juvenile felons. | ||
X | c) Increase state funding for community centers and other social agencies in areas with at-risk youth. | ||
X | d) Support state government funding of programs for at-risk youth such as guaranteed college loans and job training and placement. | ||
X | e) Support mandatory curfews for minors in high crime areas. |
Please indicate which principles you support (if any) concerning Ohio's economic development.
X | a) Increase state funds for improving the state's transportation system, including major roadways, railways and airports. | ||
X | b) Provide low interest loans and tax credits for expanding, start-up or relocating businesses. | ||
c) Expand legalized gambling (e.g. riverboat casinos). | |||
X | d) Reduce state government regulations on the private sector. | ||
e) Remove state governmental controls or caps from wages, prices, rents, profits, production, and interest rates. | |||
X | f) Support limits on cash damages in lawsuits against businesses and professionals for product liability or malpractice. | ||
X | g) Increase state funding for programs to re-train unemployed workers. | ||
X | h) Require a cost/benefit analysis of all state laws and regulations to determine their economic impact. | ||
i) Create state-funded incentives for housing development in rural and urban areas. | |||
j) Support the use of state funding for the construction of sports stadiums and arenas in Ohio. | |||
X | k) Oppose the use of state funding for the construction of sports stadiums and arenas in Ohio. |
Please indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding Ohio's public education system.
a) Increase state funds for professional development and salaries of public school faculty. | |||
X | b) Endorse teacher-led voluntary school prayer in public schools. | ||
X | c) Encourage private or corporate investment in certain public school programs. | ||
X | d) Provide parents with state-funded vouchers to send their children to any participating school (public, private, religious, technical). | ||
X | e) Implement charter schools where teachers and other professionals get state authorization and funding to establish schools. | ||
X | f) Require the use of state-wide achievement standards for all state public schools. | ||
X | g) Emphasize local control of education as long as the school district meets state health and safety standards. | ||
X | h) Support sex education programs which stress abstinence. | ||
i) Support sex education programs which stress safe sexual practices. | |||
j) Fund public school education in Ohio by increases in state taxes rather than by using local property taxes. | |||
X | k) Provide state funding for programs which increase student access to the Internet and other telecommunications networks. | ||
l) Increase state funding for school building improvement and maintenance. | |||
m) Support allocating more state education funding to Ohio's lowest-wealth districts and less to the highest-wealth districts. | |||
X | n) Restrict driving privileges and/or sports participation of students with poor academic performance. | ||
o) Support Ohio schools' participation in "Goals 2000", the federal program which establishes academic standards. |
Please indicate which principles you support (if any) concerning Ohio's environment and natural resources.
a) Enact tougher environmental standards to encourage the sale of cleaner burning fuels throughout Ohio. | |||
X | b) Support "self-audit" legislation which creates incentives for polluting industries to clean up pollution. | ||
X | c) Require a cost/benefit analysis be completed to determine the economic impact of proposed environmental regulations before they are implemented. | ||
X | d) Require the state to reimburse citizens when state-sponsored environmental regulations limit use of privately owned land. | ||
X | e) Provide funding for recycling programs in Ohio. | ||
X | f) Request flexibility from the federal government in enforcing and funding environmental regulations. | ||
X | g) Suspend Ohio's participation in unfunded, federally mandated environmental protection legislation. | ||
X | h) Maintain minimum environmental quality as mandated by current federal regulations. | ||
X | i) Support "right to know" laws for workers exposed to hazardous substances. | ||
X | j) Support legislation which would require polluting industries to pay for environmental cleanup. | ||
k) Support construction of a facility in Ohio to house low-level radioactive waste from Ohio and five other states. | |||
l) Support and enforce fuel price cap legislation. | |||
X | m) Provide state funding for programs that reward farmers for conserving soil and using minimal fertilizers and pesticides. |
a) Do you support the current law which limits the terms of the following Ohio officials?
