North Carolina State Legislative Election 2012 Political Courage Test

Abortion & Reproductive

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

2. Should abortions be illegal after 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 the prohibition of public funds for abortion procedures?
- Yes

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

9. Other or expanded principles
- [d) Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered?] Candidate put a "*"in the yes column *LETTER D IF LIFE IS TRUELY AT STAKE!

Budget, Spending, & Tax

1. Education (higher)
- Slightly Decrease

2. Education (K-12)
- Maintain Status

3. Environment
- Greatly Decrease

4. Health care
- Maintain Status

5. Law enforcement/corrections
- Maintain Status

6. Transportation/infrastructure
- Maintain Status

7. Welfare
- Greatly Decrease

8. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer

1. Alcohol taxes
- Maintain Status

2. Cigarette taxes
- Maintain Status

3. Corporate taxes
- Greatly Decrease

4. Gas/Oil taxes
- Slightly Decrease

5. Property taxes
- Greatly Decrease

6. Sales taxes
- Maintain Status

7. Income taxes (low-income families)
- Greatly Decrease

8. Income taxes (mid-income families)
- Greatly Decrease

9. Income taxes (high-income families)
- Greatly Decrease

10. Should North Carolina increase its sales tax to support education programs?
- No

11. Other or expanded categories
- No Answer

1. Tapping into North Carolina's "rainy day" fund
- Yes

2. Increasing tuition rates at public universities
- No Answer

3. Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions
- Yes

4. Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees
- Yes

5. Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients
- Yes

6. Other or expanded principles
- SPEND WISELY!

Campaign Finance & Government Reform

1. Individual
- Yes

2. Political Action Committee
- Yes

3. Corporate
- Yes

4. Political Party
- Yes

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

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

9. Should a referendum among affected residents be required for annexation approval?
- Yes

1. Other or expanded principles
- AND ETJs

Crime & Public Safety

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

2. Do you support alternatives to incarceration for certain non-violent offenders, such as mandatory counseling or substance abuse treatment?
- Yes

3. Do you support decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana?
- No

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

5. Should a minor who sends sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges?
- No Answer

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

7. Other or expanded principles
- [d) Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult?] Candidate wrote "DEPENDS"[e) Should a minor who sends sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges?] Candidate put a "?" next to the question E- WHO SENT IT WHO DID THEY SEND IT TO, CHARGES YES BUT WHAT TYPE HOW HARSH - TEACH A LESSON WITHOUT RUINING A LIFE AFTER ONE OFFENSED- WHAT AGE, WHAT CRIME - CASE BY CASE

Economic

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

2. Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers?
- No

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

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?
- No

6. Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure?
- No

7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Education

1. Do you support the national Common Core State Standards initiative?
- Yes

2. Do you support a merit pay system for teachers?
- Yes

3. Is the tenure process for public school teachers producing effective teachers?
- No

4. Should corporal punishment be allowed in public schools?
- Yes

5. Should parents be allowed to use vouchers to send their children to any school?
- Yes

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

7. Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid?
- No

8. Should illegal immigrants who graduate from North Carolina high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities?
- No

9. Other or expanded principles
- A- WITH LIMITED KNOWLEDGE IT APPEARS OK

Environment & Energy

1. Do you support state funding for the development of alternative energy?
- No

2. Do you support state funding for the development of traditional domestic energy sources (e.g. coal, natural gas, oil)?
- No

3. Do you support legalizing hydraulic fracturing or "fracking" in North Carolina?
- Yes

4. Do you support state funding for improvements to North Carolina's energy infrastructure?
- No

5. Do you support state funding for open space preservation?
- No

6. Do you support enacting environmental regulations aimed at reducing the effects of climate change?
- No

7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Gun

1. Do you support restrictions on the purchase and possession of guns?
- No

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

3. Should citizens be allowed to carry concealed guns?
- Yes

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

5. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Health

1. Do you support a universally-accessible, publicly-administered health insurance option?
- No

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

5. Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits?
- Yes

6. Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes?
- No

7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Social

1. Should marriage between one man and one woman be the only domestic legal union recognized in North Carolina?
- Yes

2. Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in North Carolina's anti-discrimination laws?
- No

3. Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in North Carolina's anti-discrimination laws?
- No

4. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Legislative Priorities

In the following area, on an attached page, or via e-mail, 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 VOTER ID2 RESTRUCTURE N.C.D.O.T. THE CURRENT SET UP HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR OVER 80 YEARS - SPEND CURRENT FUNDS MORE WISELY AND HAVE MORE INPUT FROM LOCAL MPOs3 WORK ON ANY BILL THAT WOULD LIMIT GOV. AND EXPAND THE ECONOMY BY GETTING GOV. OUT OF THE WAY!