Kansas State Legislative Election 2018 Political Courage Test

Abortion & Reproductive

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

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

3. Do you support the prohibition of public funds for organizations that perform abortions?
- Yes

4. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Budget, Spending, & Tax

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

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

3. Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients?
- No

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

5. Other or expanded principles
- At this time, the State Budget is balanced and has excess funding. A couple years ago, the State paid several million dollars for the A&M Efficiency Study, which indicated close to $2 BILLION Dollars in efficiency savings thru changing how Kansas does business. Very little of these changes have actually been completed. $2 BILLION Dollars would go a very long way in balancing the State budget for many years to come, without laying people off, without raising taxes, and without cutting benefits.

Campaign Finance & Government Reform

1. Do you support any limits on campaign contributions to state candidates?
- Yes

2. Do you support the regulation of indirect campaign contributions from corporations and unions?
- Yes

3. Do you support the use of an independent AND/OR bipartisan commission for redistricting?
- Yes

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

5. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

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?
- Yes

4. Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police?
- Yes

5. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Economic

1. Do you support state government spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- Yes

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 Kansas?
- No

7. Do you support setting a maximum interest rate lenders are permitted to charge on payday loans?
- No

8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Education

1. Do you support adopting federal education standards in Kansas?
- Yes

2. Do you support state funding for charter schools?
- Yes

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

4. Do you support increasing funding for the state education budget?
- No

5. Other or expanded principles
- For the past two years, I supported additional funding for K-12 Education. During that time, funding was increased $200MM in 2017, another $100MM in January 2018, and another $500MM in May 2018. This totals $800MM overall. As a result, we have seen several School Administrators take excessive pay raises, such as seen in Wichita USD-259. We have also seen money spent on New School Buildings, New Bus Storage Buildings and New Astro-Turf at School Facilities. Yet, little has reached the Class Rooms and Teachers must still pay for supplies out of their own funds!

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?
- Yes

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

4. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

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?
- Yes

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
- While I support teachers & school officials having access to guns, I also would require they have annual training for safe & proper handling and storage of guns in schools. I also support & respect that local school boards should have final say in whom is allowed to carry in each school.

Health

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

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

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. Should able-bodied Medicaid recipients meet a work requirement to be eligible for benefits?
- Yes

7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Social

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

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

3. Do you support greater efforts by Kansas state government in closing the pay gap between men and women?
- Yes

4. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

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.
- We need to reduce or eliminate taxation on food. This is a basic necessity of life and should not be subjected to taxes! I would also like to see a "tax holiday week" for "back to school" supplies and clothing. This would help out many residents that struggle to purchase needed supplies required by the K-12 schools. Both these items can easily be paid via the 2017 Retro-Active $1.2 Billion Dollar Tax Increase that Kansan's were subjected to and are still paying!