Maryland State Legislative Election 2010 Political Courage Test

Abortion and Reproductive

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 Answer

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?
- Yes

9. Other or expanded principles
- c) and d) Candidate placed X half way between Yes and No

Budget, Spending, and Tax

1. Education (higher)
- Maintain Status

2. Education (K-12)
- Slightly Increase

3. Environment
- Slightly Increase

4. Health care
- Maintain Status

5. Law enforcement
- Slightly Increase

6. Transportation and highway infrastructure
- Greatly Increase

7. Welfare
- Greatly Decrease

8. Other or expanded categories
- Maintain Status

1. Alcohol taxes
- Slightly Increase

2. Cigarette taxes
- Slightly Increase

3. Corporate taxes
- Greatly Decrease

4. Gasoline taxes
- Maintain Status

5. Property taxes
- Greatly Decrease

6. Sales taxes
- Maintain Status

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

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

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

10. Other or expanded categories
- Maintain Status

1. Tapping into Maryland's "rainy day" fund
- No

2. Issuing the early release of certain non-violent offenders
- No

3. Increasing tuition rates at public universities
- No

4. Instituting mandatory furloughs and layoffs for state employees
- Yes

5. Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients
- Yes

6. Privatizing certain government services
- Yes

7. Other or expanded principles
- Throwing money at any problem will NOT solve our problems, especially in education.

Campaign Finance and 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

1. Other or expanded principles
- Let the common folks have a chance to govern without being tied to Big corporations

Crime and Public Safety

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

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 requiring first-time DUI offenders to install ignition interlock devices?
- Yes

4. Should the possession of small amounts of marijuana be decriminalized?
- Yes

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

6. Should a minor who sends sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges?
- Yes

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

8. Other or expanded principles
- a) and e) Candidate placed X half way between Yes and No

Economic

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

2. Do you support allowing wine to be shipped directly to Maryland residents?
- No Answer

3. Do you support the legalization of table games in Maryland?
- No Answer

4. Do you support increased state funding for job-training programs that re-train displaced workers?
- Yes

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

6. Do you support providing financial incentives to the private sector for the purpose of job creation?
- Yes

7. Do you support increased spending on infrastructure projects for the purpose of job creation?
- Yes

8. Do you support construction of the Purple Line light rail project?
- Yes

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

10. Other or expanded principles
- b), c) e) and h) Candidate placed an X half way between Yes and No

Education

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?
- No Answer

4. Do you support state funding for charter schools?
- No Answer

5. Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid?
- Yes

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

7. Other or expanded principles
- c) and d) Candidate placed an X half way between Yes and No f) They should be encouraged to go home! They crowd our hospitals, schools, roads, and prisons.

Environment and Energy

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 Maryland'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
- f) Also the candidate placed an X half way between Yes and No g) Build better homes and cars to save the environment; encourage the use of public transportation.

Gun

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

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?
- No Answer

4. Do you support requiring a license for gun possession?
- Yes

5. Other or expanded principles
- a) Candidate placed an X half way between Yes and Noc) not in public places - placed an X half way between Yes and NoHaving a gun is the right of citizens. It's like owning a vehicle which can kill if not operated by trained drivers or gun users.

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?
- No

3. Do you support interstate health insurance compacts?
- No Answer

4. Should individuals be required 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 legalizing physician-assisted suicide in Maryland?
- No

7. Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes?
- Yes

8. Other or expanded principles
- c) Candidate placed an X half way between Yes and No

Social

1. Should marriage only be between one man and one woman?
- Yes

2. Should Maryland allow same-sex couples to form civil unions?
- Yes

3. Do you support state funding for stem cell research?
- Yes

4. Do you support state funding for embryonic stem cell research?
- No

5. Do you support the state's use of affirmative action?
- No Answer

6. Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Maryland's anti-discrimination laws?
- Yes

7. Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Maryland's anti-discrimination laws?
- No Answer

8. Other or expanded principles
- e) and g) Candidate placed an X half way between Yes and No h) Don't ask and don't tell.

Legislative 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.
- Education: More funding for the charter schools; longer days and 5.5 days of required attendance; summer homework mandatory; teachers choose to belong to unions or not (optional); 3-tier approach to H.S. graduation. less testing; more content based curriculum.Transportation: ICC; Purple Line if funds available. Encourage biking paths built; NO widening of 270.Health Care: Care for the fetus; for healthy life style early in life; sch. cafeteria should not serve sugary drinks; encourage food from fruits, beans & vegetables; less meatFunding can be from slot machines, refunds for recycling, Metro card users get credits; sin tax such as...