Michigan State Legislative Election 2018 Political Courage Test

Abortion & Reproductive

1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- No Answer

2. Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape?
- No Answer

3. Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions?
- No Answer

4. Other or expanded principles
- This is federal issue

Budget, Spending, & Tax

1. Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions?
- No Answer

2. Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees?
- No Answer

3. Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients?
- No Answer

4. An income tax increase on any tax bracket?
- No

5. Other or expanded principles
- examine sources and uses of fundsfund essential services - inherently governmental in nature - with consumption tax - e.g., sales taxuser of nonessential services pays for those services - option - menu of services and cost - choice

Campaign Finance & Government Reform

1. Do you support any limits on campaign contributions to state candidates?
- No Answer

2. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- No Answer

3. Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting?
- No

4. Do you support requiring a government-issued photo identification in order to vote at the polls?
- Yes

5. Other or expanded principles
- restrictions on campaign financing has not reduce special interest, lobbyist influence on legislation and legislators

Crime & Public Safety

1. Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?
- Yes

2. Do you support the legalization of marijuana for recreational purposes?
- No

3. Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult?
- No Answer

4. Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police?
- No Answer

5. Other or expanded principles
- state and local police cooperation with federal immigration enforcement minor prosecution as an adult for violent crime - depends on violent crime

Economic

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

2. Do you support lowering state taxes as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

3. Do you support reducing state government regulations on the private sector?
- Yes

4. Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits?
- No

5. Do you support requiring welfare applicants to pass a drug test in order to receive benefits?
- Yes

6. Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of Michigan?
- No

7. Do you support increasing state funding for improving Michigan's roads and bridges?
- Yes

8. Do you support eliminating Michigan's mandatory no-fault auto insurance?
- Yes

9. Other or expanded principles
- government should not pick winners and losersfavor personal responsibility, not government income transfers

Education

1. Do you support adopting federal education standards in Michigan?
- No Answer

2. Do you support state funding for charter schools?
- No Answer

3. Should immigrants unlawfully present in the United States who graduate from Michigan high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities?
- No Answer

4. Other or expanded principles
- no taxpayer support for immigrants unlawfully in the USAtaxpayer supplied capital should be available to students, parents to spend on their education with incentive to spend wiselyno blank check for public education

Environment & Energy

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

2. Do you support state government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions?
- No Answer

3. Do you support increasing state funding for clean drinking water initiatives?
- Yes

4. Do you support decommissioning the Enbridge Line 5 pipeline, which carries oil from Canada to the U.S.?
- No Answer

5. Other or expanded principles
- market should decide on capital allocation to renewable energy based on consumer demand - balance cost and benefitreasonable environmental regulations with minimal economic impactlet science decide on pipeline, not emotion

Gun

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

2. Should background checks be required on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows?
- No

3. Should teachers be allowed to bring guns into the classroom?
- Yes

4. Should a license be required for gun ownership?
- No

5. Other or expanded principles
- prevent mentally ill from possessing firearms, with right to contestno firearm control as long as there is evil in the world - crime, protect people from overreaching government - second amendment protection

Health

1. Should the state government increase funding for treatment facilities to combat opioid abuse?
- Yes

2. Do you support Medicaid expansion through Michigan's health care programs?
- No Answer

3. Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance?
- No

4. Do you support legislation that grants citizens the right to choose to die through euthanasia?
- No

5. Do you support eliminating religious exemptions for vaccinations?
- No

6. Do you support using state funds to provide public health services to citizens exposed to lead contamination in the Flint Water Crisis?
- No Answer

7. Other or expanded principles
- personal responsibility to purchase health care, insuranceneed to promote competition among health care providers to lower cost and improve quality, accesspromote individual freedom on medical care including vaccinationsif govt responsible for lead contamination, it should provide reasonable funding for services

Social

1. Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Michigan's anti-discrimination laws?
- No

2. Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Michigan's anti-discrimination laws?
- No

3. Do you support greater efforts by Michigan state government in closing the pay gap between men and women?
- No

4. Should able-bodied "food stamps" (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) recipients meet a work requirement to be eligible for benefits?
- No

5. Other or expanded principles
- freedom of association vs. freedom to live as one wants - balanceif government provides assistance, there will be strings attachedmarket decides compensations - negotiation between buyer and seller of labora robust economy provides opportunity for people who believe their are not paid the value of their labor to move to a better opportunity - higher compensation

Legislative Priorities

In the following area, 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.
- promote prosperity and improve income and wealth of residents by reforming state and local tax policyautomobile insurance reform - reduce costreduce regulation of businessno special tax breaks for certain businesses - level competitive playing fieldroad and bridge repairreduce influence of special interests and lobbyists