Missouri 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
- No Answer

Budget

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

Campaign Finance

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

2. Other or expanded principles
- The problem lies in the ability of politicians to provide favors through corporate welfare. We must limit the government's financial redistributive and regulatory powers to decrease the incentives for corrupt campaign contributions from corporations and unions.

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?
- Yes

3. Other or expanded principles
- I support lowering taxes across the board for both corporations and individuals.

Education

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

2. Other or expanded principles
- Requiring states to adopt federal education standards is unconstitutional and violates states' rights.

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
- No Answer

Guns

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

2. Other or expanded principles
- The Second Amendment states that gun rights "shall not be infringed." There are no exceptions.

Health Care

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

2. Other or expanded principles
- Requiring and regulating health care is not a power designated to the federal government. Such power belongs to the states and the people.

Immigration

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

Marijuana

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

2. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

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?
- No

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

3. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

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.
- I will focus on issues which I believe help empower the people over government. First, I will immediately begin work to write and sponsor a bill to balance the budget in five years. The economy will be the greatest challenge for the United States as the national debt spirals out of control and inflation will lead to the collapse of the dollar over the next decade. Second, I have a plan for practical tax reform to allow tax payers to truly represent themselves by determining how each dollar is spent.