Washington Congressional Election 2018 Political Courage Test

Abortion

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life

2. Other or expanded principles
- It is my belief that abortion as well as many other matters should be decided by the States. The effect of Roe v. Wade means that abortion has been federalized and each person in Congress must vote his or her conscience on the matter rather than leave it to the States. I oppose abortion and believe there should be restrictions on it.

Budget

1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- Unknown Position

2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Yes

3. Other or expanded principles
- In general, a balanced budget must bring in enough revenue and cut domestic, foreign policy and military spending. Compromises must be made to make these things happen.

Campaign Finance

1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Unknown Position

2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Economy

1. Do you support federal spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No

2. Do you support lowering corporate taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Unknown Position

3. Other or expanded principles
- I support lowering of taxes as long as enough revenue will be brought in and there will be cuts to spending.

Education

1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No

2. Other or expanded principles
- Overall, I do not favor the federal government mandating standards for education.

Energy & Environment

1. Do you support government funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- No

2. Do you support the federal regulation of greenhouse gas emissions?
- No

3. Other or expanded principles
- I support embracing technology in order to deal with environmental issues but oppose the government mandating standards.

Guns

1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No

2. Other or expanded principles
- I do not support more stringent gun legislation.

Health Care

1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Yes

2. Other or expanded principles
- I believe the focus on health care legislation must focus on bringing the cost of health care down.

Immigration

1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- Yes

3. Other or expanded principles
- I believe that one continuous wall across the southern border may not be the best way to guard the border. I support legal immigration to this country.

Marijuana

1. Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Yes

2. Other or expanded principles
- I believe that the federal prohibition on marijuana should be ended.

National Security

1. Should the United States use military force in order to prevent governments hostile to the U.S. from possessing a nuclear weapon?
- Unknown Position

2. Do you support increased American intervention in Middle Eastern conflicts beyond air support?
- No

3. Other or expanded principles
- If there are direct threats against the United States, then the United States would be justified in using force against a hostile country attempting to possess a nuclear weapon.

Administrative Priorities

Please explain in a total of 100 words or less, your top two or three priorities if elected. If they require additional funding for implementation, please explain how you would obtain this funding.
- My top two legislative priorities would be dealing with issues related to the national debt and foreign policy. I would like to review ways to balance the budget and review the actual importance of long-term military deployments.