North Carolina State Legislative Election 2018 Political Courage Test

Abortion & Reproductive

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

2. Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape?
- Yes

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

4. Other or expanded principles
- I firmly believe in a woman's right to choose, irrespective of funding sources to cover its cost.

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
- I favor some form of taxation that caps low wealth working families at a fair rate. I also favor a new structure for higher wage earners within parameters that provide incentives for their contributions to cover entitlements that they use as tax shelters and high wage entitlements.

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?
- No

5. Other or expanded principles
- My illiterate grandfather, born in 1879 was denied the right to vote until 1957 after watching his grief I can never support voter ID. For me it represents voter suppression. ID should be issued at birth via biometric imaging.

Crime & Public Safety

1. Do you support capital punishment for certain crimes?
- No

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

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

5. Other or expanded principles
- Federal immigration laws are not at all clear in many respects, yet b/c these laws exist, I believe states and local law enforcement should abide by them but with the authority to adjust or amend them as appropriate to their respective jurisdictions.

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?
- No

3. Do you support reducing state government regulations on the private sector?
- No Answer

4. Do you support expanding access to unemployment benefits?
- Yes

5. Do you support requiring welfare applicants to pass a drug test in order to receive benefits?
- No

6. Do you support an increase of the minimum wage of North Carolina?
- Yes

7. Other or expanded principles
- c) I am not sure about this as a yes or no response because some regulations are necessary for the protection of our quality of life. Thus a blanket reduction of all regulations irrespective of their benefits or detriments is in my view unwise.

Education

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

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

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

4. Do you support increasing funding for the state education budget?
- Yes

5. Do you support North Carolina's "Innovative School District" program?
- No Answer

6. Other or expanded principles
- b) Only in special circumstances would I support state funding for charter schoolsc) A person who graduates high school should if academically capable receive tuition assistance; no human being is illegal, my ancestors were slaves and treated as farm animals. Their captors were barbaric albeit not illegal.

Environment & Energy

1. Do you support state funding for the development of renewable energy (e.g. solar, wind, thermal)?
- Yes

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?
- Yes

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?
- No

4. Should a license be required for gun ownership?
- Yes

5. Other or expanded principles
- I also believe that gun ownership/possession should require some form of liability insurance. This especially in relationship to the total public healthcare costs for victims and survivors of gun violence.

Health

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

2. Do you support Medicaid expansion through North Carolina's health care programs?
- Yes

3. Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance?
- Yes

4. Do you support legislation that grants citizens the right to choose to die through euthanasia?
- Yes

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

6. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer

Social

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

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

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

4. Do you support the removal of Confederate monuments from public spaces?
- Yes

5. Other or expanded principles
- I believe firmly in LGBTQ citizens being given equal rights in the state of NC and the nation.

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.
- Domestic Violence, racism/inequality/unequal access of opportunity especially economic are issues I wish to design to change legislative structure in NC. These will require sacrifices by many institutional entitlements and appropriations. Structural changes to public policies entrenched by general statutes and legislative mandates are difficult to change but I say not impossible.