Michael Chippendale
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Member, House Oversight Committee, Rhode Island State House of Representatives
Former Member, Labor Committee, Rhode Island State House of Representatives
Former Vice Chair, Oversight Committee, Rhode Island State House of Representatives
Former Member, Permanent Joint Committee on Healthcare Oversight, Rhode Island State House of Representatives
Former Member, Rules Committee, Rhode Island State House of Representatives
Member, Conduct
Member, Corporations
Member, Oversight
Member, Rules
Favorite Food:
Authentic Moroccan Food
Favorite Movie:
Shawshank Redemption
Favorite President and Why:
Ronald Reagan. The leadership and unity that President Reagan brought to our nation, and the international leadership that ultimately led to the dismantling of the Soviet Bloc and the Berlin Wall. President Reagan was a firm domestic leader who knew how to bring people together and how to build a strong economy which was the foundation for what America experienced in the decade following his tenure. He was a good, honest man.
Favorite Quote:
"The first question which the priest and the Levite asked was 'If I stop to help this man, what will happen to me?' But... the good Samaritan reversed the questions; 'If I do not stop to help the man, what will happen to him?'."
"Entrepreneurs and their small enterprises are responsible for almost all the economic growth in the United States."
Favorite Sport:
Boston Red Sox Baseball.
Favorite TV Shows:
Law and Order.
Favorite Type of Music:
Acoustic rock, blues-based rock
Favorite Vacation Spot:
The national and state parks of Utah and Arizona.
Hobbies or Special Talents:
Musician/Singer. Author. Furniture maker.
Name one thing you would most like to do before you die:
Write a book and have it published
Personal Hero and Why:
My mother. My mother raised 4 children primarily by herself and instilled the values of hard work, honesty and humility into all of her children. She did whatever she had to do to ensure that her children never went without.
Person Most Want to Meet (Dead or Alive):
Jesus Christ
Priority Issues:
Lowering All Taxes. Creating good jobs. Assisting the Small Business community. Saving our public education system.
1. Do you generally support pro-choice or pro-life legislation?
- Pro-life
2. Should abortions be illegal after the first trimester of pregnancy?
- Yes
3. Should abortion be legal when the pregnancy resulted from incest or rape?
- Yes
4. Should abortion be legal when the life of the woman is endangered?
- Yes
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
- While I would prefer there be no need for abortions, I realize that there will always be those who seek this avenue and believe there should be a safe option for doctors to perform this procedure. I support adoption over abortion, and I support all legislation that seeks to offer the most information possible to the patient so that their decision will be an INFORMED "choice".
1. Education (higher)
- Slightly Increase
2. Education (K-12)
- Slightly Increase
3. Environment
- Slightly Increase
4. Health care
- Maintain Status
5. Law enforcement/corrections
- Maintain Status
6. Transportation/infrastructure
- Greatly Increase
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
- Greatly Decrease
5. Property taxes
- Greatly Decrease
6. Sales taxes
- Slightly Decrease
7. Income taxes (low-income families)
- Slightly Decrease
8. Income taxes (mid-income families)
- Slightly Decrease
9. Income taxes (high-income families)
- Slightly Decrease
10. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Tapping into Rhode Island's "rainy day" fund
- No
2. Increasing tuition rates at public universities
- No
3. Reducing or eliminating public worker collective bargaining
- Yes
4. Reducing state employee salaries AND/OR pensions
- Yes
5. Instituting mandatory furloughs AND/OR layoffs for state employees
- Yes
6. Reducing benefits for Medicaid recipients
- Yes
7. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Individual
- No
2. Political Action Committee
- Yes
3. Corporate
- Yes
4. Political Party
- No
5. Should candidates for state office be encouraged to meet voluntary spending limits?
- No
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. 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. Do you support legalizing the possession of small amounts of marijuana?
- Yes
4. Should a minor accused of a violent crime be prosecuted as an adult?
- No
5. Should a minor who sends sexually-explicit or nude photos by cell phone face criminal charges?
- Yes
6. Do you support the enforcement of federal immigration laws by state and local police?
- Yes
7. Do you support requiring labels on foods that have been genetically engineered or contain genetically modified ingredients?
- Yes
8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
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 government spending as a means of promoting economic growth?
- No
6. Do you support providing direct financial assistance to homeowners facing foreclosure?
- No
7. Do you support an increase of the minimum wage?
- No
8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
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 parents be allowed to use vouchers to send their children to any school?
- Yes
5. Do you support state funding for charter schools?
- Yes
6. Do you support the state government providing college students with financial aid?
- Yes
7. Should illegal immigrants who graduate from Rhode Island high schools be eligible for in-state tuition at public universities?
- No
8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
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 state funding for improvements to Rhode Island's energy infrastructure?
- No
4. Do you support state funding for open space preservation?
- Yes
5. Do you support government regulations of greenhouse gas emissions?
- No
6. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
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?
- Yes
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
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?
- No
4. Do you support Medicaid expansion under the Affordable Care Act?
- No
5. Do you support requiring individuals to purchase health care insurance?
- No
6. Do you support monetary limits on damages that can be collected in malpractice lawsuits?
- Yes
7. Do you support allowing doctors to prescribe marijuana to their patients for medicinal purposes?
- Yes
8. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
1. Do you support same-sex marriage?
- Yes
2. Do you support the inclusion of sexual orientation in Rhode Island's anti-discrimination laws?
- Yes
3. Do you support the inclusion of gender identity in Rhode Island's anti-discrimination laws?
- No
4. Other or expanded principles
- No Answer
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- intense reduction of overburdensome regulations on businesses2 - reduction of business taxes for RI companies3 - creating a sustainable funding formula for highway infrastructure repair and maintenance.
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