Yes | 1) State Senators and Representatives (8 years) | ||
Yes | 2) Governors (two 4 year terms) | ||
Yes | 3) Certain elected statewide officials (e.g. Attorney General, Secretary of State) (two 4 year terms) | ||
Yes | b) Do you support amending the U.S. Constitution to require an annual balanced federal budget? | ||
Yes | c) Do you support requiring limits on individual contributions to state legislative candidates? | ||
Yes | d) Do you support requiring limits on PAC contributions to state legislative candidates? | ||
e) Do you support requiring limits on corporate contributions to state legislative candidates? | |||
Yes | f) Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information? | ||
Yes | g) Do you support imposing spending limits on political campaigns? | ||
No | h) Do you support partial funding from state taxes for state level political campaigns? | ||
Yes | i) Do you support decentralizing some state agencies to outside Columbus? |
Please indicate which principles you support (if any) concerning gun issues.
a) Support expanding the nationwide ban on the public sale of assault weapons to include all forms of semi-automatic weapons. | |||
b) Increase state restrictions on the purchase and possession of firearms. | |||
c) Maintain all state registration procedures and state restrictions on possessing firearms. | |||
X | d) Ease state procedures and restrictions on the purchase and registration of firearms. | ||
X | e) Repeal all state bans and measures that restrict law-abiding citizens from obtaining firearms. | ||
X | f) Allow law-abiding citizens to carry concealed firearms. | ||
X | g) Support legislation which would ban guns in school zones. |
Please indicate which principles you support (if any) concerning Ohio's health care system.
X | a) Expand state funding for pre-natal and infant care programs available in the state, including immunizations. | ||
X | b) Provide tax incentives to assist small businesses in providing health care to their employees. | ||
c) Ensure that Ohio citizens have access to basic health care through managed care, insurance reforms, or state funded care where necessary. | |||
X | d) Guaranteeing medical care to all citizens is not a responsibility of state government. | ||
X | e) Limit the amount of damages that can be awarded in medical malpractice lawsuits. | ||
X | f) Request a waiver from the federal government to provide Medicaid services through privately operated insurance systems. | ||
X | g) Provide state financial assistance to seniors who wish to remain at home as an alternative to a nursing home. | ||
X | h) Allow citizens to open tax-free medical savings accounts to be taxed if used for other than medical purposes. | ||
X | i) Continue trend toward removing most medical services (except long term/nursing home care) from state regulation. | ||
j) Encourage local health departments to distribute condoms as a preventive measure against AIDS. | |||
X | k) Create incentives that increase the supply and retention of health professionals in rural areas and inner cities. |
Please indicate the changes you will support (if any) concerning Ohio's tax levels for the following categories.
Maintain Status | a) Alcohol Taxes | ||
Slightly Decrease | b) Business Taxes | ||
Slightly Decrease | c) Capital Gains | ||
Slightly Decrease | d) Income Taxes (incomes less than $75,000) | ||
Slightly Decrease | e) Income Taxes (incomes greater than $75,000) | ||
Slightly Decrease | f) Property Taxes | ||
Maintain Status | g) Sales Taxes | ||
Maintain Status | h) State Fees | ||
Maintain Status | i) Gasoline Taxes | ||
Yes | j) Do you support a flat tax structure for state income taxes? |
Please indicate which principles you support (if any) regarding Ohio's welfare system.
a) Provide child care services to welfare recipients who work or attend school. | |||
X | b) Allow welfare recipients to work and still receive state-funded health care and child care until they become self-sufficient. | ||
X | c) Require that able-bodied recipients receive job training, attend school, or work in order to receive welfare benefits. | ||
X | d) Require that unwed mothers under the age of 18 attend school and live with a parent or guardian (if possible) to receive welfare benefits. | ||
e) Limit the welfare benefits given to recipients if they have additional children. | |||
f) Provide two-parent families living in poverty the same welfare benefits as one-parent families. | |||
g) Eliminate government-funded welfare and advocate privately funded assistance to people in need. | |||
X | h) Impose a two-year limit on welfare benefits for recipients who are able to work. | ||
i) Support "Communities of Opportunity" program in which the state of Ohio would subsidize employers who hire welfare recipients. |
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