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1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-choice
2. Other or expanded principles
- While I am personally pro-life, I do not believe that the government should legislate this, as there are a myriad of beliefs in regard to when life begins. For some it is heartbeat, others conception, and some it is first breath. I generally fall under the category of viability of the baby as a cut off.
1. In order to balance the budget, do you support an income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No
2. In order to balance the budget, do you support reducing defense spending?
- Yes
3. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes
2. Other or expanded principles
- My preference would be for it to only apply to individuals, or by having the same reporting requirements as candidates.
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?
- Yes
3. Other or expanded principles
- I believe that taxes being cut, with combined cuts in spending overall will have a net positive on economic outcome.
1. Do you support requiring states to adopt federal education standards?
- No
2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
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
- The EPA was created to be an advisory board to assist with trials as expert witnesses. It has since become an arbitrary enforcement arm of the federal government. While no one wants dirty air or water, the expanded role government has taken in this regard has harmed business and individuals.
1. Do you generally support gun-control legislation?
- No
2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support repealing the 2010 Affordable Care Act ("Obamacare")?
- Yes
2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support the construction of a wall along the Mexican border?
- No
2. Do you support requiring immigrants who are unlawfully present to return to their country of origin before they are eligible for citizenship?
- No
3. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- Yes
2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
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
- No Answer
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.
- No Answer
By Craig Bowden Eleven years ago, I swore an oath to support and defend my country and its people as a United States Marine. For me, that oath had no expiration. I have watched over the years as many politicians put their own interests above the will and the good of the people. Because of that oath I took, I decided to take a stand to defend your rights and represent the will of the people in Utah's 1st Congressional District. The road to start recovering our nation needs to begin to be paved in this generation and not passed onto the next. We have seen liberty shrink with programs like the Patriot Act, indefinite detention, and many Homeland Security protocols. We have watched as our money is spent bailing out faulty businesses practices, fighting wars around the world, subsidizing corporations, and investing in failed technologies. We have experienced where red tape is stifling production, killing jobs, and hurting our veterans. It is time to cut red tape. It is time to stop spending away our children's future. It is time to defend liberty for everyone, and not the select few who can afford to play in the political arena. The only way this happens is if we challenge the status quo and elect someone who will fight every day to lose power, not gain it. It is my pledge to the voters of Utah's 1st District that I am such a candidate. Every idea I have proposed throughout my campaign has been an idea that takes something from government and gives it back to you. It is up to you this November to decide what path we will take together.
