Lonnie Hosey (b. December 1, 1946) is a Democratic member of the South Carolina House of Representatives, representing District 91. He was first elected to the chamber in 1998.
Hosey earned his A.A. and B.A. from Vorhees College in 1975 and 1978, respectively. He worked as a Machine Operator for Barnwell Mills, Milliken Company from 1969 to 1973. From 1978 to 1986, he was a Recrutier for Vorhees College. He has worked as Director, in Recruitment, and Education Technology Services for South Carolina State University since 1986. Hosey served as a Sergeant (E-5) in the United States Marine Corps from 1966 to 1969. Hosey served as Commissioner for the Barnwell County Election Committee from 1984 to 1998.
Former Member, Regulations and Administration Procedures Committee, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Education, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Former Member, Subcommittee on Sales and Income Tax, South Carolina State House of Representatives
Member, Budget Subcommittee on Criminal Justice
Member, Subcommittee on Sales & Use Tax and Income Tax
Member, Ways and Means Committee
1. Do you consider yourself pro-choice or pro-life?
- Pro-life
2. Should abortion be legal only within the first trimester of pregnancy?
- No
3. Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape?
- No
4. Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered?
- No Answer
5. Do you support requiring parental notification before an abortion is performed on a minor?
- Yes
6. Do you support requiring parental consent before an abortion is performed on a minor?
- Yes
7. Do you support sexual education programs that include information on abstinence, contraceptives, and HIV/STD prevention methods?
- Yes
8. Do you support abstinence-only sexual education programs?
- No
9. Other or expanded principles
- d) ?
1. Education (higher)
- Greatly Increase
2. Education (K-12)
- Greatly Increase
3. Environment
- Greatly Increase
4. Health care
- Greatly Increase
5. Law enforcement
- Greatly Increase
6. Transportation and highway infrastructure
- Greatly Increase
7. Welfare
- Slightly Decrease
8. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer
1. Alcohol taxes
- Greatly Increase
2. Cigarette taxes
- Greatly Increase
3. Corporate taxes
- Maintain Status
4. Gasoline taxes
- Greatly Decrease
5. Property taxes
- Eliminate
6. Sales taxes
- Maintain Status
7. Income taxes (low-income families)
- Slightly Decrease
8. Income taxes (middle-income families)
- Greatly Decrease
9. Income taxes (high-income families)
- Slightly Decrease
10. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer
1. Tapping into South Carolina's "rainy day" fund
- No
2. Issuing the early release of certain non-violent offenders
- Yes
3. Increasing tuition rates at public universities
- No
4. Instituting mandatory furloughs and layoffs for state employees
- No
5. Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients
- No
6. Privatizing certain government services
- No
7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Individual
- No
2. Political Action Committee
- No
3. Corporate
- No
4. Political Party
- No
5. Should candidates for state office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits?
- Yes
6. Do you support requiring full and timely disclosure of campaign finance information?
- Yes
7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?
- No
2. Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders, such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment?
- Yes
3. Should the possession of small amounts of marijuana be decriminalized?
- Yes
4. Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult?
- Yes
5. Should a minor who sends sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges?
- No
6. Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police?
- Yes
7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support reducing government regulations on the private sector?
- No
2. Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers?
- Yes
3. Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits?
- Yes
4. Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation?
- Yes
5. Do you support increased spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation?
- Yes
6. Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure?
- Yes
7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support national education standards?
- Yes
2. Do you support requiring public schools to administer high school exit exams?
- Yes
3. Do you support using a merit pay system for teachers?
- Yes
4. Do you support state funding for charter schools?
- No
5. Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid?
- Yes
6. Should illegal immigrants who graduate from South Carolina high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities?
- No
7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support state funding for the development of alternative energy?
- Yes
2. Do you support state funding for the development of traditional domestic energy sources (e.g. coal, natural gas, oil)?
- Yes
3. Do you support providing financial incentives to farms that produce biofuel crops?
- Yes
4. Do you support state funding for improvements to South Carolina's energy infrastructure?
- Yes
5. Do you support state funding for open space preservation?
- Yes
6. Do you support enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change?
- Yes
7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns?
- No
2. Do you support requiring background checks on gun sales between private citizens at gun shows?
- Yes
3. Do you support allowing individuals to carry concealed guns?
- Yes
4. Do you support requiring a license for gun possession?
- Yes
5. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support a universally-accessible, publicly-administered health insurance option?
- Yes
2. Do you support expanding access to health care through commercial health insurance reform?
- Yes
3. Do you support interstate health insurance compacts?
- Yes
4. Should individuals be required to purchase health care insurance?
- Yes
5. Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits?
- No
6. Do you support legalizing physician-assisted suicide in South Carolina?
- No
7. Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes?
- Yes
8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Should marriage only be between one man and one woman?
- Yes
2. Should South Carolina allow same-sex couples to form civil unions?
- No
3. Do you support the establishment of an official State Day of Prayer?
- Yes
4. Do you support state funding for stem cell research?
- Yes
5. Do you support state funding for embryonic stem cell research?
- Yes
6. Do you support the state's use of affirmative action?
- Yes
7. Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in South Carolina's anti-discrimination laws?
- No
8. Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in South Carolina's anti-discrimination laws?
- No
9. 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.
- 1) jobs for our citizens2) education for our children3) health care for all citizens
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